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Hey thank you for responding moldcore and thank you for the tip on surfacing>>The problems the iges files is giving me is that the geometry imported is not selectable so I can create toolpaths>>> So...

>>>I just started this new shop<<<>>>all as they supply me with are iges files>>>I am having prob's with iges files to surfcam<<<>>>How do you make the geometry selectable so I can create my...

meyellow fella's, been a min since i been on here seeking help:)
>>>>Wondering if there is a way after you draw up your part with surfcam can you save it some how as a jpeg pic image vs just...

Yep I have been stumped from time to time. And I always come here to seek help.. Havent had a problem till recent thats why im here again now lmao.. Right on for your knowledge with surfcam loweel

Yep that is exactly where the material comes from waukesha.. Lots of nickle. thanks Lowell. I just got off the phone with one of the fellas over there.. They dont seem to know much about machining...

Nice, thanks for the tip.

Maybe you can help me out with this one.
I seem to be blowing threw inserts every 4 parts. I am machining Alloy 88. This material is new to me. I am using surfcam...

thanks for the info

No I aint saving any time with it at all on this job lol. Im at a new shop and it blows big time. Tooling isnt the greatest selection here. They do have a lot of high speed end mills but I have never...

I just ran some 304SST 2"X3"X2" tube/rectangular bar stock. On a Haas VF6
I was running a .500 2flt end mill (2.5 flt lenth) at 1800RPM with a feed of 9.0 IPM .290 depth of cuts, 65 deg tool...

Your lucky to have your machine equipped with an air blast. I really wish I had one. Then I could really crank it up. I hear a mill chuck is recommended as well for maximum performance?

Right on, anxiously waiting

Anybody get Velocity 4 yet???

I machine most of my parts using TrueMill. Taking cuts at full depths saves a **** load of time on my end. vs standard traditional toolpaths where I have to use a few steps in (z) to accomplish my...

Are you still in need of a programmer?

not sure exactly what your saying. But when creating a new view make sure you toggle from world to view. Then go about creating a new view. Make all tooltpaths in that view as well. hope this helps

I am waiting for Velocity 4 as well. I thought it was coming out in sept sometime.

High there,
Hoping somebody knows which parameters control the tool turret and which ones control the tool change or any other related parameters on the Fanuc OM-D controller. Thanks in advance.

If your geometry for example is drawn at Z0 that is where your tool path will be. If you draw your geometry below Z0 or at your actual Z depth needed your tool path will start there. Surfcam knows...

Put them in threw your editor if you need to add more comments. Otherwise customize your post.

I am also intrested. Please Pm me if you need any help programing.

Right on Kevin, now you got me intrigued with that. Im gonna give the groove mill function a rip and see whats doing.

Hey all,
Wondering if anybody has a good post for a Rebel Supermax VMC.It has a Mitsubishi control. Just a standard 3 axis. I have no 4th axis or pallet changer. I think any Mitsubishi post would...

Hey now Kevin,
Not sure if I understand what you are trying to achieve here. Also not sure if you are talking about spiraling out from the center of the slot or circle, which can be done very easily...

Well after staying up all nite tweaking it and a couple of hours of futzing around with it in the morning I got it to do what I needed, although I had help from our surfcam support maintenance. ...

Im using a Mill. The part is basically a clamp of some type. I have a .063 wide slot that needs to go down the middle to an intersecting hole on the top. Everything is done on the part and it just...

any help would be appreciated

Hey Now all!
I was wondering if somebody can give me some help/suggestions performing a saw cut operation using surfcam. Basically I want to cut a .062 slot right down the middle of my work piece,...

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