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Does anyone have a phone number to call for Featurecam tech support? Autocad has made tech support incredibly difficult to obtain. Next "appointment" available in several days after hours. I am a...

This is the first time I've had this problem. I cannot get the ram to move down in any mode: Dither, Edge, Manual, or Auto Lock. The travel indicator is off the down-stop limit switch. Any help would...

Hello,
Has anyone found 3dconnexion product drivers that are compatible with FC? Thanks for any help.

In my Featurecam seat, when choosing "Select Circles", the tolerance on the radius is .0001", which is extremely inconvenient. For example, if I want a 3/32 hole, I have to get out a calculator. I'd...

I'll try that, thanks.

Thanks for the reply. Before I do this, will this change the F/S I've already saved for ALUMINUM for each cutting tool?

Featurecam constantly changes the material from say Aluminum to "Aluminum from [filename]". This throws off the speeds and feeds, of course. I'm sure I'm missing something fundamental, but how can I...

I found one way to do this: Since FC defaults to the largest viable tool in the tool crib, I went into the properties of all the tools larger than my desired default cutters, and selected "Never...

I'm using FC 2017. Is there way to prevent FC from choosing default tools? I would like to set two tools for roughing and finishing, respectively. Is there way to avoid FC's very tedious habit of...

Good idea.

Follow-up at a later date: The Featurecam tech support crew continues to be awesome. Their voice mail system was down for several days, and during that period, requests for support went unanswered....

Just wondering if Featurecam users have any feedback regarding tech support since Autodesk purchased Delcam.

Well, that was easy! I tried this before, but apparently I had the cursor in the wrong location in the "recipient" project. Great information on the surface milling operations, thanks- I've been...

I'd like to store routine mold features-leader pin bores, snap ring grooves, core pin retainers, etc. as processes, and then apply them to new molds. My question is, is it possible

To import...

sabregr, Thank you, that was it! The only other thing I had to do was change "[:next_tool=false]" to "[:next_tool=true]", and it's working just as I wanted.

Machine is HAAS VF2, FC 2016 Ver. 22.1.0.33

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O10214(091-251-002-MOLD-A-CAV-SIDE)
( SETUP1 - 9/29/2016 - 10:34:12 )
(TOOL-LIST)
( FEATURECAM - HAAS VF )
( MACHINE TIME = 17:43.3 )

If you've got the x-axis gib snugged, and it gets harder to crank as you move away from the middle of the table, AND you're getting the run-out you describe, I suggest your x-axis dovetails are worn.

Thanks VERY MUCH, and sorry for the late reply. I made the changes per Delcamna's post and SAVED them as per your post.

Duplicate post.

Found answer- they were just very backed-up for a few days. They are very much in business.

Sounds like a good solution, thank you.

Does anyone know where to sense that the machine is waiting for a tool change? I want to build a wireless transmitter to notify me (my desk is about 150' from the machine) when the machine is in...

1. Errors when I SELECT the program.
2. Yes, in root.
3. Reformatted drive to NTFS, doesn't recognized drive. Reformatted back to FAT32, only one file on the disk, same 489 & 972 alarms.
4. All my...

I have a 2014 HAAS VF2, equipped with a USB port. Since I'm building molds most of the time, the programs are often larger than the memory capacity of the machine, and so far, I haven't been able to...

Has anyone tried using the cheap (~$60.) Chinese pneumatic file/stone holders often advertised on ebay? I need to come up with a polishing solution on short notice. Thanks for any advice....

It does have a step in it to create an edge-break around the hole in the molded part. My thinking is the same as yours; I have never even considered building a mold without locking the cores in.
I...

I'm having a disagreement with a colleague about how to neutralize forces on cores. I don't believe there is such a thing as "neutralizing" the forces, but he believes that if the core enters a bore...

Sorry for the late reply, haven't logged on here in quite a while. I ended up with success by doing it the way Delcamna explained.

Thanks, and sorry for the very late reply. That IS the way I ended up doing it.

Got this from Schreurs: Sonic Tools LP - Innovative Tooling Solutions
Sonic Tools in Ashland, VA.
Phone: (804) 798 - 0538