i took a screen shot...but how do i post it here
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got it sorry
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i took a screen shot...but how do i post it here
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got it sorry
hi the machine cant change the plane....so it cant do a arc for the holes only straight lines...a lot of them to make a circle...if the machine could change planes then this would be easy.no hold up...
hi,yes & no!
i got a new post for mastercam and that did it for me long hand.but i would still like to have macro programs for these features if possible.its much faster to use macros than long...
thanks,got busy with another project.
I think your right ....gonna be a headache.i will do the drill and post here.i may have to upgrade mastercam to post programs and not use macros to cut arc's.i will not give up yet...anything is...
interesting!!
i hear what you are saying "when you cut in the XYZ plane you get an ellipse when you try to cut a circle".
any more ideas/suggestions on how to proceed? i need to interpolate these...
Problems with writing the macro only for angled live tool machining in the lathe.i have many years experience in programming,set-up,tool making,maintenance ect.im a cnc machinist ,mostly for lathes.i...
The machine that we have unfortunately does not have coordinate conversion nor do they have 3D coordinate conversion.(in our machines its g368,g68 is mirror image/balance cutting and we don't have...
Hi CadCamSam
nope!no g68.
Hi all
this is my first post to this form (i joined yesterday) and i hope someone out there can help me with some macro programs.( i hope i posted in the right form)
i only know a little about...
Hi all
this is my first post to this form (i joined yesterday) and i hope someone out there can help me with some macro programs.( i hope i posted in the right form)
i only know a little about...