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  1. Drive Surface Distortions on 4-axis machine

    Hi all, I am writing to try and get a better handle on some unexpected (and unwanted) aspects of using DriveSurfaces on 5Xtra. Is there a way to limit the toolpath generation to just 4 axis? The...
  2. Re: Posting 4x Indexed (G94 ipm) and Continuous (G93 inverse) in the same program.

    Hi William, I believe this is ultimately where it will land. I have the 2 posts working well and it is probably not wise to take 2 things that are not broken and overcomplicate the issue. I was...
  3. Re: Posting 4x Indexed (G94 ipm) and Continuous (G93 inverse) in the same program.

    MadCAM 8 5xtra. Thanks.
  4. Posting 4x Indexed (G94 ipm) and Continuous (G93 inverse) in the same program.

    Hi all, I have some 4th-axis programs where the roughing works best as indexed, but the finishing passes are best cut using a simultaneous drive surface. My machine has some motion control features...
  5. Re: PostProcessor Help for Mitsubishi M80 controller

    Hi all, Does anyone know how to add N numbers for each operation in the MadCAM post? Thanks, -O
  6. Re: PostProcessor Help for Mitsubishi M80 controller

    Hi all,
    I got this sorted out with a few hours and extreme caution. Please DM me if you want a copy of the file. It is pretty straightforward. I'm sure there is at least one other person who...
  7. Re: PostProcessor Help for Mitsubishi M80 controller

    Having some issues with duplicate posts and "invalid file", apologies to all....

    Here is a snippet from the code showing tool change, start, and end. Thank you.

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    (T2 D=0.125 CR=0. - ZMIN=0....
  8. PostProcessor Help for Mitsubishi M80 controller

    Hi all,

    Just got a new machine and I was hoping to sort out the post without doing grave injury to myself and new machine. Attached is a working .nc file, any input or help on this is greatly...
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    Re: MadCam doesn’t work on new computer

    Hi,

    I had this problem when transferring license to a new computer. If possible, unregister your old computer and then try it. That worked for me. Otherwise, email Joakim to reset your license...
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    Re: Just switched from Windows to Mac ...

    Hi. Also curious about this. It would be great if possible. Thanks!
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    Re: 4x Posts going crazy after update

    Follow up #2. the weirdness is back making any 4x ops unusable. Back to waving in the wind. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Fusion is starting to look better and better......
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    Re: 4x Posts going crazy after update

    Just following up on this. Using the same cam on the same file/post/etc worked on Rhino 7/MC7
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    4x Posts going crazy after update

    Hi all,

    I am having an issue that just happened today where any indexed 4x operations seem to have abandoned the axis settings under settings. I have no idea how or why. I reposted some old 4x...
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    Re: Rapid height is too high

    I too occasionally have this problem and regenerate once it twice usually fixes it, though it is inconvenient when you only realise it after when you go to run the part.

    Sent from my Pixel 3...
  15. MadCAM, multi-threading, and AMD Processors

    Hi all,
    I recently bought an AMD Threadripper2 processor in an attempt to speed up my cam operations (i was coming from a 4 core i7), but it seems that despite opting to use 8 cores in the machine...
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    Re: Post variable *FILE_NAME*

    Hi All,

    It appears that I seriously asked the wrong questions maybe this thread can be deleted by the moderators. See newer version with "documentname" variable. Apologies .... -O
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    Post variable *FILE_NAME*

    Hi all,
    Has anyone had any luck in getting the *FILE_NAME* function to work? This would be very helpful.
    Many thanks,
    Outlier
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    Re: Possible Bug —Version 6

    +1

    Sent from my Pixel 3 using Tapatalk
  19. Re: Z-Remachining giving unexpected/incomplete results

    Hi there,

    Is there anyone else who is experiencing this? Attached is a picture of how it used to work back in September.

    Many thanks378002
  20. Z-Remachining giving unexpected/incomplete results

    Hi All,

    I have used remachining (mostly Zlevel for 2.5D projects) in the past with varying degrees of success (some very), but I am curious how to make it function more consistently. In the image...
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    Clipping planes not showing up in 4X

    Hi there,

    It seems that the past new updates have somehow eliminated my clipping planes in anything but 3X. This is ordinarily not the biggest problem, except when MadCAM tells me I cannot make a...
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    New Profile features a little buggy

    Hi there,

    The new lead option (as well as others) in the profile command are fantastic, but I have a part in which MadCAM is attempting to start the lead at the lowest point, then go up, and then...
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    Re: glitch in Along Curves command?

    I am also experiencing this and have yet to find a workaround.

    Also, the "multiple Z cuts" option does not work at all. It can only make one pass. Please help!

    Thanks,
    O
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    Re: Post problem with "documentname" variable

    Super. Those other additions would be great! Thanks for the response.
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    Re: Post problem with "documentname" variable

    Hi Dan,

    Thanks for your reply. Do you know of any alternate means of achieving the same end?

    Thanks!
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    Re: How to edit MadCam post-processor

    Absolutely. Thanks a ton for having a look at this. It is a barley modified Mach3 post. Thanks again,
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    Re: How to edit MadCam post-processor

    Hi Dan,
    Thanks for getting back to me. All output is great except when A0, then is simply outputs nothing in the "a" space.

    I have been experimenting with the *TOOLPATH_CHANGE* area of the...
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    Re: How to edit MadCam post-processor

    Hi,

    I am having specifically this problem. All 4th axis commands work great as long as they are not A0. My post did not have either section mentioned, but I do no know what what the content of...
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    Re: 3 axis planar finishing problem

    OK, after too much time messing with it, I was able ot get it to work by moving the region curve into the clipping planes. Not sure if this is always the case, but it seemed to work this time. ...
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    Re: 3 axis planar finishing problem

    Hi there,

    I am having the same problem, but worse. I am getting the error: check clipping planes even when there are massive clearances. I even double check the clearances and see that they are...
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