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Well I've taken a chance and ordered one.

I'm only planning to make very small parts out of brass so if it's a genuine harmonic drive mechanism on each axis I think it will meet my needs.

I'll...

https://www.ebay.ca/itm/223958526107?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649

I'm tempted to take a chance on one. I'm making some very small parts which need to be cut on 4...

By the way, it took me a couple of attempts at reading through the madCAM post processor documentation, but finally the light bulb went off so to speak and I was able to see how simple it is to write...

I've been using Rhino+madCAM with Mach4 for about 5 years. I've written my own madCAM post processor for my needs but I'm sure the Mach3 post processor works perfectly fine with Mach4.

I'm not...

My scripts which use the -_MC_ClippingPlanes command have been broken now that I've upgraded to madCAM 6.

In madCAM 5 the scripts begin with "Top" and "Bottom" specifications, but now those specs...

I would suggest writing RhinoScripts to automate your madCAM toolpath generation.

I also have very long finishing passes but I've automated the whole madCAM process including saving the g-code...

Hi Jason,
I'm hoping to get more information about the auto-retracting dust boot you mentioned for your Blurry router.
Did you get it from Blurry?
Any pics?

Any info would be greatly...

My post processor was generating .nc file suffixes without problem until I installed the new March 7th service release.

Now it says

Save as type: Output Files(*.*END_SECTION*)

on the drop...

Simulation is not working for me either.

I'm using the March 7th Service Release 15.

I'm not seeing any licensing info on the madCAM website yet for version 6.

Just wondering if anyone knows what the cost will be.

My version madCAM5 4x license doesn't seem to work so I'm...

Well the day has come. I hope Joakim will be able to release a Rhino6 compatible update soon!


https://www.rhino3d.com/download/rhino-for-windows/6/latest

Ok great. Thanks Dan.

I'm wondering if anyone knows if madCAM is compatible with the upcoming Rhino6 which is in Beta now.

Does the transition to RhinoCommon mean madCAM will have to be tweaked or re-compiled or...

Thanks for that download size number Dan. I tried again today and it's working perfectly!

I really don't know what the problem could have been yesterday and what was causing the missing data from...

I've tried downloading the installer 3 times, and restarting my machine, but every attempt to install this update results in the same error:
...

Thanks for your suggestion Jeries.

Using Clipping Planes and setting the top one high enough to allow for the radius of the ball cutters is an effective work around to this glitch.

The bug in...

I'm writing Rhinoscripts to automate toolpath settings and I've come across a situation where identical settings work correctly when entered into the madCAM dialogue boxes manually, but don't work...

Hi Joakim,
cutter tolerance was set to 0.0001 in all cases.

Ok the solution is hidden in the "Other" pane of the cutting tool selection dialogue box:

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Simply set the Cut Link Distance to a shorter value and the tool paths retract properly.

I'm...

I am finding that Roughing is not working for me and destabilizes madCAM and requires restarting Rhino.

The same part using Z Level finishing takes about 30 seconds to generate, but Roughing with...

I'm having a similar problem with Pencil_Trace command.

It's 95% perfect, but there are a couple of glitches where the tool path moves along the surface of the workpiece instead of retracting to...

I'm using Along Curves to generate a toolpath for cutting long narrow slots.

The generated path is almost perfect except that I can't get it to raise above the workpiece for the transition from...

Just ran into this bug today.

Hoping that the "documentname" bug fix will be coming soon.


Would also love to see those variables Dan posted. They would be great for clarifying the output...

Thanks very much for your confirmation and help Dan.

I think it's really coming together for me now as far as understanding how the post processing works.


I seem to have come across a very...

Ah this looks like what I'm looking for:

*TOOLPATH_CHANGE*
M03 S"speed"
*END_SECTION*

This is putting the speed in at the beginning of each path, so I've taken the "speed" variable out of the...

Ok so after some experimenting things are making a tiny bit more sense.

First I tried adding a *FIRST_MOVE* section with the M03 S"speed" variable in it. That caused some redundant speed settings...

Hi Dan,
Thanks for your reply and I've attached one of the stock madCAM post processor files I've tried most often.

I'm searching for resources that can help me learn how to write my own post...

Reviewing the problems I encountered in this thread from 2015

The problem with scripting the MC_Profiling command is fixed - Thanks Joakim!

However -MC_Box command is still not scriptable. ...

Thanks very much to Joakim for such a fast fix!

It's working really well here. I'm having to re-write my scripts but it's well worth it for the new profiling features.

I'm still having...

Hi Dan,
Yes I've got two identical tools in my library, each with a different spindle speed and feed rate.

http://www.cnczone.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=361936&stc=1

The toolpaths...