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...
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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...
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...
MadCAM 8 5xtra. Thanks.
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...
Hi all, Does anyone know how to add N numbers for each operation in the MadCAM post? Thanks, -O
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...
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....
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...
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...
Hi. Also curious about this. It would be great if possible. Thanks!
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......
Just following up on this. Using the same cam on the same file/post/etc worked on Rhino 7/MC7
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...
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.
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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...
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
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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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
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...
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...
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...
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,
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Super. Those other additions would be great! Thanks for the response.
Hi Dan,
Thanks for your reply. Do you know of any alternate means of achieving the same end?
Thanks!
Absolutely. Thanks a ton for having a look at this. It is a barley modified Mach3 post. Thanks again,
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...
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...
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. ...
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...