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    Re: GibbsCAM New Interface

    Playing around with Gibbscam12 some more and I cant seem to get 'Deselect by mouse drag' to work. All it dose is draw a solid window over your work space and zooms in. It should draw a Dotted window...
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    Re: GibbsCAM New Interface

    Thanks for the Tip. Wish I would of paid attention to the right-click context menu a little harder........



    Great news, Gibbscam12 has added a button to the material database to delete records....
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    Just received a notification today (9-25-2017)...

    Just received a notification today (9-25-2017) when I opened Gibbscam that Gibbscam12 was ready to download and install. Only spent 30 minutes with it, but I think I will enjoy the new interface...
  4. Re: Rigid tappin, Fanuc 15m on Femco boring mill

    Thank you Guhl. with the information you provide me, I was able to conclude that the Rigid Tapping option was not enabled.
  5. Re: Rigid tappin, Fanuc 15m on Femco boring mill

    The Fanuc 15m programing manual dose not mention the use of M29 for rigid tapping. I know M29 is use on the Fanuc '0' & '18' series control. It is my hunch that the rigid tapping option is not turned...
  6. Re: Rigid tappin, Fanuc 15m on Femco boring mill

    Thank for the replies. I'll try these suggestion when I get around to powering the machine back on.

    :rainfro:
  7. Rigid tappin, Fanuc 15m on Femco boring mill

    Hello. Was hoping some could help me figure out how rigid tap on a Fanuc 15m on a Femco boring mill. According to the Fanuc 15m user manual, it say G84.2 is for right hand rigid tapping, but when I...
  8. How to read diagnostic parameters, Macro programing, Fanuc 18i-MB

    Hello.

    I would like to write a Marco program for a Fanuc 18i-MB control to probe a part. I will need to check to see if the probe is on, so would like to check the status of PMC diagnostic...
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    Re: Gibbscam help

    "so if I create another workgroup and call it stock"

    I believe that method would only work if you want to make stock without holes/pockets in it.


    I would create a solid part that represents...
  10. Re: Canceling G43 with no spindle movement, Fanuc 18im

    Thanks for the Tip, that did the trick :rainfro:

    However, 'G49 G91 X#5081 Y#5082 Z#5083' will cause spindle movement with this setting turned on. 'G49' by itself will not.


    The nice thing...
  11. Re: Canceling G43 with no spindle movement, Fanuc 18im

    I can give it a shot. The problem I am having is when I'm using 3d-coordinate system rotation with the 5-face head, the head is moving unexpectedly. So I started screwing around, and wrote the...
  12. Canceling G43 with no spindle movement, Fanuc 18im

    Hello.

    I was hoping some could tell me the best way to cancel G43 with no spindle movement on a Fanuc 18im 5-face bridge mill. Right now, I came up with is 'G49 G91 X#5081 Y#5082 Z#5083'. The...
  13. Re: what happened to the absolute incremental selection on 2015

    G80 has nothing to do with Incremental or Absolute programming. All it dose is cancel the canned cycle. Incremental or Absolute programming is controlled with G90/G91 for mills and U&W for lathes....
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    Re: The NEW Milltronics machines

    Thanks for posting:rainfro:

    I had a pleasure of running a Milltronics VM50 (late 90's, early 2000's) at a second job that didn't work out.. After hearing a lot of unfavorable things about...
  15. Open Air pocket milling - Not cleaning up complete profile

    Hello.


    I'm was hoping some cold tell me why the open air pocket milling is not working like I expected it to on this part.


    On the attach screen shot, I highlighted, in purple, where the...
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