Re: Mastercam Swiss Expert vs Esprit
hello i recently started, for the 1st time, a gang Citizen L12 with Mitsubushi cnc & IEMCA Elite 112 bar feeder :
... custom toolpaths with mapped feedrates ( faster when roughing, slower when chamfering, etc )
... for a single tool, besides master offset, there are 3 more corections inside the program, editable by parameters
... shifting from abso to incremental coordinates
... override rapid speed and acceleration ( before it was a bit too bumpy; now it is smooth )
... replacing a G231 ( default cycle for cutting-off with the part clamped by both spindles ) with long-hand code, to achieve better control
... replacing a M34 ( default cycle for part dropp off into the bascket ) with long-hand, to achieve better control
... feeder is no longer touching the cutt-off insert, but a solid toolholder; thus, the insert is no longer under the ' pushing stress ' caused by the feeder
... using T ( tool ) comand toghether with QW, etc, so to shorten the non-cutting movements ( positioning travel, between operations, is reduced )
... messing my head with a feeder-macro that was not working; now it works
... whatever else ...
such stuff can not be delivered by CAM
i made many program variants, testing, going back to the PC, changing something, and back to the cnc to verify how the changes perform ...
i have soubroutines for common operations, and the possibility to draw custom toolpaths that i convert to G-code
i would consider a CAM only for complex shapes
when machining series, there are problems, and i can't blame the CAM for them; i mean if a CAM was my last option, i would definetly consider it, but there are many other things that i have to consider, and those are not CAM related
again, depends on part complexity, setup stability, how long will be the setup on the machine, are there optimized CAM templates ? , etc / kindly
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