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  1. 04-30-2018, 06:16 PM #1
    Tolyatti
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    FC changing material

    Featurecam constantly changes the material from say Aluminum to "Aluminum from [filename]". This throws off the speeds and feeds, of course. I'm sure I'm missing something fundamental, but how can I keep FC from changing the material?
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  2. 04-30-2018, 09:17 PM #2
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    Re: FC changing material

    Go to Options -> File Options -> Existing files and set the Feed/Speed to Use the F/S tables from FeatureCAM's F/S Database
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  3. 05-01-2018, 04:41 PM #3
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    Re: FC changing material

    Thanks for the reply. Before I do this, will this change the F/S I've already saved for ALUMINUM for each cutting tool?
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  4. 05-02-2018, 04:01 PM #4
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    Re: FC changing material

    No, I think this information is saved with the tool
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  5. 05-04-2018, 03:20 PM #5
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    Re: FC changing material

    I'll try that, thanks.
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