I dont think it does yet, you can try and set affinity.

that would be a better choice, YCM, and Daewoo may be another. I use to do applications for a company that sold milltronics as an entry level line they are pretty light duty and support can be an issue.

get well soon, and I hope you have a speedy recovery!

Thanks for the input, I am new to 5 axis but just wondered why it didnt react like horizontal 4 axis work. I know its more complicated for the post with the extra axis.

for surface finish blend you need to lines kind of like making a ruled surface and the have to be chained from the same end

yeah there is an MI for that

c axis preload

a axis preload

c axis bias

a axis bias

I just thought there might be some way to build the logic into the post, just like on a horizontal if you want to go B15.0 it doesn't go -345.0

cincinati old

what kind of lathe?

This is a 5 axis router and I am not familiar with this post. the head is A over C on the head. I notice that it will wind C -128 degrees instead of just going + 62 degrees which makes it have to unwind. is there someway to force shortest direction other than using the misc. int.

you need to change your wcs to the top, which on your vertical would be the left view, then tool paths need to be in front, right, back, and left instead of front top back and bottom. you could translate your part and all tool geometry from top to front then change wcs to top, and then cplanes accordingly

I think he is saying that he is the mastercam reseller so rules may not apply there

Hey thats what the forums for!

you need to pick a a machine, maybe you are still in design? or you need to pick a machine that supports what you are trying to do

you really dont want to use negative tool lengths, positive is the way to go. what is in your tool data is the actual gauge length of the tool! your Z work offset should be the center rotation, it will force you to be better and modeling your tomstones and fixturing "then when you put it in the machine there is no touching off just load and go;.

I would love to but CT is just a bit to long of a commute

can your HAAS read to .00001

you could change your mcam tolerace to mills

I doubt it is the code causing the problem though.

have you ever ran a ballbar test on a HAAS Hmmm it is quite an eye opener

that is a transition from single axis to multi axis move I doubt you are going to get much better then that

I would think you could set up a WCS for each type and import them as needed

I wish people would get on board with lights out manufacturing so many people complain about work going overseas but we could compete and beat these people if the proper utilization of machine tools were used. I agree its a big investment just the tool holders 300 per machine in our case but we can win this fight. but like it was said earlier key good people that care and a great training program the US could be on top of the pile again!

Thats what I would like to see

+1000 James!!!!!!!!!

that is what will keep us competitive, verification software will help people improve there confidence to.

Horizontal cells often run all weekend without intervention.

or for a quick check, just run an indicator down the rad and see if it is tapered

are you creating parametric splines or nurbs

that doesn't seem that far out what RPM

we ran 1/2 em 3flute at 12000 rpm and 108 ipm

+1 Shawn

Inhouse solutions is a great place give them a call

what feed is it telling it to go in the straights?

maybe it has something to do with rigidity?

spindle/ holder / tool combo

I have never used the highfeed options in mastercam but I would think there is parameters that need to be set to match your machine capabilties on many aspects, acc, dec, loop back time, ball pitch, I dont know but I would think these would have to be accurate.