Hello Steve, I've tried to duplicate your problem but can't, when I change the depth on the canned cycle it changes depth machined. Perhaps you could send me...
Jim Is the problem repeatable, i.e. does it Always happen with the same files. Send me a copy of the files in question (email zen11777@...) and I will...
Michael, Here is the file, It appears to happen all the time. it has happened with other files in the past but as they were simple to draw i just redrew them. ...
Jim You need to send the email directly to me, Attachments are not carried on group mail. Email Address shown below. Michael Dolphin Cad Cam Systems Ltd _____ ...
... I'm on 9.1.1010 It would be nice if there was some indication of what version it is instaed of the generic Setup.exe file that could overright something...
... Correction , just found 9.1.1012 on the web but the help about stops at 9.1.1009 so no idea what's in it. Mike and John, this does address the pocket...
John, where did you get 1012? I just did a download of the CAD-CAM and still got 1011 that I had before, although it screwed up the release note file which...
The current version at the official Dolphin web-site is 9.1.1011. Setup has always had the Modify / Repair / Delete options, but Windows Installer service does...
I exported a dxf file from Rhino3D this morning (AutoCad 12 format using simple entities) and imported it into PartMaster CAD and I was able to snap to the...
Hi John, I've dropped a file called 'dxf causing snap problem.dxf' (about 800Kb) into the files section. I've also dropped the successful .dra file which I...
... Richard, The reason you can't do anything with the file is that there are no circles on it !! The large circle middle top lest is actually a path made up...
... Hi Richard, highlight one of the offending circles in Rhino then select edit/object properties/details and see what it says. Does it say Valid curve. Open...
... Second attempt, first one got lost somewhere. Richard the eason you can't snap to the circles is that there are no circles on the drawing !! The centre...
Thanks for the pointer to the complex geometry - I used the 'simplify curves command' in Rhino and this converted everything to simple circles and lines....
... Richard. For something this simple you can go straight into the CAM side and select import a DXF Define the tools as usual and then select the canned...
The threadmilling in V8 is only good for multi-point tooling. There are problems in the code generation for single point tooling. V9.1.1012 has these problems...
John Will I have to buy the FULL version or just the patch? eddie ps.There was no mension of this in the manual or in the program. now I have two very $$ tools...
It was not mentioned in the manual because the problem was not discovered - or at least not reported to us - until a few days ago, and again yesterday. As...
John, Will the version 9.1.1012 have a fix in for setting the cut depth in the Z profile so that the tool does not plunge to the full depth of the Z profile...
... Alan, I can't answer that one, that's down to the dolphin team but I was doing a similar job two weeks ago and found a work round. I was machining a curve...
Hi John, Thanks for that information and work around. I seem to have a problem when using the tool offset (G43) as I seem to get incorrect movement of the Z...
Alan G49 cancels offsets prior to the tool change And G43 applies them after the toolchange. The G49 Appearing at the start of a program is a common safe start...
... to get incorrect movement of the Z axis. Its probably me not understanding the use of tool offset correctly. ... at 0 with the tool tip at the work zero...
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