I want to draw the set of indexable turning tools that I purchased from enco. I know I had a tutorial for this at one point in time but I cannot seem to find...
I'm making a hole with goround (cutter more than hole size) then putting another hole in the bottom of the previous hole, now if I set worksurface at the...
whoops, think I've cracked it :) the feed change plane wasn't coming up to the rapid traverse plane I had set - Doh! ok, I'm going back in the cupboard now ;) ...
I'm not going completely mad... Feed rate change height is not being consistently taken as the thing/position Feedrate change height in goround is in relation...
I've just started to have a problem when importing a dolphin drawing into CAM, such as modifying a drawing then replacing the existing one in CAM. I now get an...
... drawing into CAM, such as modifying a drawing then replacing the existing one in CAM. ... or never been run on this machine please run partmaster CAD...
... Just checked and similar here with 10.0.1006, I get "cannot find the file specified" followed by "Partmaster CAD is not installed, or has never been run...
Steve I have passed this on, we will get back to you when we can. michael _____ From: dolphincadcam@yahoogroups.com [mailto:dolphincadcam@yahoogroups.com] On...
What is the best way to machine a concave surface over a rectangular area? Using the slot method with a curved profile and a number of slots stepping along the...
... rectangular ... will ... contour ... ball ... the ... Hello Alan, You can use a flat bottomed tool when using a Z profile but I don't think it will give...
Many thanks Andre, it certainly speeds up the simulation doing it along the straight path all other settings being the same as the Z profile method. Why should...
... along the straight path all other settings being the same as the Z profile method. Why should this be? ... down on tool travel, this option is not...
I will try and explain this clearly. When machining an internal goround shape with radiused corners you would try and use a cutter that is large enough to...
Hello Jim, Yes, you can do exaclty what you want. In CAM go to View > Options and check the box "Number Spans" this will show each span number for the contour....
Andre I will have to have a look at that on my other machine that has Dolphin. Just one thing though If using lets say a 10mm cutter to cut the internal...
Hi Jim, Yes, that would be the case that there are un-machinined parts. To overcome this, the spans information can be modified, I will post an example in the...
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Why not just area clear with 10mm leave an allowanace and then use a 6mm dia cutter for all the go round op? - or redesign the job (OK if it's not your job you...
Andre I think I understand your explanation i will know better once I see the file. If I have any probs i will get back to you Jim ... From: andrepqm...
The reason i asked this is for two reasons Time and breakage of small cutters. If you go around with the large cutter leaving an allowance then using a small...
Jim, Do an area clear with your 10mm cutter and set it for XY clearance of say 0.5mm Then do a go round with the final cutter and it will clear the 0.5mm out...
John I can do that but this is an excercise in saving time mostly. when I done the run on dolphin I was horrified at the time it was going to take the way i...
I've just updated my computer from win 98se to win XP. I use an older version of Partmaster (V7.0.0.3b) which uses a DOS Cam module for lathe. It's a bit...
Ouch ! I've got a feeling that it wont work at all. I haven't come across this scenario before. Is it just the DOS part of the progrma that wont work ? What...
Hi Andre. Yes it's just the DOS parts that don't work and all I really need in there is the Lathe Cam, everything else is fine. It looks very close to...
I have been working with TurboCNC and Zeus. They are Dos programs that will only work in Dos. XP does not have a proper dos window. If you are using any...
Wallace. I'm quite sure it worked ok with XP when I first got it and tried it on our main computer. I think Anne at Dolphin warned me that there might be some...
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