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...
Martin, If I can remember correctly, on your desktop there should be an icon called Dolphin CAM. Right click this icon to see the properties, there should be a...
I just got DolphinCadCam for Lathe. Therefore in the learning stage. I'm a hobby user using Mach3Lathe software on stand alone computer to run machine. I...
On Sat, 19 Jul 2008 01:00:33 -0000, you wrote: Forget my previous post, that the post processor path. Its in View/preferences/folders Steve Blackmore --...
... When you click on post process there is a dialogue box, it shows where the file is saved to. You should be able to edit this to point to c:\mach3\gcode or...
To RdGoddard There are a few features you should be aware of :- 1) From the Main menu item 'View \ Preferences \ Folders' the user is able to define a...
Hello, The Gcode file is saved automatically when you post-process. The file extension has a default of .pun (a throw back that we've just kept from the old...
Thanks for all the replies. Learning new software is challenging at times. Appreciate the help. ... disk? ... stage. ... to ... all ... CAD ... file ... ...
I do a fair amount of milling and outside turning with PartMaster so I'm familiar with it in general but I'm not an expert because in a home-shop operation I...
Hello Chuck, The side of the centreline chosen for boring is set by the tool definition. When you define your tool make sure it is a Boring tool then set the ...
Hi all, Is it possible to output from DCAD drawing to a HPGL file. I have tried several diferent plotter/printer drivers, but so far have been unable to get...
Hello Ted, We don't have any drivers for HPGL from CAD I'm afraid, is it for an old HP pen plotter ? Have you tried the HP website ? ATB Andre ... tried...
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