Contact the Dolphin help desk - they are expecting you. Regards John Pearce ... From: johnmontrose To: dolphincadcam@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, January 31,...
Hello folks, Today's thoughts are about post processors. How should we distinguish a 'good' post from a 'bad' post? What features should we be looking for in a...
... It depends on who the post is aimed at. Some are specific for a particular manufacturer who defines what they do, and do not, want. Some are designed at...
... Don't have a MPS2000 manual so can't comment but these are normal safety codes. G40 switches any tool offset off that might still be running from the last...
... As someone who has been involved in post-processor design and implementation for nearly 30 years I say ... A GOOD post will generate Gcode that re-produces...
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Does anybody have some example code to do this. I have used some VB 6 code for minor programming but have never used scripting. There is an excel macro file...
The sample (XLdata.xls), is a very simple spreadsheet. It stores data defining a curve (a cam of sorts). Embedded within the spreadsheet is a macro. You can...
Thank's for the prompt and detailed reply. I now have a baseline to enable me to modify and try different shape myself. Best Regards Robert ... data defining a...
Just wondring if anyone has had any luck using area clear and conventional milling, rather than climbing? I am trying to clear a hexagonal shape, but even if I...
Hello If you use "Contour Style" under the Options tab in Area Clear you can select in the tick boxes at the bottom of the page "Machine out from centre" this...
Unfortunately (for you) PartMaster CAM will always try to climb mill when doing area clear. Reversing the direction of the contour(s) makes no difference to...
The latest post-processor files (*.ppr & *.ppx) have been uploaded to Files / PostPocessor files / MicroMill. There are three zip files covering all current...
... suit - ... I have been using Partmaster v7 on an Interact 1 with TNC145 controller for some time. The post processors supplied have several faults, but I...
... Perhaps just a list of the faults will help others. I often have to write code for a customer who has a TNC151 and to be honest I look at the part and if...
... The problem I was having centred on cutter compensation. It would seem that on circles a certain variable was output in degrees in an earlier version of...
Which version of the post are you working with ? There are often two versions of Heidenhain posts available, m_hxxx.ppr and m_tncxxx.ppr, the later are...
Hi folks, Had to reinstall on new PC and now I have problems with drawing print outs, parts of the drawing is missing. Different errors from drawing to...
Bengt From the main Cad menu select item 'VIEW', From the resultant drop down menu select 'Layer Gallery'. The software should display a dialogue showing...
Hi Michael, This problem I have has something to do with the update of the screen as it sometimes works OK and sometimes not. When not working properly I get...
Try adjusting the settingson the screen display hardware accellerator. Sometimes,turning the accellerator settiings down can improve things. Regards John...
I haven't encountered this exact problem, but have sometimes had problems with some graphics cards. The cure was to go into Control Panel > Display > Settings...
I am considering this package in the hobby version because it seems to provide a lot of features from start to end and is understandable. I wish the...
Q1 - Yes, it is an option. OR, you can use split roughing and finishing into two ops so that you can specify a new spindle speed and feedrate for the finish...
Hi all, When using Partmaster CAM to generate the G code, it adds a % 0100 after the title parts. Mac3 then reports this as an error, so I have to edit out...
I am also considering this package for hobby use & I totally agree about the poor documentation. It may be a terrific program with first class support, but it...
Mach3 is using a programming language (i.e. GCodes) based on those used by Fanuc controllers. The % sign is used to mark the beginning of the program,...
How would it be if we provided Acrobat (PDF files) versions of the documentation. Regards John Pearce ... From: niglyn2 To: dolphincadcam@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
That would be splendid! I am a great one for reading manuals from cover to cover, often many times & it is amazing what sinks in & one can easily find all...
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