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General Mach Discussion / Re: New Cutter Comp code and Examples

« on: December 25, 2008, 01:20:20 PM »

My wife asked me "You really think anyone is going to be on today" . I told her that it was a die hard group and that there where guys all over the world that where going to get get in trouble with this release LOL... I see the first as fallen LOL Thanks for taking one for the team 

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General Mach Discussion / Re: New Cutter Comp code and Examples

« on: December 25, 2008, 10:53:10 AM »

The new rev is on downloads page for testing It is 3.043.000 and if you are looking at this thread I would say give it a try

Merry Christmas and if you run your machine today you are as bad as I am LOL

Thanks
Brian

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General Mach Discussion / Re: New Cutter Comp code and Examples

« on: December 23, 2008, 08:08:11 AM »

I need to have one of the other testers finish testing before I can put out a copy...
My thinking at this time is that I may be able to have a version out for you to look at in a day or so.
Thanks
Brian

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General Mach Discussion / Re: New Cutter Comp code and Examples

« on: December 23, 2008, 12:26:24 AM »

Okay it will now run the part.. I have tested it on as many files as I can find and they all work without killing the part.
I have changed the price of mach3 to reflect this enhancement LOL (there will be a 10% increase the first of the year and that is not a joke... )
Thanks
Brian

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General Mach Discussion / Re: New Cutter Comp code and Examples

« on: December 22, 2008, 11:13:12 PM »

Hello Graham H. ,
Just a note if you are going to use the P for setting the offset amount. the P is the offset ammount not the DIA of the tool that you would like to run..

So G41 P.25 would be what you would put in for a .5 tool

Thanks
Brian

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General Mach Discussion / Re: New Cutter Comp code and Examples

« on: December 22, 2008, 10:39:14 PM »

Well I will take you bitching into acount.. I think I have a pan in what I can do but IF it is going to hose ANY file that I test I am taking it out.. In the an error message is better then a scrap part..

Here is a Quote from Peter Smid's "CNC Programming Handbook" 3rd Edition

Pg 270 "Make sure you the cutter radius is always smaller than the smallest inside radius of the part countour"


Thanks for your support
Brian

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General Mach Discussion / Re: New Cutter Comp code and Examples

« on: December 22, 2008, 09:36:47 PM »

Also did you see this message:

It will fit if you have your numbers right .. I would use R type programming so I can get a good center point  The IJK modes don't work so well with rounding errors..

That will fix your trouble...

Thanks
Brian

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General Mach Discussion / Re: New Cutter Comp code and Examples

« on: December 22, 2008, 09:32:00 PM »

If you round your numbers in the cad system to the safe side (Make the arc bigger by where you place the arc center) I can be sure that I cut all the parts right..  I can not change Mach3 to round because the guys running micro machines will have trouble. You need to fix it on your side and I need to run many types of machines.

Thanks
Brian

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General Mach Discussion / Re: New Cutter Comp code and Examples

« on: December 22, 2008, 07:25:59 PM »

It will fit if you have your numbers right .. I would use R type programming so I can get a good center point The IJK modes don't work so well with rounding errors..

Thanks
Brian

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General Mach Discussion / Re: New Cutter Comp code and Examples

« on: December 22, 2008, 05:13:04 PM »

I would like to move comp ove so  that it can be used on the G18 and G19 but it is not in the cards for this release

Thanks
Brian