problem with MasterCam X5 surface flowline

[Joesph Jackman]

I do not know how to do that. Do you have an e-mail i can send you my spoon files and fixture to you so you can see what i am trying to do???

My e-mail is cloverfield333@yahoo.com.

read the mastercam manual on levels and on the ea manager. you can not go very far in mastercam without understanding how to make use of levels to manage your data.

[cloverfield333]

cadcam i got your e-mail and responded to it with the Mastercam and Solidworks attachments.

[txcncman]

read the mastercam manual on levels and on the ea manager. you can not go very far in mastercam without understanding how to make use of levels to manage your data.

I see you are catching on. Good job.

[Joesph Jackman]

I see you are catching on. Good job.

hope he understands that i am trying to help him. he needs to go back and learn the basic concepts he missed. i am sometimes guilty of this myself as you have pointed out.

[Joesph Jackman]

So why not bring the fixture on a different level to MC.
Like simple part in my picture.

locating multiple parts on fixtures in mastercam is an extensive topic. do you use file merge or change recognition or some other method? change recognition gives more choices for positioning if you use the define matching coordinate frames option. also like option to toggle between incoming file and original file. when you toss solidworks into the mix even more options. probably you have other ways i have not even considered.

[cadcam]

Here is a link to your file it is a zipped file.
Also review picture.
http://www.mastercam.us/spooncadcam.zip

[cadcam]

locating multiple parts on fixtures in mastercam is an extensive topic. do you use file merge or change recognition or some other method? change recognition gives more choices for positioning if you use the define matching coordinate frames option. also like option to toggle between incoming file and original file. when you toss solidworks into the mix even more options. probably you have other ways i have not even considered.

I like the file merge and the use Dynamic Xform to move the fixture for example to the position needed in free space.
Like I did for the file I posted.

[Joesph Jackman]

Here is a link to your file it is a zipped file.
Also review picture.
http://www.mastercam.us/spooncadcam.zip

i used the high speed toolpaths to program the spoon. if i attach my x5 file do you have the time to critique the machining strategies i used?

[Joesph Jackman]

I like the file merge and the use Dynamic Xform to move the fixture for example to the position needed in free space.
Like I did for the file I posted.

could be faster using dynamic xform than what i do now. i will give it a try.

[cadcam]

Joe , I would not today as I am in the middle of programming and then have to leave to teach. but I can review tomorrow morning if you want.
Also are you intersested in seeing a free webanar on Mastercam this weekend if so send me an email for a link?