sheetcam.com

Yes you can, up to the trial version limit of lines of code.

If you refer to the counter sunk operation post further down it may answer your question. Each level will have to be on a different layer (do this in your CAD software or SC), then you change the depth on each layer in SC.

Thanks for the response. I tried it in nesting mode and that is what I was looking for.

I have a part with 25 layers and an operation assigned to each layer using the same tool, just different z depths. These are my rough out operations. I want to copy the part or all the operations at once so I can just change the tool to a finishing tool (everything else in the operations will stay t...

In the milling format you have to create your own tools by selecting the create new tools function on the left side. Then you can define all your geometry. SC does not come preloaded with a tool list like some of the other CAM software. The help file is very informative and will answer most of your ...

The only way I know would to be to draw it up in a CAD program, then use the offset command for the amount of step over, import it, and use inside contour operation. Each contour will have to be on a separate layer. You can do that in SC (each layer has a different depth) or in the CAD software (man...

Strange. It does not matter how fast I run the simulation. The calculated cycle time is the same.

I find the times to be pretty accurate on a milling machine, less than 5 percent of the actual cycle time. Maybe your rapid setting is too slow?

Sounds like you need to use the code snippet feature. Refer to the post further down for more info. There are 3 ways to use it, and they work slightly differently. Editing start points by right clicking them is one way, inserting it directly into your operation list is another way, and adding it to ...

I am playing with the rotary plasma plug-in on a Fanuc milling machine using a Rotary Mach 3 post processor. The plug in works great after some minor code editing for radial milling or engraving. I wanted to know if there is a way to only show one layer in the rotary simulation mode. When the simula...

Great idea. Sometimes I need to remove an excess amount of stock material to get to the finished geometry. I normally would just use the offset command in DraftSight or AutoCad to set the step over so I can just do it all on one layer, but this feature would eliminate much of the unnecessary CAD wor...

I am using Fanuc post processor. You should see the double x moves on the first tool and others. It seems to code the lead-in separate, without a separate feed rate, unless you specify in path rules, then the finish x or y move. Specifying a 50 percent feed rate in the path rules for lead-in for ins...

Ok, I forgot about the path rules option, that solved the lead-in code not having a feed rate. If you post the first tool in the job, a 1.0 cutter, you can see on the first few lines of code it has 2 x numbers, when one is sufficient. It's just kind of redundant. Example: G1 X1.25 X2.5, when X 2.5 i...

Is there a way to have a different lead-in feed rate similar to the way the plunge feed rate can be changed? The attached job file will show the feed-in x move (in this particular case), and then continue the move with another x value. It just seems like unnecessary code when the end result is along...

This may be a dumb question, but I understand the job file, but do not understand the difference between a job file and part file. They seem the same to me. The help file gives no explanation.