Look at the attached sample SAMPLE.pm4 PMill V11.5 file. Hopefully it clear things up for you. If you do a SHOW CUT, set STOCK layer=1 and FIXTURE layer=5.
Regards, Michael Senack -----Original Message----- From: John Coulston [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2002 11:49 AM To: Pete Ruehle; Michael Senack; 'SmartCam Forum' Subject: RE: [mfg-smartcam] show path & show cut Try putting a point rapid at the beginning of the profile above the level of the stock. John CBR Industries, Inc. CNC Milling & Turning www.cbrcnc.com -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Pete Ruehle Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2002 9:43 AM To: 'Michael Senack'; 'SmartCam Forum' Subject: RE: [mfg-smartcam] show path & show cut Michael, Thanks, but I'm afraid that I'm not understanding. If I set the PT to the same value as the CZ, and then the ZL to the same as the PT, all three will be the same. How can this possibly work? Regards, Pete Ruehle SPM Armonk, NY -----Original Message----- From: Michael Senack [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2002 5:26 PM To: 'Pete Ruehle'; 'SmartCam Forum' Subject: RE: [mfg-smartcam] show path & show cut You have your Profile Top (PT) set to the same amount as your Clear Z (CZ) on the profile you're about to mill. Set your PT to be the same as your Z Level (ZL) for the profile you're going to mill. This way when SC looks ahead to the profile you want to mill from the profile you've just finished milling, it will retract to the CZ, rapid move to the start of the next profile, then rapid down to the PT of that profile which is the same as the ZL and then it will start to mill that profile. Regards, Michael Senack -----Original Message----- From: Pete Ruehle [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2002 4:52 PM To: 'SmartCam Forum' Subject: [mfg-smartcam] show path & show cut I guess this can be considered a beginner's pmill question: During show path & show cut, milling tools are shown with a rapid move to the start point of the profile at the z level, not at the clearance plane. When they reach the start point, a rapid move up to the clearance plane is shown followed by a feed move back down to the z level. Clearance and profile top are turned on for all profiles. This does not happen with hole operations, such as drilling. The drill is shown with a rapid move to the hole at the clearance plane. What could I be doing wrong and how can I view an accurate representation? Regards, Pete Ruehle SPM Armonk, NY ====================================================================== To find out more about this mailing list including how to unsubscribe, send the message "info mfg-smartcam" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ====================================================================== ====================================================================== To find out more about this mailing list including how to unsubscribe, send the message "info mfg-smartcam" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ======================================================================
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