I’ll extract wireframe and surfaces and modify them to drive the tool exactly how I want. I don’t really have any experience with other CAM systems but I will say that I hardly use the solid directly for toolpaths. There are plenty of Mastercam users that would say they don’t like or understand why Mastercam’s plane system is the way it is, especially for horizontal programming. The plane system does take some time to get used, not gonna lie. It definitely has its drawbacks and some of the quirks about it (like the planes) will never change because they’re so deeply rooted Mastercam’s legacy. I won’t try to defend Mastercam like it’s the best CAM system ever. We have no CAD software, so I made a model with MC, and somehow, it just turned into a block and everything was lost. Today was just a particularly frustrating day. I can't seen to figure out how I get Esprit to be stock aware, as far as areas I've already machined. I also seem to lose random shit all the time, or get some warning about extruded thinwall features referring to my solids. With Esprit, once I had created the chain, I could use it again for 9 different things if I wanted. For instance, when I do an open pocket, I have to either draw some fake geometry out beyond the pocket, or meticulously pick each segment of the geometry to create my chain, which, it seems I always fuck up and have to start over. I used solid features for nearly everything. With Esprit, I hardly ever drew geometry anymore. (I have a 3DMouse, so I tend to float the model/drawing all over the place, kind of like tapping a pen or some other nervous tick.) If you are looking to post a job opening, our only requirement is that you post the salary or hourly wage of the job posting.īeing honest, a lot of it is probably that I don't know it yet.īut I don't like the plane system, and the fact that it changes on it's own when I rotate my view. If you see a pic that isnt tagged please report. We are, by default an adult community but plenty of adults are squeamish. Be it machine gore or how you sliced your finger off on a bandsaw. Posting gory or gruesome pictures is totally fine. If you see this behavior taking place in a thread, please report it so that the moderation team can remove the offending posts. You don't have to like the way that someone else drills a hole, but there is absolutely no reason to personally attack, harass or insult another user.

Have some pride in your specialty, and set your flair on the sidebar to declare your area of expertise!īe polite. Just remember to wash your hands before and after you go to the bathroom.įor anything tooling related, from belt grinders to Bridgeports to CNC programming.

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