Post Processor Development Forum

To enable this feature, complete the following procedure: Start Mastercam 2021. Select File, Configuration to open the System Configuration dialog box. Select the Post Dialog Defaults page. Select Enable post debugger. The Post debugger ... General/Enabling_the_Post_Debugger.htm. Don't forget that after a config change to …

Changing work offset numbers

Posted August 14, 2013 Can you change Mastercams default 0=G54 1=G55 etc work offset scheme to just G54, or G56 etc? I'd like to be able to do extended work offsets as …

How to program an aggegate head on horizontal / vertical …

The post team at In-House Solutions has written posts for vertical and Horizontal machines with aggregates. We have also setup Machsim to utilize aggregates on both horizontal …

Post and Control Definition File Path Issue

Post default location is C:UsersPublicPublic DocumentsShared Mastercam 2021MillPosts. Machine and Control Definition default location is C:UsersPublicPublic DocumentsShared Mastercam 2021CNC_MACHINES. When updating new Posts, I always go in and double check to make sure the path is associated to the new install.

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Mastercam > Changing Radius To I And J Values

2. Originally Posted by anddsn. Hello. In your post there is a line that give you the option of r or IJk . It will have a number associated with it Example (1) = r (2) =ijk. It is in the first couple of pages. Change the number to refect the format. you want.

Mastercam 2022 Multi-Axis

Old School Flow 5-Ax, Old School Curve 5-Axis and Old Scho Swart give you comp options. I use CAMplete exclusivel  y for posting and it outputs G41.2/G42.2 just fine. This is why I don't use MW in Mastercam for anything but roughing 5 -Axis. MW paths in MC don't have the tools I need to do my job.   

g54 surprises

Register now to participate in the forums, access the download area, buy Mastercam training materials, post processors and more. ... very newbie topic i believe. so im getting random g54s posting in my programs. it doesnt always happen on every tool in a toolpath group. im aiming to have NC files post with no work offsets in them at all, we ...

setting up an aggregate head in mastercam

C-hooks are found by pressing Alt-C. Yes, you can program a 90 degree head in MasterCam mill using the "aggregat" C-hook. Here is a small example in Mill9. Attached …

MCAM 2022 > Migration Wizard seems to work !

Most users will recognize this behavior when they attempted to Post NC Code in the new Mastercam version. You would get a dialog box warning you that "your Control Definition and/or Post Processor need to be updated", because the Control Definition (new) was still linked to the "old Post". I just ran Migration Wizard in 2022, and each of the ...

manual entry and "N" numbers

My order of ops I have is it starts off with a manual entry posting out as code (variable list and probe checks). then I have the next two ops as drilling and surfacing (two different tools). then I have another manual entry followed by a contouring op. I'm currently getting a "N" number on the first op (manual entry) and nothing on the second ...

2019 Machine Manage List

Forums. Mastercam Forums. Industrial Forum. 2019 Machine Manage List. Anybody have a workaround for 2019 not allowing me to add machines to the machine list? When I go to manage list it only shows the default machines. See attached screen shots as there are many machines in the folder but they do not show allowing me to add them.

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5 Axis Setup

5-axis machining is the go to method to reduce setups and increase accuracy for multi-sided and complex shaped parts. The Haas UMC Series (500, 750, 1000) machining centers are effective solutions for both 3+2 …

Mastercam > G54

Hi all Yesterday I figured out how to set G54 - G59 on the machine, and I now have to make the post put out the work offsets from Mastercam. As I want the setup with the 4th axis to run G59. The post need some editing, but this I have no idea how to do smart. I have not worked with offsets on this machine before, and my experience with …

Post Processors

Post Processors A post processor is needed to translate toolpath information from Mastercam into an NC format the machine tool can interpret. Mastercam also has an …

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Post Processing for CAD/CAM Software: Your Complete …

Step 1: The 3D CAD model is imported into Mastercam. Step 2: Mastercam is fed information about the machining operations by the CNC programmers. It creates the …

aggregate again

Posted July 30, 2006 using X MR2, I'm trying to build a post for the following Milling machine: It has a right angle head which it can change automatically to using M62 code. …

Updating a Software License

To update a software license, you need to activate the software license. See how to do this here . You must deactivate your license before updating and reactivating it, regardless if the server is staying in the same location or moving to a new server. To confirm the current end date for the activated license, open Mastercam and go to File ...

Multiple work offsets in one post and other questions.

Mastercam will not keep Gnomons visible on the screen. You can use the F9 to see the origin and the Alt-F9 to see the System Gnomons. ... Upon posting it seems to want to post to two separate programs. This is because I imported these operations from two separate programs and I can see in the TOOLPATH section (in the operation details) …

Help with posting a G54

Go to Operations Manager and open any op. Now click on parameters right below the name of the op you opened. Next click on T/C Plane button, now click on the lower left button where it says Work offset and put "0" for G54, "1" for G55 etc. Remember this is just "my" way of gettin u goin.

Home Position

Location: Posted July 18, 2014. Your default home position is set in the machine definition, in the machine axis combination tab. Keep in mind the numbers you'll see are Mastercam Top view numbers (like you're looking at the screen.) So Y is your lathe X, X, is your lathe Z, and Z is lathe Y.

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WCS Offsets

Posted September 20, 2012. It seems this is new for X6. If Op 1-10 use "TOP" WCS and Top is set to Offset -1 in the WCS Manager. Any and all ops will output "workofs$ 0.". If I change Op10 to use offset 3 and just output Op1 then Op1 will output with "workofs$ 3." also when it should still output "workofs$ 0.".