CAD / CAM | Swiss turn CAM | Practical Machinist - Largest ...
Aug 27, 2019 · We looked at Partmaker/FeatureCAM and Esprit and settled on Esprit because we had a new programmer coming on that had used it for a while. The interface is for shit (the UI looks like it is …
Seeking Help with Puma SMX 3100L Post Processor for FeatureCAM
Nov 1, 2023 · Hello Practical Machinist Community, I recently bought a Puma SMX 3100L CNC machine and FeatureCAM as my CAM software. I am in need of a compatible post processor to ensure …
Worm Gear Programming | Page 2 - Practical Machinist
Jul 29, 2009 · Unfortunately, in the real world lathes don't make threads along a guide curve The other problem is, that thread doesn't go "along a guide curve" it has to stay normal to that guide curve. …
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Jul 4, 2025 · Featurecam Post process edit for Mazak 640M Tapping Cycle mcbassin Jul 2, 2025 Replies 2 Views 127 Jul 8, 2025
FeatureCAM rapid between open ended cuts while tool is down
Jan 2, 2013 · Hard to come up with a good title for this one, thats the best I could do. This one is driving me insane. Fought it years ago. Never did figure it out, gave up. Anyways: simple side operation …
Autodesk's version of the FeatureCAM end user license agreement
Apr 17, 2004 · FeatureCAM descended directly from EZCam, which was a Bridgeport offering back in the late Eighties and early Nineties and originally running on Win95 with the DOS underbelly. ( I …
CAD / CAM | Featurecam ??'s | Practical Machinist - Largest ...
Feb 6, 2006 · I've had the Featurecam demo version loaded here at home for quite a while. Can't save or export, that's fine. Got to talking to a fella about it a while back and he mentioned that I still need to …
CAD / CAM | Featurecam and Haas - Practical Machinist
Nov 30, 2013 · You're gonna need to use cutter compensation (G41/G42) to accomplish that. It's relatively straightforward, but a little beyond the scope of a forum post to cover completely. I suggest …
Mazatrol post for FeatureCAM - Practical Machinist
Feb 27, 2020 · Hello, looking for some help with a post for a Mazak Powermaster lathe. I use FeatureCAM. A old company I used to work for and still do a little programming...
Esprit vs Gibbs vs Featurecam for Turn/Mill - Practical Machinist
Jan 15, 2017 · One drawback we have found so far on Featurecam is the lack of support for fixed angle live heads. Esprit seems very powerful but it seems like it maybhave the steepest learning curve. I …