Question
We have a Mulitcam 5000 series that we have been very happy with. Recently we were doing a 3-D operation, (toolpathed and posted from Mastercam 9.1 and x2) and out of nowhere the machine, while being in the correct x and y axis, dipped down too far down in the z and cut about an inch - then lifted up and continued on. This does not show at all in the verification or backplot in Mastercam. Has anyone ever had a similar error? Can a file become corrupt all of a sudden? We have run numerous 3-D files in the past without any problem. Our z is a servo motor, not air assisted.
Forum Responses
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From contributor S:
Have you tried using the Multicam Job Previewer to find the exact point where this error occurred? The verify function would not see this as an error but by going line by line to the error point you will be able to see the Z axis output that the router received. This Z output would then tell you if it was a software output problem or the Multicam's.
This is either:
1. A post processor error.
2. The geometry of the 3-D drawing file was incorrect, the model had not been "swept" or the entities had a "break" that the post processor did not know how to interpret.
3. However you transfer code to machine , the DNC software may be corrupt. I would guess it is number two above.
