I’m at Applied Engineering Solutions in Maple Grove, MN and we have recently finished up 2 toolpath files in SolidCAM using a FANUCOT post. I have attached them to this message. Last month, Dale Kirchner from LabCorp was at my office as I am looking at the possibility of purchasing a new lathe for the college. We talked about the compatibility of SolidCAM to Denford, and he advised me to send you a toolpath file to work with. These two files are turning files.
If you have any questions, you may speak with Corey Scheich. His phone number is 763-420-6600 and his e-mail is cscheich@ae-solutions.com.
Thank you for your help!
Very sincerely,
Connie Hicks
CNC Guru
First of all to make the files suitable for the Denford software to read you nead the file extension to be .FNL
I renamed the first file as Testpart.fnl and then tried to simulate.
The file seemed to run fine. I had to set tool 1 as a roughing tool and in your program you had T0303 as the parting tool. (I changed this line to T 0707 as the parting tool on my lathe was tool 7)
I then ran the simulation again.
At the start of our software we have a line ton define the billet size. Your programmed part is 75mm Diameter by 85mm long
I added this line at the beginning of the file then all simulated OK.
[BILLET X75.00 Z85.00
While the part could not be manufactured on the Nova Turn the program created by the post works.
If a part is designed of suitable size and the post is changed to add the billet dimension, and to same as an FNL then it should be fine.
I renamed the first file as Testpart.fnl and then tried to simulate.
The file seemed to run fine. I had to set tool 1 as a roughing tool and in your program you had T0303 as the parting tool. (I changed this line to T 0707 as the parting tool on my lathe was tool 7)
I then ran the simulation again.
At the start of our software we have a line ton define the billet size. Your programmed part is 75mm Diameter by 85mm long
I added this line at the beginning of the file then all simulated OK.
[BILLET X75.00 Z85.00
While the part could not be manufactured on the Nova Turn the program created by the post works.
If a part is designed of suitable size and the post is changed to add the billet dimension, and to same as an FNL then it should be fine.