AI assist for Mastercam

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YoDoug

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January 31, 2025, 12:24 PM
Back to the OT. Our biggest bottleneck is programming. We are integrating the product line from our acquisition a year ago and we have hundreds of parts that need to be programmed. Lots of fixtures to program. All of this slows new product dev. Our parts are similar and simple. An AI solution that could reduce programming time would be a game changer for us.
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neurosis

#46
January 31, 2025, 12:29 PM
Quote from: YoDoug on January 31, 2025, 12:24 PMBack to the OT. Our biggest bottleneck is programming. We are integrating the product line from our acquisition a year ago and we have hundreds of parts that need to be programmed. Lots of fixtures to program. All of this slows new product dev. Our parts are similar and simple. An AI solution that could reduce programming time would be a game changer for us.

Do your programmers do the fixture design?
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Incogneeto

#47
January 31, 2025, 12:39 PM
Quote from: YoDoug on January 31, 2025, 12:24 PMBack to the OT. Our biggest bottleneck is programming. We are integrating the product line from our acquisition a year ago and we have hundreds of parts that need to be programmed. Lots of fixtures to program. All of this slows new product dev. Our parts are similar and simple. An AI solution that could reduce programming time would be a game changer for us.

Even if it were just for the roughing.

It would significantly cut down on the programming time.

I let fusion 360 hog all the material off and then programmed the finish aspects.

My experience and time with the machine and tools allowed me to be able to program within .0002

I was able to depend on the machine and tools.

It is amazing no doubt. :)

They even have where you can project a picture , Dimension it , and let it Rip. :)

RetiredRoger

#48
January 31, 2025, 02:48 PM
Quote from: YoDoug on January 31, 2025, 12:24 PMBack to the OT. Our biggest bottleneck is programming. We are integrating the product line from our acquisition a year ago and we have hundreds of parts that need to be programmed. Lots of fixtures to program. All of this slows new product dev. Our parts are similar and simple. An AI solution that could reduce programming time would be a game changer for us.

I'm not doing anything.  I still have my seat of 2019 Mastercam (Mill 3D, Lathe, FiveAxis, Probe), and Solidworks 2020.
Just saying...I'm a little bored in my retirement.

YoDoug

#49
February 01, 2025, 10:31 AM
Quote from: neurosis on January 31, 2025, 12:29 PMDo your programmers do the fixture design?

Most of our mill parts are simple enough that our design engineers also design fixtures and programming. if the parts are difficult Myself or another more experienced will help. For lathes we have two dedicated programmer machinists because everything is B axis mill turns or multi-turret, multi-spindle machines.
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YoDoug

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February 01, 2025, 10:32 AM
Quote from: RetiredRoger on January 31, 2025, 02:48 PMI'm not doing anything.  I still have my seat of 2019 Mastercam (Mill 3D, Lathe, FiveAxis, Probe), and Solidworks 2020.
Just saying...I'm a little bored in my retirement.

You would have to be able to program in TopSolid.
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neurosis

#51
February 01, 2025, 10:47 AM
Quote from: YoDoug on February 01, 2025, 10:32 AMYou would have to be able to program in TopSolid.

I can!  Lol
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TSmcam

#52
February 01, 2025, 06:15 PM
Quote from: YoDoug on January 31, 2025, 12:24 PMBack to the OT. Our biggest bottleneck is programming. We are integrating the product line from our acquisition a year ago and we have hundreds of parts that need to be programmed. Lots of fixtures to program. All of this slows new product dev. Our parts are similar and simple. An AI solution that could reduce programming time would be a game changer for us.

Do you use methods in TopSolid?
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Incogneeto

#53
February 02, 2025, 07:17 AM
Quote from: YoDoug on February 01, 2025, 10:32 AMYou would have to be able to program in TopSolid.

Are you looking for DeBurr Help?? :D
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Brian

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February 02, 2025, 08:54 AM Last Edit: February 02, 2025, 08:56 AM by Brian
Quote from: YoDoug on February 01, 2025, 10:32 AMYou would have to be able to program in TopSolid.

I'd bet that you MC folks would get up to speed in TS fairly quickly, especially if somebody has already built out things like tool libraries and whatever machines and work holding you use. You *would* have to forget about wanting it to work like MC, but that would be true for any other program as well.

There's lots to learn about the modeler, but I think if you started with just CAM you'd be off and running in a week tops with a little help from an experienced user.

@YoDoug: I'm curious to hear your opinion on this!

Jeff

#55
February 03, 2025, 03:32 AM
Quote from: neurosis on January 31, 2025, 12:29 PMDo your programmers do the fixture design?
I'm the only programmer here and I design everything. I make sure that the operators can run the parts.
However they're ran is totally up to me.
I might be an outlier though.

SuperHoneyBadger

#56
February 03, 2025, 05:49 AM
Quote from: Jeff on February 03, 2025, 03:32 AMI'm the only programmer here and I design everything. I make sure that the operators can run the parts.
However they're ran is totally up to me.
I might be an outlier though.

Same here. Maintaining the old stuff (aka fixing every time they run a program I didn't make), and handling all the new programs and fixtures. Also helping with quoting complex work here and there, since 3D skills are viewed as advanced wizardry to the general population.

Small shop, about a dozen machines, and 3 are lathes which I don't program for. They do all the lathe stuff manually and with canned cycles. Our latest MC lathe seat is X and none of the posts work well, plus I've never had an opportunity to program a lathe.
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