Did some testing for HSMAdvisor in A36
Tool: 3/16" 4 FL 0.25" LOC 0.7 Stickout
RPM: 5000 Feed: 32.0ipm
Original engagement DOC: 0.25, WOC: 0.083
Was successful and sounded nice, but the TTS holder started to pull out. Had to half both DOC and WOC for the video:
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, everyone!
Hopefully, you have weathered this pretty horrible year in good health and spirits.
Anyway here is 30% off for all products in the HSMAdvisor store ONLY!
Machined this 2-piece utility knife on my ProLIGHT2000 benchtop CNC.
Just one little lock left!
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I have just released a big update for our HSMAdvisor for MasterCAM.
Plugin v2.1.12 now supports Mastercam 2021, 2020 and 2019
Features for all versions are now aligned to the latest HSMAdvisor code!
Check it out here: https://hsmadvisor.com/?page=HSMAdvisor_for_MasterCAM
Cheers!
It only recently occurred to me that since the introduction of the HSMWorks Tool Library import feature, HSMAdvisor users can import all kinds of libraries designed for F360!
Thanks to the popularity of F360, many tool manufacturers offer their stock in Fusion format.
You can see and download them all from here:
https://cam.autodesk.com/hsmtools
You can download and import the .hsmlib file you need into HSMAdvisor using the Tool Database ->Actions->Import->Import HSMWorks Tool Database menu.
For example, Harvey offers HSMWorks Tool Libraries for all of their tools over here:
https://cam.autodesk.com/hsmtools?p=%20Harvey%20Tool&utm_source=Pardot&utm_medium=Redirect&utm_content=Harvey_Fusion&utm_campaign=CAM_Tool_Libraries
I tried it with their endmill database.
It is huge, contains about 16 thousand tools, and rendering all of them on the same page takes about 10 seconds on my computer.
It is not too bad, though, since you can use filters to limit the number of displayed tools and find the one you need faster.
Perhaps I should include the ability to download them directly into HSMAdvisor without having to go to the website?
Let me know what you think about it!
HSMAdvisor/FSWizard got featured on DIY Engineering!
It seems like HSMAdvisor's machine profile settings and power compensation work just fine even for as small of a CNC machines as Nomad Carbide 3D:
Great news for our many Fusion 360 users!
Starting with HSMAdvisor v2.1.0, you can import HSMWorks hsmlib files into the HSMAdvisor database.
Holder import is not yet supported, but I will add it in one of the next updates.
Please have Fusion export the tool library in HSMWorks .hsmlib format
Not sure what to do with allowing HSMAdvisor to export tools into F360...
Please let me know if you are interested in this functionality, and I will work on it.
Take it for a ride and let me know if there are any issues with it!
https://hsmadvisor.com/?page=Download
Cheers!
I just uploaded a new standalone and Mastercam 2021 hook version of HSMAdvisor Machinist Calculator.
In it fixed the issue with the loading of older database files and updating DB UI.
Also from this point on HSMAdvisor will switch to Semantic Versioning in the following format: major.minor.build
Check out the latest version here: https://hsmadvisor.com/?page=Download
Have an enjoyable and safe weekend, everybody!
In version 2 we tried to keep the familiar layout of HSMAdvisor.
HSMAdvisor 2 is currently at the "Release Candidate" stage.
Every month I will be publishing an update that will reset its trial counter, so people can use it for free until it is finally production-ready.
The best thing of all is HSMAdvisor 2 license is completely compatible with its predecessor!
Download HSMAdvisor 2 from here!
On the heels of the previous post.
YouTuber Breaking Taps has just published another of his interesting videos:
In it he is testing various High-Speed Machining techniques on his benchtop CNC router.
Also it is mentioned that HSMAdvisor does not seem to like those small high-feed cutters: at some point some calculated values become negative.
This is a legitimate criticism and it actually happens because default cutting depth of 0.024" becomes too large for the 0.24" Lakeshore high feed and mill and an actual Flute length of 0.015" must be entered in order to get proper values:
With actual 0.015" flute length entered the recommended speed and feed values are now in the safe end of the ballpark suggested by the manufacturer.
Task added to the issue tracker!
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