Help using mastercam direct

[kprestejohn]

I am using solidworks and need to bring a part from solidworks to Mastercam Mill. I have mastercam direct, but when i click on it all it says is FileSave. If someone could help me set it up i would appreciate it.

 

thanks

ken

[Lumpnut]

Check your e-mail. I sent a file with all of the instructions you should need.

 

[kprestejohn]

i looked at the email, and i already have mastercam direct installed on my computer, but according to the email, it isn't online. i tried doing the procedure for using it offline, and it causes my solidworks application to crash. any ideas on how to turn my mastercam direct online?

[Lumpnut]

Silly question (maybe)?

 

Is Mastercam-Direct checked on, under your Add-ins.. box in Solidworks?

 

What version of Mcam are you runnin? Is it installed on the same computer as Solidworks?

 

[ 06-21-2005, 02:33 PM: Message edited by: NuNu ]

[kprestejohn]

ya, it says on the top of the toolbar in solidworks, "Mastercam Direct" and then there is FileSave as an option. I am currently running solidworks 2005 and mastercam 9.1 sp2

[Lumpnut]

When you click on the Mastercam Direct , go to Customize Menu , Is Mill checked on ?

[kprestejohn]

There is no customized menu to select

[kinglouie V]

this is exactly the same problem I have been having

and haven't recieved an answer for the problem yet.

If I were you I'd just use the filesave feature and then the c-hook to open the file in MC. Only way I've been able to do this. Not sure if its a windows thing or not. nobody can explain why some people have full function and some cannot.

look here

[Lumpnut]

Got maintenance ?? If so download the latest and greatest here and try again.

 

Do a search on the forum also , it's been covered quite a bit. There's prolly something more helpfull. I'm out for the day so I'll check back tomorrow. Good Luck !

 

[robk]

quote:

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this is exactly the same problem I have been having

and haven't recieved an answer for the problem yet.

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Same here...

Tried reinstalling Solidworks and Mastercam. No difference. I am on maintenance with the latest release... It used to work fine until we changed servers and switched to XP @ the same time.

[Fig sign]

May be firewall problem ?

Looks weird but possible ,even on the same computer .

[Fred @ Slate Industries]

I gave up and am going to go after it again

once X hits...

[Pete Rimkus from CNC Software Inc.]

That MastercamDirect menu inside SolidWorks will load up with the Mastercam products that you've installed, but it does this by looking in the Registry to see where you've installed the Mastercam product(s).

For instance, it will look in "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESoftwareCNC Software, Inc.V9 Mill" and if the "DIRECTORY" key there points to a directory that actually has MILL9.EXE inside of it, it'll add "Mastercam Mill" to the dropdown. Ditto for the other products.

[kprestejohn]

How do i get access to the registry?

[Pete Rimkus from CNC Software Inc.]

Open a DOS prompt and type 'regedit'. Or better yet, find someone else who's more comfortable looking into it - if something inadvertantly gets changed you could really mess yourself up (and I don't want to be known as the guy who helped cause it!)

The basic point of my post yesterday was that if you've moved your Mastercam programs from one directory to another, we won't be able to load that product into the SolidWorks dropdown menu.

[kprestejohn]

no, everything has stayed the same. i recently took over my bosses computer and he had mastercam direct with the mill option. my boss's last day was friday, and no one at my company knows anything about mastercam direct.

[Bryan Johnson]

SolidWorks files can be opened in Mastercam without using SWX Direct.

 

Select: File, Converters, Parasolid, Read.

Select SolidWorks as the file type and then open the SolidWorks part file.

[robk]

Yeah Bryan they could be opened with a converter, but you lose the solid history tree... They could also be opened with the mcdirect chook, but it defeats the purpose of launching mastercam out of solidworks, not to mention all the x-tra clicks of the mouse

[gcode]

quote:

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i recently took over my bosses computer and he had mastercam direct with the mill option

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Are you logging onto the computer with a different

username??

Try logging on under your bosses name and see if it helps.

also try loggin on as adimin

If all else fails you can export and import parasolids from SW. You won't get the tree,

but you can assign a WCS to the model so it

lands in Mastercam the way you want it to.

 

[ 06-23-2005, 09:58 AM: Message edited by: gcode ]

[randymcdermott]

'Morning Group,

 

I'm using Mastercam X SP1 and Solidworks 2006. My MastercamDirect only shows "File Save" in the drop down untill I disable MastercamDirect (under Tools/Add-Ins) then re-enable it.

 

I then get both Mastercam X and File Save but not Mastercam V9.1 (which I still have installed.

 

Randy