Lost my Geometry Arrows

[IntegrexMan]

I recently got a new computer here at work and am now programming a family of parts in MC. With my old computer, when I would select geometry to create a tool path, arrows would show the direction and side I am cutting on. I have lost the arrows on my new computer and can't find were to turn it on. I know one of you MC guru's knows how to turn this feature on.

 

Thanks,

 

Craig

 

PS - Still using V9.

[crazy^millman]

Turn down Video accleration and see if that helps.

 

HTH

[Guest]

Check for an ATI video card.

 

If you have one turn down the hardware acceleration.

 

Just a suggestion

[Paul McGarr]

Sometimes deselecting 'use openGL' in screen config helps. It's definately a video card thing though.

 

Paul

[IntegrexMan]

Paul,

 

I unchecked open GL and that did it.

 

Thanks

[Mike Mattera - TFM]

You probably have an ATI of Intel video chip set. Get a decent video card. You wont regret it.

 

Mike Mattera

[Henk]

This works for me :

 

 

quote:

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Try this out for your ATI cards in version 9.

 

www.mcamnw.com/filetransf/dloads/gl.zip

 

Download the file and unzip to your mcam9 folder. After you do this start up Mastercam and try toggling the "enable openGL® drawing" setting within Screen > Configure > Screen tab. It may work better on or off depending on your hardware, but these openGL files should help regardless.

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Thanks to Jeremy Haage from MCAM North West

[pip]

What Henk said, also worked best for me.

[cblythe3d]

When forced to work with a funky video system the display list or whatever usually updates and shows arrows after a regen/redraw aka f-3

 

On the same note assign Alt-f3 to screen clear colors AKA loose the purple, it is a natural extension of redraw

 

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