How It Works In X

[Guest]

Russell

 

If your posts are updated V9 or earlier posts, then the majority of your control still happens in the .pst file.

 

At least that's how I understand it so far.

 

Short answer on the different machine def for each different machine is yes. If your requirements are different for each machine then a seperate machine def seems to be the way to do this.

 

changing your G84 to G84.1 will have to be done in the .pst file.

[PROG_MAN_DO]

Rats!!! I had high hopes the control would handle this..

[PROG_MAN_DO]

Edit common parameters, if I select the planes box, I get a long list of $$$$$$$ in the X values box. I have seen this before, and it only leads to trouble..

 

I'm trying to take a screen shot so I can show you what I'm getting, but I can't paste it in here. How is that done?

[PROG_MAN_DO]

how do I delete views in the WCS manager..It's giving me fits.. views that i have created, not the default views of course..

[Guest]

In the view manager, right click on the one you eant to delete and click delete...

 

HTH

[PROG_MAN_DO]

DOH!!I tried that and it didn't work..When I r.mouse click, delete is not available either. these views were created in V9..does that make a difference?

[PROG_MAN_DO]

ctrl+c and ctrl+v don't work in the ops manager. I thought we were going windows here?..

[PROG_MAN_DO]

My insert arrow keeps moving around. Can it be stopped?

[PROG_MAN_DO]

I get the following message when I try to delete a view. Once again, I would show a screenshot, but I don't know how to get one in here. Can anyone help with that?..Am I the only one here?..Am I posting the wrong questions?..I'm starting to get a complex here..Please advise..

 

Deleting this view is not allowed.

 

View used in toolpath operation(s)

 

[Roger Martin from CNC Software]

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ctrl+c and ctrl+v don't work in the ops manager

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I am able to ctrl-C -> ctrl-V the operation(s) that I've selected.

[Roger Martin from CNC Software]

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My insert arrow keeps moving around. Can it be stopped?

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Not really.

Depending on what you are doing, the system needs to move the Insert Arrow.

 

Examples:

 

You have 2 Machine Groups, and the Insert Arrow is currently in the 2nd one. If you select an operation in the 1st machine Group and Backplot it, the Insert Arrow will be placed in that Machine Group (which is now the active group).

 

Two Machine Groups again, Insert Arrow is in the 2nd Group. Click on a parameter branch of an operation in the 1st Group and the Insert Arrow will automatically move into that Machine Group and be placed immeadiatley after the operation you are editing.

[PROG_MAN_DO]

ctrl+c and ctrl+v don't work no matter what I select..I have to r.click cut, r.click paste..

 

I just want the arrow to stay at the bottom, and if I need to move it, I can move it at will..

 

what about deleting view in the view manager?...I can send you the file if you would like?

 

Can you tell me how to paste a screen capture into the forum?

[PROG_MAN_DO]

ok wait a minute..it's working now. My mistake. I'm really glad about that!!

 

still can't delete the views however..

 

As I have stated before, I'm not retarded, just slow..

[MIL-TFP-41]

Same problem with deleting the views I create. The option is grayed out.

[RStuart]

Question concerning chaining. In the past when I selected chain, partial, wait and started picking the entities I could hit backup when I took a wrong turn. How do you do this in X. If this has been covered I apologize.

[Richard Thomas - Mastercam UK]

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I just want the arrow to stay at the bottom, and if I need to move it, I can move it at will..

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I hope CNC doesn't think I'm stabbing them in the back seeing as I work for a dealer, but.... +1000

 

In my training courses, I see people being caught out a lot by this insert arrow, including me. I think it should stay at the bottom of the active machine group. If you edit a different machine, or an operation in a different machine group, then it should jump to the bottom of that group.

 

Why, just because you edited an operation would you want the next op to appear directly beneath it? It's something that you should really have to worry about if all you are doing is creating toolpaths. It adds some frustration to the mix

[stevieboy]

RStuart

 

The way it seems to work for me..

When I pick partial, I pick the chain then pick apply on every partial chain pick.

To go back, I pick unslect

Hope this helps, I'm not the expert here, but like I said it works for me.

[ArtemanSteve]

Surface Fillet Blend In X

 

Is there a way to do multiple surface fillet blend without hitting the green check mark? Also after I do this and click on mru Icon for fillet blend the setting I used before are lost is this right?

[Don S at Barefoot CNC South]

Hi

I have 2 queations, 1. we have catia 4 and catia 5 translators how do I get them to work in X?

2. where is wire in X?

Thanks

[Bill]

I believe the cat translators are soon to come. 3rd party anyway.

[Rodney @ Roush Yates Engines]

Create – Curve – Slice – Solids. Worked real good in v9 can’t figure out how to make it work in X.

[Edson]

I am having problems to use the engraving.

But to stick to a file with engraving that was done in the mastercam 9.1 and to turn in the mastercam x is perfect.

But if I create a new file with engraving in the mastercam x it doesn't work how it would owe.

I can help myself to solve that problem.

[Richard Thomas - Mastercam UK]

Don S,

 

If you go File, Open, and go down the File Types list, you will see options for V4 *.Model/Exp files and V5 *.Catpart/Catproduct. But......

 

The Catia translators from CNC have be installed seperately to your Mcam X installation. You will have to contact your dealer for a CD I believe (as I can't find a public place to download them from on the CNC website)

 

 

Wire is still a couple of months away I think.

[Slava_6]

I am having problems . How to receive in X Tool List in a format Doc. Now I receive in a format tхт. And it is bad. I can not read and print out.

 

[ 09-13-2005, 02:55 PM: Message edited by: Slava_6 ]

[SLJ]

I know I'm going blind, but I can't find how to pick a "result" group of entities. Say I window a bunch of entities and xform translate them, then want to rotate. How do you pick the "result"? Got to be one of those "if it was a snake it would of bit me" type deals