can this be done?

[malibu]

hi all,

if you have 2 copies of x runing, can you copy toolpath operations from each other?

[crazy^millman]

No you will need to do the old save to libary method to achieve that.

[mike.b]

i want mastercam 11 to be able to open multiple files and be able to drag and drop geometry and toolpaths between them.

[jeff]

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i want mastercam 11 to be able to open multiple files and be able to drag and drop geometry and toolpaths between them.

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how about that feature in 10.1?

[Jeff the haas_guy]

How about never updating Mastercam again.

 

Its good the way it is.

[Saultspics]

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able to open multiple files and be able to drag and drop geometry

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+1000

[Richard Bechard]

multiple files

 

+1000

[Pete Rimkus from CNC Software Inc.]

In X, if you have 2 sessions of Mastercam open, you can select geometry in one session, choose Edit/Copy and go to the other session and choose Edit/Paste.

But you're right, you can't do it with toolpaths.

[malibu]

Hi millman,

I did try what you said and had no luck.I was able to import them ,but I get a red x mark also and not able to regenerate toolpath.What am I doing wrong? thanks for your help.

[Mike Mattera - TFM]

Holy Crap Pete! That Does Work. Neato. So when will we see the toolpaths come over with the geometry? Or to copy in the Ops only? Is there a time frame for that?

 

Mike Mattera

[Richard Thomas - Mastercam UK]

I feel that I am wondering off topic here, slightly

 

You have two sessions of X running, and you want to import ops from File1.MCX to File2.MCX. You could do this...

 

1) Save File1.MCX

 

2) In File2.MCX, go to the Import Ops page (right click in Ops manager)

 

3) At the top of the box, where it shows the default *.OPERATIONS file, press the Browse button to the right.

 

4) Navigate to the folder that holds File1.MCX and select that folder. You can import operations direct from MCX files!

 

(you may get warning first off that the selected file does not contain any operations, but that could be because the first file in that folder is a drawing with no toolpaths.)

 

5) After that, you can go into the drop down list, choose File1.MCX, and then select the ops that you want to import. You will still need to reselect the geometry before you can regen the toolpath. That is, unless you set the option to import the geometry used to create the operation too, in which case you just need to regen.

 

Pretty neat!

[Pete Rimkus from CNC Software Inc.]

"Neato. So when will we see the toolpaths come over with the geometry?"

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Mike,

Now you know why we're reluctant to add new features. Sometimes you guys are like a two-year old at Christmas. "Wow! But what's in the next package?" j/k

[KCollins]

I WANT I WANT I WANT I WANT....

 

[Guest CNC Apps Guy 1]

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...I feel that I am wondering off topic here, slightly...

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That is not allows... NO SOUP FOR YOU!!!!..... 2 YEARS!!!!!

 

LOL @ Pete!!!!