Suggestion for Version X

[Smit]

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f you need a chain, hold the shift key down and click the chain.

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Way cool...I like that!

 

Thanks Thad!

[calnet42]

Could Mastercam change the shape of the "1" in the stick font? I always get people asking if it a "7" and I don't want to use any of the "hollow"

fonts.

[PeterM]

Have lead in/out dialogue for circle toolpaths be the same as for contour/ pocket etc. there is essentially no control now.

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Peter Martin

mcam 3... - x - mill level 3

Senior Programmer/Milling Supervisor

Preci Mfg.

400 Weaver St. Winooski VT 05468

email [email protected]

[Guest]

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there is essentially no control now.

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There is plenty of control, if you know how to

use it correctly.

 

I would think what would be the point of even having circle mill if you used the exact same features as contour.

 

If you need lead-in/lead-out, I would think you'd use contour.

 

JMO

[wfcPain]

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Could Mastercam change the shape of

the "1" in the stick font? I always get people

asking if it a "7" and I don't want to use any of the "hollow"fonts.

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I second that..

[Namliek_J@TheeCircle™]

I would like to see a couple of changes made to the edit commom parameters page.

 

It would be nice if you could edit the depth cuts, multi-passes, lead in/out, xy stock to leave, and those things when you select a bunch of toolpaths and right click, edit common parameters. that would save lots of time rather than having to do every toolpath one by one.

[PeterM]

Well John, I think that it is fine for folks to disagree in this forum. I would like to be able to use more lead in/out control for things like threadmill. I can mainipulate lead in/out to have a tool start on center before the arcing entry. When in contour mode, the two buttons available to me in threadmill cutter control are "start at center and "perpendicular entry", not a lot of options there. If I choose both options I get an entry line starting off center then an arcing move into the cut, as I am at the bottom of a hole, if my threadmill happens to interfere with the minor dia. of the thread, well not so good, and I have no other options available to me. Even with wear type ccomp I need a perpendicular entry. I can't choose the length of the entry, I can't opt to pick up ccomp above the hole, so I am not happy. I am largly self taught as a programmer and I am open to suggestions.

Thanks.

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Peter Martin

mcam 3... - x - mill level 3

Senior Programmer/Milling Supervisor

Preci Mfg.

400 Weaver St. Winooski VT 05468

email [email protected]

[b_daddy]

Create, arc, tangent 2 enities (full circle), just like the options that you have with creating an arc tangent to 3 enities.

[Guest]

Create arc tangent 2 entities is the last of the tangency choice buttons

[Storkman]

yea, but it doesn't go full circle John. I feel his pain. Have to remember to use the fillet function instead. no trim, full circle.

[Guest]

Yeah, I just reread that, my bad.

 

You can use trim >> close arc to complete it though

[PeterM]

I'd also like it if the red arrow of death was a little harder to move. I actually really like it but I should have to use one of those radio buttons to move it. Peter

[tryon]

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Create, arc, tangent 2 enities (full circle), just like the options that you have with creating an arc tangent to 3 enities.

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create circle edge point, tangent button(4th from left), click 2 entities.

[Guest]

tyron, you are correct.

 

Learn something new everyday

 

[kinglouie V]

I believe that was new for mr1, took me forever to hunt it down.

[deckard]

18) should be bundled with Solidworks so it would be much easier to design/ modify parts and just send them through MCAM for machining

[deckard]

18) should be bundled with Solidworks so it would be much easier to design/ modify parts and just send them through MCAM for machining

[deckard]

automatic deimensioning by view

[tryon]

mmouse like function with the Mouse wheel when hovering over color,level,view,attributes,wcs etc.

 

Also to be able to hold ctrl and scroll thru the levels and have it turn on only the geometry on that level.

[ak762]

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masking is clunky

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+1 Degmc

I would ask to return mask to level manager as was in ver9

[Richard Thomas - Mastercam UK]

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masking is clunky, for ex. analyseonlyarcs(click box twice)ok

that's a lot of clicks to see a hole diameter

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I see that you said "click box twice" in your message. From that statement I'm not sure if you knew you could actually just double click on the type of entity you want to work with from the All/Only boxes. If you double click then you don't even have to press OK, the All or Only windows will close automatically.

 

[ 08-04-2006, 07:14 AM: Message edited by: Rich Thomas ]

[New Job]

Could we get a create circle by tangent, tangent, radius commmand?