'Wants' for Version 10

[tsmith]

My #1 wish for Ver. 10 is they just first fix everything they say works now!!!!!!!!!!!!

[DangBubba00]

Kathy - that's what it does. Go out and select the geometry, then when the operation manager is redisplayed all the operations that reference that geometry are now selected in the list.

 

Unless I'm not understanding what you're asking for...

[Thomas Wingate]

hi

 

abut gaming devices:

most of them have programmable buttons(all). microsofts 'strategic commander' and 'sidewinder' controls can be assigned keystrokes.

they would infact work quite well with regular software.

 

thomas w

[roy g. biv]

In V10 I want a toolbar that will torture engineers when they ask me questions like:

"Why can't that machine put a square corner in that pocket? " or "You can't drill that from the bottom?" or "I can draw it, why can't you make it?" or "That's not how...

 

sorry got a little carried away

[Trevor Bailey]

For my V10, the only thing I would like to see is a better cut strategy for parallel toolpaths, ie...: The new flowline is OK, but it is still not there. You (user) should be able to define a constant scallop &/or have the ability to keep the method we have to use now. OTHER softwares do it and I have seen it work very well. And one more thing, fix the WCS. For those at CNC listening, I am still having the problem that Jay(cadcam) and I found and it is not computer specific. I want go into detail here. It would take too long, but it is still there.

[kathy]

DangBubba00

 

!!! I see now what you mean - I didn't realize that is what that option does! And, I tried the select by view, so I can varify that my operations are assigned to the correct view...

Neat

(you guys had better not start with old dogs, new tricks...)

 

Thanks, Kathy

 

Now if the operation import (tool #'s), tool re-numbering, edit common parameters would work; eliminate excessive mouse clicks and redundant dialog box error messages...

[McRae]

My wish list - as I am coding things this afternoon, Cut and Paste ability form one active file to another active file. True windows multitasking by opening multiple files concurrently.

 

Before you get too excited James, I suggest to use a routine to lock out the cpu while toolpathing and prevent a hiccup while number crunching or only allow one file to code at a time. Most mature users will on good habit only have one file active during such a vitial step anyway.

[sir Camalot]

How about macros? And the support that goes with it?

[McRae]

V10 wish continued...

ASCII tool libraries that can be manipulated in windows notepad or cimco edit... The encoded stuff is not nice and I have 60 similar tools to define and now I am forced to use the Mastercam interface.

[Glenn Bouman]

Andrew, Since V7 you can convert a library to a text file and work with it in excel or an editor and then convert back from text.

 

Right-click in the tool library to select those functions.

[McRae]

Glenn - Thanks, I found some of this last night and played a litte.

 

Group - Sorry for the RTFM post...

[Scott Bond]

I posted this on the wish for V9

posted 08-20-2001 02:31 PM I wish for;;;;;;;

 

"an automatic clean up a dirty file botton"

That will fix any pile of geometry

the custermer throws our way.

Also a red ski boat

 

[ 07-04-2002, 03:55 PM: Message edited by: Scott Bond ]

[kwolf]

How about a new program for creating/modifying new post processors?

[Guest CNC Apps Guy 1]

kwolf,

 

A GUI (Graphical User Interface) Post Builder has been in the works for some time. I also hope it wil be ready for V10.

[kyle]

I would really like to see the STEP translator

be part of mastercam not an add-on with additional

costs. Most software offers this, Cadkey, Solidworks..etc.

[PE @ IHS]

This is very minor, but the "home position" parameter in lathe should be re-named "index position", since that's what it really refers to.

 

Boring bars in solid verification should have round shanks.

 

User defined stock shape for mill without having to screw around with creating an STL file

 

MODERN GUI!!!!!

 

and finally..... full beer cooler replenishment support from your local Mastercam dealer

[JAMMAN]

For my V10 wish- I wish I worked at a place that was going to buy it.

[kwolf]

How about KSR?

and faster calculation time?

[Rick Damiani]

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Clause /Thomas

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too bad i was serious.

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I think it would be productive for me. I think it would be fun. It would also transfer some of the more common mouse clicks to the feet.

Can any of you forum members make some kind of adaptor?

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I especially like the 'strafe' option...

 

Seriously though, looking at some of the ways 3D game systems allow the user to interact with the virtual environent might be useful. The needs aren't all that different.

[bryan.davis]

The real cheek is their charging extra for the DWG translator!!!!!

[chris m]

I don't believe that they did that for V9; did they?

[Guy Arseneault]

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I don't believe that they did that for V9; did they?

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I had ver7 with no dwg translator and upgraded to ver9 and had the translator without asking for it, so I assume that it is included at no cost in ver9.

 

Guy

[cadcam]

chris m it's true.

The convetrer come in V9 and even more robust then before. So in enjoy.

[Gene Newman]

For version 10, I would like to have the option to tranform by tool and not just by operation type or operation order. In other words for the tool to finish all cuts then move to next station.

[Charles Davis]

Regarding sorting by tool. Won't Operations, right click, Sort Operation, Tool number do it for you?