'Wants' for Version 10

[Guest CNC Apps Guy 1]

Ekke,

 

You may be able to use Project Blend (in V9) to accomplish this. Have you tried?

[kwolf]

If you have v8.1.1 you can have project blend too. Just apply latest patches of V8.1.1 and run C-Hook appcfg.

 

Remember to use different start points and break your boundaries in case it is not what you expect from project blend (or Pattern Finishing).

[cadcam]

Kwolf the project blend in V9 is diffrent then in V8.

In V9 use the project Blend 3D and you can use surface edges for a boundry and they do not want to be closed and they do not have to be flat.

 

Looks alot like a flowline tool path.

 

the new one is much nicer.

 

[ 10-22-2002, 04:15 PM: Message edited by: cadcam ]

[Quickmike]

I would like to be able to select multiple operations in restmill instead of one or all previous operations. This way we could save processing time.

[Toby]

Wish list for vs10:

1) I have been hounding m/c since vs9 Beta and before to fix pocketing path logic when alot of islands are involved. It still has non efficient toolpaths.

2) Multiple viewports within verification would also be nice.

[aberent]

Make an "Iges Some" option similar to "Save Some" when writing Iges.

[s0l0seven]

I would like to be able to pan and zoom with my mouse wheel, like in AutoCAD.

[Fred from Université de Sherbrooke]

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I would like to be able to pan and zoom with my mouse wheel, like in AutoCAD.

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You'll have it in 9.1

[cadcam]

Fred do you want to tell us how?

Is there an option I am not seeing at this time.

 

Thanks jay

[Fred from Université de Sherbrooke]

Jay

Do you have 9.1 beta3?

If yes, for now I think it's just the scroll zoom that work's

Do you have the MCUtils C-hook from Intercam? It work's very well.

[MBMX]

As in my other post I would like to see Object Linking and embedding.

 

I would also like to see ellipses work in a similar fashion to autocad.

[medsourcebob]

ok my $0.02 worth

can we have a new verify.

one that is faster

and lets me output the

result in something usefull

like parasolid.

that way i can use the result

in my cad package to do operation

sheets. it would be a perfect rep

of what was machined

stl is rather useless

 

can we get the ati vid card issues fixed?

mine works great but some people have problems

in mastercam with them

ati is here to stay

alot of laptops come with their cards in them.

turning down performance is no fix

all my other apps work great with ati

will they work together with you guys in some way?

 

thanks

bob

[Fig sign]

Medsourcebob!

 

That is a question to Ati not to Mastercam.

I have a long experience with them they are great to see MPEGed films , nothing else.

 

A lot of problems with Radeons in various boards.

Geforce far more better.

[Toolfab]

6 months and still going on this thread,lol. Nice job Kathy

 

We make cutting tools here and MC does everything I need except brew my coffee ( ) and verify round stock w/ A axis rotation. When prog. a 6fl tapered pipe reamer ( not to use but to manufacture) it would be sweet to see it rotate and show the clearence mills so I know if I went to deep. BUT, It works pretty good for me.

[kathy]

Here's another one - a way the set a default and than turn-off forever redundant Dialog Boxes!!!!

 

Setup the Operations Manager in a matrix style (like a spreadsheet) as opposed to a folders list. Less Dialog boxes to wade through.

 

Try to set somthing up like Ideas did - Have a switch to allow users to work either in the (hopefully) new improved interface, or the old archaic familier interface. That way Mastercam can keep the old guys happy (go ahead flame away ), and us new 'guys' happy!

 

Bares repeating: True Windows Interface and multiple model files within one Mastercam session. Cut n' Paste, Fly out Toolbars, Open, Save & Saveas,.....

 

Kathy

[Zero]

Without going through all 170 old posts on this thread, I don't remember if this was mentioned.

Mulitple Undo's are a MUST (or at least would be pretty nice )

[NSR]

Glenn

Conversion of text file to .tl9 file does not work in version9. I called CNC and it is being corrected. Presently, I convert the .txt tool file into .tl8(version 8) and compress version 8 to version 9 tool library. If you have any other method of directly converting .txt tool file to .tl9 file, please update me.

 

Thanks,

[Rekd™]

I agree, zero, multiple undo would be nice. Also to have the undo work after you do something else, like if you create a line, then go back to main menu, then hit UNDO it doesn't...

 

'Rekd

[Zero]

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Also to have the undo work after you do something else, like if you create a line, then go back to main menu, then hit UNDO it doesn't...

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Yeah, even if you could undo your last operation after changing menus would be nice. I'm pretty used to only having that 1 undo within the current menu you're in, but I figured as long as I was asking for a change in the undo function, add a couple more just incase

[Zero]

Here's another small request. In the Operation Manager Display Options, I would like to see Display WCS Name in the list. I use so many different WCS' on some jobs that I can loose track sometimes and not realize it untill I'm at the machine and it's about to (or already has) gouged my part. I use Metacut Utilities for a verification software, but it does not support the wcs feature, so it will look correct on the screen when it's really not.

 

I could just type in the WCS name in the comments, but I been known to type in 1/4" Ball when the tool I really have selected is a 3/8" Ball (Which now that I think of it, Display Tool Type would be nice to have on the list as well)

 

 

There is also the display tool plane # option, but you can have duplicate tool plane #'s with different x,y,z locations

 

[ 01-10-2003, 04:19 PM: Message edited by: Zero ]

[cadcam]

Zero have you turned on Output Names & Comments in NCI?

this will put the WCS info out in the post.

[kathy]

Hi Jay!

 

Zero would like to see the 'user name' for the WSC in the Mastercam Operation Manager - and I agree with him 100%! This is something CNC needs to addresss..

 

speaking of WCS - who out there uses multiple WCS's with different C'plane, T'planes for the same user created WCS? Wouldn't it be simpler just to have a WCS (with unique origin and rotation) for each required zero and heve the cooresponding C/T Planes defult set to 0,0,0 / 0 degrees? This is how I set all mine up!

Hope I've explained what I am trying to say ok!

 

Kathy

[Zero]

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Zero have you turned on Output Names & Comments in NCI

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I'm glad you asked... I started using that and somehow forgot about it.

 

Kathy's right though, in the opertions manager, if you right click and select display options, there's a few things you can turn on and off. I would like to see wcs name and the tool name added to this list, so with a quick glance at the operation manager I know that all my wcs' and tools are correct.

[cadcam]

Hi Kathy & Zero,

I agree having the option to see the WCS name in the ops would be nice.

 

I alwas count on seeing the tool planes listed in the op mang.

[Joe S.]

How about a "level manager".............that we could step through each level...........to find out what's on each level.........change level's color.....basically do a "layer walk" like mechanical desktop(AutoCad).Just a little suggestion from someone strolling by.