Mastercam Supersitions

[KalCam]

Taking another peek at the nc in Metacuts although its already running.

[Roger Peterson]

breaking a usb sim is 7 years bad luck.

 

if you encounter a mastercam in the woods just back away slowly, if you run it will charge!

 

 

back in the pre-X days it was make sure you keep a spare keyboard around so when (when not if) you wear out the "esc" key you'll be able to keep working.

[TK-32™]

I save before Verify

[gibbs machine corp]

Obsessed with my WCS notation at the bottom of the screen. It has to say what I want before I will machine/design anything, even thou the View manager says everything's right. Also constantly turning on/off the WCS in operation manager to verify WCS is correct AND edit common parameters on operations before posting. I think a good programmer has to half crazy to do a good job.

[gibbs machine corp]

Wait, I wasn't crazy when I was a setup man! Gotta go my WCS itch is flaring up.

[CJep]

I typically separate my geom in the levels manager by 2s and toolpath geom by 10s

 

All my shirts hang the same direction in the closet

[Thee Rickster ™]

I reset all my toolpath defaults in the control def

once a month, even though they will change back

somehow in a week or so.

[CNC PRO]

You guys just made me realize that I may actually be crazy (mentally)

 

-Open a file: hit alt1(top view), altF1(fit screen) hit escape then save

-Open and close parameters: and even though I don't change a single thing...click save.

-Save before verify.

Among a few other ticks...now I feel paranoid.

 

Where did I leave that aluminum foil?

[Guest CNC Apps Guy 1]

Level's manager... forgot abaout that one...

 

Lessee...

1 = Original/Created Solid

2 = Edge Curves

3 = OP01 Material

4 = OP02 Material

5 = OP03 Material

6 = Top Extrude Geometry

7 = Front Extrude Geometry

8 = Side Extrude Geometry

 

10 - 19 - OP01 Toolpath Geometry

20 - 29 - OP02 Toolpath Geometry

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110,OP01 Fixture Solid

111,OP01 Fixture Wireframe 1

112,OP01 Fixture Wireframe 2

113,OP01 Fixture Wireframe 3

120,OP02 Fixture Solid

121,OP02 Fixture Wireframe 1

122,OP02 Fixture Wireframe 2

123,OP02 Fixture Wireframe 3

 

201,Form Tool #1

202,Form Tool #2

203,Form Tool #3

 

231,OP01 Tombstone Orientetion

232,OP02 Tombstone Orientation

233,OP03 Tombstone Orientation

 

241,OP01 WCS Lines

242,OP02 WCS Lines

243,OP03 WCS Lines

 

255,Blanked Entities

 

I have a VB script so I'm essentially cheating.

[[email protected]]

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I save before Verify

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Yep, me too and save before posting code

[Colin Gilchrist]

I always do File - Save, then File - New, BEFORE I do File - Open.

 

I never open an existing part file while I've got another part model open. Been burned way too many times by accidentally overwriting an existing file. Never had a problem with overwriting since...

[CJep]

I always setup a file new before making any changes to setting config.

 

I usually try to group my tools by type then by size largest to smallest

[kkominiarek]

I force autosave using Alt-A constantly. (i never use autosave when "it" prompts me)

 

I'll shut down mastercam even when all is working fine. (i know a blip can happen at any time)

 

All our files are saved on the servers here. Locally I have 5 MASTERCAMTEMP folders setup and I'll send copies of the file I am working on to these temp folders. This way if there is a issue with the file and I save it...I'll have 5 copies of the file at various stages in hopes of finding a copy with out issues.

(i've been burned by saved bad files in the past)

[gcode]

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All our files are saved on the servers here. Locally I have 5 MASTERCAMTEMP folders setup and I'll send copies of the file I am working on to these temp folders.

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The Mastercam backup utility will do this for you automatically..

System Config/Files/Backup

I save 10 incremental copies to C:X4_BAK

Its proof against crashes and the occasional

brain fart when you need to "undo" 15 or 20 minutes worth of bad idea

[Storkman]

I use "magic dust" before posting a program.

[Del.]

I always smoke a doob before programing anything important.

[CJep]

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I use "magic dust" before posting a program.

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I always smoke a doob before programing anything important.

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I refer back to this comment-

 

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brain fart when you need to "undo" 15 or 20 minutes worth of bad idea

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However any time I had tried the "reefer method" it lead to 2 - 3 days of bad ideas, usually starting with trying the "reefer method"

[kkominiarek]

gcode, i'll check out the mcam backup

[The_Evil_Machinist]

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I always smoke a doob before programing anything important

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the only way to program

 

My superstitions:

 

Program only off solids :puts flame suit on:

 

Save before verify/posting

 

If over 200Mb, switch to bootcamp instead of virtual machines due to Xgrid being dead

 

Daily VM snapshots

 

Solids on level 1, wire on level 2, containment geometry on level 3. Always!

 

Don't use tool 13 and 7

[Colin Gilchrist]

But 7 is the Lucky tool Evil. It will never break on you and is always sharp.

[taperlength]

Always have a 7 in your speed, like 9997rpm instead of 10000rpm.

[ret5hd]

I can't believe nobody has mentioned "RAM Saver" yet.

[ostie01]

I often save with a different name.

 

filename-1

filename-2

filename-3

 

so if I made a mistake, I can go back as many level as I want.

 

When I'm finish, I delete the files I don't need anymore.

 

 

Also, I often save to two different hard drive so if one fail, I'm OK.

 

Jeff

[Leigh @ Kodiak]

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I often save with a different name.

 

filename-1

filename-2

filename-3

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Change your configuration so backup copies are turned on. It automates exactly what you are doing.

[bmilford]

Evidently you must have some OCD to program MC, based on everyone's "quirks".

 

I always check that the correct WCS, and T/C plane are used 2-3 times before posting.

 

Forget to change the re-number tool sequentially setting and then manually change every tool I use back to the correct number.

 

And I have to knock on my desk three times before I click the green arrow.