C-hooks

[Dan Bedore]

I have been using Mastercam for four years to cut patterns and trim parts with 3 and 5-axis routers and I have never used a c-hook that I know of. I know I have barely touched the surface of what Mastercam can do. I would like to here some discussion on what C-hooks do what, which ones are free and which ones you can buy, and how they make life easier? I really enjoy this forum. I learn a lot from hearing the questions & answers and I appreciate how everyone adds their 2 cents. One thing I think everyone should do is post when they figure out the answer to their problem so that we can all benefit from the discussion. Thanks guys and gals. I look forward to what everyone has to say on this topic.

[Fig sign]

First of all read the Mastercam help articles about c-hooks - RTFM.

And have a look on files with doc extention in c-hook directory.

That`s good for a start .

And sorry I think you must be a bit more specific with your question.

What task you try to accomplish ?

[Fig sign]

Dan !

In the www.emastercam.com they have somewhere the complete list of c-hooks .

It is worth to look on it.

My favorite c-hooks are setdirs ,setmain,colrsurf,

menu (from Brian) and when I was working with ver8 squash.

[bryan314]

plasttav,

 

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaRGH!

Bryan

b - r - y - a - n

Just because it's spelled different than just

about every brian in the world ...

 

Just kidding. Thanks for the plug.

 

Bryan

[Fig sign]

Bryan !

 

I beg you a pardon , sir !

 

Oh ,poor me and my English !

[chris m]

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Oh ,poor me and my English

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Half the guys in my shop, for whom English is a first language, do a lot worse than you!

[Mark H]

V9 chook list

V8 chook list

[McRae]

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Bryan !

 

I beg you a pardon , sir !

 

Oh ,poor me and my English !

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Don't Sweat it - Jay has butchered most of the english language in his first thousand posts... We get the spirit of the message.

[bryan314]

lol

 

I have to agree with the others. Your english is better than most of my co-workers. (Hi Kevin)

 

bryan

 

[ 01-07-2003, 09:50 AM: Message edited by: bryan314 ]

[Fig sign]

Chris , Andrew and Bryan !

Thanks.

 

[ 01-08-2003, 12:18 AM: Message edited by: plasttav ]

[cadcam]

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Don't Sweat it - Jay has butchered most of the english language in his first thousand posts... We get the spirit of the message.

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That's right. When comes to writing I am the butcher

 

I have to say you guys and gales are pretty good about it.

Thanks for working thru it.

[Scott Bond]

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Don't Sweat it - Jay has butchered most of the english language in his first thousand posts... We get the spirit of the message.

 

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I appreciate the Mastercam input from the forum members.

Spelling doesn't matter to me as much as communication.

Since I have been writing daily to communicate with the forum members, I have improved my skills ---including the

spelling.

I thank everyone for participating on the forum.

 

[ 01-08-2003, 10:39 AM: Message edited by: Scott Bond ]

[chris m]

Dan

 

Now that we have completely derailed your thread (sorry)...

 

Did you get anything like the info you were looking for?

[Dan Bedore]

Yea MarkH c-hook link gave me a good over view of C- hooks. but i haven't heard much about what c-hooks people use or how they make life easier. thanks

[Scott Bond]

Hi Dan

I did a forum search for "chook" a bunch of posts came up.

If you try your own search then ask how a specific chook

works, will get better results.

I like the Mold plus chook.

BTW----Even Lettering was a chook once.

 

[ 01-08-2003, 03:21 PM: Message edited by: Scott Bond ]

[Aaron]

Dan,

 

Because we change project directories so much we use "setdirs" rather than changing directories in mc configuration. The drawback is that it needs to be re-ran if MC is shut down or crashes. Recently I have selected it it as a default c-hook upon start up for that very reason. The other one We use alot is "align" for aligning text. The one I have found to be pretty worthless is "animate", mabey I am not using it right but it doesn't work very well and deletes all geometry upon completion.

-AW-

[Reece L Gibson]

Well let's see there is Breakcir.dll(good for trimming)

Cvtold.dll, converts old GE3's to current Version

Drillpt.dll, creates a point at all full circles(great for drilling)

Drawpock.dll, Draws pocket shapes as 2-D contours

Htable.dll , finds all full circles ans lables them

I include these in the training session, at least let them know they are there.

I like them.

 

My 2 cents

[bryan314]

Lets see.

 

Moldplus - rules. I'm in awe of this program.

 

Setdir - Set as my start-up chook like Aaron. It needs a 'most recent used' list, though. Say the last 10 directories.

 

Squash - chook in v8, integrated into mc in v9.

 

Plus a few others.

 

Bryan

[cadcam]

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Moldplus - rules. I'm in awe of this program.

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This is my default Chook. Moldplus rocks for sure from molds to parts I use this.

 

Befor in V8 my other was Squash then Setdir.

 

I also like "section" for making programs for limmted memory in the machine.