SOLIDWORKS

[PKrogman]

How do I ues the Mastercam to Solidworks converter is it a c-hook? it does not show up on the converter menu or do I need to use parisolid converter?

 

THANKS,

P.

[Jean-Simon]

Hi P, you answered your question yourself, go to file converter parasld and read or write file depending if you want to bring it in or send it out.HTH! Welcome to the forum!

 

 

Simon

[Toolfab]

I use the Parasolid converter. It works fine, If you are using SW2004 make sure you download the MC patch for that version. We save our files as .sldprt and use the parasolid converter.

 

If you have a seat of SW at the same machine your MC is at, you can also use the "Mastercam" pull down from the tool bar.

 

 

HTH..

[PKrogman]

Is the mastercam pulldown in solidworks2004?

[Toolfab]

Yes, here is my screen

HTH

 

ROFLMAO....HOLY $HIT thats big.....but, you get the point!

 

 

[ 11-18-2003, 03:34 PM: Message edited by: Toolfab ]

[MACHINEMASTERG]

i dont get it?? whats it do let you run mcam inside of sw???

[Toolfab]

No, it opens a fresh copy of MC, but it automatically converts it into MC. I think it brings the solids history tree that was created in SW into MC to easier manage the file as well. I just strictly use the .sldprt that is all I really need.

[MACHINEMASTERG]

we just got sw2004 ill have to play with it when you said it brings it into and coverts it into mcam i thought you ment a mc9 file but really you mean an sldprt file and then convert it ??/

[Toolfab]

Actually Greg, if you use the SW internal MC tap it does convert it into a MC9 file. I dont ever use it, but I have in the past, it starts the conversion when you select the "mill" selection from the pulldown.

 

I tend to screw up the geo if I go into SW (i like hitting buttons) so our cartoonists save it as a .sldprt then I go to the directory they have them saved in thru MC's parasolid coverter.

 

It is doing the same thimg, just different ways of accomplishing it.

 

[MACHINEMASTERG]

thanks toolfab ,

 

we do the same ..pull the sldprt file off the server and convert into mcam as parasolid !!

[Accu-Molder]

Thats cool I've never noticed the mcam tab in solid works any ideas on why I open mcam through solid works my center mouce button wont dynamically rotate the part in config page mcutils.dll still runs at start up

[wildcat99]

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If you are using SW2004 make sure you download the MC patch for that version

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Toolfab:

I can't seem to find the MC patch anywhere. Did you download from solidworks or somewhere else?

Thanks for your help.

[crazy^millman]

Wildcat go to the Emastercam Web site or look up and see the patches at the top of the screen they have what you are looking for there.

 

Crazy Millman

[PKrogman]

Paul,

When i open soliworks i do'not have the mastercam tab is it in a different tool bar display.

[Toolfab]

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is it in a different tool bar display

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This is wre my memory gets fuzzy. I think it is a download offered either thru SW or MC, but I cant remember.

 

Check this out, It may answer some of your questions.

 

[MACHINEMASTERG]

tool fab i dont think thats rite the cartoonist in enginearing said you have to have mcam on you computer with the sw2004 and in the tollbar in sw up top somewhere it will let you enbed it into sw2004 ?????

[Henk]

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When i open soliworks i do'not have the mastercam tab is it in a different tool bar display.

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In my opinion it's from the "SW-MCDirect.exe" what you can download from :

www.mastercam.com/Support/Extras/

[Toolfab]

Greg your right, you do have to have both on your PC to get it to work. Henk found the download that I was thinking about.... Henk....

 

I remeber, now, what happened. SW said that the programmer also need a seat of SW to make the "one button integration" work properly. So if you dont have a seat of MC at the comp that has SW running, the download will not help you.

[PKrogman]

Paul,

I have it installed but Mastercam can't find the parasolids in the SW file.Has this happened before or do I have a bad SW file?

 

[MACHINEMASTERG]

ahh ha... now i see said the blind man

thanks to all i can certainly use this !!!

[MACHINEMASTERG]

now you need that file toolfab was refering to 2 or 3 posts up

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can't find the parasolids in the SW file

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[ 11-19-2003, 11:53 AM: Message edited by: MACHINEMASTERG ]

[Toolfab]

PKrogman,

 

Now you need to contact your reseller, they will give you the fix so you can use the converter. Or just save out of SW2004 as a parasolid

(*.x_t)

 

I am pretty sure MC will read that in.

 

Lets keep tryin, we will get it soon!!!!!!

[PKrogman]

Paul,

I contacted my reseller and waiting for a reply.I did get it in as a parasolid but no design tree.The ultimate is to have it work seamlessly with solidworks.

 

note: THIS FORUM ROCKS!!!!

 

 

[Toolfab]

The design tree will not come thru.....yet. As far as I know they are still working on it.

 

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THIS FORUM ROCKS

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Yes it does!!! Its nice to be able to help out once in a while.

 

[Chris Rizzo]

I've heard of the design tree being able to come into MC, let me know if you have any success with it. I havn't had time to mess around with any of the SW to MC toolbars and the like..I just use .sldprt and call it good, however am interested in importing the tree...