Mastercam 2017 Origin, end point ?

[cncfrank]

Hello, just a quick question....I'm playing with 2017 and just created an arc, and wanted to put it at origin, earlier versions was easy, I just clicked on the drop down where you could choose Origin, end point, point........Where is it???

 

Thanks,

Frank

[crazy^millman]

That is called AutoCursor and it is on the bar fixed at the top middle of the graphics area. You are referring to the auto cursor and that has lived on my RMB for over a decade now. I turned my transparency of these off since I don't have the new one floating over the top of my RMB and parked in the Bottom Center and transparency has not effect on it.

 

Here is what my RMB looks like:

 

https://www.dropbox.com/s/7243d8osx1rqf21/RMB%20AutoCursor.png?dl=0

 

https://www.dropbox.com/s/czfis61dkv0lu5y/RMB%20AutoCursor%20Lock.png?dl=0

[Jayson Kramer]

Here you go. or just type "O" on the keyboard. also you can turn on the gnomon and select that.

[Machineguy]

OR,

Transform Menu

Move to origin

[cncfrank]

That's it, I knew it would be staring me in the face.

 

Thanks

Frank

[cncfrank]

Ok, one more question, I machine on a vertical machine with a rotary, so when I'm machining different sides of my part I have always used CPLANE ROTATE and then name the new plane like A270. or whatever it may be.  Hopefully this new Mastercam isn't going to force me to use the Gnome.  Can anybody help?

 

 

Thanks,

Frank

[gcode]

^{In the Plane Manager, select the desired plane , right click and choose  rotate incremental}

^{Keep one thing in mind}

^{You cannot not edit the 7 original planes}

^{In your case, you would}

^{right click Top, hit duplicate, then right click the result and choose rotate incremental}

 

^{2017 Planes work differently than previous releases, but I really like them now that I have figured them out}

[cncfrank]

Thanks Gcode, I guess I'm going to have to learn a new way.