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  2. I just did a fresh install of CAMplete... Fusion360 was not installed automatically.
  3. Yesterday
  4. great read! this was the one that really set it in stone for me: ( I'd start at 2:45:00 LOL )
  5. Are you using the Pocketing or Blade Expert toolpath? It would be incredibly helpful if you could provide a file, of course, but it sounds like you don't have either a stock defined nor a containment. It's possible that you don't have the input geometry selected correctly.
  6. Been there and done that with other softwares and machine interfaces and they all have some good stuff but when you work in a company with thousands of CNC then you are better making your own Macro Canned cycles that can be used on 99 percent of the controls with min change to the program for compliance Fanuc and Siemens and Okuma and Makino and Doosan and many many more machines i can use the same cycles over and over again and a next generation in high volume production machining ----------Most machine struggle with organiszing 30 and 40 and even 100 ATC tools and so it makes sence --------I know i would rather see people use Mastercam for profiles and for many yrs to come and older ones still being used
  7. Eldar said he thinks it may be an issue with windows 11, but he'll have to do some troubleshooting.
  8. I'm trying to multi-axis rough a propeller part in 2024. As soon as I turn on the "Intermediate slices" option ---- "Cut Pattern" ---- Depth Step, it will not generate a tool path. Why? Blades have compound angles and this toolpath would help decrease run-time. Any insight would be helpful. Unfortunately, due to the nature of my job, I am unable to attach any files. Please and thank you for any advises/suggestions
  9. https://cmailco.wordpress.com/2010/08/12/hey-who-stole-my-chip-load/ I wanted to share a quick read that really sparked my full understanding of RCTF, and the formula/theory involved. I never went to learnin' school for programming or machining, so maybe it's old news to those who have training, or have been in the game for a long time. But this really did the trick for me, and I have had the formula printed out and posted on my office wall for a few months. Helped me get out of the 0.0015" per tooth mindset that was hammered in around here. My hope is that someone else who might be fuzzy on the concept, or new to it, might benefit from another/different explanation as I did.
  10. Also take a look at the product offering from Benz. I bought one a few years ago and its a nice piece. Their slim wgx-s might fit the bill but I don't speak MM.. lol https://www.benztooling.com/en-us/metal/products/machining-center/angle-heads Also as a side note I hate right angle head work... lol talk about PITA....
  11. it won't resolve the resolution completely until it's done...you "might" or might not see a little improvement as it works.
  12. Thanks for the reply Tried That, it still has the same issue.
  13. there is a slider on the bottom left side of the Verify window drag it all the way to the right
  14. When verifying operations in Mastercam 2021 the output graphics are blurry while running the verify. When the operation is complete or I complete the verify the output is correct, the graphics are only blurry while running the operation. I have The simulator engine set to 5-axis and my computers hardware is the recommended hardware to run the software. The picture shows the problem, hopefully someone has a solution. Thanks in advance
  15. Looks like perhaps the license file got stepped on/installed to a separate location? Eldar will get you sorted out pretty quick I'd imagine.
  16. That's a fine way to do it (although I'd switch One Way to Spiral..). What's the production qty looking like? It might be worth doing it with two tools, a larger ball mill to do most of it, and only using the small tapered tool to do a few passes right at the end?
  17. Gotter figured out. I J and K were ok My A moves before g68.2 lines have been coming inverted +,-. When I fix this ,the code is seamless. the machine only uses B180. to correct pre positioning that is out by more than 90. deg. in A. That is why it took so long to find the trouble.
  18. i would use somethingajmer_ihs_emastercam file.zip like this
  19. I just realized that from within mastercam, it's still looking at the trial license, while the standalone app as seeing the purchased license. It all comes from the same app, doesn't it? I suppose I'll try reinstalling the plugin for mastercam to see if that works. Edit: I've done a clean install of both the main application and plug-in and still have the same issue, I've contacted their support for help.
  20. Howdy, The 30-day trial expired, so we purchased the license. I'm having an issue when launching the app from within mastercam. It seems to launch fine, but when I try to select a different material (it's loading a different one than what I select prior to launching the full app) it gives me the pop-up in the attached screenshot. It has all the license info, but there is no "okay" to select or anything, and if I exit, it reverts the material selection. You may also notice is says "license level: trial 30", but has the purchased license info behind what I've blacked-out. If I launch the app standalone (with mastercam closed), it seems to work as expected. Should I just try reinstalling the app or is there something I'm missing from within mastercam? For what it's worth, I removed the add-in from the ribbon and added it back in and there was no affect.
  21. Move your geometry 1/4 the distance of the circumference distance.... Assuming 3.000" 3 * pi = 9.4248 9.4248/4 = 2.356 Axis sub calculates based on -90 being 0
  22. For context: Using Mastercam to laser cut this contour on a tube. Imported the flat pattern and then used axis substitution on the y-axis. Why does the expected toolpath show its linked straight like picture 1, but backplots like picture 2 with it spiraling all the way back around instead of just going straight across.
  23. I couldn't find *ptap* when i search the post. I did find *ltap* but I didn't see where to change it for G84. I will just have to wait for my reseller to get back to me on the post. I was just going to check here just in case it was something simple I was overlooking. Thanks for the help
  24. As JP said, Right click all the way - even have flyouts if you need it (I never did but Crazy does). Next the QAT across the top. Nearly, as important (is it larger icons now post 2020?) The round buttons on the right of the screen were suitably dispensed with. And a few hot keys for GView, Line, etc but can't remember all of them now. I had wished there were WAAAAYYYY more customisable hotkeys - AKA autocad programmable PGP file - but that was being looked at as a "good idea" back in the days of X7. It's probably a lonnnngggg meeting....
  25. I've got to get around to customizing my radial menu. I know it's there, I know it would be super useful, I've just never used it. I forgot about my keyboard shortcuts: D - dynamic transform B - backplot R - clear colors T - toggle cplane 2D / 3D G - regen selected ops I just recently found Alt + 1 (or any number) to set the view to a plane, 1 = top, 2 = front etc.
  26. It looks like you are streaming fusion. it doesn't install it on the hard disk like camplete. it needs to be setup for each user
  27. Just had my 3Dx configs get messed up, so I'm getting them back in order, but I love the radial menu on the mouse. I know it's peripheral specific though, and not everyone is going to have a cadmouse. RMB setup is key, probably 90% of my daily toolkit is on there. Also, no matter what software, keyboard shortcuts have ALWAYS been my go to. I'm still adding to my list of MC keyboard combos, i think I added Dynamic Transform the other day: Shift+T. Always use Shift+F4 for Analyze Distance. Don't forget navigation shortcuts make you fast, and then you won't need a spacemouse. Keyboard shortcuts are the Macro B of UI, fight me.
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