Yikes!!! - Don't mess with that! You can check this "Directory" entry under that key to make sure that it points to the "proper" folder where Mastercam X# is installed. It will point to the correct folder unless someone has changed it after the Product was installed. *** But do NOT change this in an attempt to "adjust" your Open With preferences!!! *** In X8 => YES Drag 'n Drop onto the Mastercam graphics area to Open Hold [Control] and Drag 'n Drop onto the Mastercam graphics area to Merge/Pattern

the way i found it was to searching the registry for "mastercam.exe" and when you find the one listed under the applications folder, open up all the drop downs till you see "command" then simply change the directory to 7 instead of 6, after i did that it now gives me the option under the "open with" to use x7 or x6 when opening up x6 files from explorer this also worked for cimco opening up with the old version despite repeatedly selecting the open with program

I'm trying to remember how I fixed this one a while back. There is a setting in the registry that is still pointing to X6 instead of X7, change that to point at X7 and it will be fine. I know it's a registry setting but since I don't have X6 on here I can't verify the path. As suggested below search the registry for "Mastercam.exe" and check for any "shell" type of entries that are pointing towards X6 and not X7. Please be cautious when editing the registry and back it up beforehand.

Exactly! I have all views assigned to the right set of keys and I'm even to the point of using the alternate keys as well so I have Top, Iso, Front, Left, Back, etc... Then on my left I have shade on/off, motion control center, level manager, view manager, zoom window, and toggle toolpaths. People come in to ask me to do something and it's like I'm playing the piano. I found out that some of the guys were making up excuses to come in my office to see the windows flying open all over and stuff zooming around. I told them to get back to work

Go to the Solids menu, down to Face / feature colors, then choose "clear all solid face and feature colors". This will allow you to change the colors to what you like.

Isn't the Q always a decimal place? I thought with Fanuc only the P held that distinction? I would check the parameter for peck clearance retract off the top of my head I forget if whether these are controlled by parameter 3114 and 3115 or whether it is 5114 and 5115. One refers to the distance about the R plane it Rapids above the other the distance above it stops before the last feed. Check to see if the corolating one isn't set to zero. Which would cause it not to retract if i am not mistaken.

G56 H* = G43 H* G15 H1 = G54 G15 H2 = G55 G15 H3 = G56 etc etc. Its not that big of a deal. If your operators complain about differences as minor as that maybe they should get out more... We run several Okumas here. LB15 lathe, LB400 lathe, Multus B400W mill turn, MB56VA 4 axis vertical, and a MU500VA-II 5 axis machining centre. And we're looking at a LU twin turret lathe. Great machines, great quality, and outstanding support. And you guys in the USA have an outstanding applications facility in Charlotte, NC.

hmmmm talking bout two of the most accurite machines in our shop. Got a V-max 800 3ax and a 5ax. The high speed software on these controls is soooo much faster than what we have on our Fanuc 30i's. We had the 5ax V-max first...then got a MAM72-63v. The V-Max is much faster

FWIW, I work for an Okuma distributor so my opinion is probably scewed. However I will give you my honest .02C We have a customer that has a little over 100 machines in their shop, over 90 of them are Okuma's. They run high volume production machining of cast iron, cast steel, and some aluminum for mainly automotive industry parts. They are hands down one of the hardest users on their machines in our territory. They run their machines to the maximum capacity of the machine. They constantly run spindles in the 90-110% load meter range for extended cuts. They also run programs with 20+ tool changes per hour. They have 21 Okuma HMC 50 taper machines. Over the years they have tried other Japanese brand machine tools. The Okuma's have outlasted and outperformed every other machine brought in that was put to that high demand usage. Now with that being said, I like Okuma's because of the OSP control and it's open architecture/interface. But, if I was to consider other Fanuc based Japanese machine tools my list would include Makino, OKK, and Matsuura.

As of right now there is only one way to automatically exchange data fields between hsmadvisor and mastercam. I have a "Capture Wizard" that scans Operations manager's window and grabs data from each text field, then transfers it to HSMAdvisor. When calculation is done, you click Update button and it sends data back to Mastercam the same way. This works pretty good, but some data is left unavailable, because it is residing in hidden tabs. I have completed Integration profiles for bobcad. Now working on Mastercam There is a second way of doing it. Using a .net hook i can add a button to Mastercam's main window. It will open up a dialog where you will be able to export entire operations to HSMAdvisor and then send updated stuff back. As far as i know there is no way to create a tab inside operations manager unfortunately (am i wrong?) If there was, it would be super sweet. Second method is still in early stages, but i did a proof of concept and (yay!) It works! I am up to the challenge. All i need is a little time. Very busy between day job and supporting apps between 3 different platforms. What do you have in mind? Edit: here is an article with more detailed example: http://zero-divide.net/index.php?page=FrontPage&shell_id=151&article_id=4496

My initial thought was this... If your boss gave you a model and said make it... make it as though you would normally do. It's not a way for anyone to show off, or critique someone else's work. Just a way for everyone to maybe get some new ideas on how to attack a part. And learn some new programming techniques. I realize most people don't have a lot of time to program parts for free. And most all of us don't need to see how the other guy drills a hole. But even drill cycles can be cool if you are creative. Doing different size chamfers with one drill cycle is something I just learned how to do recently. So program however you want. It's not a requirement that anyone programs these parts complete in any way. Just have fun with it. If there is something you need help with ask.