Colin, Wow! I must say... that is a very helpful reply! I used "by Entity" and just started breaking the chains, till the wire path looked doable. I downloaded a file with (3) 4-Axis programs. I will be leaving work at 7:00am CST. I'll check the post tonight, when I get to work and see if anyone has replied on the Sync Methods. Thanks Again! Great Job! QTE_SAMPLE_E03998_plate_2_d.mcam

Hello, Learning.... It seems like breaking the chains along the top and bottom, then re-chain, was the fix. Though... I did not find any documentation on this.

Hello, Learning..... I'm having trouble with this 4-Axis Wire path. The green color geometry is on top & the magenta color is bottom. The trouble is the Wire path on top is getting too far ahead of the bottom. I've attached a picture of what I'm trying to explain. Using MasterCam 2019 Thanks-

Thanks everybody!

Thank you MrFish.

Hello, Is it possible to transform geometry with plane? Or in other words... in some cases, I want my plane to move with my geometry. (I don't want to have to go back and move my plane to my geometry) Thanks.

1.) A Zoom window with in a window in Verify, so you could zoom in on the tool on it's path, this would work great on really big or long parts. 2.) In Define Tool, Why not have Center Drills Defined as common sizes, like... number 2 center drill by default.

An Aluminum Mold with drafted sides... maybe...

Yes.. its 'lead' as in fishing weights I'll be starting with 12 inch square 1 inch thick. using a vacuum plate. Thanks

Hello, I have some Lead metal plates to CNC mill, about 1 inch thick and about a 10 inch diameter with a few 3/8 holes. I looking for some suggestions on tooling, coolant , speeds , feeds Thank you in advance for your help

I got it! Thats all i had to do was restart MasterCam and they're back! : ) Thanks!

I put frontfit.vbs,isofit.vbs,topfit.vbs,rightfit.vbs,viewfit.dll and vstools.ft into my c-hooks in x5 In customize, toolbars, category, I should see ViewFit, I maybe forgetting something...

... Gview help (july 14 2010)

yes.. it kinda works like that except you gota have the View fit Icons, I search the Fourm for the time I got the information on how to do it,,but with the new fourm I can't go back. The topic was back in july about the 15th, under stevieboy

I just did the install of X5, I forgot the procedure on how, I put the View fit feature in.. on X4, I need them on X5. Any help would be great! i miss them

You guys are Great thanks again! From all of us!!!

This is what I've got so far, maybe today I'll get a chance to look at the post. O2152 (-005 STOPTEST) (MCX FILE - Z:PROGRAMMINGSOURCEtttttt1410005-005 STOPPOST TEST.MCX) (PROGRAM - -005 STOPTEST.NC) (DATE - SEP-21-2010) (TIME - 8:08 AM) (T1 - 1/2 FLAT ENDMILL - H1 - D1 - Min Length = 3.") (T2 - 1/8 CENTERDRILL - H2 - D2 - Min Length = 3.") (T3 - NO. 21 DRILL - H3 - D3 - Min Length = 3.") (T4 - NO. 10-32 TAPRH - H4 - D4 - Min Length = 3.") (T5 - 1/4 BALL ENDMILL - H5 - D5 - Min Length = 2.5" - R0.1250") (OVERALL MAX - Z6.) (OVERALL MIN - Z-.3) N100 G00 G17 G20 G40 G80 G90 N110 G91 G28 Z0. N120 (COMPENSATION TYPE - COMPUTER) N130 T1 M06 ( 1/2 FLAT ENDMILL)

Hahah Ok.. Here what I got so far, I'm hoping to get a chance this afternoon to look at what we got, but here's my update.. Output tool stick out in header fmt 2 pilot_dia # 20007 Parameter line fmt H 2 flute_len fmt 2 oa_len #length stick out Varaible fmt 2 shldr_len fmt 2 arbor_dia fmt 2 hldr_dia fmt 2 hldr_len fmt 2 spindle_ccw fmt 2 sfm fmt 2 fpt fmt 2 metric pwrttparam$ #Information from parameters if prmcode$ = 10010, stock = rpar(sparameter$,1) # Stock to leave in Z if prmcode$ = 10068, stock1 = rpar(sparameter$,1) # Stock to leave in XY if prmcode$ = 12068, stock2 = rpar(sparameter$,1) # Stock to leave in Z facing if prmcode$ = 15145, metvals = rpar(sparameter$,1) if prmcode$ = 15346, comp_type = rpar(sparameter$,1) if prmcode$ = 20004, slot = rpar(sparameter$,16) if prmcode$ = 20006, cut_ability = rpar(sparameter$,8) if prmcode$ = 20007, oa_len = rparsngl(sparameter$, 3) ###add this to the “pwrttparam$” #if prmcode$ = 20007, pilot_dia = rpar(sparameter$,15) if prmcode$ = 12628, [ hst_flg = 1 hststyle = rpar(sparameter$,1) ] ptooltable # Write tool table, scans entire file, null tools are negative tnote = t$ toffnote = tloffno$ tlngnote = tlngno$ spaces$=0 if t$ >= zero, [ if tcr$>0, scomm_str, *t$, ptspace, " - ", plistcomm, " - ", *tlngno$, phspace, " - ", *tloffno$, pdspace, " - ", *tldia$, punit, pdiamspc, " - ", *tcr$, punit, scomm_end, e$ if tcr$=0, scomm_str, *t$, ptspace, " - ", plistcomm, " - ", *tlngno$, phspace, " - ", *tloffno$, pdspace, " - ", *tldia$,"-"," ","Min Length ="," ",*oa_len, punit, pdiamspc, scomm_end, e$ ] #if t$ >= zero, # [ # if tcr$>0, scomm_str, *t$, ptspace, " - ", plistcomm, " - ", *tlngno$, phspace, " - ", *tloffno$, pdspace, " - ", *tldia$, punit, pdiamspc, " - ", *tcr$, punit, " - ", popnote, scomm_end, e$ # if tcr$=0, scomm_str, *t$, ptspace, " - ", plistcomm, " - ", *tlngno$, phspace, " - ", *tloffno$, pdspace, " - ", *tldia$, punit, pdiamspc, " - ", " - ", popnote, scomm_end, e$ # ] #if $t >= zero, # [ # scomm_str, *t$, ptspace, " - ", plistcomm, scomm_end, e$ # ] #if t$ >= zero, # [ # if tcr$>0, scomm_str, *tnote, " ", *toffnote, " ", *tlngnote, " ", *tldia$, " ", *tcr, punit, " ", popnote, scomm_end, e$ # if tcr$=0, scomm_str, *tnote, " ", *toffnote, " ", *tlngnote, " ", *tldia$, " ", popnote, scomm_end, e$ # ] spaces$=sav_spc

Keith, Thank you, for going out of your way helping me find a solution to my problem. Reece up at QTE in St. Charles MO. said he knew how, and would get with me tomorrow. I'll keep you updated. Thanks Again... you to Tim

Here's what I'm seeing in my post misc. strings.... #Misc. string definitions sopen_prn : "(" #String for open parenthesis "(" sclose_prn : ")" #String for close parenthesis ")" sdelimiter : "|" #String for delimiter sg95 : "G95" #Feed per rotation sm29 : "M29" #Rigid tapping preperation support function sg80 : "G80" #Cancel canned drilling cycle sg43 : "G43" #Tool length compensation sg49 : "G49" #Tool length compensation cancel sg92 : "G92" #Set work piece coordinate system sm06 : "M6" #Toolchange In the pwrttparm.... I see... pwrttparam$ #Pre-read parameter data #"pwrttparam", ~prmcode$, ~sparameter$, e$ if prmcode$ = 15346, comp_type = rpar(sparameter$, 1) #Cutter compensation type - 0=computer, 1=control, 2=wear, 3=reverse wear, 4=off if prmcode$ = 10010, xy_stock = rpar(sparameter$, 1) #Capture stock to leave (XY) if prmcode$ = 10068, z_stock = rpar(sparameter$, 1) #Capture stock to leave (Z) In the pwrtt.. I see.. pwrtt$ #Pre-read NCI file if tool_info > 1 & t$ > 0 & gcode$ <> 1003, ptooltable pwrttparam$ #Pre-read parameter data #"pwrttparam", ~prmcode$, ~sparameter$, e$ if prmcode$ = 15346, comp_type = rpar(sparameter$, 1) #Cutter compensation type - 0=computer, 1=control, 2=wear, 3=reverse wear, 4=off if prmcode$ = 10010, xy_stock = rpar(sparameter$, 1) #Capture stock to leave (XY) if prmcode$ = 10068, z_stock = rpar(sparameter$, 1) #Capture stock to leave (Z) pparameter$ #Read operation parameters #rd_params is used to call pparameter postblock and read the parameters of the operation specified in rd_param_op_no #"pparameter", ~prmcode$, ~sparameter$, e$ if prmcode$ = 12025, rotary_axis2 = rpar(sparameter$, 1) #Capture the axis of rotation in Multiaxis I'm using Generic Haas 4x mill. pst I'm not sure about the mpmaster post ? thanks

Keith, The prmcode, I'm still looking for the right one, I've got to break away from it now, a hot job came up, I'll get back to it in a while. thanks

Tim, this what I found. fmt T 4 t$ #Tool number fmt T 4 first_tool$ #First tool used fmt T 4 next_tool$ #Next tool used fmt D 4 tloffno$ #Diameter offset number fmt H 4 tlngno$ #Length offset number fmt G 4 g_wcs #WCS G address fmt P 4 p_wcs #WCS P address fmt S 4 speed #Spindle Speed fmt M 4 gear #Gear range # -------------------------------------------------------------------------- fmt N 21 n$ #Sequence number fmt X 2 xabs #X position output fmt Y 2 yabs #Y position output fmt Z 2 zabs #Z position output fmt X 3 xinc #X position output fmt Y 3 yinc #Y position output fmt Z 3 zinc #Z position output fmt A 11 cabs #C axis position fmt A 14 cinc #C axis position fmt A 4 indx_out #Index position fmt R 14 rt_cinc #C axis position, G68 fmt I 3 iout #Arc center description in X fmt J 3 jout #Arc center description in Y fmt K 3 kout #Arc center description in Z fmt R 2 arcrad$ #Arc Radius fmt F 9 feed #Feedrate fmt P 11 dwell$ #Dwell fmt M 5 cantext$ #Canned text fmt F 2 pitch #Tap pitch (units per thread) # -------------------------------------------------------------------------- #Move comment (pound) to output colon with program numbers fmt O 4 progno$ #Program number #fmt ":" 4 progno$ #Program number fmt O 7 main_prg_no$ #Program number #fmt ":" 7 main_prg_no$ #Program number fmt O 7 sub_prg_no$ #Program number #fmt ":" 7 sub_prg_no$ #Program number fmt X 2 sub_trnsx$ #Rotation point fmt Y 2 sub_trnsy$ #Rotation point fmt Z 2 sub_trnsz$ #Rotation point # -------------------------------------------------------------------------- fmt Q 2 peck1$ #First peck increment (positive) fmt J 2 peck2$ #Descending peck value fmt K 2 peckclr$ #Final peck value fmt Q 2 shftdrl$ #Fine bore tool shift fmt R 2 refht_a #Reference height fmt R 2 refht_i #Reference height # -------------------------------------------------------------------------- fmt "TOOL - " 4 tnote #Note format fmt "DIA. OFF. - " 4 toffnote #Note format fmt "LEN. - " 4 tlngnote #Note format fmt "TOOL DIA. - " 1 tldia$ #Note format fmt "XY STOCK TO LEAVE - " 2 xy_stock #Note format fmt "Z STOCK TO LEAVE - " 2 z_stock #Note format # -------------------------------------------------------------------------- fmt 4 year2 #Calculated year value fmt 18 time2 #Capture 24-hour time value into 'time2' variable fmt 19 hour #Hour fmt 20 min #Minutes

That would be Great! I'll look for it first thing in the morning when I get to work. thanks again!

I'm using a Generic Haas 4x mill. pst I would like to be able to see the tool length when I post. ( MATERIAL - ALUMINUM INCH - 7075 ) ( T2 | 1 INCH ROUGHER | H2 ) ( T3 | 1/4 FLAT ENDMILL | H3 ) ( T9 | 1/2 FLAT ENDMILL | H9 ) ( T10 | 1/2 LOLLIPOP MILL | H10 ) ( T5 | 1/8 CENTERDRILL | H5 ) ( T6 | 1/2 DRILL | H6 ) ( T4 | 1 INCH BULL ENDMILL 0.125 RAD | H4 ) ( T8 | 1/2 BULL ENDMILL 0.125 RAD | H8 ) The machine operator could set tool lenght or I could copy/paste right to my setup sheet. thanks

MpMaster post I'm not sure ? I'm using Generic Haas 4x mill. pst