Hi Bernie Yes looks good will need to lose the phone & hand but thats not a problem. Thanks Jim

Thanks nice file will use in the future but in this occasion looking for manual worker picture. Thanks for your help JimP

Agree with a Bridgeports any Toolroom manual milling is possible. Jimp Scotland

Hi Looking for mastercam file picture of engineer preferable with cigarette in mouth. Reason old boy in machine shop is retiring and they want me to program a quartz Glass Disc engrave with his name and a funny picture. Any help or ideas very much appreciated. files would need to be V9 (poor me still with version 9 ) All the best JimP Scotland

I am using Win DNC V4.0 to sen dfiles to a Sauer CNC mill every thing has worked ok for the last few years but now has just stopped viewing the files on the CNC and more inportant I can not download from PC to CNC (As you have most likley guessed all our programs are kept in the PC. Any one come acroos this prob I have checked cable and plugs they seem good. I think the software is seeing the M/c but not the programs? hope someone can help. ATB JimP

John I take it you are going to Cancun I was there last month it was the holiday of a life time. Wish it was me going instead of you. ha ha

Go to your settings>>configuration. At the bottom of your system configuration screen it says current. If you change this it prompts you (do you wish to scale the current part) say yes and all is done. I would make a copy of the file before doing this. I just did it on a simple part and it worked great.

Thanks John for the email solved my problem. As you said CAdCam he is the Man. Once more Mastercam forum to the rescue.

Thanks handy tool.

Thanks John will keep it at declared diameter problem is I want to machine the ID and it will only allow me to machine as if it is a OD?

Thanks how can I send the file? JimP

Solidworks is the same I clear the Temp directory every now and then. JimP

Same here we have 2 Kellenberger cylindrical CNC grinding machines one use 'R' other I,J,K both produce the same results.

Thanks Cad/Cam I though my problem was solved, looks like i will have to attack it from a different direction.

Hi I am trying to machine a barrel cam using Rolldie, but when I insert the diameter it only machines the OD how do I change it to machine ID? Regards JimP Scotland V9

Thanks Thad Can I remove it from this one?

Hi I have been asked to supply a 3D drawing and machine this part for a customer, using Solid works 2007 & Mastercam for the programming V9. Problem for me drawing supplied by customer is a rolled out view, as if the tube has been rolled flat, question how do I convert this view into a solidworks or Materscam part. I can send Acrobat copy of the projected drawing tried to send to Cadcam FTP site but was not allowed. Thanks once again JimP Scotland Hi I have been asked to supply a 3D drawing and machine this part for a customer, using Solid works 2007 & Mastercam for the programming V9. Problem for me drawing supplied by customer is a rolled out view, as if the tube has been rolled flat, question how do I convert this view into a solidworks or Materscam part. I can email Acrobat copy of the projected drawing tried to send to Cadcam FTP site but was not allowed. Thanks once again JimP Scotland V9 Serial 73249-1

Solidworks for me very user friendly and easy transfer of files to Mastercam. Regards JimP

Same here use Mastercam Ver 9 & Solid works 2007 match made in heaven. ATB JimP Bonnie Scotland

Thanks for your help looks like i will have to try for a laptop with good old XP Pro. The HP model looks a winner. Jim

Buying a new laptop will Mastercam 9 run on Microsoft Vista? As all the new laptops seem to come supplied with microsoft Vista except Dell and I am not to keen on there computers had a lot of problems in the past. Thanks once again for your help. Jim

Can anyone please send me a copy of Din Standard 6784. Thanks in advance JimP from bonnie Scotland

Hi Hope you can help When I go to configure to change my setting I get this error message about 4 times - message 436 -(Configuration Text) not found message 437 message 438 message 439 Thanks in advance JimP

Hi all I am looking for a Air Turbine Spindle to fit on our CNC Mill BT40 fitting there seems to be a few good one around but my problem is we drill small holes in Quartz 0.025" and need to have through coolant. Does anybody know where I could source one. Thanks in advance Jim from Bonnie Scotland PS this is still the best forum in the world.

I am buying a new Dell computer was going to order 256MB NVIDIA FX3400 Quadro video card but can only find 256MB NVIDIA FX3400 (HEGA) on their site are both cards the same? Thanks again Jim