I read that early on, they made it a pain to change the default applications. The web browser in particular. There was some backlash over it. I'm wondering if they've made this easier to do.

Have you two tried to change any of the 'default applications' for anything yet?

Only if you want to show them a video of you playing Cyber Punk.

I usually use Surface Finish Contour for everything that I would use Waterline on. Mostly because Waterline has been a pain in the butt for me to get working properly in some situations where SFC works pretty much every time with expected results. Is there an option in SHS Waterline similar to 'Only between surfaces' that keeps the path from rolling over ever surface edge unless contained by a boundary? I'm starting to like the new lead functionality but I still seem to get better results with SFC.

I haven't downloaded the one from this site, but there are a bunch of them out there. I believe its an old app that Tim put up so I'm sure the one on this site is safe. Most tool manufacturers are starting to figure this info in to their tool data. That and I think that a lot of people are using things like HSM Advisor or Machining Advisor Pro.

Did you use X8? I haven't had this issue. I use viewsheets and bounce around a lot inside of them so I may not have noticed? When you say "doesn't open in the same state", can you be more specific?

Care to elaborate? I haven't updated yet and I don't want to break something that I use,

The sound affects on that video are hilarious.

I'm finding the same thing. I did this a while back and didn't bother to post about it because I figured everyone understood what he was doing. I guess I should have chimed in. To add an example for clarity - if you create a few separate lines of text (or what ever), create a contour path like you're going to engrave. Set the selection to in + then select geometry. When you go to create a second contour the setting reverts back to std window.

We have a couple of those that we use for DEEP pockets in Ti. The inserts seem to last forever. Great tools.

He attached the error log. "The formula is attempting to divide by zero, , Calculation returned zero" That post looks pretty old I think?

There is still a 'surface rough > plunge' tool path. Is that what you're talking about?

Mill flutes only Select to use only the fluted portion of the tool to process against the stock model. The remainder of the tool is ignored.

It's working. Byte tipped me off. I was using the shs waterline rather than the surface finish contour path.

Yes. I pasted it in to one of my posts based on MPMaster and it didn't output the cutter comp g-codes. I'm not sure if I missed something?

Out of curiosity, has anyone tested this little post hack to see if it works?

LOL. you beat me to the thought I see. If you could have this default to off in the misc values it might be a little more forgiving and allow someone to 'forget' to set the lead in/out properly every time.

This is pretty cool I assume that you could add a flag (terminology?) in misc integers to turn this on or off? I would add this to my post but I'm afraid that it would help some times and give me headaches others. Mostly do to my own lack of organization.

One thing that I found out by making the mistake of accidentally moving operations around. Make sure that you have the operation(s) that you want to move highlighted and nothing else before dragging. I've had an operation that I had no intention of moving highlighted, right clicked on the operation that I did want to move, drag and let go only to figure out that it never actually selected the operation that I right clicked on and ended up moving the operation that was originally highlighted. I thought that I was going nuts or that there was a bug until someone from MC pointed this out to me. Now I'm super careful to make sure that everything I need to move is highlighted before dragging anything around.

I usually just do a little math and change the minimum and maximum radius values to accomplish this. The other key is to set your top of stock and depth both to the final z depth (obviously you can't to this if you plan on using z depths) and change your feed plane to the top of the hole so it feeds straight down to the cutting depth. Also, set the Z clearance value in the Roughing parameters to 0.

I remember making a block stacker spread sheet for compound sine plate 20 years ago. I'm not sure if I still have it but that thing made me lazy and saved a lot of headaches at the same time.

Thanks! I'll look at that tomorrow.

I like to contribute something at least once every 5 years To be honest, when you mentioned the subprogram button in the drilling operation linking parameters, I remember that transform had the subroutine built in. I just played off of your suggestion.

I think that I was able to get this to work but double check me on this. I created the thread milling operation at the first location. I used transform to create the sub checking sub - incremental. I set to copy source and disable posting in selected source. Transformed it X0 Y0 Instances 1 and 1 Then I created the drill sub as colin suggested. here was the output. % O0010 (mc2022_T OP1) (DATE - AUG-25-2021 - TIME - 9:57 AM) (T1 - CARMEX 0.197 MTSH0250C57 28 UN THREAD MILL - H1 - D1 - D0.1970") G91 G30 Z0. N1 T1 M06 (CARMEX 0.197 MTSH0250C57 28 UN THREAD MILL) M1 G20 G40 G49 G80 M68 (TURN ON CHIP CONVEYOR) G00 G17 G90 G54 X1.0569 Y1.0332 S2909 M04 G43 H1 Z1. M98 P0011 G90 X.7146 Y1.8663 G00 G90 X.7146 Y1.8663 M98 P0011 G00 G90 X-.2797 Y1.2908 M98 P0011 G00 G90 X-1.0665 Y.4713 M98 P0011 G00 G90 X-.5748 Y-.4101 M98 P0011 G00 G90 X.9841 Y-.5303 M98 P0011 G00 G90 X1.6252 Y.4276 M98 P0011 G91 G30 Z0. G30 Y0. G90 M69 (TURN OFF CHIP CONVEYOR) M01 M30 O0011 G91 Z-.9 G94 G01 Z-.35 F100. Y-.0015 F3.33 G03 X.0265 Y.0015 Z.0089 I.0132 J.0015 Z.0357 I-.0265 J0. Z.0358 I-.0265 J0. Z.0357 I-.0265 J0. Z.0357 I-.0265 J0. Z.0357 I-.0265 J0. Z.0357 I-.0265 J0. X-.0265 Y-.0265 Z.0268 I-.0265 J0. X.0015 Y.0265 Z.0089 I0. J.0133 G01 X-.0015 G00 Z.0911 Z.9 M99 % threadmill sub test.mcam