No, this license doesn't use the hasp. The license has to be activated/ deactivated via the activation wizard.

Not sure. How do I go about that? We recently updated all of our systems to Windows 10 and did fresh installs and everything works fine. This system was done the same as the rest.

Mastercam somehow got corrupted on my system and it crashes every time I open it. Initially it said it was having issues with the config file, then the graphics card. I uninstalled and reinstalled, not it will not open without crashing. How do I do a COMPLETE uninstall so there are no remnants left?

Time will tell. Esprit is currently posting programs that run on the machine flawlessly but Mastercam has yet to do that without edits. We got a mill program to run and we posted a program with both milling on the upper turret and turning on the lower turret and it didn't post the M-code to put the main spindle into turning mode. This isn't the NTX prototype... This stuff should have been dialed years ago... My overwhelming preference is to program the machine in Mastercam but not if we need to hand edit every program. That really goes against how we operate as a shop. I'm also not too keen on spending a crapload of time and back and forth trying to get the post working. Making parts pays the bills, not screwing around with posts..

I am machining some holes with the B-axis on a face plate that is ~12" in diameter. These holes are spaced around the perimeter and I want the C-axis to index to the various hole locations because I think the B-axis would overtravel trying to get to the lower ones using the X-Y travels. Is there a simple way to accomplish this? There are 15 holes so I really don't want to create planes if I can avoid it.

Not yet, I have it scheduled for next week. I have Esprit training on Tuesday and Wednesday, them Mcam on Friday. It is going to be a long week...

Mcam NW got it figured out. It was a setting under 'tokens', machine parameters, tool number base for B-axis head. It was set to 1000, set it to zero and whala! Good to go. Currently working my way through the application guide one page at a time...

Okay, back to it today... I have a tool numbered T6005 in Mastercam but it is consistently posting as T7005 in the NC code. I have made a vew adjustments to the machine control tool settings but it makes no difference. Any ideas?

Yes, and thank you for the help today, you guys at MCAM NW were on the ball and very responsive and I really appreciate it.

Thanks, just downloaded it.

Got off the phone with MCAM NW and Tim gave a few pointers to get going. First is to read the machine application guide and go over the demo file that was included. I am getting code posted now but the machine still isn't liking it for some reason. It alarms on G41 but if we edit that to G42 it runs fine. We are climb milling a bore with an end mil and it is just a simple test program. Where would I find the tutorial?

Yes, I'm cutting the checks for this one and I'm getting tired of it too! It is expensive to tool one of these up.

Bummer, I guess it pays to get the name correct right at the start

Machine sim as in Vericut or Mastercam machine sim? We did order the CAD from Mori as well.

For NC output... In mill I select all of the operations, right click and 'edit selected operations', and change nc file name. Not there in MT...

I really appreciate the help!

Also, if I change the name of an operation group how do I change the names of the individual operations? Damn this brings back memories of learning mill 15 years ago... Every little thing...

Where would I make the changes for tooling output?

When I make my milling planes, which do I use as the WCS? When programming for indexing...

Perfect, that is what I arrived at to make it work. It is a little frustrating but I'll get used to it I guess. I assume I will not program from the Top plane, I will use the planes the job setup created?

Right, just trying to get over the initial learning curve. Where do I find the post?

Right, but when I initially import the part I plan to program, where do I put it? If I orient the part relative to the 'Top' plane with the part axis aligned to the Top plane's Z-axis it doesn't go well. If I align the part to the Top plane's X-axis it works much better. It appears that I shouldn't align the part to the Top plane coordinates as it would go into the machine.

12 station lower turret with 12k live tooling and y-axis John, how much programming have you done in MT? How do you like it? What machines are you programming with it?

In the job setup the WCS is set tp 'Top' but that has Z pointing toward the ceiling, 90 degrees off from the part axis. The stock and jaws are shown along the X-axis of the Top plane as well. It is a little confusing. The plane that reflects the correct orientation of the part, stock, and jaws was created by Mastercam along with 6-8 additional planes. This plane is: DMG Mori Seiki NTX2000 1500SZM - Gen 1, which is the second plane created after DMG Mori Seiki NTX2000 1500SZM - Gen WCS. The Gen WCS matches the orientation of the Top plane but is in a different location by several inches. It looks like Mastercam is trying to do a lot to mimic the machine's coordinate system locations and I'm not sure I'm crazy about that. 20k Capto C6. Using Sandvik Capto C4 quick change on the lower turret.