Cuda, Your idea worked great!!! Thanks

Can a .stl file have a surface applied to it. I have completed my 1st oper. done a verify and saved my stl file. I had to change my XYZ position to for 2nd oper. When I move my origin in the stl file and try to re save the file as a .stl I get an alarm message that says "No Surfaces or Solids selected. I guess my question is how do I use my .stl file from my 1st oper for stock(in Verify) for the 2nd oper.

Does any one no if the facemill problem was fixed??? This really bugs the crap out of me!!!!!!!

I am suppose to go to class for lathe and wire the 1st week of May. Will MR1 be released by then?

Running X2. I have come a long way baby!!!! We are presently getting our lathe post tweaked so we'll start to use X2 on our lathe stuff. I have got to say, this forum has helped so much!!! Thanks to everyone here!!!!

Man that was some time ago!!!!! I don't know how the "X" icon got there. I didn't know how to use surfaces for planes or anything like that.

Chris, Why don't you start a who's here or where are they they now thread. Rob

Brain, We also drip feed to a 414. You are probably feeding faster than the buad rate will feed the program to the controller. We had to up the buad rate to 9600. We drip feed using tape mode. The controller has a buufer that will load the program to and use it as the program is needed. Thismight not make any sense, but hope this helps. Robert

I have contacted the dealer about this (CadCam Solutions). They are teaching class today and maybe tomorrow. I think I'll call them again in the morning about this. I can't figure if my problem is in the post or if I just don't have all my settings right in my control and machine definitions. I'm new to MC Lathe in the later Versions. Last time I was on a lathe to program I was using V5.5. It's about time to go home. If any one has anyother input please feel free to address the issue. It will be tomorrow before I can answer any more questions. Thanks

Yes Can I do the MC zip2go utility to post all the files for this on to the ftp page.

Straight 2 axis

John, This is what I have fmt N 4 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 U 3 xinc #X position output fmt V 3 yinc #Y position output fmt W 3 zinc #Z position output 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 18 feed #Feedrate fmt P 11 dwell$ #Dwell fmt M 5 cantext$ #Default cantext

elbro, Crazy, no prize yet. I didn't get any change. I have changed arc tyre to abs and delta start to center. neither one made any changes. How about arc breaks? what should it be set on. Also do these need to be set to the same as what the post has set? This is really screwing with me?

John, Bingo on the first problem. Step up and pick your prize!!! Thanks Any takers on the second problem???????

Need help modifying my lathe post. Running X2 on a Hyundia Lathe. I got the post from my reseller but it needs tweaking. 1st thing I want to do is remove the line #'s. Seems pretty simple to me, I've done this to several other post before. Here is the line that I'm trying to change, but not having any luck. omitseq$ : no$ #Omit sequence numbers? (use -1 to enable sequence for LCC) I have changed this to yes$ but no luck. 2nd thing is the post outputs radius' as "B", I want "I,J,K" Here is the line that I have been changing but haven't made any changes to the nc file. arcoutput$ : 0 #0 = IJK, 1 = R no sign, 2 = R signed neg. over 180 Any help would be greatful!!! Rob

I am getting a new computer. I need to copy my profile stuff to a disc so I can load my favorites, bookmarks, contact list and so on and so forth. Were is the file that I need to copy and save this info located? I need this for Firefox & Thunderbird. Thanks Rob

I could really use the option to have 2 different stock. I'm running a part that cuts the first side in one vise Then using WCS and cutting the second side on vise #2. I would like to be able to have a copy of oper 1's finished part that I could use as stock for oper2, without doing a bunch of file saves and transfers.

I will try printing my own.

Cooooooool Thanks

How about tool reconigition. I wa in class with X2. If you picked a tap as the tool you were going to use, MC would automacitly go to tap mode. Were do I go to turn this function on.

Hard' That would be to easy. Can't we make it a little hard to fix than that.

I seem to be having a problem creating a facemill with 90 deg corner. I have both dia set to 2". I have tried my taper angle at 90 & 0. I get a message at the bottom of the Define Tool page that says I need to check my taper angle. The tool diagram shows a red "X". Does anyone else have this problem or is it me. Using X2 Rob

Thanks Chris The sales guy's are out of the office until Thursday. If anyone else has a contact plese post.

I need to purchase some generic overlay's for my OC. I need a 180' protractor and a thread overlay for my 14" dia , 10X OC. I have checked MSC but only find the ones made of glass. I need the thin transparent plastic overlays. Where can I find these? Thanks

Let see about this