Seems that if you bring in your files from translation, and then save them to a MCX file right away, you wont have the problem. That has been working for me anyways.

Seems that if you bring in your files from translation, and then save it to a MCX file right away, you wont have the problem. That has been working for me anyways.

Thanks for the thumbs up. Its always nice when you hear how we have helped someone.

Very true.

3 different computers here have the same problem. tryed reinstalling mastercam and still nothing. Seems that if you restart your mastercam the problem goes away for a while.

'bump'

Then my next question is this a know bug? or now is this just something that you have to do?

I am running X4 and this didnt seem to happen before. Before when you changed a operation, only that operation and the transform toolpath would be marked dirty. Not all the tool paths. It is pretty frustrating when you have big, time consuming toolpaths that now need to be regenerated also.

Has any one else had a problem with the transform? It seems the if you have one in your operations manager and you have multiple toolpath also in the manager, that when you change one tool (say stock to leave), all the tools then get marked as dirty. This only happend if multiple operation have been picked within transform.

I am having the same problem

Im getting an alarm saying the arc start and end points dont match. where in mastercam can I look to fix this? Mastercam x2 SP1

I meant to send a 2d contour but apperently I sent the pocket with helix instead, that program still didnt work. Roger, I will send the file over and have you look at it. Thanks

heres a simple contour program its doing it on. G20 G0 G17 G40 G49 G80 G90 ( .498 UNIVERSAL EM ) T2 M6 M01 S4280 M3 G0 G90 G54 X.3587 Y.3476 G43 H2 Z.25 M8 Z.1 G1 Z.01 F27. G3 Y.3477 Z-.072 I-.0719 J.2383 Z-.154 I-.0719 J.2383 X.5358 Y.586 Z-.1707 I-.0719 J.2383 X.2868 Y.835 Z-.1911 I-.249 J0. X.0378 Y.586 Z-.2117 I0. J-.249 X.1737 Y.3642 Z-.226 I.249 J0. G1 X.17 Y.357 Y-.2642 G3 X.2663 Y-.257 I-.044 J1.2452 X.274 Y-.064 I-2.4384 J.1931 X.2384 Y.3517 I-2.446 J0. X.17 Y.357 I-.0724 J-.4907 G2 X.2067 Y.3185 I-.8933 J-.8879 X.2496 Y.3631 I1.4061 J-1.3081 G1 X.2748 Y.514 G3 X.166 Y.523 I-.1088 J-.653 X.004 Y.5029 I0. J-.662 G1 Y-.4257 G3 X.126 Y-.431 I.122 J1.4067 X.2992 Y-.4203 I0. J1.412 G1 X.2993 G3 X.4183 Y-.4005 I-.1733 J1.4013 X.44 Y-.064 I-2.5903 J.3364 X.3812 Y.4871 I-2.612 J0. X.2748 Y.514 I-.2152 J-.6261 G1 X.3293 Y.8415 G3 X.166 Y.855 I-.1633 J-.9805 X-.328 Y.7236 I0. J-.994 G1 Y-.7029 G3 X.126 Y-.763 I.454 J1.6839 X.3399 Y-.7499 I0. J1.744 G1 X.34 Y-.7498 G3 X.5535 Y-.7098 I-.214 J1.7308 X.7387 Y-.5058 I-.061 J.2414 X.772 Y-.064 I-2.9107 J.4418 X.6949 Y.6054 I-2.944 J0. X.5482 Y.7786 I-.2425 J-.0566 X.3293 Y.8415 I-.3821 J-.9176 G0 Z.25 M9 G0 G40 G80 G49 G53 Z0 M5 G53 Y0 G54 X0 M30 %

tool is a .5 em

I will try the perp. instead and see if that works.

the machine is clear of all offsets.

Im running X2 and am getting an Divide by Zero alarm on the Haas mill, has any one had this problem? Haas tells me its something to do with cutter comp, but I dont feel thats the problem since I have been programing the same way for years and no problem.

I want to thread mill , but I dont see a tool that looks like it, am I missing something, all I see is the thread mill option but how does it know what the tool look like.

Thanks, I will try both things

IM running MR2 and when I try and pull though .PRT file,wich I convert to surfaces, there are surfaces missing. Any suggestions Thanks

I was wondering what everyone run for the tool filter options and the tolerance? I have noticed that if I turn off filter to arcs, that my part looks great in verify, and when I turn arcs on, the part looks crapy. what should these setting be set at for the best finish and not too long of a program? And does min and max arcs play a role in surface quality?

That worked, thanks guys

how do you change the size of the analyze/dynamic arrow? I cant see mine at all

Tool Tips are turned on, as for the dialog box, where can the value of the arrow be changes at ?