We just loaded X9 and updated to patch 3, Trying to install the X+ toolbar I download the .zip file but as soon as the file is extracted into a folder and you put your cursor over it, the file disappears and is nowhere to be found. Tried deleting it and re-downloading several times now but the same thing keep happening. Any help out there?????

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I'm workin on that

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Ok, you guys are tooooo funny. It was doing the same thing to me as it did to berrybaker, when I clicked on the link it wanted a username and password. Jeff

I guess everyone else but me and dareman can upload files to the FTP

Ok so it's not justme having these issues!!!!

Nope, checked with our IT Dept and nothing is being blocked on our end as far as FTP goes. Looking at the message that pops up it looks like it is coming from your server Jay, but I could be mistaken. Do any of you other guys above who stated that you have issues getting into the FTP site .....STILL....have issues getting in or has it been resolved?

Although I had no problems getting on here until recently. I don't know if they did a security update and it changed something or not.

Could this be something on our end that I need to talk to our IT guys about? Like restrictions on being able to upload to an annomyous FTP site?

Got any ideas??????

Yep, the link takes me to the main FTP directory but then when I try to "Open the FTP site in windows explorer" in order to upload a file that is when i get the message.

I am tryingto upload a file so I can beg for help from my fellow Mastercam Guru's but I can't get in for some reason I keep getting this.... I need help!!!!!

Everytime I try to get in it keeps asking me for a user name and password. Anybody got one?

Can someone email me the X+ for X3 zip install files and the english .dll our firewall has that site blocked so I can not get to it. Thanks, Jeff

Ok guys, To much avail I have tried all these suggestions for getting my toolpaths to work and just when I thought I had it it seems worse than before. I used the shortest distance option and forced it to output a high feedrate, I turned on my filter and set it up for 2-1 with a total tolerance of like .001" and still I get gouges. It seems to work fine till it gets near the bottom of the cavity and then on a helical entry move it lows right into the walls as if there were no drive or check surfaces at all. Colin, You've got mail! Jeff

Thank you so much for all of your input, I will implement these techniques and follow up with results. You guys are great. Jeff

Colin, We have Vericut but we do not have the Opti-path module YET. We are looking into it though and have gotten a quote from them and CGTech is pretty proud of that module. It cost the same 10K for that module as it does for the main verification module. We are now trying to justify buying a seat of it. So you have had great results form it?

Michael, In that particular toolpath the filtering is turned off with a total tolerance of .001"

If I unlock the toolpath and regenerate it the resulting toolpath is good until I add the High-Feed conversion to it and then it undercuts. I was originaly not going to rerun it through verify because all of the documantation says that High-Feed does not change you X-Y-Z moves it only changes the feedrates but this however is not the case.

Ok guys here is the problem. I have a 3-D Surface HST (Area Surface) toolpath which I have ran through Verify and and Vericut and everything looks good. Now we want to incorporate the High-Feed process to speed things up and to cut down on tool breakage in tight corners of mold cavity. This is the first time I have tried to use the high feed deal so I did extensive research on it and we did the machine test and I have set the parameters in the machine settings in Mastercam. After applying the High Feed to the toolpaths I re-ran through verify to check it out....GOOD THING....because now there are places where the tool has gouged into and past what will be the finished surface. Desperate for help, got the man breathing down my neck on this one. Jeff

Thanks Chris, Sounds like we have a little work to do here. Gotta get IT involved again and will probably call out our reseller for a visit. I appretiate your help. Jeff

Yes John, Exactly the same problems. We have moved to new Engineering/Programming offices which are all hardwired so no more WiFi connections but the same problems are occuring. We had went to individual hasps for a couple of years and decided to go back to the network hasp and "viola" back to the same problems

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