Wow, I have been away sinse I started this thread. I was able to get offset working. Was a prob with post and my settings. The one thing I have noticed that stinks is if you have a tool doing more then one operation, regardless of how hard I may try it will run the first op with that tool in each offset then come back to the firt offset run the next op then go back again. Another program I use to use you could choose by operation type or by tool. Was a very nice feature so once it grapped a tool it would do all of the operations that tool needs to do on the first work offset then move to the next.

Ok did the mpmaster thing. Tried it twice. gets about 1/3 of the way posting and locks up my machine. When can I star typing in all upper case letters. This is really starting to P me off. I am only trying to do something simple. I know I still have a lot to learn with Master Cam, but I am the one that made the decision to switch to Master Cam from out other program. This is a simple thing to do in our other program but then that one lacked a lot or I would not have wanted to switch. HELP (didn't reall mean to type that in all upper case)

Where do I find mpmaster? I just did an update on mpfan and no change.

Yes V9 updated to X post name it MPHAAS_NO-AX.PST I was able to get the progam number to come up, but nothing else has changed. I have tries other post's that came with X and a file my vendor send me but all only post 2 work offsets and they run all tools 1 part instead of 1 tool all parts

Also will not output program number. Only outputs O0

I have to start 1, incement of 1. If I do 0 and 1 it starts with G55 then goes to G54. Have all the rest with the same settings as above, but still only get 2 work offsets, (G54,G55) and it runs threw all of the operations in G54 then does them all again with G55. So you can see my problem!!!

I seem to be having a problem. This is the first time I have had to program in mill for a production job. My problem is I have 4 work pc's I just want my program to change my G54 to G55 G56 etc. I did the transform toolpath thing but have found I can only get it to do 2 work offsets G54 and G55. No matter what I do it will only create 2 parts not 4 5 or 6. The other thing I can't get it to do is run all parts with first tool then goto next tool. It wants to run all the tools on first part then run all the tools on second part. I am in a crunch here. thanks Joe

Has anyone done Roll threading or threading with thread dies in MC? I have just made a really small fake tap to do the process. I was wondering if anyone has a better idea to make the backplot look better. Now of course it looks like I drilled a hole. Thanks Joe

jnicely, ItegrexMan is correct. First of all make sure the header of your program does not have the % character. Mazak only wants to see that at the end. If you leave it in the file you will receive nothing. You need to goto data I/O then got your tape functions. From there is it self expanitory. This is for you fushion machine anyway. Not sure what you are going to have to do for the rest. Joe

Right on robk. That rocks

I remember a thread a while back about a chess set that is on the ftp site. That might be interesting. Maybe if you could come up with somthing like a model of an mp3 player, or something that looks like somthing they can all relate to they may enjoy it more. Show them how you can take a solid part and make it into a chess piece? Joe

I keep mine in the tool ribbin bar. Seems to work for me but sometimes forget it is there. Joe

I did see a thread on this topic. Do a search for it. I don't really remember what the final answer was

jimm, We also teach our threading tools on the face of the treading insert. As long as you have the tool setup correctly in the library it will account for the tip not being at the face Z0 Joe

Interesting. Posting it should not cause the problem nor should the making of operations. For crap and giggles open the file that was originally giving you problems and save it under a new name. Have you boss delete all the the operations in the operation manager so that only the geometry is left in the file and try to print it. Not sure what it means if this does or does not work but might help the really smark guys that are on this forum.