I'm on it Thank you John

Where would I look in my post (lathe) to change the code G00 X6.0 Z6.0 T0 at the end of each op to: G28 Z0.0 I've mucked about in older version posts and can usually get done what I need to but I've looked for the end of file section and tool change section and it makes no sense to me. Another thing I'l like to get done is be able to output caned drill cycles. If I program a G81 or a G83 I get long hand code. Where would I look to cure that? Thanks in advance

Well....It makes me money and the "Little Woman" tells me that's a good thing.......

I'll be damned.......... Why oh Why would that make it crash??????? Once again this forum REALLY comes through.

Not sure... Used those numbers on Ver9 for a long time with no issues. I'll give that a try.

I have a file on the FTP site called rear_aluminum_hat_v2.mcx, in the MCX folder If someone could please have a look at it I'd appreciate it. I have a rough and a finish surface contour toolpath. The finish will not finish generating a toolpath. It crashes every time. I have lost two days over this. As an interesting aside...I saved the file as a different name, deleted all the toolpaths, created a finish contour surface toolpath and it works fine. I had tried to send it to ver 9, and got a toolpath allocation error. When I went to increase the toolpath allocation size I got another error. Where would I change that perameter in X? Thanks [ 07-28-2006, 09:59 AM: Message edited by: Dragracer1951 ]

An I ain;t kiddin....mine's set to 10 min... And I save as after important stuff. And before I backplot or verify. And I don't mean somewhat.

quote: This includes turning off automatic Windows Update. And when you update manually, make sure you don't do any video driver updates. Ahhhh.... Haden't thought about that.

MARK H said: quote: Also in Nvidia's settings, under Performance and Quality Settings, turn off the Unified back/depth buffer. Mark, You hit the nail on the head... Turned it off and the offending file works nicely now. I'll look at the driver version in a couple minuites. I owe ya a beer Jim

I just created a file in Solidworks and sent it to MCX. It behaves normally. I'm going to send the offending file to QC. I'm still curious to know why though.... Thanks

Thanks Gents... Email sent Why is it by the way....that without open GL checked, I can not render any surfaces? Alt S she no workie...

At least ten times this morning. open a solidworks file in MC. toolpath it, backplot it, and watch it crash. What the heck am I doing wrong for this software to act like this. Does not matter if open GL is selected or not. At the moment it is not. It will crash if I backplot it I now get a message ""the instruction at "0x6958f60c" referenced memory at "0x0000002c" the memory could not "read" Click "OK" to terminate How do I send a file to QC. I have a P4 with 2gigs of memory Nvidia Quadro FX1100 with 128 megs of memory This just started. I've been using X for a couple weeks without major issues... at least not major issues that I caused by my own stupidity...

My third op with the 1/4 em is posting as a G55 instead of a G54 also. I am having issues with comp changing from right to left ... It just changes. Is the Work Coordinate set in the M/I's"? All ops are set the same but it does not post that way. I'm running these four parts by posting one tool at a time and editing the code. Thanks

Oh dear.... I used the Zip to Go utility and sent it to everyone that asked me to send it to them. I'm starting to think I have some issue going on....

Thank you...Email sent

I'm just a little shop I have myself, one other operator and three machine payments I just paid a LOT of money for MCX I have MR2. Geometry is moving in Z. I have worked on this stinkin program for 5 days and can not get it to post correctly. To say that I am a little frustrated is the understatement of the year. I have almost crashed my machine HARD about 5 times today and my customer wants his parts. I don't know if there is anything I can do at this point, I can not access the FTP site for some reason to even put this file up there. I guess I just need to vent. I have no idea why this is going on but it is certainly frustrating If anyone would care to look at it I would be happy to email it to you. Oh, I ain't bitchin...I'm just frustrated to tears. Prolly gonna loose this customer over this

Ain't no gearbox on a minimill....

My reseller tells me late Aug or Sept of 06

I had a file open Friday. A mill file and saved it, started a new lathe file. saved it and reopened the original mill file and had a bunch of dirty ops. tried to regen, got the warning that helical toolpaths were not allowed in entry. Took me a bit to understand that it was thinking this was a lathe...machine definition was a mill... Shut it down and re opened the file and all was well.... Strange but true. Problem is these things cost me time to figure out When I first installed X I wasn't having thee problems, so I am at a loss as to why they should be happening now.

Rick has graciously sent me an MCX file that ought to put me on the correct path. Thanks again

Never mind. It just won't backplot correctly. The code is right

I just got X I'm fairly conversant with previous versions, but this has me pulling what little hair I have left out!!!! I have most likely not got my head around the whole WCS thing I have a part with simple top and bottom toolpaths. One op in th ebottom view will NOT post correctly. I'd put it up on the FTP site but it don't like me or something.... I gotta get these parts on the stinkin machine

Man...I wish all of MY problems were that easy... Jim

NW Machinery in Seattle has them. Funny about the Haas thing. I've heard good and bad about the VF2ss. The shop I just bought my SL10 from has 6 of them and sold the lathe to get another...They love them. But like I said...I've heard both stories. I'll email you with my own Selway tale of woe... Jim

Does anyone have any experience with these machines? I'm thinking about a little bigger machine than what I have. I have a Haas mini mill and an SL 10 with a bar feed. When I bought the mill I was antisipating about 80% aluminum. Hasn't worked out like that. Closer to 35%...the rest is 304, and Ti, with some O1, d7, A1 and some 15/5 in there too. The Sharp has box ways and a Fanuc Oi mate control but I'm thinking I want a 4th with it so I'll upgrade to an 18m. I'm thinking of the 2412 model, but have also been lusting after a VF2ss Haas... Thing is, I get not so great support from Selway here in Seattle so I just may not get another Haas. Anyone have any opinions?