Are you listening CNC??

There is a HUGE demand for sequential numbering via a c-hook or whatever.

I get this request very often.

If Fadal and Accurite Millpower can do it in their controls why can't MCam????

Bob, what type of machine and control are you programming on?

Does it support parametric programming?

It can be done.

[ 08-23-2002, 09:17 PM: Message edited by: Kevin Clark, Central Valley Machine ]

Thanks Millturn,

I went about it in a different way and got it to work- created a rectangle, added a boss, created the fillet then cut away the outside profile and that worked also.

Strange that the variable works that way.

I've uploaded a file to the FTP called "kev fillet problem.mc9".

I,m trying to put a .12 fillet around where the purple geometry is and keep getting "blend error-BLCCAB-adjoining edge not blended"

I seem to get this alot.

Any ideas or workarounds?

A little off the subject but check this out:

Mastercam as an example.

http://www.touchgraph.com/TGGoogleBrowser....w.mastercam.com

Set radius to "All"

For all you technogeeks out there.

This uses google's search engine in a graphical way.

Interesting to see how web sites are linked to each other.

Look here:

http://www.immersion.com/products/3d/overview.shtml

Works well with MCam, CadKey, Etc.

Put your cplane to 3D, then click on top view, your tplane and cplane will say top, now click on color or level to bring up their menus and then just click ok and watch your cplane change back to 3D!

That doesn't seem right.

That's very cool metalman!

Now if only Mastercam could stitch STL triangles back into a solid! (Hmmm, the possibilities)

I've experimented more and found that it does'nt happen in V9.0, only in SP1, so something is going on in the patch.

Did I explain myself well enough?

Has anybody tried playing with this?

In version 9 We've noticed that if you set your cplane to 3D and then change your views between side, front, and top, as soon as you hit top view the cplane and tplane says it changes to top but it's still in 3D. It doesn't seem to matter if you have "update cplane and tplane when changing view" on or off in configure. If you click on color or level it will also change!

Has anybody else seen this?

Is it tied to WCS possibly?

Has anybody tried to mirrror or translate a toolpath in different WCS planes?

I get some really freaky results.

It seems to mirror about the original WCS.

Other than that I love it!!

Try using paint shop pro or something similar to do a screen capture of your verify page, then save it as a gif or jpeg to print out for your guys.

Look here:

http://www.geomagic.com/

VERY EXPENSIVE!!!!

This is the only one I've found that works well.

You can create solids from point clouds and STL.

Never mind I found it in the help file!! Duh!!

How do you set up reverse posting in 8 & 9?

I see the RP.dll file in the chooks and I have the rpfan.pst but how do I get it to work?

Any Ideas would be greatly apppreiciated!!!!

Mike,

Pick the upper right point (OD) for the groove.

Tell it that the groove is the same width as the tool, and set the depth, then turn off finish groove parameters and tell it zero stock to leave on the rough parameter page and it should plunge straight in and rapid out.

Here's more goodies on modifying video cards.

general info as to "what" a quadro IS.

http://www.cgimag.com/news/2203C002.shtml

Hack GeForce 1 / 2 to Quadro 1 / 2 Database (what they did to what and the results)

http://guestbook.cgi.net/ECE9/

more info on the DIFFERANCES between a quadro 2 and a ge-force 2.

http://www.guru3d.com/guide/quadro-modify/index1.shtml

NVIDIA GeForce4 MX To Quadro4 MOD

http://www.vr-zone.com/guides/NVIDIA/Quadro4Mod/

All the resistors do is change the board ID.

Talk about a ripoff! They charge way more for a Quadro for a couple of relocated resistors!!

[ 08-01-2002, 05:21 PM: Message edited by: Kevin Clark, Central Valley Machine ]

We've been real happy with our Flow Waterjet,

http://www.cvm-inc.com/cvm_004e_facilities...hines_flow.html

The only thing we don't like is their software.

We've been using Mastercam to program with a new post for Flow.

Mastercam's nesting is tons better than Flow's.

Now if the nesting would translate the toolpaths at the same that would be something!(Are you listening CNC?)

I would'nt touch Haas with a 10 foot pole.

I would'nt touch Fadal with a 50 foot pole!!!!

Upgrade to V9, In threadmill there is now an option to do tapered threads.

Have you contacted your local MCam Dealer?

That would be the best place to start.

PDG,

When will we see V9.1????

Oh, Thanks!!!

Is there a way to set a hotkey or icon to turn translucent on and off other than trying to record a macro??

I hate to say it but, The Japanese are the only ones making excellent machining centers. Nothing out of the US is worth the cast iron it's made of.

Look at Matsuura, Mori Seiki, Makino, Etc.

In the operations manager right click on the nci file and it will bring up the toolpath editor, select the point at which you want to change the feedrate, click edit, edit point, you will then be in the edit point parameters page with all kinds of options.

Hope this helps!

Click on the link for Cimco at the bottom of this page. You should be able to find what you need.