Thank you, Bryan. I appreciate your help.

Thank you Thad, Jim and Bullines! (dusting off the "VBScripts for Dummies" and "C-Hook Developers Guide")

Bullines, Is is possible to initiate the "Get Library From Text" function from a VB Script? Can this function be initiated in a C-hook?

Thank you, Thad. I should have mentioned that we are trying to automate this process from an Excel VBA macro. (Shelling MCAM)

Would anyone happen to have a version 9 C-hook that converts a tool library from text? (Or VB Script) Thanks!

Thanks Mick Thanks Bullines! was using: SHELL("C:MCAM9FILENAME.MC9 SCRIPT.VBS") now using: SHELL("C:MCAM9MILL9.EXE FILENAME.MC9 SCRIPT.VBS") Works Great!! Thanks Again for the Tip!!! Divisionary

Hello, I have a Visual Basic question... Is it possible to run a MasterCAM VB Script from an EXCEL VBA module? (Assuming the SHELL Function was already executed in this VBA module to open MasterCAM) My initial goal was to automate the "Create library from text" translation from an Excel generated comma delimited (.csv) file. I can now do this manually. I’ve learned that "Create library from text" is not possible via VB Script per Version 9.1. [searched Topic: VBScript and access to Tool library] Looking forward to Version 10!! In the mean time, there are other VB Script functions that I would like to automate (i.e.. AutoDesk: Read File) from a VBA Module. Please Help. Also, I am very interested in learning more about writing VB Scripts in MasterCAM. Are there any great websites, forums, books or other help on writing MC-VBS?? More Sample Code?? Thank You

Hi, quote: A great new feature in 9.1 is when you verify, the part orientation is the same as displayed on the screen. No more jumping back to the default Verify ISO view I had upgraded from V9 to V9.1 today. I noticed that the ISO view is no longer defaulted in Verify. When nesting multiple parts on sheet stock (top view), it is much easier to verify in ISO view. Is there a setting or any way to set Verify to defaulting to ISO view? Please Help. Thanks

Hi The compression tool does work very well with updating my version 8 libraries. I have kept a MSExcel workbook/database of all of our CNC Router tooling parameters...ie. tool number, holder position, description, collet, diameter offsets, height offsets...etc. I use formulas in Excel to save mega time when I update the parameters for changes to these 100+ tools. I was able to take some of this data into a spreadsheet and save as a comma delimited text file. I wrote a macro in MSword to re-order the data and remove the commas so to look like the TXT file (of a TL9 file). This is where I tried to use Mcam 9's "create library from text... " and it didn't work. I used Mcam 8 to "create library from text" on this same TXT file and it worked. I had a TL8 file of my library. I then used Mcam 9's "Compress" option and changed that TL8 file to a TL9 file. No worries... It works!..I am happy. I just feel bad for the next guy doing this stuff when I finally hit the lottery. Thanks Guys!! I do appreciate the help!!

Thanks James, That did the trick! It seemed a bit strange to reload version 8 to update a version 9 tool library, but it worked. Is this a known problem in version 9?... or perhaps I missed a patch? Anyway... Thanks again James

Roger, I tried to create the library as you had suggested, but still no luck. I even tried to create a library from the 'default' "TOOLS.TXT" file in the Tools directory, but no tools show up in the 'created' library. I appreciate the help

Hi, I seem to be having trouble converting text files to (TL9) tool libraries in version 9. I am trying to update my libraries quickly using the text editor but I can't seem to get it to work. Right clicking in tool manager lets me "Convert a library to text...", but I cant "Create a library from text..." Does anyone else have any trouble with this? Please let me know if there is a solution. Thanks!

Hi I am a designer for a medical product manufacturing company just outside of Philadelphia. Mastercam has been is an invaluable tool used to contour production parts on our Heian and Thermwood routing machines. We mainly cut clear acrylic sheet stock and occasionally pionite sheet. I greatly appreciate all of the help from the very knowledgeable, friendly members and administrators of this forum. You are doing a Great service for people new to Mastercam as well as professionally based software forums like this one. Thank you! I still have much to learn and experience with mastercam and post processing, but willing to share what I know along the way. Wayne

I am having the same problem with MC freezing up when creating multiple lines. DELL Dual P3 450Mh We are on WindowsNT4- Service Pack 6 Perhaps this will help narrow it down.

PDG, QUOTE< Yes, the sub-sub-directories "Cedit", "Mced" and "Pfe" are there. I am able to launch CINCOEdit.exe from it's directory. PFE32.exe will launch also. MCedit gives me the message: "Mastercam Security device not found" when I try Mcedit.exe from that directory. QUOTE< No error messages. From the "Specify Filename To Read" dialog box, I choose the filename, click open... nothing... as if I didn't use the menu item at all.