I would talk to your insert supplier and let him tell you why you are having issues. Maybe they are just the wrong inserts?

One other thing I noticed is once it has processed ( when it shouldn't have) the clock icon is still there and so I go into the params and uncheck batch, and then I get a red x through the toolpath (which I should get), But why have to process twice?????

Hello All, I've run into this a couple times now. When I want to process a few paths at the same time, I click on to batch, but still the path processes. Is anyone else experiencing this. TIA, Lee

hold the escape key down.

Ron, On the tool params page, do you have force tool change selected?

You don't say what kind of video card you are running?? If it is ATI, this could be your problem. Nvidia is recommended.

Hello All, I am not a newby to Mastercam, however this one stumps me all together, and apparently my reseller also. I restarted mastercam yesterday morning and ever since then it out puts garbage to the Nc File as follows. N100 G00 G17 G20 G40 G80 G90 N110 G92 X0. Y0. Z0. N120 G28 C0. Totally new line, was never there before N140 (MAX - Z.5) N150 (MIN - Z0.) N160 G00 G17 G90 Z.5 and then when ever a rapid Z move is needed this happens. N320 X5.99 I5.99 J0. N330 G00 Z.5 C0. C0. added N340 G28 C0. New line N350 X7.5 Anyone have ideas? Much appreciated as it has stopped me from machining totally.

Thankyou, Thankyou, Thankyou.

Hello All, This command must be lurking somewhere, however it can't be found by me. Does anyone have a clue. TIA.

any ideas?

Jim, They are both the same. ?????

not yet, can you explain?

one other thing it started doing at the same time, maybe a clue........... I have two ops, both selected. post all. after closing NC file there is another box open to save another posted file and in my ops just the last op is selected. I close said saving box and both my ops become selected as before. very strange.

Jim, Retract to 1.6 on prior line. This machine shuts off all outputs on M30 ie: spindle coolant etc.

Ron, No, didn't change anything. Paul, The machine will not run with this line as is. G91 G28 sends the machine home at rapid speed.

Hello All, This very frustrating. Been using X3 since it came out, Flawlessly, until now. I now get an extra G-00 where it has vever been before. Please someone help me get it out of there. see below. N7890 G01 Z1.6 F40. N7900 G91 G00 G28 X0. Y0. <<<<<<<<< N7910 G28 Z0. N7920 M30 % Thanks Lee.

I use logitech. No problems at all. I wish I could find one without the zoom at the left of the keyboard as this is where my left hand is all the time. I have masking tape over it. Lee

Those are the errors, or close to, that are being generated. However the screw was severe in the machine cut into the solid and so I filled back in, then posted with another def and all was ok. I didn't do a compare of the two files though. The machine didn't lose psition either so it was the NC file. ideas?

lots of errors, change of post variables and somehow a screwed up nc file. if I use another machine I have no probs. so I wanted to take all those files and change the name to the one I am having probs with. make sense?

Hello All, since moving to X3 I am having difficulty with one of my machine defs/posting. Can someone tell me what files are used in total for posting. I have tried re-naming the mach def, control def, and post but still gives greif. Is there a number of files I am missing? Thanks in Advance.

Just a thought............. Once you open the file at it's preferred location, it will be under recent folders for future use.

I'll take a look and let you know if I can get the same problem.

What I meant was migrating the files by importing directory as per docs supplied. I also had to update the posts as per posts on this forum. Let me know what else you need.

I just imported four Ops into another file and all is well. Can you get it to screw up every time?

Did you update all of your files properly? I've been running X3 now for Two days solid and nary a glitch.