Sadly, I only have the standard 2 axis lathes. I give up Keith,what's the name? I know it but can't think of it.

Yes, that's the type of thread I need to cut. I would have to make multiple cuts,and the move in for each cut,the tool would actually move on a small portion of that radius. Hey, roy g biv..... the 7 colors of the spectrum,very cunning. lol

Can anyone tell me if MCLathe can machine a profile thread form? I will be using a 35 degree insert .0313 radius to cut a rope style thread that is approx a 1/2 radius thread. The thread is used on a crane to hoist 1" round cable up and down. Please HELP!!!

Thanks James. I knew there was a way to do that,but I just forgot how.

Hello all, I have mill v9 and lathe. In lathe I have the option to save a thumbnail and description of the part,But I DO NOT have that option in mill. How do I get that in mill?

Thanks GDim! That did the trick.

Hello all, I just got the lathe pkg and I can't figure out why it won't let me TURN a groove instead of GROOVE groove. Here's what I got, I have to make a sheave that is about 57 deg included angle and a .289 radius in the bottom. Now,is there no option to actually turn an od groove? I'm no slouch when it comes to cnc lathes,I've been doing it for 15 years and I found the best and cleanest way to make pulley grooves is to use a vnmg nuetral tool and cut using the zig-zag method as the tool goes deeper. But,I can't find any nuetral tools in the libraries supplied and no option to use one in MC lathe. Help me guys, Am I losing my mind or can this not be done? Thanks.

Yes, I have had that problem also. Even after I installed the SP1. It's very irritating. It doesn't do it all the time,just when it wants to.

Does anyone know???

What is the purpose of the .err files. the error logs? Can I safely delete them or does mastercam read these files when I open the drawing that created them.

Well stated Finecut, I almost always use the midpoint option with lead in-out. comes in very handy and the overlap function makes for no witness marks.

Thanks Thad! I too was getting very angry from that problem. Now my work will be a little less stressful. Just a little, until the boss comes back from lunch. lol.

Never assume! and That's what you get for thinking.

Jack, are you talking from a cnc programmer's point ov view or are you an engineer? and by toolmaker, do you mean the old geezers that think the bridgeport is the king of all machines? if you are a cnc programmer then, YEAH! take 'em down!!! Show them that it's not 1940 anymore.

How about when you asked someone "who did this?" The only reply seems to be "I dunno". If i ever find out who "i dunno" is he's fired!!!

Thanks Bullines!

by the way i have played with the ram allocations and now have them at 20.1mb. this seems to make no difference. 512ram PenIII gforce2 32mb ram

I have Win XP pro. when i bring up the task manager and look at my cpu usage with a bunch of programs running,the percentage is pretty much 0%. BUT, when i run Mastercam (v9 level 2 with solids), the usage peaks at 100% and stays there! i don't think this is normal,does anyone else have this problem? what can i do to fix it? it even does it when mcam is the only program running.

Brent Wilkerson wrote: quote: "If I can draw it, why can't you make it?" Aint that the truth!!! 2 of my favs: "never assume" "that's what you get for thinking"

I use an 1-1/2 dia. with 3040 inserts in mild steel burnout material and run it about 1700 rpm and approx 55 i.p.m. with .200 depth of cut and no coolant. total slot depth is 3/4 deep and 8" long and i can get about 30-40 parts with the same index.

xform/mirror/all/entities/done/y axis select "copy" from the dialog box then choose ok that should do the trick.

yeah,yeah,yeah, i gotta fargan work!

A "weldon" flat is priority when roughing. and the r200 buttons are very nice also!

I have win xp pro and i am using the god-awful AOL for the internet. But i can use internet explorer if i need to.

I love it!!! I have the 1-1/2" and 1-1/4" 390 facemills and it has out-performed my Iscar equivalents 2 to 1. plus when the application suits, it is better to run dry and you can HOG with it all day long. I love hoggin'. nuttin like it.