I wish I could have checked the X2-MR1 box when it asked what version I was running.

quote: The answers to all your questions are spelled out in plain english. Wouldn't that require he know plain english?

I was having the duplicate tool issues prior to SP1. I don't know what exactly triggered it. I'm hoping when MR1 comes out... "when it's ready" most of the lower priority bugs will be cleared up. At least they got several with SP1 Rick

Most of the work we do is 2 axis as well and I most often do the same as you are. I create geometry based on the solid and put the toolpaths on it. About the only time I really use the solid itself may be for picking depths or when I have to go 3-axis. As for checking radii or other parts of the solid, as CadCam said, Analyze dynamic, and Analyze distance are two of my best friends. Rick

It seemed odd that dynamic was the only analyze function that required an escape to get out of. Thanks for the response! Rick

Has anyone noticed that unlike in X, in X2 when using Analyze Dynamic you have to press escape to exit the function. In X, all you had to do was click the green check mark in the dialog box. With X2, after the arrow is clicked, I still have to press escape to get rid of the "Select entities to analyze" message. Is this a bug or just a change in the way it will operate now? Rick

I don't want to turn off AutoSave either. Having X2 function as in X, would be fine for me. Does anyone know if CNC Software intends for it to behave as in X, or are there other plans in the works that just aren't quite there yet? Hopefully whichever solution is presented, it will come quickly. Rick

I just started using X2 yesterday. In MR2, I had the autosave and backup feature turned on. I had the autosave set to auto.mcx on my destop and had a directory for the backups. In MR2, whenever autosave would kick in, I would get a current auto.mcx on my desktop and and [email protected] - [email protected] in my backup directory. The job files would also backup in the backup directory as [email protected] - [email protected]. This was fine. I would periodically purge the backup directory but my auto.mcx on my desktop was always most recent. Now... In X2, the backups are fine with the exception of the autosave file. As said at the beginning of this thread, I get many more autosave and they are not even configured as the backups are set. I get these even though I have checked to overwrite the file. It is creating an [email protected] thru auto@???.mcx file every time auto save kicks in. If I regenerate 9 toolpaths, I get 9 autosaves on my desktop. I get no backup auto save in the backup directory, only job file backups. Is a patch in the works to make this work like MR2? Or is there some other fix in the works other than turning off auto save? Rick

Got ours Wednesday here in Indiana. Rick

Dang John, you beat me by 3 minutes! Guess I'll have to excercise my trigger finger a bit more. Rick

Have you edited the general machine parameters in the machine def manager? There is a tab there for the Tool/Material libraries. HTH, Rick

Was anything ever found out about this? Is this an issue that was corrected in X2? I have had to go back to a program from May to move it to another machine in our shop. As a result, I had to change some tooling. In doing so, the regeneration of toolpaths started giving me these errors again. I even tried creating new toolpaths but unfortunately this time it didn't resolve the issue. If X2 fixed this, I may be able to push our stressed out IT person to install it. Thanks, Rick

I also split mc across 1 1/2 monitors and have this issue everytime I open it. I did pretty much what bogusmill said and once everything was where I wanted it, I created a new toolbar state. Then everytime I position my screen the way I like it, I just load this state. Works good and only takes a couple of seconds. HTH, Rick

I'm home for the weekend so I can't really play with the setup sheet other than reading and trying to get info. I may make some changes and see what they do when I get back to work on Monday. What dictates the program flow in a post? Are buffers a possible solution... Used possibly to trap the tool info into one buffer and the operation comments into another then append the operation comment buffer to the bottom of the tool info buffer to create the two independant lists I'm looking for?

Thanks Chuck for the link. Looks like between the post processor reference guide I got from our reseller and the MPMaster post, I have some reading cut out for me. As I understand it, the Mill.set file is a modified post file. Can the MPMaster be stripped down to be a mill.set? Was this what you were suggesting John316?

I just typed in a manual entry and even with the original MILL.SET file, it doesn't output it. I just get the toolpath operations and such. Also, What is the mpmaster you referred to? Do I have that on our install discs? Please bear with me, I'm a noobie when it comes to Mastercam posts. I consider myself pretty good with computers and can follow the flow in many program languages. I just haven't made heads or tails of the program flow in the posts. Thanks again.

What I want to do is modify the mill.set post to output nothing but all the operations tools comments (sorted by order and redundencies removed if possible). Following that I would like to have a list of all the operation comments in operation order. This list would look like this: T#1 1.5" ENDMILL T#5 1" SPOTTING DRILL T#8 3/4"-10 TAP T#15 21/32" DRILL MACHINE FACE +.01 C) FINISH FACE D) CENTER DRILL 3/4"-10 HOLES E) TAP DRILL 21/32" FOR 3/4"-10 HOLES F) TAP 3/4"-10 HOLES Also, if questions could be asked to prompt for setup information and where to set the machine work points on the part. I have successfully gotten the mill.set file to output just the tool and operation comments, I just can't figure out how to seperate them into two distint lists. This is an example of what I get now. 'A' File MILL SETUP SHEET ========================================= PROGRAM NAME = 3095B DATE PROCESSED = OCT. 13 2006 TIME = 2:11 PM 1) ROUGH EDGE +.01 T#23 4" DAPRA TOROID CUTTER 2.5" DOC 2) MILL SPOT FOR NEXT SETUP +.01 T#4 1-1/2" DAPRA SQUARE SHOULDER WITH 1/32" RADIUS INSERTS 3) DEBURR END .02 X 45 T#10 SANDVIK 1.900" CHAMFER CUTTER 4) FINISH SPOT +.01 / SIDE T#18 1" SQUARE SHOULDER CARBIDE ENDMILL 1.25" LOF MINIMUM 5) FINISH EDGE T#23 4" DAPRA TOROID CUTTER 2.5" DOC I would like to know what I can delete from the file to make it process faster. I have tried to figure out what the program flow is in the post files and haven't quite nailed it. What determines the entry point in the pst file? How does it flow through the file once entered? I can follow calls to routines, I understand variable declarations and such. I programmed in Pascal, GW-Basic, Visual basic for Dos, and have toyed around with C. Sorry for the long post, Just trying to get an understanding of this so I can make things work better for us. I also would like to learn enough to develop a post for one of our peculiar machines in the shop... but that's a topic for another day Thanks in advance for the help, Rick

Leandro, If you are still out there, it seems that the d=D callout on the diagram would indicate a zero clearance situation. Are there allowable tolerances on the dimensions (or assumed tolerances)? I cannot find anything about tolerances on the specification. Thanks again, Rick

Thanks Leandro, The Turkish document worked out very good. I may not have understood the language, but at least numbers are universal. Thanks again. I really appreciate the help. Rick

I just did a quick search there and got no results. I'm waiting for a registration response from the German website that has the download available. Then maybe I can get it and muddle my way through.

Hello, I am working on a project which calls out a thread I am not familiar with. The drawings are for a hydraulic cylinder and packing gland. The threads between the two are what appear to be a modified buttress thread. The spec called out is " S800 x 24 x 45deg DIN 2781" I was wondering if anyone has the specifications for this thread? All I have been able to find so far is this is a buttress type thread with a 45deg back side and 0 degree pressure side. I assume the 800 is the thread diameter and the 24 is the pitch in mm. What I don't know is the depth of thread, radius at the root, standard clearances ect. The only downloadable information I could find was in German and I don't want to purchase that... being that I only speak English I found translated versions in the UK to purchase but they are only in printed format and since I am in the USA, I need the information sooner than they could be sent to me. We are going to thread mill this job. Thank you for any help you could provide, Rick

This is a known bug in X. Here is a Linky to a previous discussion. If you search the forums for buffer overrun, you will find a few other posts. The above link will give you some insight to prevent it from happening again. Rick

Thanks Henk, that worked exactly the way I wanted. For some reason the flowline kept crashing (my computer that is) I may have had a setting too small and it lost it's mind?? Anyway. Thanks again for all the help. This will definately be one to write in the notes for future reference! Rick

No, I was attempting to make one of the high speed paths work. I haven't played a lot with the surface toolpaths. I just started doing CAM work in April and most of the work here is easily done with 2D toolpaths. So my surface path experience is limited. I'll give 'er a try though. Thanks so much for the help. Rick

Is there a surface toolpath that would do a helical spiral at a taper? I have some large work rolls that need the center re-combed on a mill. The large diameter of the center is about 6" tapering down at 60 degrees included to about 2.5". I am using a 2" dia Dapra toroid cutter (.5"dia button insert) to machine it but the transition line between passes is getting frowns. I would like to have the tool stay in the cut with a constant "Z" infeed while spiraling in from the top to the bottom of the taper. Is this possible? Rick