Hey There Steve, It's great to see you know so much about Mastercam now, Did that Bootleg Seat come with Bootleg Training Tutorials????? and Boot Tech Support????... What Sim number do you have??? I mean I'm still waiting for you guys to call me back so you can become Legal owners... I know its not you who is to blame, You are an honest person and you are trying everything that you can to get them to become legal and I do Appreciate that. And to all others who try to sneak by with the bootleggers, We will get you! oh Yes! we will get you! anyway Steve Call me and we will talk.. Thank You

hey there Thad! the current is V9.0 There usually not an update to the training CD's hummm but not a bad Idea! well see

Xlnt! I will see you there Scott

For those of you in the Southern California Areas... June 4th at the NTMA in North Hollywood along with NTMA in Ontario and CAD/CAM CONSULTING in Huntington Beach. We will be hosting an open House showing Mastercam V9.1 along with MetaCut... This is a great time to ask questions and concerns about these programs. Those of you who would like to attend go to www.cad-cam.com and sign up or just show up, You want answers we got them! See you there.... Stefan Brigati

What the hell is going on here??

AH! I do beleive That Lunch Is on Jay this year, Scott will be the witness, I missed out last year since I was Pendicided! But this year It's ON! I say we rally at Our Booth #3364 you can easily see it since it says "MASTERCAM" (thats right we represent the westside!) Matt and Doug are not coming but Michelle is there this year and Doug asked us to take care of her... so on that note I will be there Tues. and Weds. with Chris, Rob and Glenn, we shall see you there! So Scott what was the count for lunch?

YA, What is the Deal Jay??? everytime I go to the FTP Site and put in that code you gave James and I there is nothing but naked women there! not that I mind but where are the downloads By the way remember last year when you said you cover lunch during Westec 03 all week? ... oh ya you said you would cover Chris also, Thanks man your alright!

Ok.. Thats enough of this! Hello everyone its me.. Stefan at CAD/CAM.. Hello to my good friends. Jay Kramer (Precision Programing) James Meyette (4 Flight) Greg (Shop Floor) In Which Are My Customers besides being good partners and friends. So since Kristina told you her story .. please let me tell you Mine...This issue goes back to December 2001 here is a quick run down. 12/12/01 Chris went there to see if he can help them with the communications problem. Per her e-mail of 12/11/01: We are still having communication problems with the new MasterCam. What is the return policy on the upgrades? If we can't get this to work for us, we'll have to look for another way. 01/02/2002: The communication problem seems to be solved since they installed MC on a new computer, all was well till... 02/03/03: We have installed Mastercam Mill and Lathe vs. 9 on a different computer than we had vs. 8 installed on. The "new" computer is a Dell 500celeron with 128 mb of ram. The install went without a hitch, as did the HASP upgrade. However, we are having a problem getting it to communicate to the machines. It will talk to the Mori Seki, but not to the Fadal. I'm not quite sure what else to try at this point. Is there anyone there who can help or should we contact CNC directly? Not sure what other information to give you... This is when I tried to help her since I am the Mastercam Rep for her now.. Now we all know Chris K. and his Knowledge of Mastercam and that he is a true expert on Mastercam... I have sent Chris there Time after Time at no cost to help her. When Chris told her what she needed to do she did only one thing Upgrade the windows to 2000. This is not what Chris suggested. and as far as this goes... quote: I'm also communicating with our reseller who has been little to no help on this issue, but loves to bill us for time. Anybody know any GOOD resellers in Southern California? You have not paid for anything.. I am your dealer and have not charged you anything so I dont understand that, you have been getting free support and now you complain about that.. I can start billing now if you would like but I am trying to help you but instead of calling me about this issue you do this instead..??? We are one of the Top Mastercam Dealers in the world, and I am willing to be helpful to you 24 hrs but not like this. I am available to my customers 24hrs and on weekends, but you need to call me about this. I have discussed this issue with our President Tom Shelar and CNC software. and we will be seeing you Monday Morning.. unfortunately after this isssue is resolved we will have to start billing for On-Site services. Those of you(Most of you) that know Chris and I know how much we love Mastercam and our customers and take a great pride in what we do. I'm sorry if anyone got a bad impression of our ability or service by this remark from a customer who would not even call me to resolve this issue before stating such remarks on the Forum. but if Kristina wants to call Greg at shop floor to help ok you can... but he will just call me, It seems easier to let me know about the issue instead. Thank you for reading.. Stefan Brigati Corporate Sales Division CAD/CAM Consulting Services To: James / Jay / Greg L8R

Hello to the outside world! I Need to find a Surface Model of a Chevy monte Carlo???? I need to try to locate one ASAP.. any info could help! Thanks ~ Stefan

Jay! Its on his computer keyboard! ha ha

Ya!!! That's a great Question let me know also!!!! Cheers

Ok... Here it comes... Next Week Mastercam V9 Fall 2002 Southern CA User Group The Latest And Greatest - Tips Tricks - Dancing Bears! Only 2 showings Oct 15 & Oct 17. SO WHO"S COMING TO THE WESTSIDE!

Ok.. Get Ready .............. Southern California Mastercam User Group Seminar - Oct. 15, 17 Don't miss this great opportunity to see the latest technologies, learn tips and tricks, even have a chance at winning a free seat of Mastercam Mill! See a preview of Version 9.1 Admission is $50 if pre-paid by October 5th, or $60 at the door. Space is limited so reply today! 9:00am to 5:00pm, lunch included Check back here for the latest news and details! www.cad-cam.com So sign up! See the latest and greatest!! Did I mention lunch is included? see you there! ~ Stefan

Howdy Everyone! and a special wuz zup to James M, Jay K and Scott of course. Since we are on this subject I want to mention a manufacturing and planning control software called TK Suite, is easy to implement on the floor, more cost effective than software from other vendors, and offers only those features that customers need. It has been designed by people who grew up on the shop floor and have worked as CNC operators and programmers. It was designed for the small to mid-sized discrete manufacturer. It incorporates the functionality necessary to run your business without over-burdening you with unnecessary system maintenance. It is comprised of 9 modules: tk-BOM - allows definition of parts and bills of material. tk-Trak - Definition of work centers, routings, and nested parts tk-SOP - Sales Order Processing tk-POP - Purchase Order Processing tk-IconMan - Inventory Control Manager (including work orders) tk-Plan - Master Planning, Material and Capacity Requirements Planning tk-Schedule - Machine Scheduling tk-Log - Shop floor reporting of labor, units produced, and materials used tk-LogMan - Log Manager - supervisor override of log entries Manufacturers with sales less than $ 5 million will want the version of tk-Suite that integrates with Microsoft's Small Business Manager. Existing manufacturers using Quick Books and Peachtree can easily exchange their existing data with Small Business Manager. Manufacturers with sales between $ 5 million and $25 million will want the version of tk-Suite that integrates with Microsoft Great Plains' Dynamic accounting software. It is designed to provide a smooth flow of information throughout the entire manufacturing operation. It is laid out in a manner consistent with the way manufacturers managers operate. are you getting my point.... I don't want this to sound like a sales pitch but hey! I sell Mastercam so I guess I am salesman! anyway call me Scott and I will hook you up with info and demo if need be.... Cheers! Stefan Brigati CAD/CAM CONSULTING SERVICES INC. Providing the Link from Design Through Manufacturing Mastercam V9 Southern CA User Group Seminar 2002 Oct 15 and Oct 17 - go to www.cad-cam.com for details [ 09-06-2002, 02:08 PM: Message edited by: Stefan Brigati ]

Ya! I know this guy named Jay in that area, he's ok I guess. He calls himself an instructor but I have never seen him instruct anything before except a tall cool one! HA! HA! sorry dude, had too... call me about this we should talk....over lunch! Get Ready Southern Ca. User Group Seminar 2002 - Oct 15 and Oct 17 go to www.cad-cam.com for details

The RAST2VEC C-Hook for Mastercam reads all bitmap formats (bmp, gif, tif etc.) and converts them to smooth lines and arcs within Mastercam. the package is an automatic detection of sharp corners and a smart smoothing method. This can both create centerlines AND outlines from a bitmap image. If the bitmap is not black and white, RAST2VEC will automatically convert colors into black and white images. Also With the Raster Vector Converter pixel pictures become vectorized, which were digitized with a commercial scanner or loaded into PCX, TIF, GIF, BMP, JPG format. But there are limits that are set to operating with the scanner. The templates should be clean and black/white, i.e. all edge outlines should be clearly recognizable. Xeroxed copies worsen the quality (Photocopying machines let the edge outlines blur). Good results can be achieved with templates with approximately 3 to 5-fold enlargment.

Scott! - you know thats a dangerous territory.. NC data does not contain adequate information to produce an NCI file compatible with Mastercam Version 9 using the existing reverse post processor executable(RP.DLL). The operation type, tool information, and NC parameter information, required in the latest NCI format, are not recoverable from NC files. NC data is rounded and the precision required to produce a usable NCI file is often lost. This is a problem especially with data generated from surfaces or freehand. Reverse-posting these files produces code that often cause alarms on the machine tool, or worse, a machine crash. Operations that produce multiple cuts (for example, multisurface toolpaths, pocket long drill cycles, lathe canned cycles) cannot be recovered. These toolpaths typically contain linear and arc motion that is indistinguishable from contour toolpaths. Importing into the Operations Manager an NCI file that was generated using a reverse post processor or Mastercam versions earlier than Version 7 will not contain adequate tool information. It is not possible to redefine a tool. But Anyway.... 1. Choose Main Menu, NC utils, Post proc, Change. 2. Select a reverse post processor and choose Open. 3. Choose Reverse. The Specify File Name to Read dialog box opens. 4. Select an NC file to reverse-process and choose OK. The Specify File Name to Write dialog box opens. 5. Select or enter an NCI file name to write and choose OK. Talk to ya Later! ~Stef

I don't know if this helps but here is a link to a list of Some MC users in different industries, It is something to get you started. Mastercam Customers Hope this Helps! Type at ya later ~ Stefan [ 04-17-2002, 11:56 AM: Message edited by: Stefan Brigati ]

Scott, I'm Sorry to here that! You should send me your resume, I get alot of calls for people looking for programmers. I would be happy to help you out. You have always been a good customer and a true Mastercam enthusiast! So send it over and i'll hook you up! [email protected] [ 04-02-2002, 02:53 PM: Message edited by: Stefan Brigati ]

Hey now! Just because I could not make it on Tues. dosen't mean you sould not saved me some left overs! Were is all the love???? Stefan

Man this is gonna be great, Chris K. is now gonna join us and I think Tom S. is also going to join us. So this will be a good one. See you guys next week! ~Stefan Tues. March 19th 1:00pm Westec Mastercam Booth #3263 Los Angeles Convention Center

Hi Charles, I have you on the MCV9 Luncheon list already, I was hoping you were gonna get in on this We just need to make sure there is someone at the Booth. See ya there! ~ Stefan Meet at Westec 1:00pm Mastercam Booth #3263 "It's Time for Version 9"

Hey All, Tues will be a blast, I dont think Rose is coming since she just had a new arrival, But Sue I think is coming, Brian S will be in Chicago. and Jay i'm trying to schedule this around your time you will be there, so 1:00pm on Tuesday sounds about right. Anyway we have to wait for you, Your paying!!! See Ya there! Jay call me when you get this! Stefan Brigati [ 03-14-2002, 12:47 PM: Message edited by: Stefan Brigati ]

Hi Scott, Ya Tues. sounds good as soon as Jay get there we'll get some Lunch and talk about the wonders of Mastercam. Hey, Jay said he was buying at the Open house and did not show... He should buy this time! I'll see you guys there! ~ Stefan Booth #3263

I got mine yesterday and it is very well done, But I did not get any shirts! Jay hook me up man! See if you can get me a shirt you got the hook up... so hook me up! Bring one to westec for me! ~Thanks Stefan