The only other thing I can think of would be if you had a mouse driver / software that was not Windows or Windows standard. Mike

Larry, Are you running an XP box? Are you running X MR2 or newer? Mike

You may also want to go to System > Advanced > Visual Effects and make sure that you have "Adjust for best performance" selected. There could be some kind of conflict with the effects. Mike

I am sorry Larry. I have not heard of anyone with that issue. You might want to have a look at the mouse properties in the control panel. Maybe something got changed there. Mike

Havn't heard of that one? Select the "Choose color" button and then the "Defaults" button. Was this Cursor a problem before installing X+? Someone else may have a clue so hang in there. Mike

Is the geometry there but just blanked out? Run Ramsaver and then look at the levels manager for # of Entities. Ramsaver may also make the geometry re-appear. Mike

Your welcome!

Larry, I think it is because you are trying to run the DLL. You must run it from a toolbar. Go to Settings > Customize > Toolbars > Category and then X+ At this point drag an Icon and now you have a new Toolbar. You can then add more Icons. Let me know Mike

Welcome to the Forum Larry1958! I am not sure what you are looking for but this may be it: X+ Setup sheet Mike

Thanks for the Info Good luck Mike

Sounds good, I am glad you found a work around. What is the toolpath that was giving the problem? Mike

I am wondering if anyone has changed around some of the tolerances in the post?

I see what you are saying ?? If you are not using X and you just want to get this job done in 9, I would try to fix it in 9. I don't really remember having those kind of issues in 9, could be I was lucky? or maybe is wasn't a xxxxor? What toolpath is it? What is your tool dia? maybe change it by .0001 Mike

-Try posting it from an "out of the box" mpfan and compare the code. -Are you filtering it? You may need to change the filter technique or just turn it off. Mike

Fuji, Google for "CiceroUIWndFrame". You may find some info that will help you. I found this: CiceroUIWndFrame is the programmer's name for one component of the"Speech and Handwriting Recognition" part of Office XP from Microsoft. Mike

I haven't heard of that one yet. I imagine you have tried all of these but here are the only work arounds that I could think of. 1) Try different tolerances when exporting STL 2) Rotate it in a different cad package or older version of MC. 3) Don't rotate it. Just use the WCS to progam the parts with the stock view always being TOP ( system) Mike

Marting, From the Whatsnew.htm: ---------------- Right-click on one of the options and it sets an Only mask that will be used for future General Selection. ------------- Is this what you are needing? Mike

Hello Everyone, I am wondering if anyone knows how to enable Helical interpolation on a Mitsubishi M-H4A Horizontal Mill with a Meldas M3 control. I believe that on some machines it is a protected parameter and some it is not. This machine is property of a client / friend of mine and we are finding that it gets an alarm of "p72 No Helical Spec" when trying to run a G03 move that contains a "Z" value. Any help is greatly appreciated so Thanks! in advance. Mike

Looks like a nice site Derek. Good work! Mike

I my have misunderstood but maybe you must change the WCS back to top before outputing the STL. ? Mike

Maybe the part is good and the CMM is giving a bad number due to such a small arc segment. Can it be checked on a comparator? Mike

Victor, I tested it with a post from MR0105. The modified date (Windows) on the post I have is 1-24-05. and the txt file is 2-4-03 TXT file entries: [lathe misc integers] 1. "Work Pos. [-1=REF,0=G50,1=HOME,2=G54s]" 2. "Abs/Inc. [0=ABS, 1=INC]" 3. "Ref. Return [0=G28,1=G30]" 4. "Misc. integer [4]" 5. "Misc. integer [5]" 6. "Misc. integer [6]" 7. "Misc. integer [7]" 8. "Misc. integer [8]" 9. "Misc. integer [9]" 10. "Misc. integer [10]" I do not know what post you have. ?? Maybe someone changed it or maybe it is very old and does not support this. Can you find one on your install CD ?? Mike

Victor, There are several ways to get rid of the work offset. I am not sure what would be best for your situation as I don't really know exactly what it is. I believe the following is the most common though. Comments from the mplfan.pst found in V9.1 MR0105 : # mi1 - Work coordinate system: (home_type) # -1 = Reference return / Tool offset positioning. # 0 = G50 with the X and Z home positions. # 1 = X and Z home positions. # 2 = WCS of G54, G55.... based on Mastercam settings. I believe that you may just need to set mi1 to -1 or 1 depending on whether you are using TC positions or G28 home I am not sure about the Z issue as I would like to look at a file. Ooh! by the way, I am not a MC Lathe or Lathe post Guru. I am just trying to help, so if someone sees an error or has anything to add or change, please feel free help us out. Thanks, Mike

Victor, Have a look at this question in the post if you have it: css_start_rpm : yes #Do direct RPM spindle start prior to CSS ? You may just have to enter a no. Mike

Fire em! edit:/ I am sorry you have to deal with people like this but it is very common in machine shops. I have lost patience with idiots like this. I just do something drastic.....Fire em, Quit, I could think of other things... edit again:/ Sorry Saipem, you hit my weak spot. I just have had these same problems so many times. What you are supposed to do it get with the appropriate people and work it out. It just never seems to work though. I guess one must just try and try. Mike [ 09-08-2006, 10:22 AM: Message edited by: Michael Whitten ]