A picture would be nice. You can use this free site to host your picture. Clicky Here or put a copy of your file on cadcam's FTP site......@ the top of the page. Surface finish contour works on vertical or tapered (Draft if this is a mold) walls. A Picture would be a lot of help..........

I don't have Mastercam @ home to try, but mine is set to midpoint of entity...........once a midpoint always a midpoint.

quote: Since some users are Maintenance customers and some aren't, there are now a lot of possibilities as to what version everyone is running. It would be very helpful to state that in the question. Also, use the X2 message icon or other appropriate icon when posting to further help yourself get answers quickly. Thad teh part-time moderator [big Grin] quote: X2 MR2 SP1 Mill Level 1 with Solids X2 or X4????? Sorry I don't have X2 installed anymore......... j/k Thad...........couldn't resist.........have another beer on me OK.

Try using "Wear" for your cutter comp HTH

Michigan people R good @ siffin Crap......

Also a screen shot of your problem is always helpful. A Free Web site for hosting a picture

1st post........... Maybe try a cutter boundary. HTH Welcome to the forum

Here is another........ Force Tool Change Option in the list Would save me some time X+

X+??????

Correction......... Have to type Alt S twice.........then it works

Has anyone else used the "To Batch" button????? Doesn't seem to be working right..........starts calculating the tool path.........then I have to hit the escape button to stop the tool path calculation. Bug?????

Heed.........I think this answers your question. quote: In case something should go wrong with your downloaded .dll you have the old backed up. Chris is just looking out for you

I remember reading about this, but hadn't had time to switch to X4............now I'm using X4 MU1..........ran into this black stock and black tool...........started to remember reading about this problem, then for some reason I tried doing a........ Alt S........(shading key strokes) and all the colors came back........ ........still haven't messed with changing the .dll file. Wondering if this works for anyone else.........who hasn't done the .dll change. Oh, I did this a few days ago.........but forgot to do a search until tonight.............I also used the Alt S today on a verify and it worked.

Reboot computer???? Ver 8

X+ this should get ya there.

Did you try a search???

Should be all there..........

MR0105Update.zip will be the file you are looking for. 45MB taking a while to get there......... 42% sent

Trying to put on FTP ver9 folder

45MB zipped file found on by back-up interested????

Maybe try using the Level Set column. Not your color thing, but handy to find stuff with a right mouse click after they have been labeled with different labels or messages. HTH as a work around 4 ya If not..............

Also if you make a lot of trode........invest in diamond coated em's.........you will save $$$$$

Don't scale your parts. Listen to Matt above. Have made a ton of trodes here the way Matt is telling you..........Easy stuff with Mastercam. Don't know what kind of work you are doing. I have probably uses all the different tool paths making trodes. Do you use orbiting on your edm???? sounds like you may not. Usually with orbiting you only make 1 size/overburn.