Really if they don't do a MU like X8 then you won't be able to use it correct? I believe your company policy is must have a MU before you are allowed to move to that version. Mid 2016 your company might get back to a current version of Mastercam? Yeah I can be a wise acker as well. :unworthy:

I already brought that up

Yeah, thats what i like about you, totally because my hands are tied to learn the new releases and

workarounds.....

But if i can find the time to prove, say X9, on my limited time on weekends, i just may be able to

convince my company otherwise about the protocol, if CNC indeed kills it with a more than reasonable

stable release.

Thank you, I did mean that. I am new around here and I'm used to Esprit which does exactly what I want.

 

Define stock,

3d path,

3d path,

2d path,

3d path <--- this emeffer knows that 2d path stock is gone.

 

 

Want esprit screen shots?

Not necessary, contact CNC directly and see if they are even humoring

that type of enhancement.

the New CNC forum is the best place to get some kind of answer as to if

and when they plan on that type of enhancement.

I think i am installing X9 at home this week end just to see how many more advancements

there are or if they at minimum cleaned up the X8 left over issues that missed the last update.

Really?  Even 2D tool paths based solely on wireframe, that have no association to anything?

 

How would they even recognize anything?

 

Did we not think that statement through completely?  

 

You're new around here aren't you? 

----- He may mean at minimum just 3-d paths JP, even I got that one.... ROR!!

He MAY want it to work like Powermill. 

start a stock model and forget about it, or better yet not having to select geometry separately

for every single path, when a change in geometry occurs in a solid. it just knows

how to calculate and handles rest machining, superbly, before creating the path.

Cant wait for X9, hearing good things.

Then Rick would have 10 years worth of apologies   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PEACE

 

ROUR!

I guess they should update all the way back to V9 SP2 then  

YES!...

shoulda skipped X8 Murlin.

Looking for some input on this one

 

I have a part, Mastercam back plot time is 2 hr 15 min......actual machine run time 4 hrs

 

There is very little drilling on this, 5 holes, so I know I am not losing it in the pecking

 

I am running the almost exclusively on all paths G131 R0 we are not even coming close to max programmed feed rates on this baby

 

Because of what this file is I can't share it but any ideas on what I might look to on the machine itself

 

Matsuura MAM72 30i controller

Always a crap shoot for all my mold components. unless it is dead simple

I add, to the times,  35% for complex

John, do you ever see the buffer on the controller bog down when drip feeding?

Sorry, I don't have time for the problems that go along with that.

I'm in the same boat.

1. When using compare in verify, why do the hex values for the colors have 8 digits instead of 6?

 

2. Is there a particular reason why CNC Software went with a different color picker in verify than the standard MC color picker that is used throughout the rest of the software?

 

3. Do I really have to reselect the .stl file EVERY time I verify? Why doesn't it remember the previous .stl used? Say I program my roughing toolpaths, verify them, then get the machine running while I program the finish toolpaths. When I verify the finish, I have to re-pick the .stl to compare to again. C'mon, really?

 

4. I hate when I'm zipping along clicking here and there creating toolpaths and I attempt to click either Parameters or Geometry in the Ops manager and I accidentally click the tool instead. I now have to wait ~5 seconds for the "new and improved" tool manager to open, just I can close it and resume programing. Am I the only one annoyed by this?

 

5. Why does the verify icon look like it does? As long as there has been a verify option in MC, it has always verified selected toolpaths, just like backplot. Upon hovering on those icons, they even say "Backplot selected operations" and "Verify selected operations." The new verify icon has made itself less identifiable by adding the visual representation of "selected operations." Why didn't you guys just keep it the way it was since we already know it only verifies selected operations? Now look at how different the backplot and verify icons look. How about some consistency? Every time I want to verify, the first thought that runs through my brain is "OK, where's the stupid icon at?"

Thad, your concerns are here to stay in X8.

Might want to install the public beta for X9 and see whats up.

I'm sure they would say you're welcome, but they're probably back to working again

Why, are they from Canada?....

This is basically the best non maintenace forum.

Murlin, I hope you can afford maintenance.

Alot of things in the other forum were addressed with "Its fixed in X9, or something like that"

So if your stuck at X8, sorry to hear.

Is that X9 john?

 

well rats!  I didn't have to re install....TWICE....everyone must really be laughing now...

Don't sweat it. At least you weren't sitting idle while waiting....

@ Sticky

No, but some Beta testers have non chalantly boasted they use it, so public Beta, from what I imagine will be out in August. A lot of things they could not address in 8, will hopefully be addressed in 9, from what they share on the CNC forum.

You did the right thing going to a forum.

Maybe try the CNC forum, they may need to know

what did not get fixed In the update, so they can start

Planning update 5.

Worse case, you'll have to wait till x9.

Well, I just for fun, executed the action twice and the window stays......LOL

level manager still jumps from other screen over top the window now, but I can work now....Lol

I needed a 3 hr break anyways  

also when i click on bounding box etc., my level manager jumps to the other monitor and reduces in

size...... its like my computer needs a coffee or something....

This started last week and hitting Enter would sometimes get it back, or close and open

MC would. now I cant get it to stay on the screen at all, even after a reboot.

on a fresh reboot with only MC open:

I open a file and i select bounding box( or any thing that would require the chaining window dialog box),

It appears for 1/2 a second then disappears, i minimize MC and the it is not hidden behind

minimized in any way. So I cant finish the bounding box.

trim surfaces to curves.....etc. cant finish the task???

Any ideas to get it to stay?

this also is a problem with X6.

I updated my quadro k4000 video drivers last week. may this have anything to do with it?

Although my helpers p.c. is identical to mine and he does not have this issue.

I tried moving my .config files to my desk top and let MC create new ones, but that did not help

Thanks for help in advance

Rick

I had this one happen to me....file would not save because it said the solid need regeneration. I figured OK...go into solids manager and regenerate, right? but then uh oh.....my Solids tab had disappeared. it just was not there (see attached screenshot...it was GONE) I was able to load a different workspace & got it to save that way.....however there is more than one user in our shop that wouldn't of thought of loading a different workspace....potentially losing all data.

 

emailing QC now to get this ability back.

Likely in a couple versions from now i would think

Maybe the safest is to not use solids and convert to surfaces

not sure if you understand. The surface pocket path is leaving material at random depths. I'm taking of like 1.5" of material at .035doc. So it's not just the final depth it's almost everyone

Ok, gotcha

I'm at home an no hasp, but I wonder if you can do an opticore with stock to leave on sides but not z.

Then set the z limits in steep shallow to only make one pass on the final z level.

That should lead it in off the part.... If feesable

Jay, canyougive it a shot in X7?

hopefully it will suffice to your liking.

might have to change a few feed settings etc (entry)

horizontal works well

File Example attached

HELP HORZ.MCX-7

One more update and I also am moving on to X8.