Mastercam brings in the redundant geometry It is like it is all the geo lines squashed It might be the undeleted lines that the desinger used to make his part. They are not there in my old software but show up after the igs out and import into X2 Rick

I am using the Highspeed waterline path and I am getting a million retracts like it wont stay down like a surface finish contour path does. The waterline rest material is even worse. There are all these arc lead ins retracts etc. If anyone would like to try and get the ugly out of either of these paths, I would greatly appriciated. its in the MX2_files folder called Ugly Path.mcx Thank you Rick

I got it to work for the waterline cut although has 10 million lead in and retracts. in X2 Cannot get it to do a smooth cut even with using all surf and a containment boundary

I am starting to use the high speed paths alot as well. Hopefully it will get addressed.

I have encountered this as well and i am pretty sure we will have to keep using checked surface. On a mold base it speeds things up a little if the part is one color and the P/L and sealoffs are another color for selection. Rick

Hi all I am converting files from my old software and redoing them in X2. So I igs them out and bring them in to X2. Layer 1 always has a billion lines or splines on it in 2-d. Some of my files have line geometry on that layer. so deleteing it all I would then lose needed geo. Is there a way to stop it from importing all that junk that I don't need? Thanks in advance Rick

John I think it is this one quote: i put the file on the ftp as 'tranformation'. in the mcx2folder. thanks

I have used different software that rainfalls colors on surfaces for separation. In top wcs plane it puts red on top and green on the Bottom according to the draft. Virtical (no-draft)surfaces come out as blue. 90%+ of the separation is done in an instant. It works the same for when you are in front and side WCS planes. Move colors to a different lvl, viola. I have suggested this the to qc@mastercam to maybe do something like this for Mastercam users that wont ever have Molds plus. I'm hoping it comes out on the next build. Unless someone could make a c-hook

I don't find that the layout needs to improve much, its all about speed which I find that the icons or the menu drops are just as quick. (for me) Too bad the ops manager isn't a window that you can toss over to my other monitor. or an option to make it a window Maybe some day.

Simple for now, pretty quick with the dropdown menus.

Maybe the path needs to be de-bugged, should it not just cut smoother anyways, by 'default'.

Excellent, Thanks John Rick

i can't seem to find how to set these 2 defaults. For all toolpaths. Can any one help me? Thanks in advance Rick [ 02-16-2007, 08:14 PM: Message edited by: Rickster ]

3-d total tolerance in the tool path parameter. 2-d I do the same with the filter tol. Sorry I am using X2. Not familiar with V9. I would think it has the same tolerances in the tools parameters though. Other software that I am familiar with also looks rough when verifying the 2-d paths but the results on the CNC are great rick

Check your toolpath tolerance, I use and min of .0005 but usually .0003. .001" or .002" will look choppy

My solidworks does both surfaces and 3-d curves when saving it as an iges file. Solid works will also create the 3-d curves on a separate layer when making a parasolid.

I seem to be having the same problem. I can't find a way as of yet. Try creating a two point dia circle by snapping to the spline start and the mid point. If you send me a file I'll try it for you. Sad to say I export the splines and do it in a different software that has create splines to arc and then import. I have made a suggestion to QC@mastercam to snap to grid-line endpoints, this way you can draw a circle by snapping to the gridline endpoints on the hole in a surface. My friend is a Beta tester and has said this enhancment is in the next release. Hope it works good ya might need to be on maintenance to use it though

Ohh...crap! I thought you guys meant the ANY key. Rick

Welcome rjearl! mail it to me, John Paris or Hardmill and somebody will put it on the ftp site. Rick

Might be wose to stick with Xp Pro. rick

asfar You should start a new topic for your question. You will get better results Sorry, I can not help. Rick

Hi Colin I'll check it out Thanks Rick

I see... uses the same origin. Yet you are not rotating the Geo. Handy Thanks Rick

I do have that checked but it does not change when you change C-plane(or tool plane)unless you change WCS I dont find it necessary to change WCS when I draw using C-plane front and side. Is the WCS mainly used when creating a C-plane? I have used that function to create planes on compound angles. Should I be changing the WCS when simply drawing in front and side C-lanes?(is it necessary) i don,t think I fully understand WCS yet. Thanks Rick

Seems more useful and easier to identify if it were at the origin. Just a thought. Rick