Is there a setting for creating planes that changes it to that plane(wcs tplane cplane) in 2018?

Automatically?

it works that way in 2017

Regards

On 6/6/2017 at 8:55 PM, Verisurf - Ernie Husted said:

New Verisurf Tools for Mastercam 2018 

New options added.

When i go to download 2018 i get a clickthrough error in my address bar.

Its this a problem on my end or the dload page?

thanks in advance

Rick

1 hour ago, C^Millman said:

I got 7.468 second in 2018 using that file. I turned off the tool path fillet. Turned them on took 15.006 seconds in 2018.

(i get 13 seconds using .001 tolerance, 2017)

Ron, you are not supposed to tweak anything.

Otherwise the benchmark results are useless.

we can all tweak the paths to process faster, but that is the opposite of the  intent here.

1 hour ago, huskermcdoogle said:

Using your file, I was 38 seconds in X6, 1:27 in 2018....   Hmmmmm  Seems the raster was the slow one.

the other two were don in 20 seconds

the raster droned on and on....

i am seeing significant speed improvements in other areas in 2017 with the

new tower. some things like dragging and dropping geometry on 600 mg files definitely

are twice as fast. updating toolpath references also

Also seems odd that my new p.c. with win 10 takes 3 times as long to open 2017 and 2018

Attached is the file to be used in this thread.

HST-CORE-HORIZONTAL-RASTER.zip

Well, here is something to ponder.

my old P.C, (5 years older) using MCX7 processed faster than my new P.C.

using MC2017 and 2018, disheartening but im ok with it.

OLD

43.31 seconds - MCX7

i7 3930k CPU @ 3.2 GHZ

16 gig ram

64 bit

win 7 pro

________________________________________

NEW

1 min, 5 seconds - MC2017

1 min, 4 seconds - MC2018

i7-8700k CPU @ 3.7 GHZ

64 gig ram

64 bit

win 10 pro

Well at least my other softwares will run faster on my new P.C..... LOL

New P.C. as of yesterday

win 10

i78700k CPU @ 3.70 GHz 

64 GB ram

2 min 58 secs

8 minutes ago, JParis said:

What happens if you double click on the name?  Nothing?

Windows update?  Mouse drivers change?  

Something changed overnight

Hey that works, I  always right clicked and rename.....LOL

BTW, good luck against the Steelers next week

rick

Just now, JParis said:

If it's a base plane(Mastercam Standards), no, you cannot rename them...make a copy and rename that instead

These are all custom plane created from geometry.

Weird that yesterday no problem, today doesn't work.

For some reason i can not rename a plane.

Is there a setting i may have changed as this has always worked up till toady?

Thanks in advance

rick

Awesome!

easy peasy

Thanks!

Good Morning

I have a plate with 3000plus holes in it

.251Ø holes and 0.390"Ø holes, drawn as circles.

How can I window select just the 0.390" Ø holes/circles

Thanks in advance

Rick

i just select my config from 2017 and it worked pretty good but had to link all the

specific file paths

Thanks John I renamed the 2018 (workspace file) with (backup) in the name

copied the 2017 in to the 2018 folder.

Worked like a charm.

I have an unrelated issue right from the get go install maybe you know if it

matter or not to fix it or ignore it everytime I open 2018

cheers

Rick

Good morning

does anyone know where the right click menu file is stored and the .ext name?

when I try to import for 2017 it now finding it maybe because my shared folder is

on our server. but i dont know the name of the .ext to find it

Any help will be greatly appreciated

CheersRick

MKD

once i got the origin they snapped into place!

Thanks tremendously!

Rick

How come there is no origin noman to snap to

do i have to check something on option to see the origin?

Cant seem to get the paper clip to show. Its obvious not noob friendly

So, Ill mess around until my 4th coffee where off.... LOL

As you can tell it not a cover and a lid to mate so i am sure this one will gic me more of a headache...

I'll keep you posted

thanks Sir!

MKD

Ok, sorry for late reply had lunch....

SO:

-I created 2 separate solid works file from the two parasolids.

-I opened both and in one file went , file/new/assembly

-I selected both and they did not jusr position in the spot that they were in spaceclaim

How do i move or mate them in place now?

Cheers

rick

MKD, they did not come in over top of each other using your method.

how do i transform from and too?

Cheers

Rick

JP, i got the error to go away, it look like it works and overlays nice one a solid green

and the other translucent, a bit tough to see the differences , but it works great!

thanks for the tip!

The Compare gave me this error

(these are two saved .x_t models from spaceClaim)

I have two files i would like to overlay and compare, like in Mastercam.

If i drag the second solid model in, it automatically opens a new window.

(I have not explored how to work with or create assemblies, if that is

indeed the procedure to use here)

There is no merge option in the file menu

Thanks in advance

Rick

What is "X+"

 

Just wondering.

are there any videos out there to use X+?

The geometry doesn't come in clean with the step file. I usually don't have any problems with step but for some reason one of my arcs isn't coming in at all.

I use SpaceClaim all the time for all my designs

I gave up on .step, unless i heal them in solidworks first, its a crap shoot.

.x_t all the way