i noticed early in the string that a few of you, jparis and dragracer, mentioned using mastercam to get an estimate on run time for a part. i am a new user to mastercam but was told by the seller that he didn't know of a way to find a virtual run time. did i misinterpret what you guys were saying? thanks k

hello all We have a new onsrud 5 axis router. The dust hood works well with 2 axis work but it becomes a problem when doing anything other than flat work as the hood impacts the head rotation. The manufacturer says the first thing everyone does is remove the hood which makes sense, except for the dust of course. Our router is in a rather confined space so it doesn't take much to find yourself in an oxygen deprived cloud. I was wondering if anyone has seen / built a dust collection system that works but doesn't impact the head. We've set up a loc-line system on our 3 axis mill which works fairly well, but the bed travel is rather short. The hurdle with using the same idea with the router seems to be accommodating the eight feet of head travel - would be interested in any solutions anyone may have. We are also looking into a new dust collector and are down to an Oneida or Dantherm unit. Does anyone have a recommendation of one over the other? thanks k.

Is there a default setting to allow Mastercam to open in a dual screen mode? Currently when opening, I have to drag the Mastercam display across my two monitors and reorganize my toolbars to maximize my graphics windows for both screens. Other software I use will allow for this, is there a provision in Mastercam which will also do so? thanks.