thank you for that might have to upgrade.

hi guys,

i have been trying to do some engraving using mc x4 and came across this error while trying to generate toolpath

just wondering if any one else had come across it as i had to close down mc to clear the error.

thanks in advance.

Thanks Mike i have just got back into work i will try your suggestion as soon as i get the machine running in the shop and will post the result when it happens thanks again

hi thad just checked target fiekd and it says c:mcam9mill.exe and no it wont start from eexplorer either

hello i am having a problem with mcam9.1 not running after getting a new computer it all loaded ok but when we click the mill9 icon nothing happens at all it dosent even try to start we only have a small shop using mcam so it is getting pretty desperate any help would be greatly appreciated thank you

Jake, could you tell us where you got the salvage utility from it sounds like it could save a lot of headaches thanks billo

thanks Lloyd autosave is on but not to a different file ive also tried opening up in design and lathe but no joy there

sorry forgot mcam 9.1 sp2

Hello, The computer locked up but managed to save the file iwas working on,turned off then on again went to get the file and got the error corrupt or invalid file and now cannot open file. when i look at it in explorer it looks as though the data is there. Question,is there anyway this file can be recovered? thank you. :bandhead:

hi all could anybody please help me with a tool change macro for a leadwell v40 prog #9001 this stupid machine lost its parameters along with all tool info after a c/board change and the tool change prog i have now is dead,defunct just plain useless. this machine has been down for almost seven weeks with little or no help from leadwell.

if i dont get this sorted i can see me being surplus to requirements.

Thanks for listening to my ranting and raving Billo

thank you Cadcam just what i was looking for

can anybody please direct me to the topics that cover the speeding up of toolpath generation ive seen it before but ive done a search but no joy yet!! thanks Barbill

hi ive used the hs-1 twin pallet found it to be a good machine except when running from dnc the machine could not keep up with the control but i believe they have a new controller now with high speed machining capability. Billo

hi Mcfelix i want mastercam to output g54-toolpath then g55-toolpath etc etc

thank you guys i will give both answers a try and see if i can get what i want. James i have never used transform before i didnt even know what it is for but i will surely find out now i hope!!

hi guys can somebody tell me how to program a part with 4 cavities and have each cavity a different work co-ordinate its just so i dont have to get in the machine and reclock each cavity.

thanks in advance for your help (mcam9 sp1 mill3+solids)

g/day do any of you guys know of any freeware ras2vec programs as i like the sound of converting graphics 2 toolpaths thanx billo

Hello, have you tried making a solid of the part and then maching the solid which will follow all the faces.

thanks everyone for that, sorry didnt reply earlier have not been in work for a while (flu)

i will try your solutions as soon as i get back

can anybody please tell me what this means please and what i have to do to get around this message coming up thanks billo

thank you for your help it works great

hello all,

can anybody tell me how to put a line number on the beginning of a tool path ie- N100 ?????????

so that if i have two toolpaths the first toolpath is N100 and the next toolpath is N200

thanks in anticipation

steve main menu|screen|chamge levels|select entities, billo

g/day steve YES and can you get me one too?

billo

Hi guys,

Can't you create the port surfaces in Mastercam??

As I have just started a course in Mastercam...but have done and still do Cylinder Head porting in Unigraphics very successfully.

Steve

CAD/CAM Programmer