9 hours ago, metalmansteve said:

How can I get these settings to stick as default? 

I've spent way too much time trying to figure this out....must be easy

Hi,

this must be no problem. Control Definition - Operation Default - Tools Settings and that's all.

Good luck!

1 hour ago, Brad Lisle said:

I am a big fan of Lenovo! Maybe it's because I get a massive discount through my wife's employer. The previous company I worked for used Lenovo mobile workstations and they worked flawless. Thought we had them replaced every two years, just to keep up with technology. My new employer chooses HP Zbook workstations. I can't stand them! I have not used a desktop for almost two decades due to my job requirements of being mobile. I have enjoyed my Lenovo mobile workstations! I have never used a Legion, so I could not say anything about them, but I highly recommend the Lenovo workstations. I even bought my own Lenovo P17 fully stacked ($8k+), wifey job got it down to ($3600) just to have at home. 

Thank you very much.

On 3/19/2024 at 5:27 PM, SuperHoneyBadger said:

In my experience, the workstation category of machines are designed top to bottom to last a LONG xxxx time. I know some of the guys on the 3 year upgrade path will shudder - but - I have 2 HP workstations that run daily, one from 2007 and from 2012. The older one has retired from CAD/CAM and video work now, more of a home server.

They both spin up every day, and have no issues with performance or reliability. Will it get beaten by an i9 now? Sure. But in their day? The old one was built in the 'can it run Crysis' era. It did. Not much could touch the dual 2687w setup + Quadro at the time either. Sorry for the story, lol, I have a soft spot for these machines that have been with me longer than my wife!

Point is, you buy a workstation, and it will be productive for a long time.

Yes, you right. Thank you very much.

6 minutes ago, MWearne said:

Different builders may use different components. A computer from Dell or Lenovo may have the same CPU but are attaching them to a different mother board, may have different types of ram used (speed and manufacturer). For extra reassurance, try and find out what all the components are not just the CPU and video card.

Windows Home vs Pro....no difference for Mastercam. Main difference is Pro has some extra security features (bitlocker)

Gaming vs Workstation. Typically only difference is the video card. Still in the boat that workstation cards are of no benefit to most Mastercam users. If its your bosses money, get a quadro. If you do extremely complex parts, get a quadro. If you are on a budget, GeForce will get you more bang for your buck. That 4080 is a beast and your looking at $$$$ to outperform with an equivalent Quadro card.

Lenovo is a large company making computers for all levels of users. I'm sure their budget offerings will have mixed reviews. This being a higher end system, should be getting what you expect. Still, I would shop around some. Should be some other options at that price range.

Thank you very much for explained clear answer!

11 minutes ago, Jake L said:

Now I have my own question for someone to answer... does the brand of a computer matter? If you put the same hardware in a dell computer and a lenovo computer will they not perform the same?

I think this is very important who configure machine or device. The car assembled in Germany not same to car assembled in Chine. With pc same story. This of course my opinion and I can mistake.

22 minutes ago, RaiderX said:

Mastercam 2023 seams to work on my windows 11 home version with RTX card. that being said it is probably not ideal?

try at your own risk??

Hi,

Window Home edition is my mistake, sorry. The  Windows 11 pro edition.

1 hour ago, Jake L said:

My opinion is I don't care what the computer was "made for" if it has the best hardware in it to do the job then that's the computer I'd want.

+1 to JP's Quadro/RTX recommendation. The i9-13000 CPU is solid, 16GB RAM probably want to go to 32GB (RAM is cheap), but I also don't know what type of work you're doing and if you need it.

Here's some forum posts discussing computer specs:

 

Thank you very much. I am just pc user and for my opinion the pc manufactures know what they are doing. If pc configured for gaming needs they call pc "Gaming pc" or " pc  for gamers". But if pc for graphical works for business, this pc must be configured different.  I trying explain this to my boss but he thinks that pc for gamers very good for  aerospace model working. I don't know, so asking , may be some one have experience with pc for gamers. What is scary me, the many bad reviews about Lenovo pc.

17 minutes ago, JParis said:

The specs alone take it away from a gaming rig...

If you're doing workstation work, buy a workstation.....if you're gaming, buy a gaming rig...

That's just how I approach it...

I absolutely agree with you. Thank you very much.

6 minutes ago, JParis said:

Recommended spec's here

https://www.mastercam.com/support/technical-support/system-requirements/

 

Yes, I saw it. My question is how pc for gaming works with Mastercam. I suggested for my boss Work Station Dell Precision 3660, but he say that this pc stronger and better. I don't sure, but may be I am mistake. For this reason I ask here. 

24 minutes ago, JParis said:

The "Windows" version

 

It's ok. This is mistake. Windows 11 not Home edition.

Thank you very much.

5 minutes ago, JParis said:

I didn't think the "Home Edition" was supported for Mastercam...

and my feeling on GEForce cards is well known...they work for others, I won't buy a system without a Quadro/RTX card

What do you mean by "Home Edition" , the pc type?

Hello guys,

My boss want purchase new pc for work and for some reason intends purchase gaming pc Lenovo Legion 9i tower Intel® Core™ i9-13900KF Processor 32GB DDR5 NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 4080 16GB GDDR6  Windows 11 Home 64Bit .  But I  heard many bad reviews about Lenovo pc. What are you thinking about this. Have any one experience with this pc type, how does it works with Mastercam?

Many thanks in advance,

Sincerely,

Michael.

Hello everybody.

Please help me resolve some little problem. As result of " Align to face" function, distance between two faces is 0.001mm and this not allow Boolean add op.

I think this problem in tolerances but I don't know which one change.

Thanks in advance for any help.

Hello,

I have some problem with saving  defaults for OptiRough op in Mcam2022.

When I trying save any change to default file, I receive this warning:

But this file have 0 entities.

How resolve this issue?

Thanks for any help.

On 1/9/2024 at 11:00 PM, harpoon said:

Hello! I was about to start creating a tool library in MasterCAM and wanted to create a tool assembly, first starting by importing some of the defined tool holders that came with my MasterCAM download. However, upon opening the CAT40-in.tooldb file, I get a long list of files labeled with numbers and letters in the form XXXX-XXXX. See attached picture.

Even with Google and ChatGPT, I can't figure out what these numbers and letters mean, so I'd figure I'd ask here. Can anyone explain it to me or does anyone have a chart of some sort? I didn't want to have to go through all of them to find the tool holders I purchased. For example, I got a CAT40-ER32-1.85 tool holder from Maritool (https://www.maritool.com/autodesk/477), but Maritool doesn't provide any sort of designation number in the form XXXX-XXXX. 

Thank you!

Hi Chriss,

I hope this will helpful.

https://toolholderexchange.com/cat-tool-holders/

https://www.google.com/search?q=cat+holder+for+cnc+machine&sca_esv=597448619&ei=7JyfZau9DL3IhbIP0sakyAY&udm=&oq=CAT+holder+for+cnc&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiEkNBVCBob2xkZXIgZm9yIGNuYyoCCAAyBRAhGKABMgUQIRigAUi-XFCaDljLP3ABeACQAQCYAaEBoAHMD6oBBDAuMTW4AQHIAQD4AQHCAgoQABhHGNYEGLADwgIGEAAYFhgewgIIEAAYFhgeGA_CAgcQABiABBgTwgIKEAAYFhgeGA8YE8ICCBAAGBYYHhgTwgIJEAAYgAQYDRgTwgIIEAAYHhgNGBPCAgwQABgeGA0YDxgTGArCAgoQABgWGB4YExgK4gMEGAAgQYgGAZAGCA&sclient=gws-wiz-serp

Best regards.

Michael.

7 hours ago, amw said:

Hi Guys, Im having an issue with setting up operation defaults, and then getting a different version of the tool I save. Anybody else ever see this? 

For a Drill cycle I select a 1/4" spot drill from my tool library. The tool is defined as 3" long, 2.0 projection and in an er16 holder. I save this as default and everything looks fine. But when i start a new file and select a drill cycle, I get a 1/4 spot drill thats only 0.5" long, 0.5" projection, and using the default holder. 

I have tried the same with a 3/8 spot drill and get same results (end up with a shorter tool). I have tried setting defaults by hitting save at the top of the toolpath parameter window, and also by going into machine group, files, libraries, operation defaults. Nothing seems to work. What am i doing wrong?

Hi,

For  permanently setting you need made change in Machine Definition. All change you make in Machine Groupe only for current file.

Go to Machine_Machine Definition. In opened Machine Definition Manager select General Machine Parameter. 

From Tool/Material Library tab select your library and save.

Also check your Operation Defaults. Go to Machine_Control Definition, select Operation Defaults and make change in all types of op you need. 

This is many work but you need make it only ones. Save file and that's all.

Another and shorter way to do that from your toolpath op. Just click on the Save to Default button after setting up all parameters .

Good Luck!

I hope this help.

Sincerely,

Michael.

2 hours ago, Kyle F said:

Ron is a contract programmer so he programs for many different shops/scenarios. he probably uses a lot of specific holders downloaded from the manufacturer's website and they come with the taper included. It's only an issue when he's adding "new" holders to the library. It shouldn't be that hard for mastercam to remove the taper from the gage length measurement in activereports... You'd think it would be an easy fix.

 

@crazy^millmanthat makes perfect sense. I only program for my own shop so when I add holders to the library I just get out my 6" calipers and create my holders from "scratch" so I've never dealt with the taper added to my setup sheets. It's rare we are adding holders to my library so I don't sweat it but I understand in your line of work how much of a pain that could be.

Now it is clear. Thanks for clarifying.

Sorry for duplicate post. This is Internet Explorer issue.

8 hours ago, crazy^millman said:

This is with taper on the holder and no allowance for gauge length in Total Length for any section of the software being leaving CAT, BT, CAPTO, HSK to other tapers on the holders. Now an setup person has to understand I want a 4" gauge length, but get documentation that shows 6.687 for a length. This will never create any confusion now will it?

Without the taper so Gauge Length is accounted for. Which process from a process standpoint support better communication and documentation for the Manufacturing process? More of the things I have asked for years that fall on deaf ears at CNC Software.

Maybe I understand something wrong, but all tool libraries in Mcam_2024 contain holders without a taper and the length is indicated accordingly.

Sorry if I misunderstood you.

Sincerely,

Michael.

8 hours ago, crazy^millman said:

This is with taper on the holder and no allowance for gauge length in Total Length for any section of the software being leaving CAT, BT, CAPTO, HSK to other tapers on the holders. Now an setup person has to understand I want a 4" gauge length, but get documentation that shows 6.687 for a length. This will never create any confusion now will it?

Without the taper so Gauge Length is accounted for. Which process from a process standpoint support better communication and documentation for the Manufacturing process? More of the things I have asked for years that fall on deaf ears at CNC Software.

Maybe I understand something wrong, but all tool libraries in Mcam_2024 contain holders without a taper and the length is indicated accordingly.

Sorry if I misunderstood you.

Sincerely,

Michael.

8 hours ago, crazy^millman said:

This is with taper on the holder and no allowance for gauge length in Total Length for any section of the software being leaving CAT, BT, CAPTO, HSK to other tapers on the holders. Now an setup person has to understand I want a 4" gauge length, but get documentation that shows 6.687 for a length. This will never create any confusion now will it?

Without the taper so Gauge Length is accounted for. Which process from a process standpoint support better communication and documentation for the Manufacturing process? More of the things I have asked for years that fall on deaf ears at CNC Software.

Maybe I understand something wrong, but all tool libraries in Mcam_2024 contain holders without a taper and the length is indicated accordingly.

Sorry if I misunderstood you.

Sincerely,

Michael.

8 hours ago, crazy^millman said:

This is with taper on the holder and no allowance for gauge length in Total Length for any section of the software being leaving CAT, BT, CAPTO, HSK to other tapers on the holders. Now an setup person has to understand I want a 4" gauge length, but get documentation that shows 6.687 for a length. This will never create any confusion now will it?

Without the taper so Gauge Length is accounted for. Which process from a process standpoint support better communication and documentation for the Manufacturing process? More of the things I have asked for years that fall on deaf ears at CNC Software.

Maybe I understand something wrong, but all tool libraries in Mcam_2024 contain holders without a taper and the length is indicated accordingly.

Sorry if I misunderstood you.

Sincerely,

Michael.

59 minutes ago, Kyle F said:

On your first toolpath operation, if you look at your solid chained geometry, your orientation is off on 4 holes. The arrows should be pointed up towards your theoretical spindle.

I went ahead and turned off automatic linking cause if your machine dogleg rapids it may hit those two island features sticking up.

 

For your 5axis drill, the orientation of your chain is correct but it seems as though you need to define a safety zone. (under linking parameters) Once I defined a safety zone consisting of your part + fixture it seemed to dodge everything well enough.

I am on mastercam 2024 or I would save the changes for you.

1st pic shows your hole orientation off, 2nd shows it corrected. and 3rd is with the safety zone defined.

Hi, Kyle F,

First of all, thank you very much for great help.

I tried again and see something very strange. When I start drill op and choose geometry, all holes have same direction. But when I open parameters tab in this op and  click geometry icon, the 4 holes have opposite direction!  Pic_1 is selecting geometry for toolpath. May be this is one of the bugs in 2022 version. In 2024 it works correct.

Thanks again for help.

Sincerely,

Michael.

Thank you very much guies!!!

Very quick and very helpful answer.

Sincerely,

Michael.

Hello everybody.

Need your help with simple operation. Attached file with 2 op. In first ( automatic linking) tool movies thru solid body,

in second (5 axis drill) same problem. Thanks for any help. The file is Mcam_2022_Mill_5ax license.

Sincerely,

Michael.

Automatic linking and 5 axis drill issue.zip

Hello. 

Happy New Year !

I have some trouble, and may be someone can help.

I started working with Mcam 2024 and noticed, that cube not recognize commands. When I click on it the gview not changes.

No matter which view I click.  Have anyone same issue or this is only on my pc?

Thanks in advance,

Sincerely,

Michael.

Ok, Aaron, thank you very much for help.

Sincerely,

Michael.

Hello,

In mcam2022 simulator I see all holes as many edges shape.

What setting can change this issue.

Thanks in advance.

Sincerely,

Michael.