Will, Quote [You know I think its funny you guys all go Hmm..] It's not funny when you know that his dealer-reseller hasn't set his box up. And having it not run tells you nobody was probably ever there. You don't remember when your box had MC installed? I do and Craig(dealer-reseller) also gave us training on the software. Jim

So if I read this thread right. It would be a bad idea to buy a seat of MC V6 from a lady who has closed her little shop? Sounds like I would be better off buying V9 Entry. Jim

It makes you wonder how they can even program parts. I'm sure it's just a "set-up" problem. Just reload that file in your hex editor and recompile right? Then it'll run goooooood !!!!

We had the same problems with Hangsterfers. Switched to Blaser like grubby and no more. HTH Jim

It's a sign of the times. I'm surprised they hung on this long. Considering NC's have been around as long they have and all the cheap clones available it was just a matter of time. I still would take one for my garage anyday. Jim

Dave, I'll send Craig an e-mail,Thanx! Roger, It was built 11-2000 and has 640 Fusion Control. This is my first job on the machine. And I find that all the jobs have to be edited before they run. Thanx alot Guys, Jim

Hello all, Looking for a post-processor for this machine. My reseller CM3D doesn't have anything for it so I thought might as well see if any of you had anything you could share. Thanx in advance, Jim

Hello, You could contact www.nopiracy.com. HTH Jim

Hello Yes your right, change to incremental. Jim

Hello all, Another one,the 5 P's. Proper Planning Prevents P_sspoor Performance Jim

Remembered another from way back, New operators know everything right? Next time you get a hotshot operator coming in the door tell 'em they need a Phd. They'll say what? And you say yeah a Phd. Push Here Dummy !!! Jim

Hello all, I found 1 of the guys here couldn't get on the FTP Site and started digging around. As a result of that research we found if you open IE,click on Tools tab,select Internet Options, then select Advanced tab. Once on this page look for "Enable folder view for FTP sites" and place a check mark here. He was able to go right on the FTP. HTH Later,Jim

Hi Scott How about this one ? "We don't have time to do it right, but we do have time to do it again." Jim

We have about 120 CNC Machines (Lathe&Mill) in 4 buildings. 88 machines here in my building and 8 are Haas Mills VF-1 to VF-6.

Hello, Did you reboot your computer? Jim

John, Let me begin by saying AWESOME!!! I just finished reading all the threads on this topic and was impressed by James's comment on your background of 1 yr ago just getting a machine and starting programming as well. I've been in machining for 21 yrs and have never heard of anyone coming up in the trade so fast except for Team Ferret. Anyway enough rambling from me. Once again I just want to repeat James comment (Don't be so hard on yourself.) I know people who have been in the trade 30 yrs and don't know half of what you have already Mastercammed!!! Jim

Hi You asked about pulling toolpaths from your drawings,not sure what you mean. Solids is used to extrude solid objects from your geometry. Whether it's 2-D or 3-D doesn't matter, what you are wanting from solids I'm not sure of. Sounds like your expecting Mastercam to give you toolpath from the solid object you created, but you still have to drive the tools yourself just like before. You might want to elaborate a bit about what you want to do with Solids. HTH Jim

Yes we do it that way. We use Parlec Presetter and Hoffman Balancer Machine to balance after setting up Tools. We buy balanced holders only (Heatshrink,Collet,Millchucks) to eliminate the holder from the balance equation. This is all for Horizontal Cells, thus we change tools while the machines are running. We also load parts while the machine is running. Once you have your cell up and running you can theoretically achieve 90-100% Spindle Efficiency.(70-75% Realistically) This is all for High-Production Machining not your 5-40 pc jobs, but you could use these tools to help on any work. The cost is not small, but once you commit to the extra holders and equipment you'll see the difference as the method pays for itself in increased spindle time. HTH Jim Chips hittin the floor,give me more!

Iscar Tools are awesome !!! We use 2" 2 flt with 1" RDC x .2" ADC on 6061-T6. I have run this cutter from 600 IPM up to 1200 IPM on a 50HP Mazak FH-8800. And we get 300 minutes per edge. That's 120-225 CIM (Metal Removal Rate) The 5" up to 600 IPM also. Fun,Fun,Fun sounds like bullets hitting the sheetmetal. Jim

Tell your IT people to fix your network, we never get spam.

Here's a link to some good drills. They have alot of options. HTH http://www.alliedmachine.com/ Jim

pip, Here's a link to V8 chooks. http://www.mastercam.com/Support/Archives/Default.asp This is an awesome feature,our vertical guys like watching it run in Verify. HTH Later,Jim Welcome to the Forum!!!!!!

I'm not an expert programmer or a perfect human being, but I can tell alot about you by your immature childish responses. As such, I doubt your programming problems will ever be solved in this Forum. Your problem lies between the chair and the keyboard. Why don't you GROW UP first and then maybe you can learn how to program !!!

Hi Team Ferret, Here's a link for you to check out. HTH http://www.hpalloy.com Jim

SAT Files work best for us. We get Inventor 4 files converted from the Engineering Dept. and usually have no problems.(Autodesk makes Inventor)