:-) Thank you Snehal...yes I will try this too.

Thank you Colin. I will try these suggestions tomorrow when I get in. I appreciate your replies.

We have 4 seats of X3. One is not showing the Status Bar at all. How would we activate it please? It was present on original install. Too many mouse clicks maybe.

Roger...the Linearization tolerance was set to .001". I had made an adjustment and reset it to .0002". Much better, but still can see short line to line moves...quite ok for my needs tho. To achieve the least visible line to line contour, what do u think is the smallest resolutuion which can be set for the Linearization tolerance?

Here comes :-) I drew a simple oval 6 x 12...set the tool into the material and after I blew the coolant off the material, I expected to see a continuously blended oval contoured edge. But what I got was digitized edge...not smooth. Is there a way for me to increase the resolution so the point to point lines are smaller? Thanks and Happy Friday!

Thank you all. Mark I "do" need to import it because it is a part of a new logo...very intuitive! :-) I will save as .eps and .ps and have a go at it. I appreciate your replies. Thanks so much.

What is the best file format to import text into Mastercam for engraving please? I am having a difficult time with a 72dpi .jpeg file...the letters are not clean at all. Thanks for the help.

Excellent JD...that makes sense and it works! Terry, I projected the Z-/+ curve onto a Y surface plane, still overcutting is visible in my verification. Thank you both.

Hello, I have a 3D contour op(2 planes connected with a curve)where I am (finishing the vertical corners) running along the border contour in 2D for a bit and then climbing up on the Z+ hyperbolic curve meeting and blending into the next plane. The cutter left comp is working in my backplot, but when I Front view it, the spherical tip appears to overcut into my curve on the way up on one side and on the way down on the other side. I tried tip/center comp...no difference or noticeable improvement. I am surface machining the curved section only and wanted to blend the bottom corners of both pockets (at 2 levels) by simply letting a sperical cutter run along the contour boundaries. Isn't this a 3D contour operation (my preference? If so, how can I prevent my sperical endmill from overcutting when it moves in Z+/-? Or, should I just surface both planes(pockets)and choose an appropriate finishing surface machining routine? I appreciate any thoughts on using 3D contour option sucessfully. I am home Sunday trying to prepare this for Monday. Thanks people. (Xmr2)

Thank you Jim. Hi Darren, Thanks for your reply. Do you currently have a 50 block LH machine? Is it satisfactory for your current and future needs? Or, if u were considering purchasing a CNC mill for mostly 2D applications and some future possibilities...would a 50 Block LH be in your scope? We are in this situation...I appreciate your input.

What would be considered a minimum block "look ahead" for surface machining please? Does 50 cut it? Thanks for any of your insights.

OK...so I just read the guideline for making "Post Requests"...picky picky...

Hello, Would anyone have a post for the above setup please? Thanks for your help! Ref: DMG Gildemeister CTX310 310 V1 GE FANUC 21i TB with MANUAL GUIDE i

I would like to increase the file transfer rate beyond our current blistering "16cps transfer rate". I have maxxed out the machine constants setting to provide for 9600baud transfer and receive rates and duplicated this in the Dmax settings as well. Trouble is that when I reduce the delay setting below 50ms in Dmax...I receive errors in transmission and failure results. If anyone is familiar with the Maho 400E w/Philips controller...and has success with higher transfer rates. I would appreciate your assistance. Thanks for any comments, Jeff

Here are my comp specs: 256 ram ati rage fury/2000 WIndows 2000 Pro It was working perfectly for almost a year. I played with the virtual memory, because I received a message that the VM was low? I tried uninstalling...re-installing...getting updated drivers from ATI...which necessitated getting DirectX 8.1 I now do get a screen, but the cursor movement is staggered and locks up after a few moves. When I do get it to move into the L.H. menu...it disappears. I try Contol-Alt-Delete which slowly brings up the task manager...but this too is frozen. Here, I do see that the processor is working at 100% tho. I am not sure what to do...I am trying these suggestions, but not sure what is going on. I know the more that I screw around with it...the deeper the climb out I think. Gee. I do appreciate any suggestions.