Hello Rob, I have some instructions put together for a customer of mine that wanted to do the same thing in Mastercam I can send them to you if you would like?

Our Technical department use a product here called JING from TechSmith its a free down download which allows you to take custom screen shots, add text and videos etc much faster and easier. http://www.techsmith.com/

i don't think the migration will work from X4 to X6 because the migration utility grabs the files from MY MCAMX5 and Shared MCAM X5 and that is not how the install for Mastercam X4 was structured. You could however use the update folder utility.

i haven't tested this out without the the previous version actually being installed but. I was thinking if you copy your My mcamX5 and Shared MCAMx5 folders into your new PC X6 has a new migration utility that bring everything into you new version easily.

are you using X6?

in the downloads section their is a document "How to update your post processor" skip to page 2 it will show you how to use the update utility and where the files should be placed.

same thing in xp just go to control panel then Mouse then pointers.

if your running windows 7 right click then properties then on the left hand side you will see change mouse pointers. Select the pointers tab. Scheme would be Windows Aero (system scheme)

I found another laptop running a GTX 460 and for larger files i found the Quadro 2000 did run a little smoother then the GTX 460 but still better then i expected.

no sorry cant say i have used either GTX 460 or GTX 570. How big of file size are we talking about? i could do some testing and give you some feed back on the 2000.

Turns out it was a DPI issue i had my DPI set to Smaller 100% but should be set to Medium(default) 125%

yeah i have tried everything about 5 different drivers and different resolutions setting but nothing is working any other ideas?

some images of the issue

Reko which driver version are you running?

I just received a Dell Precision 4600 Windows 7 64 Bit Laptop with the Nvidia Quatro 2000M Card. I have not had much luck with it so far. First issue i had was the drivers where causing the menu selection and rotating of the part to leg behind and freeze for a couple of seconds. Then i had found a driver update on the Web which seemed to have fixed the freezing so far but noticed a lot of images/words where cut off in the menu as well as overlapping images. Even selecting wire frame at time would not highlight.

I would contact the machine dealer/manufactor. chances are they have seen this message before and can point out the fix.

Hello Kurt I would first find out the most recent version of Mastercam you can run. Previous to X5 Mastercam offered 2 ways of simulating your toolpath. Backplot and verify, verify which basically allows turns your stock that you specified into a solid model and simulates material removal among other features, and backplot with simulates the actual toolpath displaying your depth of cuts, multipasses, and machine time etc. Now with X5 Machine SIM was introduced which uses verify and backplot for a full machine simulation so you can watch the machine model cut the part to detect any collisions. Mastercam comes with a bunch of generic machines. Check out the books in the Store section they could be a great addition to your course and will walk through all 3 simulation features.

You could try to disable the Hardware Acceleration in the system config (ALT+F8) under screen usually this is for graphic related issues but would not hurt to try. Or you could try playing around with the memory buffering in the sytem config under toolpaths. Other than that it sounds like a computer related issue. Maybe ask IT if they will uninstall and re-install on one of the computers to see if that helps (make sure it has full read and write privileges) if the issue still occurs then that may narrow it down to a more computer related issue. Good Luck.

You could try to disable the Hardware Acceleration in the system config (ALT+F8) under screen. Or you could try playing around with the memory buffering in the sytem config under toolpaths. Other than that it sounds like a computer related issue. Maybe ask IT if they will uninstall and re-install on one of the computers to see if that helps (make sure it has full read and write privileges) if the issue still occurs then that may narrow it down to a more computer related issue. Good Luck.

I though it gave another error for that something like "you have exceeded your number if licences" then shuts down. So in that case what Jparis said works great.

If none of the above has worked. Try going into your nethasp.ini files in the McamX folder. Look for NH_server_adder take out the ;; in fron of that and place your server IP address beside the = sign and save the file example: You might have done this already but just making sure. NH_SERVER_ADDR = 2.266.95.556

on the lab computers is Nhaspx.exe set to Nethasp and Mode: Network? and on the Server Sim Type: Nethasp Mode: Local?

If your comfortable teaching the course yourself the Mastercam instructor kit might be suitable as well it basically maps out your lesson plans for you provides videos, tests, exercises, PowerPoint presentations, instructor guide, and student training tutorial. Mill level 1 and 3 $195 include lathe $225. It may be a good addition to the above mentioned as well.

Hello, Is any material name ex: ALUMINUM inch 2024 listed under Material when you select the tool setting tab? Also press select then beside source select the drop down arrow and select Mill-Library will anything appear then?

I think that the Solids Sweep command was only intended for 1 dimension or in this case 1 radius which is why the end of the spout is not tappering in. The Solids loft command was intended for tappering 2 different dimensions but only on a straight course and not a course with courves. Best regards,