>Why you all the time talking about bugs . >Verification -bugged ,backplot -bugged,this not >works properly ,that also. May be you don`t do >something propper. I am talking about bugs because some of them really annoy me and i'd like mcam be better. So I contribute to improve it by reporting bugs. This is mainly the goal of this forum, no? Concerning verify bug (V9.0SP1 vs V9.1SP1) mod i tested and retested and I'm unfortunately right. I told here and gave example file (just try it). I emailed to [email protected] too, and still waiting for an answer and I hope this will be corrected soon... >Trust me ,from all 3d cad-cam programs I worked >MC is the less bugged one ! >Try to give CNC Software a little credit ! >If you don`t like it you can use Catia It's not the same price at all... Catia is a lot more expensive (70000 euros + 1000E monthly fee for one licence) and my boss didn't want to pay for it... >I think that you`ve got the impression that >Mastercam is bugged all over. >I think that`s not true ,otherwise how we all >could manage to do our work ? We always find a way to make it. Until last year i was still using a very old CAM software discontinued (Archange, you probably don't even know it) and however i programmed a lot of pretty complexes parts (4axes). Sure, it took more time and i often had headaches... ;-) [ 07-20-2003, 10:57 AM: Message edited by: David Colin ]

Perhaps it's new to 9.1 (I'll see on monday) ! I didn't try CNC software really should inform his users...

>This feature is to easy management in operation >manager and for posting .Your post can post Precisely... I'm using group (1 group=1 tool) commentary to briefly explain what the tool is machining. It's easier to manage operations. But i like to inform operator too, who will have to setup machining. As Commentary function (gcodes 1005/1006) isn't written at the right time in nci file (not postpro related) i'm using first op's commentary of each group to make it. So, I have to copy group commentary (useful to me) to op's commentary (useful for operator). Moreover as i do this, op's commentary is wrong (to mcam programmer) as it refers to the entire group...

A function which would be really useful in axes-3+1 machining: As i often use cylinder stock to machine flats on it i have to draw several toolpaths to manage entries/exits (especially if stock diameter is large). It'd be nice to chain a circle representing stock (drawn on a perpendicular c-plane to T-plane) and a single toolpath then let Mcam to calculate entries/exits according to rough-z depth. A simple question: Why machining group commentary isn't write into nci file ?

Did you check C-plane = arc's plane ?

For information, I just installed V9.1SP1 and same problems are still there... [ 07-17-2003, 12:29 PM: Message edited by: David Colin ]

I'm running Win2000pro SP3+Geforce4 TI4800. Of course path/compensation control setting are correct and backplot (not verify) is correct too (with tools geometries) except with tool-8 in my example. In that case (tool-8), if i m turning off compensation control, toolpath in backplot and post output are correct (however not real tool move which is controlled differently by machines)!

I'm using V9.1 (not SP1 yet) and i'm experiencing some problems. More embarrassing I'm experiencing bugs in verify mod that weren't present in V9SP1: - sometimes as i zoom, stock disappears and as i go back to Mcam main view my part lost its arcs entities (and others)! - I've got now a graphic problem in verify mod: as i rotate stock model shade doesn't work very fine. It's green or black. - Still have some bugs with tools compensation both in backplot and verify mod (however post output is correct) - More important: verification sometimes DOESN'T work. Toolpaths or special tools geometry (i don't know exactly the cause) are not correctly displayed. Areas which should be machined (and they are in V9.0SP1) are not displayed in V9.1 Do these bugs are fixed with 9.1 SP1 ? (still don't own it with french language) Anyway, i'm joining files to show some of these problems (compensation / verification mod). Here is the URL of .MC9 files to test (and correct) verify function in mill V9.1. You will have to associate tool-7 geometry file in tool-7 definition table. (I draw it on a separate level but it seems there is an other bug with Mastercam mill...) Go here and download both main and tool files. http://perso.wanadoo.fr/anorec/ With V9.0SP1 you probably will have to regenerate OPs (red crosses). - You should see differences between V9.1 and V9.0SP1 after tool-7 verification (V9.0SP1 seems correct). With V9.1 chanfer machined with tool-7 isn't displayed... - Tool-8 verification (and backplot) doesn't work with both V9.0SP1 and V9.1 however post output is correct... Yours sincerely.

I'm using V9.1 (not SP1 yet) and i'm experiencing same problems with STL files. However it works (a little) better than with V9.0SP1. More embarrassing I'm experiencing bugs in verify mod that weren't present in V9SP1: - sometimes as i zoom, stock disappears and as i go back to Mcam main view my part lost its arcs entities (and others)! - I've got now a graphic problem in verify mod: as i rotate stock model shade doesn't work very fine. It's green or black. - Still have some bugs with tools compensation both in backplot and verify mod (however post output is correct) - More important: verification sometimes DOESN'T work. Toolpaths or special tools geometry (i don't know exactly the cause) are not correctly displayed. Areas which should be machined (and they are in V9.0SP1) are not displayed in V9.1 Do these bugs are fixed with 9.1 SP1 ? Yours sincerely. PS:Excuse me for that bad english...

I'll should have a video card based on GF4 TI4800 on monday in order to replace ATI9700 card. I hope i'll get it, training is starting on tuesday...

I have the same issue with ATI 9700 PRO (ghost) an I think it can't be classified as a "value" card. I'll try a Geforce TI4800 soon.