The tool path editor is powerful yet it can be cumbersome to use. Might be nice if there was a way to click on a portion of the tool path and have it removed or at least be editable.

quote: 3 seconds? Could a programmer of any skill level (1) Check the date of the file just opened. (2) Check the date of the current Mdef disk copy. (3) Replace the Mdef if necessary, in 3 seconds?OK, you took a me "a little" to literal It's quick. Why even check though? When in doubt replace it. As far as the installation and migration go, this forum is littered with people who have had nothing but problems. Hell, to read it some of the longtime power users won't even use it because of the issues. Don't shoot the messenger [ 04-20-2009, 06:41 PM: Message edited by: chipmagnet ]

quote: Thoughts?? So many installation anomalies, migration is for the most part useless and you want to suggest they look at existing files and start replacing things. I say no way, I'll do it myself thanks. after all the ONLY time it matters is IF the file is reopened, it takes what 3 seconds at the time of opening. Oh the headaches, I can just imagine them now

Try the quick mask tool bar, there is a Last button on there

Just some food for thought. All I am going to say is you old guys that refuse to update, be aware, I am aware of a couple of guys that HAVE been let go because they would not change. A slow economy and resistance to change "can" help make a decision easier than it otherwise would have been.

quote: I heard some bad press on the new X3 release just wondering if the new release has been cleaned up? who told you that a V9 user? Running V9, X MR2, X2 MR2 SP1 and X3 MU1

I know there are guys that DON'T want to hear this but here goes. Mastercam is NOT even a good CAD tool, it is a CAM system that offers some "CAD" functionality. Over the years the CAD product has not really improved nor do I believe it ever really will, that is NOT the market they are working towards. Can you get CAD stuff done in Mastercam, sure. You will have to do much extra work and fight some issues. I am of the opinion, if you NEED a CAD, then use a CAD tool. If you won't or can not get one, then you're stuck fighting the CAD side of this product. Sorry, just my nickel's worth for the day.

code: rd_tlpathgrp$ #add this as first line That is what was missing. many thanks

My thoughts exactly Thanks for the help BTW

quote: compact III had one company that wanted to hire but they could NOT understand why I didn't want to go backwards in learning technology. In reference to the topic, make sure that the support you get is factored into your calculus of justifying the cost. If you can not get support for your software, then when you have problems and eventually you will, what is the cost involved in the downtime?

code: pprep$ #Pre-process postblock - Allows post instructions after the post is parsed but before the NC and NCI file are opened. #DO NOT ATTEMPT TO OUTPUT TO THE NC FILE IN THIS POSTBLOCK (OR ANY POSTBLOCKS YOU MAY CALL FROM HERE) BECAUSE THE NC OUTPUT FILE IS NOT YET OPENED! rd_cd$ #Read CD Parameters rd_mch_ent_no$ = 0 #Read only the machine base parameters (use to collect common parameters from CNC_MACHINE_TYPE) rd_md$ #Read machine definition parameters Yup

I have it formatted sgroupcomm with the rest of the strings I have "(", sgroupcomm, ")", e$ in the pheader section and at the bottom of pmachineinfo$ info if prmcode$ = 19111, sgroupcomm = sparameter$ I can not get it to work

Thank You

IS there a way to break up the comments? I am trying to get my Group comment to output in my header section, yet it posts along with the operation comment from the 1st operation.

There is also SilhouetteBoundary.dll that you might try as well. If create boundary is running to slowly you might try loosening the tolerance on it a bit, it should speed up.