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.

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 ]

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.

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.

rd_tlpathgrp$ #add this as first line

That is what was missing.

many thanks

My thoughts exactly

Thanks for the help BTW

I 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?

pprep$          #Pre-process postblock - Allows post instructions after the post is parsed but before the NC and NCI file are opened.

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.

There is a book available written by Karlo Apro, through Industrial Press, that if you're just getting into 5 axis would be a valuable resource as well

All to happy to help

Find the line or lines in your post that has tlngno$

and remove the "G43" from the line

Are you talking removing ALL of the T? M6 lines?

If so you'll need to find the

pbld, n$, t$, "M6", e$

line and place a # in front of it.

also make sure stage tool is turned off so you don't get the pre-staged tool call out.

Thanks guys for the info.

The guys from Solidedge did a Demo, but their "Synchronus Technology" is nothing but a sales gimmick. Any real designs needing adjustments just won't work in the way they think. Too much else can and is affected.

Looking at the flash and dash of a couple of other systems, it seems to me that SW is the way to go.

I am looking to acquire a CAD program for all of our design work. I am familiar with Solidworks and would consider myself a fan.

I am wondering what others are using and why?

I like the ease of use with the SW product and flexibility. Cost is some what of a drivers I don't need a 20k design seat.

Thoughts?

export it out of Solidworks as a parasolid file and import THAT in Mastercam.

Try changing filezilla from passive to active

Works for me using FileZilla or IE

Looks like it's on your end

Should be defined like so

fq 1 z_value       "Enter Z Value"

you variable z_value will then capture the input and should be able to be output then denpding on your statement format