Jeff, Open it in Notepad. Wordpad is a word processor (like MS Word) that adds it's own formatting junk in the file, like the symbols that you're seeing here. Notepad doesn't do that.

If you're able to share the file, someone here at the forum may be willing to open it and convert it to step, parasolid, whatever for you as a limited time favor to get you through this one.

I don't think translating should work. The part needs to be offset in all directions, normal to the surfaces. You'll need a thicken or offset type of operation to do that. If your geometry is fairly simple, you may not see much difference when checking your translated surfaces. Or you could possibly just cut the other half to -.048 stock.

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Bookmarked! Thanks JP!

Thanks for the help, Pete. You're the best!

I see. I didn't fully understand what you were asking for.

Having this problem again. You have mail, Pete.

I don't see why you couldn't copy your defaults file and change the extension to whatever a 2018 file extension is...then you'd have one. I'm pretty sure that all the defaults file is anyway, but with a different extension.

Sorry for the hijack, but Jay, you have a broken link in your sig. Your youtube link is missing the "e" in youtube.jpg.

My biggest problem with importing from another MC file is remembering what file I need to import from. That's why I have an extensive ops library.

For the record, you can also open Inventor 2017 files in MC X9 with InventorView 2018 installed.

Thanks Pete! I had InventorView 2014 installed. I updated to 2018 and now I'm back in business.

Crazy? No. Reading skillz? Mmmmaybe.

Per Murlin's description..." after you click on the arrow..." you can just start typing without touching the slider.

I just start typing the numbers I want.

Is this the error you're seeing? If so, it's been in MC for as long as I can remember (15 years?). It's telling you that you have multiple operations with the same nci name and by posting only one of those ops, you're posting a "partial NCI output"...as opposed to posting all ops with the same nci name. Why haven't you seen it in the past? Did you always give each op it's own nci name? That would eliminate this message from coming up. Perhaps I have convinced you to try A Form Filler to close the message when it comes and you forgot that you set it up...until now when you're setting up a new computer.

Should I be able to open an Inventor 2017 file with MC 2017?

Ugg, that's what I was afraid of. Thanks guys.

Is that my only option if I want to open the *native files* in MC?

The SW file is from SW 2017. They updated last night.

Yes, it's possible. I just tried opening a SW file that I opened and programmed about a month ago and it won't open for me now. Interesting that the date on the file is yesterday and not months ago when it was originally designed. Perhaps our design dept updated something after I left yesterday. They work different hours than I do and are here after I leave. I'll ask them when they get in. Thanks JP.

OK, so what happens when registering the dll doesn't fix it? I used the advanced configuration tool to unregister and reregister...no luck. I used the cmd line as administrator...no luck. Now what? I got confirmation messages both times that the dll had been registered. Not sure what happened here. I opened about 20 SW files yesterday with no problem and now this morning I'm hosed. Using X9.

If there's anyone here who would know about getting the job done with only one tooth, I'd say it would be Del.

You are correct! Swept2R is your friend Just make sure you backplot your toolpath afterward. I've seen some weird results from time to time.