Thanks guys. I had to add the "sextnc .txt" line because there wasn't one before. That's the part that threw me. Thanks for the quick response! Thad

I want to change my posted file extension to .txt. I've done this before, but I'm having a brain fart here. I changed line 508 in the CFG file to .txt, but when I go to post, the NC setting still defaults to nc. If I go to Screen/Config, that field is greyed out. How do I change this so that the default is txt? Thanks, Thad

quote: The Release Candidate is being tested right now for anybody that's interested. James, could you elaborate on that? What is "The Release Candidate?" Thad

I've never worked in a shop that had Presidents Day as a paid holiday. I'm curious as to how many people get it off paid. Thad

Thanks I was curious if it was a major consideration when building a computer.

People mention that ATI video cards are known to have problems. Specifically, what are these problems? I'm not having any specific problems, just wondering. Thad

Heeler, There were two sessions of MC open at the time. I'll keep an eye on that. Thanks for the reply. Thad

quote: Was this file on a floppy disk at any point? No. After opening the mc9 file in the temp folder, everthing regened and cut just fine. Thad

I'm a Desert Storm vet (US Army) and I salute you, Larry. Be proud of your service for this great country. If anyone has a problem with you being a Vietnam vet, tell them to kiss your red, white and blue xxxx! Thad 4th Infantry Div - Ft. Carson, CO 1989-1990 3rd Armored Div - Hanau, Germany 1990-1991 Desert Storm - Dec 25, 1990 to May 23, 1991 1st Armored Div - Hanau, Germany 1991-1994

Henk, It looks like it's just you and I on this one. Maybe it's just one of those things??? Thanks for the reply. Thad

Anyone? Thad

After generating a 2D contour ramp, I went back and changed some parameters (step down and stock left). When I went to regen the path, the following debug error came up: bnci_section(): cannot delete nci section! Temporary file crated: D:MCAM9commontempuppershoe2.mc9 Then I opened up the .mc9 file in the temp directory mentioned above, regened the path and everything appears to be fine. [edited to say]There were also 3 other mc9 files in that directory and I'm not sure what they are doing there or how they got there. One of them is actually a file that I recently deleted. [end edit] Has anyone seen this error/situation before and can you shed some light on what happened. Thad [ 02-06-2003, 10:58 AM: Message edited by: thad ]

Get it yourself. Thad [ 02-04-2003, 09:51 PM: Message edited by: thad ]

quote: ...our smallest machines part is about 4x the size of a quarter. James, would that make it the same size as a dollar? Thad [ 01-31-2003, 08:04 PM: Message edited by: thad ]

Can you write your file out as an IGES file using Inventor and then IGES it in with Mastercam? Thad

Bryan, Welcome to the board. To keep the page refreshed, go to Tools, Internet Options, Settings under Temporary Internet Files and Set "Check newer versions of stored pages" to Every visit to page. Thad

What software created this file type? Thad

What is your feed rate? Thad

Got mine about 2 weeks ago. Thad

Is 9.1 really *that* close to being released? Thad

quote: Thad - Gibbs isn't the only kidd on the block with nifty features... I didn't say/imply that they were. I just had to snicker when Rekd (read his sig) was inquiring about a possible new feature on MC when it already existed on Gibbs. That's all. Thad

Thank you all for your help and comments. Thad

Rekd, Are you requesting a feature that has been available for years on Gibbs??? Sorry, I couldn't resist. Thad

quote: Biggest question is from what software are the Iges files coming? If that software can output parasolid(.x_t) or acis(.sat) based solid files you will save many hours of cleaning up the IGES surface models. The files are originally created in UG and Ideas. I know that UG can output .x_t. I'm not sure of any of the other software/file type combinations. Thad

How can you analyze (click) them if you can't see them? Thad