_{I cannot seem to find this website that offered all kinds of free dwgs. anyone else know??}

I am looking for a website with free dwg files? i want to download some stuff to do some engraving projects. Any help is much appreciated. Thanks mastercam forum users. mtnmike

Are you breaking on the way in or the way out? Small grooving tools often break on rapid retracts; try feeding out and see if your tool survives.

it is breaking on the way in

I am trying to put a .02 wide face goove in 316ss. it is on a AS fitting. I have a .02 wide scientific cutting tools face groover to do this with but I keep breaking tools. Has anyone had any luck with this before?

I know this is a very basic question, But it is to end a debate with a co-worker. If somebody would, could ya explain the basic procedure to square up a block in a mill. Just a basic square block of aluminum lets say, and in a vise. THe correct proper way. Do appreciate it. Thanks!!

It seems that is a "ART" type topic

Cool, I check that out. I seee the function Rast2vector in my version of mcx3. Any recomendation on how to learn how to use it?

So I believe I have read, heard, and can imagine that one could take a picture, a photo, or something and scan and transform it to geometry. What info does anyone have to this? this is my first attempt at researching this so go easy on me if ya would. I wanna do a crazy cool engraving on like a poster size sheet of aluminum. Wish I could find something that other people have done....Thanks for anything?

I am Looking for a cad file, so I do not have to try and draw it myself, of a rose. SOmething simple so I can engrave it on something. Any recommendations would be great. even if it is a simple software that has templates of sorts. Because other things would be great also. Thank You. Great forum here!!

I am just saying that i get both errors.I am wondering if they are related. Does your mc editor open just fine?

I a getting this same err. message also evrytime i post???? I am wondering if it has anything to do with my other err. message i get when the post compeletes and my mc editor trys to open it gets an err also, "invalid index value was passed infrmmain" i have another post trying to get help with. R u getting that err. also tridecianla?

Oh I can change editors and they work fine. I really like my mc editor and want to fix it. Hopefully someone has seen this error message before and can help fix it. And after i ok the error message on the mc editor it will open, but with no tools at the top of the page.

I am getting a error message when i post then my editor trys to open. the error is this. "invalid index value was passed infrmmain". Can anyone help with this? It has has always worked before. Dont know if I or someone has changed a setting or something. Please Help!! Tanks!!

I here that!I was definetly hoping to find a font Uknow?Boy I sure do apperciate this forum!!

Sorry the pic so big!! First time posting a pic! So I hope this helps. Is there anyone that can help me find this font??? Or is there any other avenues that I can/have to take??? MTN MIKE!!

Help me find this style font!! Any suggestions?? That web site that BernieT sent wit all those fonts was awesome. didnt C what I ws looking for though. i try n paste a link to photobucket. Please Help! THanks ya'll. MTN MIKE!

I am good with all that above but I am looking 4 a specific font> Know what I mean. Is there a way to shoe ya"ll what I am looking for??? Thanks guys! I love this forum!

I will Be using X3 To Do this! Help??

So I have taken a mastercam course and got so much out of it! But now I am ready To do some engraving. I have a certain Font that I wanna use. Anybody have any suggestions on how I can do this certain font. I can post a pic on here! Please help. I will apperciate! Thanks MTN MIKE!

Cool, My computer it works fine! I restart problem gone!! Awesome!!

Just wondering if i can view my work coordinates as in surfcam it is always on?? Just curious?

Just wondering why I have to hit repiant everytime I want my action to execute? for example: if I want to delete a line I hit delete then the line, but for it to go away i have to hit repaint everytime! Whats up wit dat??? Thanks!!

I get it! WoW! This seems like it is pretty cool. Thank You so much for the replies! And JPARIS, I do plan on taking a begining course to get familiar with interface and sorts. Thanks again all! I be around!!

Would U mind giving me an example of when you would use design and when U would use Mill?? I would think you would just use mill all the time. But I am the rookie!! lol. And I hope there isnt ever any stupid ?? Thanks man!!

What is TIN?