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  1. I have those files. 20yr old v9 files. For kicks I opened the 2nd side with the 5x path. it is 39meg with a few hundred paths. The box with access has 2019 installed and crashed when I tried to regen the toolpath so I decided to get back to what I'm trying to finish tonight. Maybe I'll try again later.
  2. I think I know what job you're talking about. With today's 5X toolpathing options I don't think the file would take nearly as much space or time with a good pc. Maybe
  3. This is what I did this week. I have old v7 legacy files that I have to open to pull out whatever design I can for 25+ year old jobs that we're revising and needed v9 to open and save up to today's version. I contacted our reseller to get a v9.1mr0105 cd, dug an old XP Pro box and associated hardware out of the boneyard, and installed on that with one of our extra sims. It actually works pretty good for an old system. It's funny listening to the hard drive making those winding sounds from the old days. It's old but it serves its singular purpose.
  4. I'm working on building tool libraries with the Manufacturers/Suppliers product information to streamline our tool purchasing. I found this in the Mastercam help file ../../../Skins/Default/Stylesheets/Images/transparent.gifImporting tools with MachiningCloud To access MachiningCloud Tool Importer, right-click in the Mill Tool Manager, and choose Import/export tools, Import tool data from, MachiningCloud from the pop-up menu, as shown below. ../ToolpathsPics/RunningMachiningCloud.png Click Open, and navigate to and open the ZIP file containing the MachiningCloud tool library. file:///C:/Program Files/Mastercam 2022/Mastercam/help/en/Content/Toolpaths/Utilities/Using_the_Machining_Cloud_Tool_Importer.htm I looked on the MachiningCloud website and saw the $149 a month and said no way can I do that so I'm trying to see if I can get a MachiningCloud tool library zip file to store on my hard drive. I don't know if that's available but that's the best option I can see right now.
  5. Try setting your "Stock to leave on walls" at +.015. That should put the edge of the tip on your wireframe.
  6. Same here. How many times have you programmed a chamfer tool to the tip and they used one with a flat and went too deep. Without specifying the programmed point THAT is a recipe for disaster.
  7. Knowing C language helps a lot in understanding how the Mcam posts work. That and reading comprehension. I learned a lot by making a single change, reposting to see the effect, and then tweaking until I get what I want.
  8. I set up my Mastercam tool descriptions with the text and set up my post to output the description in the program header and then again at the toolchange. I add any special holder descriptions where needed. (**************TOOL LIST************) (T1=1" ROUGHING E.M., 2" FLUTE LENGTH, 2" REACH, .06 RADIUS) (T2=2" ROUGHING E.M., 4" FLUTE LENGTH, 4.5" REACH, .06 RADIUS) (T3=5/8" CARBIDE ROUGHING E.M., 1" FLUTE LENGTH, 1.5" REACH, .25 RADIUS) (T4=1" CARBIDE FINISH E.M., 2" FLUTE LENGTH, 2" REACH, .06 RADIUS) (T5=2" FINISH E.M., 4" FLUTE LENGTH, 4.5" REACH, .06 RADIUS) (T6=5/8" CARBIDE FINISH E.M., 1" FLUTE LENGTH, 1.5" REACH, .25 RADIUS) (T7=1/2" CARBIDE BALL E.M., 1" FLUTE LENGTH, 2.5" REACH) (T8=1" ROUGHING E.M., 1.5" FLUTE LENGTH, 4.5" REACH, .31 RADIUS) (T10=3/4" ROUGHING E.M., 1.5" FLUTE LENGTH, 4.5" REACH, .19 RADIUS) (T11=1" CARBIDE FINISH E.M., 4" FLUTE LENGTH, 4.5" REACH, .31 RADIUS) (T13=3/4" CARBIDE FINISH E.M., 1.5" FLUTE LENGTH, 4.5" REACH, .19 RADIUS) (T14=3/8" CARBIDE BALL E.M., 3/4" FLUTE LENGTH, 1.5" REACH) (T15=1-1/4" FINISH E.M., 4" FLUTE LENGTH, 4" REACH, NO RADIUS) (T16=BORING HEAD SET TO 1.8765 DIA., 4" LONG) (T17=1/2" DIA. SPOTDRILL, 1" LONG, 90 DEG TIP, IN A .875 DIA. X 4" LONG HOLDER) (T18=LETTER "N" [.302 DIA.] DRILL, 1" LONG, IN A .875 DIA. X 4" LONG HOLDER) (T19=.310 DIA. BORING E.M., 1" LONG, IN A .875 DIA. X 4" LONG HOLDER) (T20=.315 DIA. REAMER, 2" LONG, IN A .875 DIA. X 3" LONG HOLDER) (T21=#2 [.221 DIA.] DRILL, .75 LONG, IN A 1" DIA. X 4" LONG HOLDER) (T22=.232 DIA. BORING E.M., .75" LONG, IN A 1" DIA. X 4" LONG HOLDER) (T23=.237 DIA. REAMER, 1.5" LONG , IN A 1" DIA. X 3" LONG HOLDER) (T24=9/32 [.281 DIA.] DRILL, .75 LONG, IN A 1" DIA. X 4" LONG HOLDER) (T25=.293 DIA. BORING E.M., .75" LONG, IN A 1" DIA. X 4" LONG HOLDER) (T26=.298 DIA. REAMER, 1.5" LONG , IN A 1" DIA. X 3" LONG HOLDER) N4300 T43M6 (T43=3/4" ROUGHING E.M., 1.5" FLUTE LENGTH, 2" REACH, .06 RADIUS ) G0G17G40G80G90G94G98 (ROUGH THE CENTER +.06)
  9. The system requirements for v9 confirm that. If I have any problems getting vX working on my system I’m going to set up a stand alone and move what I need by thumb drive.
  10. I would be that friend G is talking about. 2 things. 1. I dug up our vX install disc but I'm working on getting it to recognize the hasp. 2. What workstation do you have the v9 installed on? With XP not having support there are security issues that stop our IT dept from using it.
  11. You can use a Multi-Axis curve as long as your loft doesn't have too much convex or concave shape in the vertical direction to throw you out of tolerance. From the side project a line onto your loft surface to create an "along" chain. From the top create lines perpendicular to the loft and project them onto the loft to create the vertical lines. Simplify them into lines or arcs. Only lines can be used for the tool direction so if there are any arcs you'll need to create a line from the top to the bottom. This is where you can check the vertical curvature to see if this method will work.
  12. We have a fidia with fidia controls. It uses European style codes and methods that are different than Fanuc but codes are codes if you can look past what you've been doing from the beginning. I customized the Gen5x post for compatibility.
  13. Isn't the only difference for the internal J-thread the minor diameter to facilitate the root radius on the J-threaded screw?
  14. I have the fx3800 (1G memory) and was thinking about asking to be upgraded to the fx4000 (2G). Do you think double the memory will be worth the $700 I'm looking at for the new card? I'm running a T3500 6 core with 24g ram.
  15. In this particular case I copied and pasted my fixture in 4 different orientations. 1 for each operation so I could use them for solids layout. I removed the solids history before making the copies but the file went from 45 meg to 600 meg just from copying my solids. I couldn't figure out where all the background garbage came from and Ramsaver didn't get rid of it. My solution was to save my fixtures as step files and re-import them into Mastercam to get rid of the trash. I then took the original file and deleted everything except the toolpaths and pertinent geometry to make the file as small as possible. Next I re-opened the fixture files to import the toolpath from the larger file but I kept getting this system lock-up. I ended up going back to the stripped down file with the toolpath in it and merging in my tooling solids. This will work but once I start building my drafting entities this file is going to turn into a snail..

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