I need some help guys! I'm trying to communicate with my Mazak M-Plus controller through Ethernet using FileZilla .I have no idea what to set the T parameters to so i can communicate ? I would appreciate any help you guys can offer.

Thanks

Is there a easy way to make coolant flood on the default? I use coolant on ever operation in our shop. I know its easy to go into every operation and turn it on but I want it on all the time and I will cut it off if needed.Thanks in advance guys!

FYI! Just figured it out ! I had cut my tool in half and it was an open part and it has to be a closed part in order to do boolean remove! Thanks for all the help Rob and Jdowe

Rob, I tried letting it stick out past the top of the solid a bit so I could pick it and it did allow me to pick it but it gives me an error stating -

Parasolid Kernel interface error boolean error operation would result in non manifold body??

JDowe,

Quick mask disables when boolean is chosen??

I will give that a try and see if i can extend it. This is what i was trying to do when i had it above the other part by 1in.Sometime some of the simplest things can be so frustrating! LOL Thanks Man for the help

Rob, that is exactly were i started and when i click on boolean remove it ask for target body (i click on my stock) and then it ask for tool body, (here is were i have a problem) I have to unshade my solid so i can see it since they occupy the same space and it still will not let me click on my other solid body. It tries to click on the same solid again? Im lost!

I need some help here guys! Any help will be appreciated ! I have a solid part drawn and i have it at 1in in z , now I have a solid body extruded from 0 in z to -1. in z . I want to put the two together ? one represents my stock and the other represents a cavity that I will be cutting. I have been wrecking my head trying everything i can think of, i really thought boolean remove would be it but no luck. Any ideas? I'm using Mill X4Mu3 mill level 3

I have a part that i have to build a mold for and im trying to get my boss to buy the mold plus add on and I was wandering if anyone would be willing to separate this part into cavity core using their mold plus add on so I can pitch it to my boss and be like see what this can do ! I have the part in X4 that I can send to anyone willing to help.

thanks in advance,

Shane

thanks guys !

I have what cam on it from dell but when I hook up the second monitor it will only clone the first and when i go into control panel and click on display and go to monitor it onley shows one and on my laptop when i connect a second monitor it shows 2 ,one with a 1 and one with a 2 on it?

I recently switched to version 10 from 9 and i find myself needing more real-estate than previously. I have a Dell T7400 workstation with a 22 in monitor and my graphics card is a Quadro FX 1700 and it has the ports for 2 monitors but I only get a clone of the first. Am i setting something up wrong or does this card not support dual monitors. I am also running Xp pro.Any help would be appreciated

any one use this that wouldnt mind giveing me a crash coarse on how to do it?

Im new to Master Cam X and I wanting to know if Master Cam has anything like solid works has for bringing in the part file and letting the software separate the core and cavity for easier mold building? Just asking?

Thanks guys! Between yall and my Mc dealer we are good to go!

Ben,

I really appreciate the help!!! I changed it and it worked like a charm!! Now if i can figure out how to renumber the tools to use tool 1-24 instead of tool number 239 i will have it licked! thanks again man!

Ben, I went there and it was checked so I unchecked it and when it asked if i wanted to save,I checked yes and I got the following

Control Definition Database Save Warning

your changes can not be saved to the active machine group from controll definition manager.please enter Machine definition manager to accomplish this task

??

I'm trying to update my version9 post to version X4 . I have done the update and I have coded out a simple contour around a block. I compared it to the same program coded for version 9 with a known good post and the onley difference is the new program has the N numbers at the start of every line and my old one does not. I remember this being a issue with my Mazak. I need someone if they dont mind to give me some step by step directions on how to take this out of my post . Please! Be gentle this is my first post mod attempt

Thanks guys! Todd, I said custom because i remember the reseller we use had to tweak our original post to make it work. We pay the maintenance on our software so I wonder if i sent them my Version 9 post if they would tweak me one for versionX?

Once again I come to the fountain of knowledge for a drink! I have been one of those hard headed people who stayed with version 9 and now Im finally changing to X4. I'm liking it so far (working through a tutorial book).I do have one question tho! I use a custom post for our Mazak vtc 20b and I have it named Mazak.pst . Do i use this same post in X4 and if so do I need to move it to a specific file?? I use generic communication software were i post the program to a file and then feed from that file via ethernet

Chris, are you talking about the wireless hub? Im not sure I understand how this would work remotely,can you elaborate?

rocketmachinist,

This is what i was doing using go to my pc but its not ideal , its really jerky and slow here were i live

Jim,

Exactly ! I agree 100% ! If you have something someone wants they will find a way to get it! My father has always said locks were not made to keep dis honest people out but to keep honest people honest! LOL

bbprecise,

I may have to look into that option and just email my files back and forth!

Thanks

gcode, I have heard that if you lost your hasp it would take an act of congress to get it replaced! LOL