mike...i tried to email mr. galey but his email bounced back. make sure that one of you guys sends me a direct phone number. ill do my best to get over there sometime close to noon, if not before.

i was able to open the part file i was sent with no issues. mike, this has to be the graphics settings. email me your number. i will be working in north county today and may have time to stop by.

be careful making that switch to -2 like gcode said. depending on post, G2/3's will come out reversed. check your code carefully.

this may help - taken from the knowledge base section at mastercam.com Problem The MachSim.DLL C-Hook was not found when launching Mastercam Simulator. Cause Mastercam Simulator requires files from the Windows media pack to be present. With the N and KN versions of Windows this package is part of an optional install causing Simulator to not launch. Solution Install the Media Feature Pack provided by Microsoft. Windows 10 (Install the version matching your OS version) https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/3145500/media-feature-pack-list-for-windows-n-editions

check here: C:\Program Files\Mcam2018\common\SharedDefaults there may be a backup copy there.

i would highly suggest using the 3d blend toolpath instead of flowline for necks.

project or move the letters to below the solid face. create a solid-extrude for all the letters. now create a surface from the face of the solid, then use the solid trim to surface function.

check out my work facebook page. i have a mazak vcu 300a 5axis. its perfect for small parts. i have some really good videos of the machine in action, including steels and stainless steels. https://www.facebook.com/mastercamreseller/?ref=page_internal

send me an email. i have a K2 desktop, 25x14x6 i want to sell.

mike...send me your part file. one of the best things about X7 is hole-axis. being able to create points/lines for this type of situation is amazing.

i have a K2 25 x 14 that i am selling. comes with bosche 890 router. let me know if you are interested.

sdr08 : "1/4 dowel stop" # " " [drill cycle 10] 1. "Dowel Pin Stop" 2. "" 3. "" 4. "" 5. "" 6. "" 7. "" 8. "" 9. "" 10. "" 11. "" pdrlcst$ #Custom drill cycles 8 - 19 (user option) #Use this postblock to customize drilling cycles 8 - 19 pdrlcommonb if drillcyc$ = 8, [ sub_prg_call = peck1$ pcan1, pbld, n$, *sg00, *sgabsinc, pfxout, pfyout, pfcout, pindexdrl, strcantext, e$ pbld, n$, "M98", *sub_prg_call, e$ ] else, [ ##"CUSTOMIZABLE DRILL CYCLE ", pfxout, pfyout, pfzout, pfcout, pindexdrl, e$ pcan1, pbld, n$, *sg01, pdrlxy, pfzout, pcout, pindexdrl, *feed, strcantext, e$ pbld, n$, "M00", scomm_str, "MOVE PART TO STOP", scomm_end, e$ ] pcom_movea this will set up a drill cycle to use for dowel stop, which results in the code snipet below: % O0000 (OP-1) (TIME - 07:05) (T1 - 1/4 DOWELL PIN ) (WCS NAME - TOP) G00 G17 G40 G80 G90 T1 M06 ( 1/4 DOWELL PIN ) (MAX - Z1.) (MIN - Z-.5) G00 G17 G90 G54 X0. Y0. G43 H1 Z1. G94 G01 Z-.5 F14.67 M00 ( MOVE PART TO STOP ) G91 G28 Z0. G0 G90 G154 P20 X0 Y0 M30 %

also download the mplmaster post from this site. with the post, it includes a decent how-to for the c-ax, part flip, etc...

send me the edited copy also. when i get back to san diego, tell me what you were after and i will open that section of the post for you. that is where i am guessing you are having issues.

@scott...part of it is. the beginning part. i then pulled in other resources i had.the 3 main sample files in the beginning are from the getting started series, other than that, it is stuff i have added and used over the years. most of the stuff i get is from karlo or rosa.