wdg5555, if you manage to get it done, I'd certainly appreciate some pointers

Ok, thanks all for the replies. This might be beyond my current post editing skill levels. Colin, thanks, you've given me somewhere to start.

It seems I have a need for a warning message to come up when posting, to alert me that I am posting out toolpaths with different wcs's. This gets me most often when doing 5 axis positional work, although I have been known to do it on a 3 axis machine as well. So, say I'm posting 10 toolpaths, and I forget to check that all my wcs's are set correctly, I need the post to catch my error before the machine gets run (and crashed) Would this be a simple post mod, or would it be more involved? Thanks in advance!

With me, if I edit the tool in Mastercam, it doesn't stick. If I edit the tool in the stand alone tool manger, then all is good.

Thanks for your reply. Still not as easy as X9

Well if that's the case, then that's not good. I find it much easier to load my work space when I'm helping out on someone else's computer, rather than trying to navigate through their customized interface. Yet more frustration...

Hmmm, only just got round to trying this and nothing happens.. I'm trying to load a workspace as you did in X9.....Settings ->Load Workspace, so you can have different work spaces for different jobs, if you want. Can this be done in 2017? Sorry if this is a little off topic

Thank you JParis! I wouldn't have thought to look there!

Anyone please?

Ok, I give up. How do you 'Load Workspace' in 2017??

A big thanks for taking the time to fully explain this Colin!

I store the machine center point of rotation in G59 and also in G54.1 P300 I then set up my job in G54 and run a program (mine is saved as prog #1 on the machine) O1() (CALCULATE WORKPIECE SETUP ERROR CORRECTION VCU4005X) (G54 - G54.1 P300 = G54.4 P1) (G54 B & C TO G54.4 P1) #5811=#5221-#75981 #5812=#5222-#75982 #5813=#5223-#75983 #5815=#5224 #5816=#5225 #5817=#5224 #5818=#5225 M30 This sets up your G54.4 P1 You could also change the M30 to an M99 and call the program from your posted program with a simple post mod (or just add the # lines to the post)

Ok, cool - thanks Allan

Cool - been wanting a drill cycle to do this for a while now. Thanks for sharing!

ok, thanks for your replies. I may just change The G81 to G82 as in my original post. From a newbie - the help and knowledge on this forum is much appreciated