Good day WWW.computergeeks.com has a variety of rimm, and cheep cheep too. I got simm memory from them and it was good...and it is guaranteed Tony G Unemployed Programmer N.E Massachusetts - Sothern New Hamshire

Good Day, When I go to screen, configure,screen tab, shading...button, and set Colors to all 1 material...copper, and save, when I opem MC again, the shading goes back to original color. I would like it to stay in all 1 material... can this be done...??? Thanks in advance Tony G Unemployed Programmer N.E Massachusetts - Sothern New Hamshire

Glenn, You know I looked for that one time and I didnt see it...But I guess I Finally opened my eye...SWEET Ive been looking for something to swap x to y... THANK YOU . MC Is so VAST and Has no boundries... Every time I touch this software I learn something...and I Thank, and am Honored to be part of this Great Group of People. Tony G Unemployed Programmer N.E Massachusetts - Sothern New Hamshire

Good Evenin, I have Cimco pro with backplot, but Im not aware of any translate, or rotate nc code It would be nice... Tony G Unemployed Programmer N.E Massachusetts - Sothern New Hamshire

First of all, WHEN surfacing MC does not take, first, the diameter of the tool into account. AND if there was a diameter at the tip of any sphere mill IT would be ZERO... Surfacing only keeps any sphere mill TANGENT to any surface... and IF the tool taper encounters any material taper which is less than the mill taper it will violate (gouge) the Material. Tony G Unemployed Programmer N.E Massachusetts - Sothern New Hamshire

Good ? Sorry for the additional post, but... I reread your original post and saw that you are using a taper endmill when surfacing.? can you tell me why.? Because, I dont believe the surface will recognize the taper. Are you trying to generate a taper surface.??? I would use a taper endmill only in 2D. Can someone reply and settle this Tony G Unemployed Programmer N.E Massachusetts - Sothern New Hamshire [ 03-09-2003, 03:09 PM: Message edited by: CNCme ]

Good evenin' I have played with this I have found that if you use a straight or taper end mill (with or without corner radius )any angle any corner radius... the taper end mill will backplot the same as a flat endmill...1/2 dia flat will backplot the same as any 1/2 dia taper endmill. When using comp. left both 1/2 endmills will post out .25 from the edge...at any depth cut. I assume you are using a taper mill for 1. milling a taper wall to avoid surfacing and 2. are not reaming a tapered hole Now the cool part...(where the corner radius on the taper mill comes in ) If, when using a taper mill with a corner radius AND you use "taper walls" in "depth cuts " MC ignors the 1/2 dia and will keep the corner radius tangent to the part geometry at any depth cut. One other thing, always set taper walls angle to match taper on endmill ...if the angle on the endmill is greater than the part angle, the endmill will gouge the part. Ive used taper walls in place of surfacing... try it... a single straight line contour, with taper walls and you will see from top view the angle shift at each depth. like I said "I played with it Let me know how you do Tony G Unemployed Programmer N.E Massachusetts - Sothern New Hamshire [ 03-09-2003, 02:58 PM: Message edited by: CNCme ]

Sandy Just want to make sure, cause it sounded like you thought a spaceball could be used as a mouse, they both have diff. funtions. You can not substiute one for the other. Spaceball moves the model...mouse moves the cursor. There is something called a space mouse, but I dont know if it does both funtions. HTH Tony G Unemployed Programmer

_________________________________________________ There were many more things that I can't remember because I have embraced Mastercam whole-heartedly and never looked back. Things will take time to adjust. You will simply have to learn a different way. _________________________________________________ You go girl...(guy)...you know

Good evenin, havn't tried Cimco pro.?...it backplots. I use it alot for hand written and old unknown nc's Also its not to costly Tony G Unemployed Programmer [ 03-06-2003, 06:39 PM: Message edited by: CNCme ]

Sandy All kiddin' aside, are you talking about a spaceball or a trak-ball, the trak-ball is a mouse, but a spaceball is something diff.? Tony G Unemployed Programmer

Good Day I use both, whereas they both have diff. funtions, mouse on the right for windows apps., and space ball on left only for 3D apps. ( model rotate...zoom...) They should work independently, one for each hand doing diff. things Tony G Unemployed Programmer

_______________________________________________ In SmartCAM offset tool path G41,G42 tool is shown on proper side of tool path, not tool centerline. ________________________________________________ I'm sorry,but I dont understand... I didnt now there is a " Proper " Side for the tool to be on for G41/G42...I can use this code on either side or in the center ...and climb or conv. I dont think you have used the lead in/out...xy stock...multi pass ...wear 0r reverse wear to the fullest... This is a very powerful tool that I find different ways to use everyday and Ive used MC for 7-8 years Take some more time Tony G Unemployed Programmer

WOW 9.05 AND i TOLD THEM DONT SEND ME ANYTHING TILL 9.1...i FEEL BAD

Haas is very good for the money... You dont need 4th axis drive board unless you have some complex cams or somthing. I have done some simultaneous milling using m21 to index... just need a lot of feed and dwell tweakin. But very good just for front, side, back positioning Tony G

There used to be a post for dynapath that I used to use at another Co.in MC... V7 or V6..and it worked... theres nothing in v8 or v9 , i havent installed any extra posts...mabey I'LL try

3.2...4.1..5.0..6.0...7.1.2.b.c...8.1.1...9...1? ITS GREAT

Chris, Screen savers are a big no-no...where I used to work (ha-ha) monitors stayed on for years (5 aprox. ) and never had any problems ... The " then new monitors " dont burn out or burn in like the old vga's did...If any thing when not in use...turn it off . Thats whaT I do HTH Tony G

Chris, Have not herd anthing....About 200 resumes and not a peep...?? Weird...Thanks for keepin me in mind... Tony G

Good EvENIN Its almost MARCH ! ! ! Tony G

Sorry , Need to bump this thread...still out of work Can do contract or NE Mass onsite support. Thanks Tony G

GOOD EVENiN, In your Cimco--- If you have ver 4.22.02 or near, under NC funtions - you have "remove empty lines" ...I have had trouble with LF/CR on Fanuc. also we used to set MC comunications to DOS mode and that would remove the extra line spaces. There is a parameter in the Fanuc control that also will control LF/CR... if you call Fanuc USA HTH Tony G

Buddy Id like that too... ive never asked cause i didnt think it was possible...??? but i would use it always Tony G

CONNO DO some editing ...save some time dont be affraid...post editing takes a lot of time to learn [ 01-17-2003, 08:21 PM: Message edited by: CNCme ]

One more thing what are the conditions of the cutter comp error TG .. Post the prog on ftp...I can try it