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Right clicked on a Mastercam file in explorer, click on properties, click on change and select McamVersionSelector.  thx for the help!!!!

How do you get the preview pic to show when hovering over icon?  We have 5 seats of MC2021 one is stubborn.

6 minutes ago, xycnc said:

I could be off base, but could you download the solidworks E Drawings?

need *.sldprt files not the *.slddrw files. thx for your input.

41 minutes ago, JParis said:

Can't yet...next update will have the 2020 translator

okie dokie, guess the engineer will have to give me alternatives til then!  thx for the info

I have a similar problem SW 2020 files not opening in MC 2020 and I have updated to 3.1!     Has anyone ran into this problem?

When using move to origin in 2019, the entities do not hi-light to show what is selected as in 2018. Is there a switch that activates the hi-light?

on the thumb drive, there is a tutorial folder with multiple tutorials. in those folders, there are sample files. HTH

how did it go ?

Thx Todd for the feedback. I went to Staples and bought their brand adapter and it didn't work. So I went to Radio Shack to give them a try and their's worked great.

Hi All,

Was wondering if there were any new remedies to this problem of Rob B.

Hi All,

Was wondering if there was any new remedies to this problem. I am having the same problem as Rob B.

I am having a problem setting up the default machines in the config. having this problem on both machines that I am setting up with Mcam6. So I figure it is me doing something wrong. I have followed J Paris' .pdf tip sheet, I think. I have attached screenshot.

Mill Default set-up.bmp

That worked. Thx Jay.

What OS is running on your bosses computer?

 

If its Win 7, you are out of luck. V9 won't run on Win 7

 

If you boss's computer is XP there are a couple of things to try

first, double click

 

C:\Mcam9\nhasp9.exe

 

and make sure its set to HASP, Local

if that doesn't help, uninstall V9

shut off the anti virus software and reinstall

Many AV softwares kill the V9 hasp drivers during install and don't even ask you

about it before they do it.

Sorry about missing info. XP Pro sp3

Ok will try that.

thx gcode

Was loading v9 wire for my old boss at my house, and when I went to open v9, it said hasp not found.

I loaded the software without the hasp installed. Could that the problem or something I'm forgetting?

TIA

Rick,

 

You need to set up stock size thru Toolpath manager properties. HTH

After reading gcode's reply I realized I misread your problem. I use stimulate tool option.

I started programing Mold components as they sit in a design position.

 

So I used the Bottom WCS to program the cavity and when using verify Turbo mode

it cuts it all messed up and missing areas,etc.

 

If I don't use turbo It works as it should.

 

The problem is it take 3 hrs to verify that Mold Cavity in a quality that I can use to check it.

 

Is there something wrong with verify turbo when uses Different WCS's to program with?

Is there a setting I am missing to get it to workin like normal?

 

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

 

Cheers

Rick

Rick,

You need to set up stock size thru Toolpath manager properties. HTH

Does this help?

Thanx that did it. I searched for toolpath operations, tool manager, but not feeds and speeds.

I created a surface hi speed rough toolpath. Selected my tool and set all my parameters. Right clicked toolpath, dragged and copied after previous toolpath.

Now i edited the copied toolpath, changed to a finish op and selected another tool from manager. Here lies the problem, the tool did not input speeds and feeds of the selected tool.

It kept previous tool settings.

This works fine in X4.

Is there a setting I'm missing?

I'm finding it only happens when u copy toolpaths. When creating new toolpaths, this does not happen.

You're not crazy, I just tried it and get the same results as you.

Happened to me also.

Thanx gcode, that was the answer.

I imported a .sldprt file into MX5. The shaded model is color 15. When I unshade the model, is color 171. Cannot import into MX4 to check there. Is there a setting I'm missing in config file?

Contour ramp is the way to go.

Ditto.

What was the fix if you don't mind me asking? I run the same machine and it posted just like you have posted.

Open the Mastercam Applet in the Control Panel

Choose "Mastercam X5" from the dropdown menu

Click on the + sign, then "User Interface"

Check out the setting "File Dialog Style"

If you clcik the line next to it, a 2 choice dropdown will pop up

Set it for "Mastrcam X Style"

then Blue Cross/Green Check out..

That should fix the problem

Already set to that.

I did find that file types is defaulted to "All Mastercam X Files (*.MCX*)"

If I change it to "All Mastercam X Files (*.MCX-5, *.MCX, *.MC9, *.MC8)" it works. Is there a way to make this the default?

Anyone run into this?

In X4 I could click on file-open icon and dialog box would open and then click on arrow for drop down box to see last 10 files I worked on.

This is not working for me in X5. The recent folders works fine. TIA