Hi all, I just used the 30 day trial of Cimco HSM and I loved it!! I went to my Mastercam Reseller and got a quote. (I will not say for how much. ) My problem is that I have 5 mill seats on a nethasp and I was told I had to buy ALL 5 seats of HSM to use it. When I had the 30 day trial on the nethasp it worked just like I thought it would. If one person used it the other one could not. That is the whole idea of a network license? Right? Anyway, I just wonder if anyone else has had some experience with HSM on a nethasp? Thanks in advance!!

You all cant fool me. You are wearing out your mouse pads from surfing this forum.

Maybe I am doing this totaly wrong. I am trying to finish some pockets in a P-20 base, I tried to use Surface Pocket finishing to zero. I used a 750bull nose. Then told Mastercam that it was a .780 cutter so it would not hit the walls. Then I used Detect Flats and gave it like a 5inch stepdown so it would just finish the floors. It does cut a lot of air because of all the levels. But, it gets the job done. Now My problem, I want it to ramp down to the finish floor. But, what ends up happening is it will start ramping 5inchs above zero. It will get to the finish floor. But, it takes forever. What in the heck am I doing wrong and also, is there a better way to go about finishing floors or am I being to lazy Thanks in advance for your help! Lou

Have you tried the High Feed Option?

Hi Lonnie, I am having our sales department call you soon. I think we can help you. We are a Prototype and Light Production tool shop with a in-house Molding facility. We can do 300+ molds a year with most of them 2 to 3 week deliveries. We have 22 toolmakers on staff all with there own seat of Mastercam. We have 4 Fadal CNC machines 2 Makino s56’s Conventional and Wire EDM’s. I am looking forward to hearing from you. Check us out on the web. www.opinc.com

Instesting, I never thought about how many hours I put in in a year. regular: 1899.09 overtime: 451.13 Doubletime: 55.29 total: 2,405.51 Have a good day!!! Lou

Hi Ken, I am open to the type of copper I would have to use also. I will be cutting them on new makino s56's and running them on Misubishi AE5 or possibly OLD ex-cell-o sinker EDM's.

THANK YOU for all the resondses!! Tony, Straight Copper Mold100, I was looking into a graphite machine and I was ask if we could just use copper for electrodes and just cut it in the regular mills instead. I never used it before but I figured somebody it out there doing it. So, I will take all the input you guys can give me to help make my decision. Thanks again, Lou

My Company is pushing me to try Copper for my electrodes insted of graphite. What are the pro's and con's? Is anyone doing this now? Thanks for your input! Lou

High end Programmers around South East Michigan are making about $25 to $30 an hour. It is still hard to get in these times. I hope things start getting better. Have a good day!

There is WAY to much truth to that I think I will print it and give it to my wife Happy new year!!

You got me!

I have an x-marine that works in my shop that fought in desert storm and I made sure I thanked him for my freedom. I will print this out to show him. Thanks, Have a good day!!

27 seats here and I am the only one on the forum. Have a good day!

Here is my buck taken opening morning up in the UP around Newberry. This is an 8 point with a 10 1/2 in spred. Shot him with my 7mm Mag. Not a big buck but it is the biggest I have ever shot This one will be on the wall. My wife has already made some great jerky out of him. yum yum. Here is the pic's

I agree with Jimmy We have wire and wirless network. The only ones that are wirless if the sales people laptop's. I have see them setting there computer in different spots around the shop like a cell phone user walking around to get the best signal. So for realibilty I would go with (or keep) a cat5 network in your manufacturing area. Hope this helps, Have a good day!

Funny I should have look at emastercam today.... My Anniversary is today 13 years. Dated her sence "85" Married in "90". Have a good day. I know I will!

Maybe he will come back as a woman...

That looks like a car that has to grow on you. Kinda dont know what to think of it at first. Then you start liking it. I did that with the dodge ram also. I thought they screwed it all up when I seen it at the car show. But now.....I own one...

Hopfully you had your backup running....

Maybe he is talking about MC draft not demo???? Do they even sell draft anymore?????

It sounds like you needed to regen your solids before saving. It kinda sounds like you saved to the other file insted of getting it. I have done this before and lost files. Good thing I had my save backup running Hope this helps.... Have a good day

+1 Zero I have the same thing happen once in a while and that is my fix. Just change something like stepover and/or etc. Good luck!

WOW!!! Nice and fast!!! Keep up the good work Jay!! Have a Good Day

Hey Peter, Thanks alot!! I do have 6 solid licences on a nethasp. I will give that a try. I will let you know how it goes. Thanks again!!