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  1. I was talking to our reseller about this issue and they asked if I have a second monitor connected periodically. I actually have a second monitor connected full time. It is behaving as if there is a hidden active window though but I cannot find it. Mastercam itself just keeps giving me the chime sound when I click stuff until I hit ESC to back out. Perhaps it's a Windows issue?
  2. I have 50 Solidwork Files I'd like to batch convert to MCX files but I am having no luck. I go to File>Convert>Import Folder and then nothing happens. No prompt to select anything. I have to hit ESC to get out of there. Am I missing something simple here? Thanks for the help
  3. I am the admin to this system. Folder was set to "read only" but it turns out the old X6 ops folder was also set to "read only" and I was able to export to it. I gave it another go just and it exported this time. Not sure what I did different but I'll chalk it up to not having enough coffee earlier. Thanks for the input
  4. We have a job that we have been doing 2-3 times a year for the past 10 years. It is a series of plates with holes in various locations so it really helps to just import an ops file assign points, post and go. That what I have done for this job since version 9. The last time I saved this ops file was in X6 and even use that same file today with X8. My problem is that we finally needed to add one additional toolpath and when I went to export the operations to (shared mcamx8 / mill / Ops) it just doesn't show up. Am I missing something here? I even drug over the old Mastercam X6 Operations File from its old folder but X8 won't write to it. Thanks in advance for the help
  5. Thanks for the input guys, At first what I was trying to do was dynamic area mill the 1.75" hole first but did not want to use it again to do the pocket above because the majority was already cut. If I use some false geometry to avoid the center 1.75" hole it became a very inefficient tool path because Dynamic Area Mill approached it as a ring shaped pocket. That is why I figured if dynamic core mill could work inside out it would be a very efficient tool path. I ended up approaching it like you suggested initially Greyman, I Dynamic Area Milled the pocket first and then contoured the central 1.75" hole (should mention the part is 3/8" thick and the pocket is .300" deep so the floor is pretty thin anyway. I attached the pic of the part. Although this part didn't demand it I still think it would be great to use Dynamic Core Mill inside out. Again, thanks all
  6. Hello all, I have a part that has a ~1.75" thru hole in the center of a non-circular pocket. How can I use to Dynamic Core Mill to mill the pocket after the thru hole has been cut. DCM would be the most efficient tool path if I could just figure how to use it inside out. Thanks in advance for the help.
  7. Hello all, I have an EPS file of an image that I'd like to open. However, I keep getting an error that states "the resource file was not setup". So how does one go about setting up an EPS file? Thanks for all help
  8. That's the ticket right there. Thanks. Now my poor old computer gets to have workout converting all them!
  9. Hello all, I just received a folder with 241 Inventor IPT files. Is there a way I can convert all of them (or any other file type) into MCX5 files automatically or am I stuck doing it manually? An alternative solution to my problem is if I can somehow preview geometry of IPT files without converting them. I really only need a handful of the files in the end for my project, I am just not sure which ones based on the file name. Any help is greatly appreciated.
  10. This particular part is wireframe only. No solids, no surfaces. However, I'd like to print those too! I'll give the ol' reboot a shot.
  11. I have started to have this issue where I cannot print my parts. I keep getting a warning saying"unable to generate shaded print, try a smaller print region and/or a lower dpi or change display mode to wireframe". Here the rub, I am trying to print just a wireframe of a very simple part, not even in color! So is this an issue with Mastercam, my printer (HP L7680 AIO) or the network I am trying to print over? Thanks for any and all help.
  12. Okay, I'm officially lame and have to resort to hijacking my own thread...I am following the FTP upload instructions but when I drag the file from windows explorer to dump into the "X3_files" folder it prompts me to open the file that I am trying to save onto the FTP. Is this normal?
  13. I'll go ahead and post to the FTP if you guys got time....now to figure how to post to the FTP!
  14. So I got the normals set correctly. Flowline ignores the flange and blows through it and Contour seems to want to do both sides of the surface! I set a containment but then contour decided to just to the side of the surface that is not what I want. I appreciate all the help you guys are giving by the way.

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