I give up please tell me where the check box for color loop in back plotting is x2.

Does x3 now have 5aes verify included?

Thanks John Phil

any one used flow 5 axes but checked box to output only 4 axes code. I can only get 5axes code the part is to be done with 4axes and should be fine (zy axes) Is this because of my post? Thanks ahead of time, Phil/DRS

Which OS would be best to upgrade to. Phil/DRS

Ron, I did,t mean that you were wrong or anything like that at all. I am amazed when folks like your self know how to change thing around and do somethind like this. I never could get going this way. Now when the advanced tool paths came along and I was able to do porting, it was so easy I just wanted to tell somebody. Thanks for your time to reply and next time I come across something I can't do I am going to post it.This Form and members are great. Thanks Again Phil/DRS ,nt

RON, I am talking about port cyl heads, I do some billit heads that are 100 percent machined and require NO hand work. There is no uncut areas that I have run across. And there is pages and pages of cutter controles I offset the tool paths to rough port and finish any size plus or minius from the surface. How about other guys porting heads? Thanks Phil

Erik, have you tried advanced multyaxes tool paths? they are very easy with lots of control I use them daily for full 5axes porting Phil

I have a fadal with the tr65 4th and 5th axes and have heard that as the B axes get close to positioning the(a axes flat or horizonial) that something goes on that causes a lot of movement. I know this is vauge but I have a gouging when this happens.I can,t see any reason for the extra A movement.I amy cutting a port but its almost a round hole and is the easest, most room that I have had and now I can,t cut it. My post guy doesn,t see a reason either and said he would wright it up and send to CNC software.I though some of you might know about issue. Have used the advanced multieaxes for quite some time now. Thanks, Phil Darcy/DRS

What do you guys feel about Rhino as a helper to MC for surfacing any advantage? Mostly working with digitized data from touch probe on machine of cylinder head ports to surfaces.

Has anyone used the Prob2spl c-hook ? It looks like that what it for. I was hoping to convert point cloud data to surfaces. Also so time ago there was a free c-hook for this from Ernie but I couldn't get it to work.But now I have a better source file Any help or advice (ps have searched point cloud in form)

I see now that you can double click in the levels field to the right of the levels and type in. But before you could drop down where you were typeing in a new level # and description and added what you want to the level set space. Maybe CNC can patch this easy. Phil Darcy

OK, Andrew I will try that. Thanks for taking the time to play with this Phil Darcy

Any body having this trouble. I have always used level sets and know in X2 MR2 it will not save what you input on the level sey line.

Just to let you guys know, I was able to e-mail a file to my resealler and he gets the same crashing/MC going off/blank screen problem so he is senting to CNC sofware. thanks,Phil

what is .net?

YES, I to have been having X2_MR1_SP1 crash.I hope someone can send it in to CNC software. My computer does't have the internet.Sometimes a box appears asking if you want to send in a report about the crash, I have tried to save as a file but can't find it after that. This is becoming a REAL problem!!!!!!!! Turning off save with bipmap seams to have helped. X2 was very stable please help CNC software.

hard drive has tons of room no other programs on 2 gig ram I should try to send a zip2go, but haven't Thanks

I hope some body can help. I posted same problem earley and then changed video drive and though I was fixed. But again MC goes off and it seems to be when I am working on tool paths. It's going off so much I can't work. Regenerate and rebuild does.t help!!!!!!!!!!!! also doesn't seem to be just file howerer I am working on a group thats the same project

Thanks for the help, I changed video and no black outs for a while. THANKS, Rickster

I am having a random problem with x2 mr1 sp1 where mastercam closes on its on. Now some times there is a MC boxe that ask if you want to send in problem but I don't have internet on this computer. It is completely random as far as I can tell. Yesterday about every 10 min.No problem with the file when this happens.Could it be MC or computer.Anybody else having this. x2 never did this, new install for x2 mr1 sp1 thanks for any advice

When transforming a tool path there is a box to reverse tool path but I have never got it to work. Anybody had any luck with it. X2 for now. Thanks

Using X2 I have found when I go back to several programs that have aready been finished,posted and run that the tool in ops mgr in not in the parameters page. Some programs I found have several tool paths in ops mgr. and no tools in parameters page. Any body have this happen?

Robert, I think you have the formats backward. format 1 e1 with move to what it is format 2 e1 won;t produce movement At least my 2 fadal work this way Phil

speaking of fadal format 2 can any one tell me when the e offset is applied and does it need to be on a line with what else. The reason I ask I was trying to use a g51.1 x0 to mirror a drill tool path but Z stopped way above part, take out g51.1 x0 and tool path is fine.I couldn't quite figure this out in format 1 you know when E offset is applied soon as it reads that line away it goes. also in format 1 you can input e offset and h offset and then jog to check Z depths before running and I would like to be able to do this but I'm missing somthing. I have read manual any advice. Phil/DRS