I used NCplot.  It did just what I needed it to do.  To bad its only a 15 day trial.  But nonetheless, it worked!

Thanks everyone!  I have Cimco Edit, but apparently not the full blown version.  I am missing some tabs at the top as well. 

Hi all,

I'm looking for an NC editor that will do a search and replace for the Z axis.  But instead of a straight replace of the Z number, will add to the Z number, no matter what the Z number is.

I have a lathe program with a lot of Z moves.  I just want to add .240 to all the Z numbers.  Is there an editor that can do this?

Thanks

Hi Rusty,

I use surface flowline quite a bit.  Try using the Extend command under the Surfaces tab.  When you pick the surface to extend, you have to place the arrow where you want to extend that part of the surface.  It sounds like you need to place the arrow at the bottom of the chamfer surface.  

go into parameters, cut parameters, Stops.  If "as glue stop" is selected its a M01, if "as stop" then M00,  

Use the Distance before end of tab to make it stop where you want.

You may have to make a radius on the edge and use a ball endmill. 

I attached what i did.

Edge Rad.mcam

You could share the file, and someone with Solidworks ( like me) could tell you what the holes are.  OR, that customer just needs to get you the information that you need.

Just some thoughts................

My bad.  I read right over that.  

CTRL+T,  Or very bottom right of screen is the toggle for translucency.

MoldPlus kept making my computer do that.  ( shut off without warning )  I uninstalled it.  Works fine ever since.

I'm glad someone else has experienced the crashes with the mold plus add-on.  I wasn't using the power surface, but had random crashes ever since I added mold plus.

I just uninstalled Mold plus and that solved the problem.  But in my case, I'm not using MP everyday.  But my boss is paying for the maintenance so i thought i better have it installed.  Nothing but problems when it was installed.  Just my 2 cents worth. 

Gotcha, thanks for your reply.  I just wanted to make sure I wasn't missing something.

I'm going to jump in on this.  My problem is this, I have the drill pecking but the backplot does not show the drill rapiding back in the hole to the .02 clearance. Therefore it throws the time off in the backplot.  The program posts out good, with the rapid back in to the peck clearance.  So the post isn't the problem.  I just like to use the time on the backplot to give my boss a ball park time.  Any ideas?

Im using MC2020 update 2

3 minutes ago, OVodov said:

To CNCWORKER,

Try USE ENTRY POINT in LEADIN/OUT.

I believe it's what you looking for.

but, can you add a "peck" cycle?  So the tool pecks like a drill before doing the contour.

This is a great improvement.  I would still like to see when you do a 2D contour, the option to "peck" the endmill into the material if there isn't an entry hole. Instead of using a slow plunge feed.   Maybe have the option in the depth cuts page.  Back in my Surfcam days, I used that option all the time.  Then switched to Mastercam when i changed jobs, and really miss that option.

I got it to work, but not with the undercut box checked.  Just have to adjust the "top of stock" number.  

Undercut.mcam

Very nice!  Thank you, Guru.  I'll check it out.

"SO NOT A GURU"  can you explain in more detail how you used "Coons" to create that surface?  I know how to use the ADD IN and find CoonsSurf.dll, but after i typed in the number of along patches and across patches, then tried to chain it, MasterClam said "chaining is not complete".  I'm not sure what the correct sequence of entering the information is.  I would like to know for future making of surfaces.  Thanks

I got it to download by clicking on the link.  Apparently, when i tried it the other day i wasn't signed in.  Just had to sign in again and it work.  Thanks for

everyones help! 

Thanks everyone.  But i went about it a different way.  Still couldn't download the file by clicking on the link.

"The Chipmaker"  how do I download that file that you made?  

Yes i agree, we need to step up, but we don't do 3D stuff that often.  I came from a company that had the full blown 3D, so this is really frustrating.  But I did figure out something else that will work.  Thanks for your input.

Hello,

I have been trying like crazy to make these lines into one surface.  But I cannot seem to get it right.  So, I'm wondering if anyone would like a challenge?

See attached file.  Since we do not have the full blown 3D option, i have to have this in one surface if possible.  I don't need it filled in, just one surf around the outside.

one surf.dxf

one surf.mcam

I just did the rollback and that fixed my issues as mentioned in the above comments.  Just FYI my version now is 1703 OS build 15063.726

Use 2D contour, parameters, go into cut depths and select tapered walls, set taper angle to 45.  Also use more depth cuts, on that same page.