I think you guys are close but still not looking in the right spot, Here is the setting that i think you are looking to turn off screen capture Edit: whups nevermind, after re-reading your original post i see that he only wants the Label removed, this method removes both the label and the Gnomon so this is probably not actually what you were looking for either in hind sight. Might still be able to do this though if you have a verisurf gnomon that can be turned on or i can send you a Solid Model of a Gnomon if anyone needs it that i have created to be used in various training files.

Why this did not work is you clicked Back, instead, Click FInish, then go back into the tool settings. Seems like unchecking metric box only gives standard sizes when you check out and go back into the tool setting for some reason.

Hi david, in regards to my screen shot, you can set a tool to Inch like i showed in the earlier post, then check out of the tap settigns, then once you go back into that tool through edit tool you will have standard sizes available. So basically you have to Un-select metric check box that i showed in the image above, check out, then go back into edit tool and you will have all Imperial standard sizes. I just tested this method and it allows me to select an Imperial standard size when creating a new tap in a Metric environment. i hope this helps

i agree with you and also like the Ribbon interface better than the X series interface. to answer your question, the enter key will green check you out of that window.

If you must turn off hardware acceleration to get the software to run then its likely that the system does not meet the minimum requirements for a dedicated graphics card. The best solution here is get a new computer that meets requirements or upgrade the graphics on the system because not meeting the Hardware requirements to run the software is asking for nothing but problems in my opinion.

You could assign a keyboard shortcut to do just this, I just did as shown below with CTRL+R and these settings can be found in File --> options.

I have a ton of these i can share if you want but most of my vices were just downloaded right from the manufacturers website. Most manufactures that build workholding products provide downloads for their workholding products on their websites for use in CAD/CAM software packages and for this very use. For example, here we have Kurt brand 6" vices, so when i go to https://www.kurtworkholding.com/ and find my vice model they likely will have the download for that vice on the same page somewhere.

Yea what i do to repair these is what Pulo said, Basically create surfaces off the solid, then find the missing face (this can be the hard part but you might get lucky and maybe its a big easy to find missing face) then fill that missing face by building a new surface, once its airtight with surfaces you can then convert those surfaces back to solids. If you get this problem often i think others mentioned some other cad systems that do a good job at this, you can certainly get this task done in mastercam but if you get it very often and really want an easier solution I have used SpaceClaim and it does an excellent job and at this task since spaceclaim specializes in model repair.

The only hasp issue i have seen is basically what G-code had mentioned with the computer date and time, basically if you change your date or time drastically or plug the hasp into two computers that have different dates and times it can temporarily disable the hasp key and you can only re-enable it by contacting your reseller or cnc software directly so they can release a special hcode file to correct the disabled hasp key. So just keep your date accurate on the pc like it probably already is and you shouldnt have any problems with the hasp key in my opinion. The mastercam hasp key will probably outlive that computer in my opinion.

Shirinivas: Right Click the file, go to properties and click Unblock Gunther: i just tested this and really like this C-hook, thank you for sharing i really appreciate it!

Yea when i installed Solidworks 2019 at the end of last week i had to re-register my solidworks dll component to be able to open up any solidworks part file even the older version files which is easy if you know how to register that component but would be better if we did not have to do this. On a side note for the guys that want to open up solidworks files 2019 files right now without waiting for an update or saving them into another format, as long as you have solidworks installed on the same computer as your mastercam you can simply go to File --> Configuration --> Converters --> check import solidworks history, this of course takes longer to read in the file because solidworks has to communicate with mastercam but at least you can then open up those files without waiting for a translator update since i believe when you do this its utilizing solidworks as a translator if i am not mistaken. Keep in mind this will only work if you have solidworks installed on the system.

I also do not think a Ratio of time it takes to program vs run time exists, For example, Today i could have a part that takes me 1 minute to write a program that is Only a facing toolpath and 1 minute to run because its 1" round stock and the work piece material is plastic, then the next day i could have a another part that only requires a face toolpath and only takes me 1 minute to program just like before but this part happens to be 5 foot in diameter and is a very hard Tool steel which takes 4 hours to run. So in the first case my program to run time is 1:1 and in the second case its 1:240. or another hypothetical is 2 parts that are similar in size and material but one has loose tolerances and one has tight tolerances, i could end up spending much more time programming and running the tight toleranced part vs the loose tolerances part which is why i don't believe there is a rule of thumb or any formula for calculating programming vs run time.

oh i see now, the only thing i can think of that might speed up that part of the process is the changes they made to divide delete in 2019 where we can drag to trim like i am showing below. i hope this helps

If you are just offsetting that geometry into a slot and then deleting the center line data why don't you create a new level and then offset the slot, this would leave the original geometry on the first level and the offset geometry on the second level which would allow you to turn that center line data off with the level, or on the advanced tab inside the offset command there is a level option that you can change to allow the offset geometry to land on a specific level. I would think this would be much faster and easier than deleting that center line data manually.

ive seen this problem many times and its a super easy fix, just go to microsofts website and download a driver and it will fix the problem. I dont use microsoft mice anymore because i love my Logitech G703 mouse but when using microsoft mice that is the quick fix for the zoom one direction issue. here is a link to microsoft mice drivers https://www.microsoft.com/accessories/en-us/downloads

its under File --> Configuration --> Colors --> Background Gradient Start / Background Gradient end. If you do not want to use 2 colors with Gradient and want just 1 background color set the Gradient background direction at the bottom of the colors page to None. Oh, yea, and my favorite setting on that page to change is to turn off is the Check box "use group and result color" so i don't have to deal with clear colors anymore so while you are on the colors page if you don't like clearing colors you can turn that off too if you want.

Ok good news, Backups to the rescue!

I had an issue similar to this at one point and it was because our IT put all of our documents folders onto a shared drive and somehow it was causing issues, we moved our Documents folder back to C:\Users\Name and everything started working like it should. So with that being said i suggest Right Clicking on your Documents Folder, Go To Properties, Click Location and see where your Documents folder is located, if its on a shared or network location move it to a local directory. The reason this is important is Config and related settings are by default stored in the Documents folder and also if the software cant find the My Mcam folder when it looks for it it builds a new one which might even explain why settings could have been reset back if this was part of the issue, The My Mcam folder can also be Re-Directed into another location but you must let the Config do the moving and do not do it manually and this gets done in the configuration on the Files Tab.

i just tested this and seems to work nicely, just had to revolve some wireframe into a surface once done saving the tool geo Edit: i pointed to the wrong button in backplot but oh well, its the button left of where my arrow is pointing

Just to be different or think out of the box you could also just do a toolpath like a Project toolpath and backplot a ball endmill on the surface, then use backplots Save Tool Geometry button. That would be quick and easy and would be as accurate as the cut tolerance / stock to leave in the toolpath i expect.

Yea as David said that feature was not in X9, but you can save a presentation out of the Machine Simulation. that may give you what you need.

From my experience Dyanmic Motion produces less chatter and better results on thin parts, I suggest a Solid Carbide tool with a dynamic toolpath for roughing and just a contour for finishing. I really think dynamic will produce a better path for that application. What are your concerns or why do you ask because it seems like a simple task, are you worried about chatter, Is the fixture that this is being placed on supporting the entire length of the material because if the part fits well on the fixture and its clamped well I dont think that thin material would be problematic. If you were using a vice for workholding then .09" material could be problematic but as long as you are clamping onto the top of the sheet metal straight down into a solid fixture it should cut like butter. Edit: if possible put the clamping force as close to the edge of the cut as possible.

1. Delete that line that is going from the thread point to the rectangle. 2. Re-chain, Pick the threadpoint first, then the rectangle. 3. Turn on "set Start to Thread Point" 4. Turn off Lead Distance setttings 5. Optional: you can also turn on the Max Lead Out setting on the Leads page to allow the toolpath to not return all the way back to the thread point if you wish to cut the wire without returning to the thread point.

Is it a purchased post or generic? if its a purchased post a change of that nature is likely supported by the developer so i suggest reaching out to the people you purcahsed the post through, most likely your re-seller and they should be able to make it happen.