Ive got these two lines in position and I dont know how give it the angle I want top left to bottom right of the box

The distance between is .7 and I need a 15 deg angle and on older I would use create line polar but I dont know what to do in x6

Its not a 15 deg thats .7 in distance because my diameters dont match up when I do that

I know its a bold call to say the prints not right but

Ive got an id at 2.5 goes 3. Deep then goes to dia 2.88 ar 3.7 deep with 15 deg typ and im not getting it

And when using the priny points the angle is 28.5

The fadals I ran used g84.1

But that may not be your issue

That will be a good laptop for you boatdudeguy.

Ya ive never had mcam open up in 2 seconds and paired with my 24 in monitor ive got a nice work station set up at home

Got a nice deal on m4500 today

It was all there I was just freaking out before even getting to the end

False alarm

Whops got it

I do not see a plunge parameters

Man now when I open a saved lesson its empty!

Y is it missing the radius on the od

Im following step by step intrictions and for the second strait lesson this happens

Im lost even starting from scratch 2 times does not reveal my error

Also I could not get the dynamic point to work either

I spent time with the learning edition of X when I first started my current job. It really helped out. I found some tutorials online and went to town drawing things. Within a few days my boss was asking me questions on how I was doing certain things in Mastercam. But I never messed with anything before version X. I heard it's a leap from 9.

 

Oh, and the people here are a lot of help. I see you have made more than one post. So you'll do fine. Welcome to eMastercam

From 9 to x outside looking in and once or twice playing with x ya I felt the same

With just the smallest amount of guidance and a few training videos I found it to be not as bad as originally thought

Many of my favorite hot keys still work even some that were not reviewed on videos

Im all about the hot keys

I wasent the best at 9 but I used it for a while never got past 4th axis or live tooling though

So It still may be a leap in some areas

Im all about the books

And when Ive completed enough to give me the confidence im taking mcam u for the cert

Glad I could help

The dorian gang tool did not work well with 316 tools wear and pull the whole thing out of alignment

Dont know if it twer the tool or the dudes running it but didnt last too long

I forgot to ask earlier but I cant see the bottom of the dialog boxes where the check is

Like stock set up

Tool parameters

Sometimes I have to move the windows bar from bottom to side and sometimes when that doesnt work

I just have to hit tab and hope it lands on the check and hit enter

What do I need to do to fix this

Open mcam

Go to settings

Config

Click on screen

Check the box that says. Disable hardware acceleration

Jay helped me fix this exact issue earlier today

Unless u have a different issue than I did

watch out for the 3/4 hp coolant pump up sell. more harm than good, if you opt for the open machine;

place machine over a drip pan with its own bilge pump. suckers are COMICALLY leaky ( if you're not the one running the mop).

 

otherwise pretty nice product

Ya the tl2 and 3 I rannare the same total pain

I was just stating that back in the day, when X3 was new I was using a Dell Precision M90 and it did well. I didn't mean get one now LOL. I guess I should have elaborated on that a little bit I was just giving input on the Dell Precision laptops and that they are built for this kind of stuff. When I bought that M90 it was $2000. I still have it and it is still good for the kids to play games on.

Ya the price was an immediate red flag

I would go look the outlet like Gcode said. if you want we can talk tomorrow give me a time?

Sure 430 would be best for me if ur busy like any time after 6 will work central time

Or if ur up early 8 am

Hmm well I just want the right one the first time

And you get what you pay for

I just wouldnt think at around 170 it would do the job but ive seen several references recommending it so looks like thats where im headed and if im not happy with it its not much of a hit on the wallet

Okay ya its there ive been bombarded with information I overlooked it

I had a Dell Precision M90 at my last job. It ran X3 very well. I have heard good things about Sager too. If I were to buy a laptop I may gave them a try.

Really? its such a cheap laptop

Looking at whats available im thinking its best to get dvd tutorials and books

I can always refer to them whenever and if internet is out or I cant pay

I wont have to worry about not being able to access an online subscription

And with my hrs a classroom is next to impossible

Gonna be hitting it hard this yr i have been denied jobs because everyone has the current version and all knew was v9

Again my fault for going with an obsolete version but I did learn alot that still applies

Hi there this is richard im finally getting up to speed with x and away from v9

I think it was a mistake to spend last yr buying v9 books and all the training when its been sunsetted

But I did get alot of tool path and parameter experience

I only did it because my job had v8 when I should have been getting in the new stuff

Anyways im here when I get back to my skill level with the current system I want to take advanced lessons

Currently at my best I can created parts with radial surfaces and do surfacing paths witch is about as far as the books go

My first atempt at this was asking jay where do I start to get into drawing 5 axis stuff

Bit heads impellers etc and it was above my level

So to go next level above the 4th axis stuff am I going to need a class or wat?

Can anyone suggest a good laptop for running mcam x4

Im not a tech guy and cannot biuld computers just something that can be store bought and will have good processing and graphics

Haha ya I already.got my book on the way thats how I got so good with v9 bought all the books they had along with forums

Tyanks for the tip