Next they will have a stradel 5 axis mill strapped to the patients chair and let er rip!

I figured it out. Posted it on here and after I pasted it in, it was before my very eyes. Canned misc # 2 = 2 to switch rigid tapping. Old dog like me never to old to learn. Thanks

It post out to G84 and I would like it to post out to G84.1 Is there a switch in the Machine Def? ptap$ #Canned Tap Cycle - G84/G74 pdrlcommonb if tap_format = 2, [ feed = (1 / n_tap_thds$) * speed pcan1, pbld, n$, *sgdrill, *sgdrlref, pfxout, pfyout, pfzout, pcout, prdrlout, *feed, dwell$, strcantext, e$ ] else, [ feed = speed thread_lead = 1 / n_tap_thds$ pcan1, pbld, n$, *sgdrill, *sgdrlref, pfxout, pfyout, pfzout, pcout, prdrlout, *feed, *thread_lead, dwell$, strcantext, e$ ] pcom_movea pmisc2$ #Canned Misc #2 Cycle - G84.1/G74.1 pdrlcommonb if tap_format = 2, [ feed = (1 / n_tap_thds$) * (speed - 0.2) pbld, n$, *sgdrill, *sgdrlref, pfxout, pfyout, pfzout, pcout, prdrlout, *speed, *feed, dwell$, e$ ] else, [ feed = speed thread_lead = 1 / n_tap_thds$ pbld, n$, *sgdrill, *sgdrlref, pfxout, pfyout, pfzout, pcout, prdrlout, *feed, *thread_lead, dwell$, e$ ] pcom_movea

I have 2 different post for a Fadal and one turns on Rigid Tapping and the other does not. All the tapping information in the both postis exactly the same. What do I need to do to turn on rigid tapping? What am I missing?

Thanks everyone, Thats what I thought. We are growning here and I guess its off to buy another seat of mill 3. If I'm going to contribute to the economy, might as well be MasterCam!

Can you use a multi-axis license for Mill 3 work? What are the command switches to activate this item? Thanks in advance.

I'm told by our IS department that any 32 bit system can only use 3.6 GB of memory on any Window OS. So Windows 7 will not help me out with memory issues?

I'm currently using 64 bit XP pro,with 6GB memory, 32 bit will only use half of this memory of 3GB and I'm running out of memory with machine sim verifier. I'm running huge 3D files and gives me an error Memroy allocation errors. If I can convince our IS deprotment to install Win 7 would I be able to upgrand my memory allocations for masterCam 32 bit on a 64 bit machine?

I'm in the protoype buisness and no 2 parts are alike. I tried saving operations but found myself doing alot of editing to get results I needed.

I do alot of HSM and always have copied operations and then fill needed information as I go. Now if you do that Z level clearances do not carry over. Example: Do a HSM core roughing operation fill in the needed information. Once you like what you see copy that operation then change to waterline fill out the nessacary information stepdown, steep/shallow etc. Re-generate and the linking parameters from previous operations do not carry over to waterline operation. It does not retract instead it follows the surface with no clearnace at all. It will not retract at all. I have had this happen several times now. I did this all day long with X5. But in X5 MU1 I just start a new operation every time now. Is this a bug or am I missing something here. Anybody else experience this?

I need thumbnails to work in windoz format. For example click on My computor and look the current file.

Me too, it is really annoying.

Did we get a fix for the thumbnail windows for XP 64bit in MU1?

This is what I have experineced with HSM cleerance issues. When I copy a operation and change for example core roughing to waterline, the clearance does not retract and skims at net zero. But when I start all over by picking HSM, waterline then the retracts input is correct. I had this happen several times. Now I do not copy anymore operations. I have yet to see any real improvments in X5 MU1 that I really have to have, I may just go back to X5.

I have found that the clerance in HSM does not retract to above the part while transistion from one side of cut to the other. I clears part at net zero!

I'm trying to do a 5axsurf parallal operation in 4ax mode. I designated the clearance plane to 7.5" abouve the 4th axis center line. In the cut pattern dialog box it works just fine when the sorting cut order is "Standard", But once I change it to "From center away" it wants to add another 2" in my first Z move thus overtraveling in -Z-. Why would it add 2" even though the clearance plane was not changed? Thanks in advance,

G-code after working with it a little bit, I straigten the drive suface out a little bit and then it worked. I will try to put that one filed up in the ole noggin and hope to retrieve it later.

I'm pretty neew to this, I'm using 5AxMSurf and getting the Exception Raised in Calculation (Invalid Vector <T> Subscript) error. What triggers this type of error. Thanks in advance.

Thanks G-code that worked.

Never have I seen this, but in my new (to me) lathe MD CD and post, it is posting the code out each operation as an individual program. I have 6 operations and it posted out each operation seperatly. What do I need to do to get it all one program. Thanks in advance Ken

G-Code, Is that the same as dupicate enities? Or overlaying? I will look into this. TheePres, I do work with very large models I will try your shade settings idea. Many Thanks for your help.

Thanks for the info G-Code, Unhooking the Spaceball did not work, need to move the model with the mouse to get results. Are there any settings that I need to be aware of on my Nvidia Quadro FX 3800 card? Thanks again

I'm still experiencing auto highlight problems. Seems always have to move geometry to get the highlighter to work. It getting very fustrating. I wish someone could help me out.

GCode, SKIR68, Thanks for your help. It is better now but not 100% better. I wonder the fact that I work on huge 3D files that this might have an impact.

I have these setting in place and still gives me the fits.