I checked and the did change it to use entity colors. But still having the issues. I have tried other .stp files as well, including copying th e solid to a new level and still can change the color. I am uploaded the .stp file and a zip2go with the rest of the information. 43 MC 425-03066-001 REV'A' CDB.stp 43 MC 425-03066-001 REV'A' CDB.Z2G

Thanks. I was able to get it up and running after changing the WCS. Simple things that your forget about after not doing it for 5+yrs.

Daewoo Lynx 220LM

Here is the file. I ended up just deleteign the facing operation and used a roughing op, but want to get this figured out. I am working on another part right now, and I am having issues with doing a pocket on the face with a boss ( 31450043 xa file) and I keep getting either Y and Z moves or X and C, but I want Y and X moves. Its been over 5 yrs since I programmed lathes other than simple slant bed XZ lathes. i used to be able to do Twin Spindle/Twin Turret programming....gettign old sucks. 299 MC 2310C0841 REV '1' - SEC.mcx-9 332 MC 31450043-01 REV 'XA' - SEC.mcx-9

I am having a problem getting this programmed, its a simple face op and a chamfer. I have done a stock transfer (Misc Op) and I am using WCS D+/Z+(1), with the origin at he orgin of the part, T/CPlane Top. I either get the tool doing the face cuts then rapding Z+ the X+ the Z- to next position (Z+.05 from first as I want), or I get an error stating that "the tool is starting embedded in the chuck". I am attaching a few pics. Any help would be appreciated Using MCX9 Lathe Jake

I will give it a hsot after lunch

I did a File/Merge of an .stp file only. Same way i used to do it in X4.

It is selected. I have tried that, and it already states it is color 8 (dark grey), but the color on the screen is red (12). When I first import it, it has the system colors set, but once I hit apply (blue ball) or accept (green check), ith changes both solids and wireframes to red, but the attributes state they are the system colors.

OK, it worked fine if I opened the stp file in a new window, but when i merged the file to the older rev file, back to the same issue, and the Clear All option is not working. I also tried merging the MCX-9 file where I could change the colors to the File I am working on, and as soon as I hit apply or the green check, the solid and wireframe go from the preset colors (blue and orange just for contrast) to red/red and cannot be changed, even with the attributes stating they are different colors.

Got it! Thanks for the feedback, Mjolnir and RonC.

OK, first off, I am running Mastercam X9, Update 3 (18.0.18466.0) on a 64bit Windows 7 machine with 16.0GB Ram and an Intel Xeon CPU E5-2637 v2 @3.50GHz (2 processors), and NVIDIA Quadro K4000 graphics card. I am trying to change the color of the solid and the wireframes on a part I imported into a current file. Currently the Solid and Wireframes are red, but I have right clicked on the wireframe box, selected all wireframe entities and changed it from red (12) to grey (8), but when i do Clear Colors, they are still red. If I analyze the wireframe, the color attribute is 8 not 12. Same issue with the solid. I can change the colors of the other solids/wireframes, but not the imported ones. Any Ideas?

X5

Yeah, I did and it just came up with a blank. I looked through the file and could not find NCFILE-LONG or NCFILE-SHORT anywhere.

All i can find in there is the NCI file, not the NC file. See attached pic.

That works for the NCI File, but I was hoping to get the NC file. I looked at the //setupsheet and it doesnt show the NC file location. I am using Active Reports, what if I use a .SET instead? For now I am going to be saving the NCI file to the same folder as the NC file.

I do have the MCXFILE-LONG updating as needed, but I added another row below it to add the NCFILE-LONG, so the machinist knows where the nc program is when they go to setup the machine.

Now I am trying to add the NCFILE-LONG data to the setup sheet under the MCXFILE-LONG on the main sheet, but I cannot get the information to show up. I tried using NCIFILE-LONG which I pulled from the " ...sst\-setup sheet (lathe-file)rpx" file. Any suggestions??

lol yep too simple...took me all of 10 seconds to change what i needed to change. Thanks again.

Changed it to "DIALOG6" and 'DIALOG7". Worked like a charm. How did you change the text on your pic?

I am trying to modify the Setup Sheet so the Notes (Note 1.dat, Note 2.dat and Note 3.dat) show up in the header of the setup sheet. No matter what i do I can not get the information to show up. I attached a screen shot of the Active Reports Designer page. Any help would be appreciated. Jake

So if I were to do the Setup Sheet first, then post the program, how would I modify the post? The files with the information are .dat files (Customer.dat, Programmer.dat, etc) Here are the lines from the post for the header information: pheader$ #Call before start of file "%", e$ sav_spc = spaces$ spaces$ = 0 *progno$, sopen_prn, sprogname$, sclose_prn, e$ #sopen_prn, "PROGRAM NAME - ", sprogname$, sclose_prn, e$ spathnc$ = ucase(spathnc$) smcname$ = ucase(smcname$) stck_matl$ = ucase(stck_matl$) snamenc$ = ucase(snamenc$) sopen_prn, "NC FILE - ", *spathnc$, *snamenc$, *sextnc$, sclose_prn, e$ sopen_prn, "PROJECT - ", sclose_prn, e$ sopen_prn, "DRAWING - ", sclose_prn, e$ sopen_prn, "REVISION - ", sclose_prn, e$ sopen_prn, "ITEM NUMBER - ", sclose_prn, e$ sopen_prn, "MATERIAL - ", *stck_matl$, sclose_prn, e$ " ", e$

Anyone????

Is there a way to link the information form the Setup Sheet General Information to the Post Processor to have it come out in the program? INFORMATION IN RED IS FROM ATTACHED PIC % O5742(4491157-42) (NC FILE - 4491157-42.NC) (PROJECT - 18352) (DRAWING - 4491157) (REVISION - E) (CUSTOMER - PSNS) (MATERIAL - PLASTIC INCH - ABS) %