in effect yes.

Is there a way to configure mastercam in such a way that your workshift will rotate with the Caxis while utilizing TCP

Thanks a ton. I ended up going into the Nvidia folder and running the instal for the previous driver and then I read your method which I had no clue you could right click on the star button. At 32, im really starting to feel old. I use to know all about 'puters. Now I gotta start a forum thread just to roll back a graphics driver.

Okay that worked.... how do I roll back to previous driver?

GeForce GTX960m

Running 17 from a lenovo y700. Purchased my level one seat in october-been running without issue up until yesterday. When I double click on the desktop icon, the small dialog box shows up as normal but gets hung up at "running line commands". The mastercam window will open, the mouse icon stays busy and I cannot operate the software, nor can I exit without prompting the task manager. The details in the task manager indicate the software is not responding. Thanks in advance

Im sorry if this has been previously covered...I have a prototrak TRM at home with an MX2 control. Im looking for a post for the control...we are currently running mastercam version 7. Thanks in advance

Yeah, i asked my boss to go back to x6 a while back....his cheaP comPuter with the broken P button, has a rough time running 7. He wont listen to me though.....he knows everything. Ohh well...I wont be here much longer Thanks again

ahhh...just read your last Post Thanks for your helP

okay...Planes are straightened out...but still Posting as if its a sPline... any ideas? G0 G54 X.5432 Z-.277 C0. G97 S2500 M51 G98 G1 X.5499 Z-.2482 F2. X.5521 Z-.2192 X.5499 Z-.1903 X.5433 Z-.1615 X.5322 Z-.133 X.9432 F50. G28 U0. W0. H0. M55 T0100 M30

% O0000 (PROGRAM NAME - HT6185-4 375-LEVER-REVC) (DATE=DD-MM-YY - 11-12-13 TIME=HH:MM - 11:57) (MCX FILE - C:\USERS\ACCURA\DESKTOP\TRIAL.MCX-7) (NC FILE - C:\USERS\ACCURA\DOCUMENTS\MY MCAMX7\LATHE\NC\HT6185-4 375-LEVER-REVC.NC) (MATERIAL - STEEL INCH - 1030 - 200 BHN) G20 (TOOL - 1 OFFSET - 0) (0.067 CHAMFER MILL) G0 T0100 M23 G0 G54 X20. Z-10. C90. G97 S2500 M52 G98 G1 F2. G28 U0. W0. H0. M55 T0100 M30 % Im attaching the file again because I have changed it so many times... When i say sPlines, I am refering to the Part feature. They are actually suPPose to be arcs...thats why I drew arcs on a sePerate level. They came in as sPlines. TRIAL.MCX-7

I do want to cut along the Z axis...pretty much exactly how the part is sitting on the screen from top view. I changed to C-axis slant bed but no better result. It verifies just fine but wont post out correctly

Cutting splines on a Mazak, with C axis and live tooling In Mastercam it looks Okay, but it doesnt seem to be posting out correctly. Do I have machine def. incorrect or is it my planes or.....? Thank you for your help. Im a mill guy, but that isnt stopping the owner from sh!ting on me today, because I cant figure this out fast enough. HT6185-4 375-LEVER-REVC.MCX-7

what do you consider Organic ? I tried selecting only the faces i want and i even tried to check the to[> surefaces and it didnt work out for me. sorry...my letter that looks like a backwards 9 and rhymes with T doesnt work...

I changed my minimum z height to -.125 and that seemed to make it do what i wanted. is this the correct way?

I like this alot...however i cannot figure out where either of you are using the containment geo.. also...why is cutter hitting to of tab

where did you use your containment geometry?

WOW!!!!

thats great. Thanks for your time...im going to send some time reverse engineering your method. thanks again

whatever is takes to get it done sir

Ive spent all morning trying to figure this out for myself. Hoping someone can advise me on how Im suppose to cut these surfaces. Planning to mill complete in two ops, on the 3axis mill, the side with the holes up first Im having trouble with the surfaces in the middle blending to the side tabs right now. Thank you in advance. Any imput will be GREATLY appreciated 6.MCX-7

I think I have it....let me know if i need to be corrected. thanks to everyone that helped POST OP 3.MCX-6

Well i just punched off the clock, and im going to work with this a bit more....The two posts from rstewart and jay...I ran the verify on the solid model and the cutter is gouging into the threaded portion of the horn on the first side...This is the problem I kept having. Anyway.....Ill be here if you fellas get bored let me know whats up.

square...thanks man I appreciate it. Its nice to see how you guys are doing it...gaining some real insight that has been hard to come by in my workplace

Still playing with it...Im doing it in between machine cycles and programming stuff for my job. Was thinking on my way in this morning to use a coupl 2d paths to rough but that would be too easy. Im trying to step up my game so i dont get passed up.