Hey folks.... Been a long time. I am looking for a download link to the arcmultiedit chook for V6. Anyone?

No help on this yet?

Hey gang! Been awhile. I have 2 files from a customer that are

Alphacam ARD files. Anyone here able to open and save to Mcam or DXF

for me? I had to change extension to .PDF to upload them so you will

have to change them back to an ARD extension.

Thanks in advance.

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Hello all !!! Been a long time since I have dropped in for a visit.

I have a couple of Alphacam files a customer has sent me and

was wondering if a friendly soul had an Alphacam license and could

convert them to a dxf or mcam file for me? I had to change the

file extension to PDF but they are still .ARD files.

Thanks in advance gang.

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Thanks MG. Well that is a start. That will change the default value in the field but I still have to remember to check the box to use the value.

Still grayed out there as well Bryan. Thanks for the try though.

No answers in Off Topic so I will try here. I am having problems cornering on my main machine and have to slow the corners down to 175IPM. I just tried to set it in my default file but it won't let me. Is there a way to set this so it is always set to what I need? I keep forgetting to set it and have to go back and repost files.

Try M14 for on and M15 for off. Found this info on a generic mill code page.

If it had a Fanuc control I could easily adapt my router post to work. Not sure on this control as I have zero experience with them and lasers.

I have a customer who just purchased a Cincinnati Laser with CL-707 control. Anyone using Mcam to program a laser? What post would you start with?

That process works great for me. I use both methods as I have a library built with commonly used ops and then I also use Racerx's method and go grab another file and pull ops out as well.

Great tools. Used Komet to core and bore large gate valve castings back in my 4 axis lathe days.

This is too wierd!!! I went back and did the program in X2 MR2 and posted it fine as usual. I had started with a similar part from X2 to start with. I then opened the good X2 file in X3MU1 and it posted perfectly!!! Scary stuff.

my machine and control def are set correctly. I have used the same lead in/out for years and it is working correctly except on pockets until this morning and now it is sretracting in xyz all of a sudden.

Just noticed it is also retracting on XYZ instead of just Z as it is supposed to do!!! What is wrong here?

Since upgrading to X3, I am having a problem on canceling tool comp on an arc move. I have my machine & control set to not do this but it keeps doing in on the G40 only on a pocket it seems. Any help? Tired of editing all my programs.

And yes I have the latest update.

Ployd, your E is too loose.

Change the E 0.030 to E .001 and see if that makes a difference.

I would also change the A on the same line

from A .75 to A 100.0

N126 G51 A75 E0.030

CHANGE TO

N126 G51 A100 E.001

2 jobs!!! You slacker. I gave up my life and took a 3rd job.

Now I cannot find the dang openGL switch!! Too much time staring at these dang computers!!!

I should have stuck with HP. Only reason I went with Dell is one of my customers I do PC & IT work for on the side lets me charge my stuff on his credit card instead of paying me. The same pc in HP would have been $1k more than my dell. There is no option in X3 when you do a save as to specify X2 unless I am missing it.

What really sucks is I just got all my posts and all my other software setup and now it keeps bluescreening. I have about 2 hours of programming from last night I am supposed to run this afternoon at a customers location and now I will have to redo them in X2 on the old laptop.

JP, I loaded X3pc on the new pc in order to not have multiple installs and they are not playing well together. Since installing X3 I keep getting bluescreened. Wireless card conflicting with something called TODO in X3.

Just got my new Dell M6300 setup with Mcam. Are there any none issues I need to watch for using Vista? I have Vista Business, 4Gig ram, NVidia 1600M Video card. Going to a customer location with it this afternoon (I know it's crazy) and just wanted to know what to watch for. I have OpenGL off. Only issue I have gotten so far was on boot up this morning it blue screened and when I rebooted it told me that MCX and my wireless card were conflicting? Quirck?

Just did and it locked up.

Is there any way to clear the clipboard memory in X2 without closing and reopening Mcam? I have a large file with 84 toolpaths spread over a couple hundred rectangular parts. I just copy from level to level and stretch as needed but at this point I only get about 3 level copies before I have to close Mcam and restart.