Add a Stock Definition

Got it done Thanks for the great idea

Wow JP - you saved the day again! Thanks a bunch from the "ole cajun" Russell

Yes I did I went to red, still no coordinate axis lines

I just did as "G" suggested earlier moved my config. file and reloaded MC, and it did make a new one, and all the errors I was getting went away, thanks. Only I had to rebuild my workspace, colors, etc., but now my origin cross hairs are gone, pressed F9, nothing? I can't find out how to get it back? Thank for any help Russell

Thanks CJep, I'll just wait for the IT Russell

Thank you "G", well tried that, still going to try a few things, but going to get the IT guy on it. Thanks All

Ok JP, I'll try that again, thought I checked it. Let me ask, I have like my mcamx9 and x8 located in two places, one set in a folder called "Documents" and another set in "my documents", is that usually the case? Thanks Russell

Morning, Last couple of days I started getting this error warning when closing MC. I don't know what this ole Dummy did??

Great Jay thanks from the ole cajun

Thanks guys, I had to leave yesterday, I'll try using stock model again, haven't too much luck so far, also work on Brian's suggestion. Thanks again

Morning Everyone, I have this rather large forging, we need to rough the flat with a center horn shape. I was trying to surface this flat leaving a 1/2" of stock to finish later after turning. My problem is to not have all that cutting air. please see attached file Rough Flat Sample.Z2G

Had one saying something about a Chook???

Well if you are talking about like turning a tool path into geometry, you can save toolpath as geometry when you use verify on the save top right toogle

Well, we bought a new one like 4 years ago, about an 80" swing, with live tooling. Don't use the live tools very much little weak on horsepower. Solid heavy, strong machine, the biggest problem we had is anytime we moved the rail, it tapered badly, factory never could fix it. It was so bad we would hardly use it. Finally we realized that it only had one screw on one side to raise and lower the rail, it would rock, no matter what we did, the wedge locks would not set it correctly. So we had a very good technician come in and added another screw, etc. to time the rail and improved the locks. Great machine now, love it, cuts really good and solid.

In Customize toolbars, go to geometry

Just wondering if any of you guys company had to drop MC Maintenance because of the economy in your area. We never had to do this before, now can't even get on the MasterCam forum, they put us on non-maintenance area with nothing on it?

Guru, Where is the simulation precision setting at please? Thanks

Here is a Gage Maker sheet for 7X45 Buttress 4.125-10.pdf

Thanks a bunch guys, I can see that EDM won't be an option for these parts for us right now. I really appreciate your time and response Have a great weekend all Russell

Morning everyone, As times down here in Louisiana now are getting very tight, we need to try to cut customer costs any way we can. We looking into an EDM machine to see if we can save machining time possibly? Not know anything about EDM I have here a drawing of a sample part that perhaps we could cut the outside profile and dovetail to finish dims. Would anyone out there want to give me a rough cutting time on the attached part. Thank you very much 82530.stp

Thought I had replied, but the problem was my tool was setup on a left-hand turret, changed to right hand all good Thanks everyone Russell

Ok here is the file Thanks Cameron152774-04.mcx-8

I have lead-ins and lead outs set @.120", I think my biggest problem is my recognize stock boundary in the tool path manager is shaded out?

I need to bore an 18" ID with under cut shapes in a VTL using a horizontal stick tool holder to bore the ID. I have my stock set up, but I don't have the option to use the stock boundaries? It is generating a tool path that looks like it will work, but with bunch of alarms crashing into stock. How to make a stick tool in a bore recognize stock updates? Thank you for any help Russell