chris m wrote: "So, allow me to say, 'best of luck' to Mr. Jim. I'm sure you'd have a bright future with Mastercam if you'd pull your head out of you a$$ long enough to actually make an effort to use it." Ok, since you don't know anything about me, and your don't know the situation I was in, you probably aren't qualified to evaluate my performance. I came in this forum to try and get help solving a problem, when I got your e-mail, I had already taken another position and the problem, at least for me, was solved. Thanks to all of you who tried to help, and to those who just want to call names and belittle others in order to make themselves feel empowered......... Nana nana boo booooooooooo! Jimtoolman

Ok, you guys have had enough fun at my expense. The reason I am no longer using Mastercam is because I have moved on from that job and that company to something better. At the moment I do not have Mastercam to use, however, as I stated, I am not bashing Mastercam, I used Mastercam on a daily basis for the mills and was very pleased with that, there was however a problem with the lathe post. Since none of you guys have said that there was a Post Processor that was specifically written for the O-T that I could get, then I must assume that whoever edited the Post we were using did something wrong. Now, you guys are the experts and I am just the pion that tried to help my former boss out. None of that matters to me now, I wasted enough of my own precious time on that problem with no usable information coming from this forum or the guy who installed the software. If and when I ever use Mastercam again, I will be sure that the Post works properly and that I don't have to edit anything in my programs, regardless of whether I am programming a lathe, mill, or wire edm. As far as being incompetent, let's just say, I will be missed at my former employer. Jimtoolman

Im still here, but I am not concerned with the lathe problem anymore. As far as I am concerned they can just go right on editing every single program. A wise toolmaker once told me how he felt about our boss when he started ranting and raving about the work not getting done in the amount of time quoted, he would say, "It's not my garage!" I like Mastercam, I was not trashing the software, but something wasn't done right when the guy installed the software, he was supposed to have edited the post to make it work, that's what he was paid for and that is what should have happened, if I ever invest my hard earned dollars in Mastercam, I would expect to get what I paid for. I am no longer going to be using Mastercam, but I may keep up with what's going on with it for future prospects. You guys have a wonderful night, Jimtoolman

From my original post. "Is the such an animal as a Post Processor that was written for the Fanuc O-t?" I get the following responces: (paraphrased) Try the posts on the install disc- Try mpl_gen.pst- My boss is Penny Wise- Talk to my dealer- Problem creating geometry- Buy the Post Processor Guide and become a Post Guru- Try the out-of-the-box post- Let's figure this out- Start with mplfan and engage reseller- [hack] the post processor- O/T O/T Ok my responces to you are as follows: Try the posts on the install disc- There are no posts on teh install disc that write programs that don't have to be edited. Try mpl_gen.pst-I did and I still have to edit the programs. My boss is Penny Wise- I agree he is, he spent thousands of dollars to get a guy to come into his shop and install a program that was supposed to able to do all the things advertised in the magazines, and it doesn't. Talk to my dealer- I will be talking to him tommorow, however he was the guy who made the post processor we are using now. Problem creating geometry- If there is a difference in the way I should create the geometry when drawing for the lathe as opposed to when I draw it for the mill, then I probably am doing it wrong, because I am having no problems with the mills. Buy the Post Processor Guide and become a Post Guru- I thought you guys already were Guru's that's why I came here. Try the out-of-the-box post- What exactly does "out-of-the-box" mean? Let's figure this out- Ok, lets's please, for I have no vested interest in whether this gets done or not, I just work there, although maybe not for much longer if I have to use this post processor. Start with mplfan and engage reseller- I like that suggestion, "ENGAGE RESELLER" sounds like I have some authority, even though he already has his money. [hack] the post processor- Best suggestions yet, I wonder if someone else has already done this, and could tell me how to do it, when I get done I will gladly send a copy of it to Mastercam so they can provide a working Post to all their customers who are using the O-T control. After all I would hate for someone else to have to fight with the dealers and their bosses because they get stuck with a post that was provided by the dealer that doesn't work. Thanks to all those who tried to help with this, I am not the guy who bought mastercam, and I am not the guy who paid the big bucks for it, I am just the guy who has to edit every single program that is written for the lathe, because the software doesn't do what it shows it doing when I do a backplot, in my mind that means there is a problem with the post processor. If I call my dealer and he asks, "What exactly is it doing wrong?" I wouldn't know where to begin. I can't use any programs as written, 100% of the programs we write have to be looked over and edited to prevent them from crashing, and the tooling is expensive. Thanks to all those trying to help. Jimtoolman

I am new to Mastercam, I have only been using it for about 3 months. One thing I have found is that the weakest point of MC is the post processor. At work I program two different CNC Mills and a CNC lathe. The mills both program nicely, very few problems encountered at all. However, we have concluded that Mastercam is virtually useless to us to program the lathe for anything other than OD turning and simple facing. The CNC lathe is a Romi with a Fanuc O-t control, and I have looked at the post processor and it was originally written for a Fanuc 6-t control. Is the such an animal as a Post Processor that was written for the Fanuc O-t? I am asking this because the post doesn't work at all like it should. It posts the M03 sometimes and sometimes it doesn't, it will post negative numbers for X and cause crashes, it will post G00 on lines without an X or Z, it will not program rapid retracts, etc, etc. Is this an issue that I need to take up with the guys we bought Mastercam from or is there someplace I can get a working Post for this machine that won't get my boss steaming mad because it costs another $1500. BTW we are using MC9, but we also have an identical machine that is using MC72, both machines are having similar post problems. Thanks for you help, Jimtoolman