See MastCAM Notes Customer Newsletter -- 3rd Quarter 2003 Vol. 12 No.3. You can read them from Mastercam.com. Your chaining options are:

oops . . . what was I thinking . . . I meant "update pst". In the spirit of Gilda Radner, "never mind"

I have written my own "custom" posts. Therefore, I only used it between upgrades. It saved me the time to "run-old", than to learn about the upgrades and then modify my posts.

Thanks GP, that is definitly one I would use. As for Woodstock, he was just a sample, or similatude. Put wings on one and let him fly into walls boucing back and forth, much like

quote: __________________________________ just adding to my count __________________________________ +1000

Thanks, since I have a ways to go, it will give me time to think of one.

Great graemlins . . . Hey, How about "Good Grief" or maybe, one like "Woodstock" in Charlie Brown, fluttering across the screen looking for help.

My curiosity is up: How to you add a picture to your "displayed name" section on the left side of your reply. Is there a place, thread, that gives instructions for customizing these fields? What about fonts, lines, etc.? [ 02-02-2004, 01:36 PM: Message edited by: Dave Thomson ]

I hope your are feeling better . . . missing a month of work means the accident was really bad. I wish you the best and speedy recovery.

My money is on the commericals

Thanks for the input. I use ALT-T all the time . . . just was hoping to set it in the defaults so when I open MasterCAM, I don't have to add the keystrokes . . . too much work.

I take it no one has a "positive" answer to this question. Thanks for trying, anyway. Hey, maybe someone can add this as an option to the next version

I agree . . . stl-2-solid would be awsome. I have to machine a STL from time to time and it is a pain. Sometimes there are holes in the STL causing a tool to plunge to an depth not wanted. If anyone finds a converter, keep me in mind and e-mail me info. Thanks

I've tried that using the DEFAULTM.DF9, but tool display is 'grey out."

Is it possible for tool display to default to OFF instead of ON in the Operation Manager? I know that if I take the first op and click "collaspe all" that any new op will default to "collaspe all." So why can't the same be done for tool display==>off? Hope someone can help other than saying, "Sorry, it can't be done."

Welcome to the forum. You will find lots of great answers to your questions. I remember when I first started writing programs, it was by hand and calculator. As for MasterCAM, I have been using it for 14 years. Been through several versions and had tons of questions. And there are many in the forum who can bring you a solution when needed.

Welcome aboard You'll find lots and lots and lots and lots of help here. Keep coming back.

Your watch looks cool Was this completed by one person? I notice two language in the solid manager. PS I could not get to your file through your link, instead went to top of screen and entered FTP site through "cadcam's FTP site".

Welcome to the forum, Bill. +1000 to Millman When this first happened to me, I thought I was going nuts . . . found my answer on eMasterCAM a few years ago. If you come here everyday (actually, several times a day) you will find answers to all your questions, and even questions you didn't think of with answers to boot. LOL Code Breaker

quote: ________________________________________ I would also like it if there were an option to create the drill-tip of a drilled hole. ________________________________________ +1000 PLUS, having a "tool library" of shapes. I do this with drill points, but what a pain. Make sure we can input the tip angle. Codebreaker

quote _________________________________________ I of course didnt quote it so I was behind the 8-ball before the Job got started. __________________________________________ Millman, Sad but true. We've all been there . . . LOL Codebreaker

You can configure your box to start MasterCAM in the second CPU. Depending on how many programs you are running, the 2nd CPU usually don't load up. Although, any "instances" of Mastercam will start up in the 1st CPU. Keep in mind that the BUS speed is limited to 100mHz. If you have a PIII or higher, you have a dual path BUS, thus, the transfer of info is twice as fast. When it comes to "crunching" numbers, this is a big help. HTH

Welcome to the forum What a jump it was from v5 to v6, then to jump to v9 . . . WOW This will be an "E ticket" ride for you. Enjoy

I grew up with the Capt. ans Mr. Greenjeans, Howdy Dottie, Sky King, Sheriff John, Engineer Bill, Bozo the Clown, Soupy Sales, the Hardy Boys, and the likes. Those were great days. The Capt. had the longest running TV show in the history of television.

Here is a formula to calulate step over to obtain your selected finish height; Rd = (srt(H x 8 x r) * CosA) Rd is step over H is Finish height ie 46 RMS is .000046 8 is a constant R is radius of cutter CosA is if you are cutting an angle Note: for flat surface, leave CosA out of the formula. Remember, this is a "general rule of thumb." Adjustment depends on machine, horespower, rigity of setup, etc. RPM - sfm * 3.82 / d sfn is surface feet per minute 3.82 is a constant d is diameter of tool IPM = RPM * load * flutes ipm is inches oer minute load is the chip load flutes is number of flutes on the cutter There are other formula, check out your tool supplier. HTH Codebreaker