LOL at concepttool 1 MILLLLION $$$$ LOL dave

Ahhhhh finaly some kinda date for MR2 quote: Look for MR2 around mid-May.... Dave

Congrats on getting the new machine ,I wish you a CRASH-LESS future!!! Dave

Sorry for the hyjack .. quote: Take 'er easy. And if she's that easy, take 'er twice. THAT IS JUST *UCKEN PERFECT!!! LOL Damn thats good ...thanks for the laugh Dave

quote: Manufacturing in this country is dying I think the only question is, are we as a nation going to continue to let it? From where I sit it looks like we apparently will let it die. Don't forget about Canada too....I could not agree more +100000 John Dave

I had a look last night at this file and I tried but from what I see they don't give you enough CLEAR information about the slots to be able to do it , I had a soild made and evrything ,but when I tried to get the slots on the angle it did not look correct to me at all , I think they need to give you more information about them (angled slots) to do them (course I was very tired and heavly stressed so that might have something to do with it lol) sorry i could not be more help. P.s. I tried this in a different software (visi) brought the key home. So I didn't use mastercam. Dave

Depends Thad on the shape of things , hmm hard to describe , for most of my surfaces (shallow verticals) I will use parallel 45 then followed by parallel steep 135 to pick up the opposite corners (adjusting the angle setting to get what I want) ,If I have a flat on top with vertical walls and flat on bottom I will use parallel on top (check surface everthing else)then into contour with the flats as check then follow by parallel at bottom (including rads) and check on the vertical,sounds like alot of work but I have standard paths that I use over and over. I have gotton excellent results using this method over the years. Dave I hope thats clear ,As you can see for my posts I am what you would say not good with words ...lol if ya want to see something I can maybe send you some files for you to look at. P.s I hate using scallop because in my experiernce the path is WAY to long for cycle time compared to others (lots of points) I do everything I can to avoid it ,sometimes the shape demands it though

Mab thanks for the offer but i'm just testing the path ,I can wait for the inside outside thing, I hardly ever use scallop,but never the less thanks alot for the help, all of you. Dave

Thanks Midwest that helps ....stop trying at least Dave

quote: Is there an "approximate start point" option? YES doesn't seem to work Dave

using boundry already Dave

I end up getting same thing when I tried downmill then I tried upmill and same thing starts at bottom and works up. Dave

Ya other way just reversed the path but still started at the bottom and then up. Dave

Just testing a few of the high speed paths and run into a small problem ,I have a cavity to cut and want to use high speed scallop ,problem is I can't seem to get it to start at the top of the cavity and work down ,it always wants to start at the bottom and work up. I try a few things but no luck any ideas ? this is just a test so i'm not under the gun to get it done or anything. I have tried the options "other way" , approx start point , depth limits ...any ideas ? Dave

David check this thread , but the answer is no. http://www.emastercam.com/cgi-bin/ultimate...=1;t=019587;p=1 Dave

Sorry for the Hy-jack on my part Ed LOL Dave

quote: I would have been able to refrain from asking the smurfcam girls if they wanted to go out back and check out my mcam dongle You freakin kill me ....LOL just what I needed today...one good *ucken laugh after another Dave Ferraro P.s Concepttool where about do you live ? I see Toronto ,where abouts ? Maybe one day we should get together and have a couple of ???? Email me if ya want as I can't get back into this thread when I'm at work because they block or ban access to certain pages because of words on that page if ya belive that...I think it doesn't like the word "HOES" lol crazy eh ? lol Dave

quote: rent-a-hoes LOL LOL DAVE

Like you said not tryin to have a *issing contest but ...just because something is cheaper and faster does NOT mean better ...they buy the die for 100,000 cheaper there bring here to run and relize they have to they have to sink in 40,000 extra just to keep it running , now that happens a few times in the dies life and BINGO there your savings out the window. I ve seen this first hand. Not saying this happens on every die just some. Dave

quote: We've run "CHINA" dies here many times ...the dies just seem to ...welll hmmm DIE ,EXPLODE ECT ECT ECT. How is that Better ? Sorry John but in the long run I think (and I hope) that SOME companys will relize the Crap they are sending us. I have see this already with some companys...hopefuly more will follow. Dave Ferraro

quote: Why are the jobs going over seas, 3 words. Faster. better, cheaper, Faster....Maybe in some cases.... Cheaper....Absolutely Better....Not a *ucken chance We've run "CHINA" dies here many times ...the dies just seem to ...welll hmmm DIE ,EXPLODE ECT ECT ECT. Dave Ferraro P.s. I agree Fadal = *hitbox

yuppers BernieT Dave

Xform translate all enities between pts, from wherever(on the geo) to origin. I think thats what your asking ? Dave

quote: Put that in your pipe and smoke it! Ok I will. LOL Dave

$$$$ for the buffer(i think), I think if I were you I would look at the filter options first then use the buffer thing as a last resort.... Dave