You will need to copy your posts and cnc_machines as well. Also don't forget to bring over any tool libraries etc. 
 

On 8/12/2017 at 11:00 AM, George Gerhard said:

Hello All

I did a search and most of the comments were old so I though I would ask here incase there have been changes.

AMD Radeon Pro WX 7100 w/8GB GDDR5

will this card run fine on mastercam and autocad?

thank you

Some information that may help especially if you're looking to upgrade

System Requirements:
http://www.mastercam.com/en-us/Support/System-Requirements

Find graphics card drivers here for your system to ensure system performance and stability:
http://www.solidworks.com/sw/support/videocardtesting.html 

On 8/4/2017 at 11:34 AM, greenxman said:

It is a students lap top, its an HP that what i thought it was to but you never know.

thank john

http://www.solidworks.com/sw/support/videocardtesting.html 

Go here to find graphics card drivers for your system to ensure system performance and stability, Windows does not always provide the best updates for CAD/CAM software. What graphics card do you have in your laptop, should be set up if your school provided you this to run the software. 

Go here for System Requirements:

http://www.inhousesolutions.com/mastercam-system-requirements/

F1 (zoom with window selection) comes in handy quite often. 
 

On 7/5/2017 at 6:12 PM, Scott Lent said:

Greetings,

We now have a Wire EDM seat and I've been trying to get the hang of it.

So, I've got a block in which I'm cutting an arc off of on just one side. I've got a model in which I'd like to chain the arc (and only the arc) to create the toolpath, and I would like to extend the toolpath a little beyond the stock at both ends of the open contour. I am accustomed to being able to adjust the start and end of a contour in the Lead In / Out parameter in MasterCam Mill.  I can't see how you can accomplish this in EDM.

My workaround has been to project the contour line above the part, extend it on both ends a suitable distance, and chain it. Simple enough, but I was just wondering if there was a way to simply extend the start and end points on an open chain as you can in mill.

Here is another useful tip. 
 

Overlap specified length - Wire.docx

If anyone is having issues opening .ipt files in MasterCAM 2018, here is a link to Inventor Viewer 2018. Inventor Viewer 2017 will not work.

< https://knowledge.autodesk.com/search-result/caas/downloads/content/autodesk-inventor-view-2018.html >

 

For Mill, I often choose Bounding Box in the "stock setup" and make sure Display is checked off.