thanks for the suggestions Chris Precision Metalforming Association has a forum. barry

Can anyone suggest a forum for press metal die design.I would be interested in sharing die designs and ideas.i know this is not strickly a mastercam question but a lot of us mastercam users are invoved in design and even use mastercam for some design.any suggestions would be apreciated. Barry sim 452-I

i have set mask by level using select only button and checked the maintain mask box.masking is working for lines on other layers but i can pick point entities that are not on the mask layer.have i setup the mask correctly or is a bug causing this

the mastercam file is 11mb.the file is stored on server .would performance be enhanced if i use the local drive for storing the file while working on it?

Lou i converted or opened the dwg file using file open autocad files. the dxfrescuer chook converts dxf files.i dont know if there is a differance in the way it does the conversion compaced to the open autocad method.

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I am working with a 100000 entity mcx file imported from autocad with views that need to be xformed .my mastercam x mr2 is very slow at doing this. any tips at speeding up the process.i am currently running ram saver on the file for the last 10mins not finished yet.

thanks all I think version x cant do what v 9 did. i should forget about what v 9 did and create the contuction line to the center point of arc and then perpendicular line as suggested by Mark. maybe it will be fixed added in a future maintenance release . Barry

Matt i am getting warning 0 length line. Barry

worked out how to add image hope this makes it clear what i am trying to do . Barry

John i have an image file but cant work out how to add to post. Terry yes the V92XFunctions.pdf has been helpful but not in this case. thanks Barry

thanks John but this thread is the solution for tangent to two arcs. i can get a line tangent to the arc but cant seem to fix the tangent point on the arc to the end point of the arc.the current method only allows me to pick the other end (point two) after establishing tangency to arc for point 1.if I lock the length of line and pick the end of the arc i get a warning 0 length arc.i have searched the forum but have not found anything to cover this situation. thanks again for trying to help Barry

Hi I am new to version x. trying to make the tranition from v 9. what is the best way to create a line of 10 units in length tangent to the endpoint of an existing arc. create line tanget point was the v9 method. i have tried the create line endpoints in x. i have resorted to creating a constuction line from the end point of the arc to center point of the arc then creating a perpendicular line to the construction line then deleting the constuction line. I better get back to work now. thanks for reading hope i have been clear. Barry

Hello forum members just thought i would ask if anyone else has this lathe so we can share ideas and refine our post processor. thanks Barry

Hi all try this screen ,next menu ,copy to clipboard them window the part of the mastercam screen you need. then paste in paint etc Barry