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

Hi Thad i've had one for about a month 4000 series it doesn't work that well in mastercam all the time (files with many entities are slow to move) I purchased it on ebay US$99 used. Kind Regards Barry

Hello sike I'm from Adelaide. I don't spend much time on the forum. usually had enough after 10 hours a work. just had a quick look and saw your post. wellcome to the forum we have 9 licences 5 mill 2 design 1 wire and 1 lathe. many thanks to all who contibute to the forum i've found lots of helpful info over the years bb

hello ajit step in is a add on your mastercam dealer can get a code for you if you pay the licence fee for it. bb

the main advantage of nethasp is that you can have a mix of level licences and design.users swap licences to suit there current needs. this saves money by purchasing a design or level 1 instead of say a level 3 also solids licences can go with any other licence.i have set up a default licence for each user by applying switches to the mastercam icon on the desk top and put all other possable licence combinations in a folder on the desktop.on the down side you will be told if that license is not available but who is using it? there is no way of knowing who is using what licence execept by phisically checking .if you have a situation of say one lathe and one person who programs for it then dont put that licence on the net hasp. bb

I have had this problem. The solids in acad file were block referances. I think it was solved by the block referaces in the acad file having to be exploded to solid bodies. The solids could be converted using sat file export convert if you only need the solid bodies. I am not a acad user so some of my terminolgy may be wrong. My main message is that the acad file can be formated in a way to be better converted. Hope this helps bb

the 1016 kg is probably an imperial ton

1 metric ton (tonne)=1000kg = 0.98 imperial ton

Lucky Eroda are english made its controled by a 486 pc and eroda software it has intergrated cam (peps camtek ) to create cutterpaths . we import dxf files from mastercam then use the toolpath creation on the machine to create the .tap file .I wouldnt recomend anyone by one of these machines we made a mistake

Hi I'm about to try and get our Eroda dcnc 500 to run from wire9. It currently uses peps camtek software to produce a .tap file. this file is incremental and only linear moves.Can anyone help with a post for this machine or simular machine.I have already aproched my dealer.

Mikhael convert the points to an ascii file in file convert .I use another method i join the points with lines do a 3d contour toolpath along the lines and post with ( points check.pst ) this out puts a nc file simular to an ascii file but the points are in the order i require. i have uploaded this post to the posts section of the ftp site.I do check fixture verifications this way what are you trying to do?