Oops, sorry about the pricing comment. Running "Entry" level. The 30day trial idea is interesting, thanks...we are in Oregon, near Portland. zorak

Yes, our Tree VMC1050 is Yasnac control. I'm not sure about the style number, but MX3 rings a bell. Upgrading to V9 or X is tempting, but we just don't currently do anything complex enough to warrant it. It's a rare occasion when I use anything other than G0, G1, and some peck/drill/tap cycles. Consequently, I don't really know much about this stuff, or how important it is going to be to have a tailored post for the new machine. It comes with something called 'MAPS', which apparently is an included cam system with its own post, right on the machine. I wish I had known we would be getting the machine a few months ago...we needed to engrave some stuff while moving on Z (think of drawing a smiley face on a basketball). V6 wasn't able to do it, so I called the rep and got a quote for moving up to V9 (with the X upgrade included) for something like $2500. Instead we went with Microcimm's "Wingraver" for $700 to do the job. Aargh ^ 3. But, might have to bite the bullet and upgrade. Thanks for all the posts, this looks like a great forum. zorak

Apparently its a Fanuc control. I'll look at the CD tomorrow and use that one. Thanks for the tip!

Heh, just kidding!! Just got pointed to this forum, looks fantastic. I had planned on asking for a post, but after reading the faq and some past requests, I think I'll pass on that. In one of the threads, someone did say that it might be ok for a newbie to ask for a small segment of code...if that's not frowned on, I'd like to make that request. We have a Mori Seiki Duracenter 5 coming in this week, and I need a small program ready for the movers/installers to run. So all I really need is some 20line thing with a tool change in it, and I'd be most appreciative. Btw, I did call our mastercam rep (Oregon), and was not given much help. The hitch is that we have version 6.0. His advice was to upgrade to V9, heh. Our current post is for a Tree VMC. zorak