Thanks for the quick response. I am pathed correctly but I wonder if I would have imported my ops from X2 would it have not included FBM as it really didn't exist in X2 in that form? I am not sure what I did with importing the ops..I know slightly more now than I did when I loaded X3 but still only enough to waste too much of my time! The toolpath still worked...although not at all the way I thought..but I then saved it to the ops and now I don't get the message. I don't see myself using this feature much anyway..but it's nice to have the option. Thanks again!

So...I just tried FBM drill and that has brought me here. When I click on FBM drill I get a lovely window that reads ""FBMDRILL" not found in operation defaults file" then shows the path it is looking to....I'm running X3MU1. The path appears correct. I just started using X3 from X2MR2. Did I fudge up something in the importing of my files?? Any ideas??

I do a part very similar to this also. I use a face groove tool and my pocket is 1.65 deep and my small diameter is 1.27 my large is 2" I agree with the above post and you can clear the stock out in depth cuts.

Check carefully that your tool is defined exactly as you are using it. Then make sure you define your stock acurately. Your stock definitiion greatly affects the way your tool will rapid in and out of the part. You probably know all this but it is something I overlooked when I started using lathe and I scratched my head quite a bit until I figured it out. Bare

As far as I know, there is no way to make it work with V9. I have had the weirdest things happen by leaving that thing hooked up with V9. I never need it in 9 anyway because my left hand is keying away being much more productive than in X. My opinion anyway. BUT X(2) does have some sexy features just really miss those hot keys.

The button is actually labeled "split model". Off keeps only the side you specify. On keeps both sides of the surface but splits them.

I don't know how relevant this is, but to avoid nested boundry problems I make an inside and an outside boundry then make a line intersecting both then offset copy that line by .001", break and trim outside and inside to those lines to make 1 continous boundry. It works every time but I don't use it real often. Barry

Thanks guys.

I did a search and didn't find anything more recent than 2005 which basically stated that AMD runs hotter. I would like to know how AMD processors fair in todays market with mastercam and possiby solidworks if anyone has thoughts on that. Thank you, Barry

I think I had that problem too. I never knew why, but in my case I left the radius at 0 because in my situation it doesn't matter. I never cut to size where the corner would be tangent to anything.

was that 5 or 55 people. I'll bite large here!

I would like to know the answer also. It seems to me to be quite alot of lead. I may have time this week to research this.

Thank you!

I want to load X3 demo disc on a spare computer that I also have X2 on. I want my new apprentice to be able to mess with X3 without having to use my key. Will loading the demo disc mess with my x2 install in any way? Bare

I am not using X3 yet, but do you have "ignore duplicates" off in the import and "tool numbers sequentially" off in tool settings? Just a thought. Bare