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  1. This is my first time posting on this forum so forgive me if this has been answered already. I did a search and found others with similar questions but not a lot of definitive answers. I thought I had a breakthrough when I converted an opti-rough path into a 5 axis toolpath. However when simulating I realized that the path it spit out had defaulted to its own planes. When I tried correcting this my toolpath was broken. The tool was doing all kinds of really messed up things. My original toolpath is using (WCS) Top - (Tplane) Custom plane #1 - (C-plane) Custom plane #1. I created the custom plane #1 off the part geometry by just selecting a large face on the front side of the model. This usually works fine on its own toolpath. When I normally do 5 axis simultaneous I always use Top - Top - Top. This never fails me. But now I'm using a combination of my Origin path and this Convert function and I'm not sure what I'm violating when setting up my planes for each toolpath. It seems I cant get this path to work right unless the original toolpath is using all planes set to Top. From what I gathered other users had similar issues in X6 and X7. I'm using 2022 and I find it hard to believe this awesome tool would be cucked this hard by this one little thing. Does anyone have a little advice on how to properly set up planes for this?
  2. Hello, When I create a program using a 4th axis on a VMC and I'm using many different planes I need to make sure that the work offsets say 1 in the Plane Manager so that I don't get different work offsets for each plane; by default if I do nothing I will get G55, G56 etc. for as many planes as I use. Is there a way that I can force MC to always use G54 regardless of what plane I use with out changing the work offset in the Plane Manager every time I program a part? Thanks for your input. Greg
  3. I've used rotate planes for years and all of a sudden, either it functions under a totally different command name, or I just can't find it. It used to be as easy as planes, rotate planes, rotate the amount needed, and you would name the plane and wouldn't you know there would be a new named planed in my plane selection under named views...Hopefully someone uses that function as much as I do and can help me out...not a fan of the new level manager...AT ALL Luke
  4. Morning, As the topic suggests, how do I get a G55(for example...) on just one operation that shares a workplane with another op? I've tried duplicating the plane to give it it's own offset but for some reason, the planes remain linked. If I change the output on one, every similar plane changes. If I add the offset to the planes page of the op, it changes globally as well. I feel this should be really simple, and I just can't find it! Jay
  5. I couldn't find an answer to this already posted (maybe because it's obvious to everyone else!) and I'm just about frustrated enough to ask for advice. I'm putting together parts drawings for clients and subcontractors and am having a hell of a time integrating my isometric solid drawing with my 2-D top-and-side view dimensional layout. I figured I could just rotate the solid 45 degrees on x and 35.264 degrees on z it would read isometric from a top view...but things get squirrely when I try to xform rotate w/parts already at an angle; even when I rotate my WCS to mirror the first rotation. Since this is a pretty standard presentation for mechanical drawings (and because every chapter of the Mastercam tutorials starts with a similar drawing!) I'm sure there's a simple way to do this, but it has eluded me thus far. Any help is appreciated.
  6. I am currently using a stand-alone probing software. It works great. I machine big plugs for the Marine industry using a Poseidon 5780, with a 18m x 6m x 3m machining area, and because the machine is basically in a tin shed, temperature affects my tolerances to a huge degree. Anyway, i generally start of by machining a hole in a piece of tooling block. This hole is my reference hole which i use for "Re-aligning" my Work Plane as i work through the day/night. I can probe this hole after a few hours of machining, do a "BEST FIT", which creates a new Work Plane for me, which i then export as an ".IGES" file, which off course is empty, bar the new Work Plane. My question is: I can "File Merge/Pattern" this ".IGES" file, and obviously it is empty, but i was wondering if it brings the Work Plane with it, and is there a way of "Activating" this work plane in my Plane Manager, and setting this as my new WCS??? Any other ideas?
  7. I also posted this on the new mastercam forum. I have always used this setting under the planes menu in the status bar and now it is causing me problems. Can you guys try this to see if you get the same results. I opened up an MCX file not sure which older version it was but it was before there was a version extension on them. I always turn on the planes ALWAYS=WCS setting to make changing between WCS faster.This particular file has some surface rough pocket toolpaths that when regenerated result in no toolpath. The strange thing is if I turn off the Planes ALWAYS=WCS setting the toolpaths regenerate fine. I can switch that setting back and forth and every time it is on the toolpaths will not regenerate. Sure looks like a bug that needs fixing to me. Thanks, Kevin C.
  8. Hello Guys, With the changes in planes in X8 I noticed the flow of my working is interrupted I know how to make it work but it doesn't feel right. I want to know how do you work with planes in X8? Here is how I've been doing it. In the Top view you can't move the Origin so if it's already in the correct location to what you need just change the work offset and things work just fine. If you want to change the Origin you need to copy the Top which creates Top-1 then you can move the origin to the desired location. The basic concept follows the other Planes. But if you click the Top WCS icon it's not the correct plane I want the Top-1 so I set the Planes selection to TOP-1 and when I click Top WCS icon it now shows TOP-1 The basic concept follows the other Planes. When ever I need to work in a copied Plane I need to use the Planes selection or the Named view feature to get there. when before I would just click the top, front, right side etc. WCS. So those buttons are pretty useless now because I have to copy most of my Planes. I hope you understand what I'm getting at TIA, Greg
  9. So I am messing around with a sample part and getting use to setting up planes for a mill/turn. I saw the pdf for setting up the planes which works great. I am just wondering if I should have my WCS set to top or back?

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