Threadmilling

Creating a Threadmill Toolpath   Toolpaths > Circle Paths > Threadmill   Enter new NC name > Accept     Select Entities and pick desired geometry     Accept    See all How To’s, Tips & Tricks and FAQ’s here! Presented by Sandy McClintock, Applications Support Specialist Do you have a topic or question you would like…
Nethasp: Unable to Launch Mastercam from Workstation Issue: When launching Mastercam from a workstation that needs to access the Nethasp for licensing, if it does not have access, one or both of the below pop-ups will occur.   Trouble Shooting: Note: At any point that (version) is present, enter/insert/reference the version of Mastercam in question. ie….
Turn Grid On/Off Settings>Configuration     Screen>Grid Settings     If you’re finding when creating geometry you’re snapping to the grid and this is not what you want, turn off Active Grid.   See all How-To’s, Tips & Tricks and FAQ’s here! Presented by Sandy McClintock, Applications Support Specialist Do you have a topic or question you…
Status Bar Missing Note: At any point that (version) is present, enter/insert/reference the version of Matercam in question. i.e. A path states as ‘C:\Program Files\mcam(version)\common’ if you are working in Mastercam X8 the path will be ‘C:\Program Files\mcamX8/common’   Fix 1: Close Mastercam Start>All programs>Mastercam (version)>Utilities>Advanced Configuration     Reset Set Dialog Positions to Reset  …
Set Default Workspace   Settings>Configuration     Start/Exit       See all How-To’s, Tips & Tricks and FAQ’s here! Presented by Sandy McClintock, Applications Support Specialist Do you have a topic or question you would like to see us cover? Let us know in the comment section below! Join the Conversation: Follow us on Twitter, Facebook…
Change Toolbar Colour     On install Mastercam will default to have a grey background for the toolbars as seen below.     This can be modified, the overall look will change slightly as well.  Please follow the steps below…   File>Open User Folder     Browse to your configuration folder, the default location for this…
Settings > Configuration   Screen > Grid Settings If you’re finding when creating geometry you’re snapping to the grid and this is not what you want, turn off Active Grid. If you have any questions with regards to “X9 HOW TO: Turn grid on or off” and how it may improve your Mastercam experience, you are…
Settings > Configuration Start/Exit   If you have any questions with regards to “X9 HOW TO: Set default workspace” and how it may improve your Mastercam experience, you are welcome to email us. If you have an “X9 HOW TO” you would like to see us cover, let us know in the comment section below. Join the Conversation:…
Are you using all the tools at your disposal to make your Mastercam experience as efficient as possible? Verisurf has developed a useful set of tools to increase productivity within Mastercam, and they are free! Useful tools include: Hole Axis – used to quickly get the center points and vectors Minimum Bounding Box – lets you…