November 23, 2015

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…

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November 20, 2015

Licensing Error for Workstations on NetHASP

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….

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November 20, 2015

Turn Grid On/Off

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…

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November 20, 2015

Status Bar Not Present

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 …

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November 20, 2015

Set Default Workspace

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…

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November 20, 2015

Change Toolbar Colour

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…

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August 11, 2015

X9 HOW TO: Turn grid on or 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. 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…

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July 15, 2015

X9 HOW TO: Set default workspace

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:…

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