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    Re: This will sound dopey....

    I did find a mastercam.kmp and a config file in My Documents.
    But I can't open them and I am the only signer on this seat of MC so I can't sign in under a user.

    Any other suggestions?
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    This will sound dopey....

    My Key Mapping settings have disappeared. This is in X9.

    I have F1 thru F9 assigned to various duties.. dimensions, translate, analyze, etc and they are gone as if the system reverted to...
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    Re: Tutorial Suggestions Please

    I looked for cadinstructer on line and found cadinstructor.com/login.asp. but not any kind of home page for whatever they do. It might be difficult to expand enrollment if they don't have a page to...
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    Tutorial Suggestions Please

    I would appreciate some recommendations on DVDs or publications to better help me learn to create and draw Solids and Surfaces on X-9. I have been trapped in a 2D mental ward far too long.

    Thank...
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    Re: Mastercam X9 video Tutorial

    Yes I believe you are correct. That does in fact look like a video.
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    I'm confused trying to save a file.

    I have X9 and when I try to save a drawing as a DXF (Autocad) file, it shows up as a 3D Builder file.

    When I try to open the 3D Builder file, I get a message that I don't have a 3D object defined...
  7. This is going to sound just plain dumb on my part.

    This is regrading X Form, Offset Contour. This is in MC X-4.

    I select the Offset Contour operation, the Chaining Selection Box comes up and I select the chain or chains I wish to resize and click...
  8. Tthis is going to sound just plain dumb on my part.

    This is regrading X Form, Offset Contour. This is in MC X-4.

    I select the Offset Contour operation, the Chaining Selection Box comes up and I select the chain or chains I wish to resize and click...
  9. Saveing to more than one drive simaltaneously

    I would like to be able to save drawings/files to more than one drive at the same time.

    Usually I save to my internal hard drive and then save to a desk top backup folder and then to each of a...
  10. Thread: Mastercam Class

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    Re: Mastercam Class

    What is your plan when a student asks what documentation you provide the student to show prospective employers that he or she has achieved some level of expertise in Mastercam if you're not...
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    Re: Machinist code of Ethic's

    If you mill/drill a hole in the table, label it : "OIL HERE"
  12. Thread: MC 7 to MC X4

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    MC 7 to MC X4

    Greetings from the rain soaked hills hills of Colorado,

    To make a short story long.....

    I was able to fire up an old computer where I didn't know I still had a ton of old MC-7 Drawings that I...
  13. To me, it looks like part of an end mill...

    To me, it looks like part of an end mill sharpening machine.

    It might be a bit too sophisticated for sharpening drills or tungsten electrodes.
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    Polyester Resin Layup question

    Howdy, from the lovely orange sunset this evening in hills of Colorado,

    I have a fiberglass body ('27 roadster) for my street rod that I have cut in half to widen and cut across to lengthen.

    I...
  15. Thread: X7 to X4 Save

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    X7 to X4 Save

    We have two locations.

    One uses X7 and the other X4.

    Is there a way to save X7 drawings to later be opened on X4 other than saving the X7's as DXF files and transporting on a flash drive to...
  16. We have purchased through two different dealers,...

    We have purchased through two different dealers, though in the same State.
  17. Thread: Spring Clamp

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    Google; Destaco clamps for over-center type...

    Google; Destaco clamps for over-center type clamps.

    Have you tried flipping the diamond plate over and cutting from the back?
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    Thanks George, I'm probably not alone in...

    Thanks George,

    I'm probably not alone in looking to improve an older machine.

    Are there any upgrade kits available for the older z 98 machines to convert to the newer, heavier belts metal and...
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    Plasmacam vs Other CNC Machines

    Plasmacam vs. Torchmate vs. ??

    I am trying to become a fan of Plasmacam having worked on a friend's machine, however I'm not very impressed with the belt drives. They seem to be a weak design with...
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    If you got the wrong one with your system from...

    If you got the wrong one with your system from customer service, what did customer service say when you advised them of the problem?

    Also, is their customer service that bad that they haven't...
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    Adding a router would produce a 2D machine,...

    Adding a router would produce a 2D machine, right? And, not able to compensate for tool diameter?
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    Thanks Matt and Superman. Matt, the icon is bang...

    Thanks Matt and Superman. Matt, the icon is bang on....... though, I don't know where to find them to add a bunch, but it's time I find things on my own.
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    My next dumb question.... color printing

    Does X4 allow me to print out my drawing in color? Plotting? We only have a B&W printer. Plotter may be coming.

    I'd like to add a smiles icon but I'm not sure if there is one for old guys who...
  24. It worked! Thank you Sir.

    It worked! Thank you Sir.
  25. How do I draw a line tangent to two arcs in X2-X4?

    I'm convinced there is such a simple answer to my question, I'll be embarrassed to find out how dumb I really am.... it's old age.*

    In X2 or X4, how do a draw a line tangent to two arcs?

    I...
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    Vaclav, I am thoroughly impressed with your work...

    Vaclav, I am thoroughly impressed with your work and thank you for sharing such detail.

    My latest hot flash is to build a CNC router to produce molds for fiberglass panels.

    As a question for...
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    Thanks gentlemen, I ordered a Dell XPS through...

    Thanks gentlemen,

    I ordered a Dell XPS through their outlet of refurbished laptops and it has Vista. We'll see how it goes.

    Besides, I can always watch movies on it.
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    Mastercam on Vista

    Greetings from the sunny hills of Colorado.

    Will Mastercam V9 work on a computer using MS's Vista op system?

    My computer is terminal... yes Paris, that might be a pun. I need a new computer and...
  29. Thread: price

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    Regarless of whether you buy or lease. you really...

    Regarless of whether you buy or lease. you really don't own it. According to my dealer you don't really own any software if you read the license agreement... . something I've not done or care to. If...
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    I was disappointed to find out I can't use the...

    I was disappointed to find out I can't use the keyboard to create geometry. An example is CFR = Create, Fillet, Radius or ClRP = Create Line Perpendicular to a point.

    X2 looks like a steep...
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