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I think we get to caught up in the whole decimal precision thing... I once did calculations for a person building a structure out of wood, my trig was all rounded off to the nearest 32nd of an inch....

Like everyone else, I've tried everything... I am using SurfCam 6, I have all of the updates that I know of, and SW 2013 Document Manager is installed and of course it still crashes. What works for...

Since its been 6 months and no one else has given you the actual answer to your question. (Seeing as how Flight Radar has pulled you back up to the top, he probably never looked at the date...)
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Is this mold shop located in Florida or Georgia..?

Just because they don't respond doesn't mean they don't visit here...

I've read the MasterCam section and they have even more problems than SurfCam, then there's the problem of starting over and...

Are you available to work in the greater DFW area of Texas?

A Picture: worth a thousand words....
Good Job...

I have 2 or 3 tricks that I use for difficult situations, by creating shields and limits using check surfaces and boundaries, you have the option to use both if you need to...

If possible, use...

I think what you're getting is a C++ Error, Application Failed to Load.

This would occur if some of your system files have been corrupted or they are missing.

Make sure that your system has...

Believe it or not, that is also my goal everytime that I write a program, 2 axis, 3 axis, 4 axis or 5 axis. I think it is every programmers goal to have all offsets, toolchanges and rotation done in...

Nothing in SurfCam is recognizable to a Fanuc or any other controller, thats the job of the PostProcessor, SurfCAM which can be considered the processor doesn't create machine readable output, that's...

But Also....

If you are just going +90 or -90 or even 180 degrees, you can just pick a pre-defined view which is already created for you.

I used the rotation of lines example above because...

This is for inposition machining only and not constant true 4 axis contouring (thats different), it works with both 4 axis and 5 axis machines and machining...

Start with your part on the screen...

I have just the opposite problem, trying to learn Mastercam coming from Surfcam.

Absolutely nothing in Mcam makes sense to me. My solution..? Use SurfCam and not say anything to management. I hope...

At one time the .prt extension was very popular, so, besides the ones already mentioned, it could also be an older CATIA file or an old or even a new Unigraphics/NX file. Due to the age of some of...

How is the job market where you are..?

In manufacturing and especially in the machine shops around here, it seems that are more jobs than workers.

There are more $20-$25 an hour jobs that are...

Is this position still open?

I am a 5-Axis CNC Programmer and Master Machinist located in Southern California, currently looking for work either full time part time or contract...

Sounds like you may need to update the Document Manager API.

Here is a link to CAMcad Technologies Tips Page, they have lots of SurfCam tips, for some reason their website is better than...

Are you able available to provide training, such as would you be available to train a good 3 axis programmer to program and setup 4 and 5 axis CNC machines?

Also, can you train a less skilled...

I made my first chip on a manual lathe in 1975, while serving a 3 year apprecenticeship in the oil tool industry. To the present I have run everything from a manual turret lathe to a 3 spindle 5 axis...

Nothing is 100% fool-proof.
I use VeriCut and while nothing is 100%, this comes very very close.

Once a 5-Axis program is verified we turn off the lights and let the machine do the work, we...

Lots of stuff is made out of wood, its just the medium. It could be anything from a house, or a boat to a skateboard...

I've done all 3, but is there anything in particular that you want to make...

Maybe I can help you...

Ask questions if you like, I'll answer and comment to the best of my ability and experience...

Charlie

A few years ago, I was working on a large file for many hours and I had it just about finished, when I tried to post process the .inc files I discovered that I was in Demo mode...

I tried...

Judging by Surfware's history, if V6 is released in the 1st Quarter of 2012, it means that all the bugs should be worked out of it by 2nd Quarter of 2012.

As to Surfware's distribution methods, a...

Just an FYI.

Have you seen what your competition is up to...?

Cycle News - November 29, 2011

If you are interested check out the link for KTM's version of what you are trying to do.

Good...

Turn the clock way back to 1990, when 3D CNC machining was not all that common, PCs were barely able to crunch the numbers, parametric surfaces were a brand new innovation, all the rage and everyone...

I suppose that this is what I'm talking about, the person that is not just a CNC Machinist or a just a mere CNC Programmer but a professional.

My current employer has asked me if I know of other...

I used Compact II in the 80's but it wasn't able to offer much in the way of 3D and 3 axis control, so in 1985 I switched to NCL developed by NCCS, they are still around in Irvine CA.

Like...

Hitting the Cycle start button 100 times a day has caused a repetitive motion injury to my wrist and now I'm on workmans comp leave for 6 months, maybe longer if I can get it diagnosed as a permanent...