[berntd]

Hello,

I am struggling through tutorials and experiments but have a few real basic questions.
Maybe someone here has the answers?

1) When I use the Wireframe Tab and create a rectangle with that: Why then can I not extrude this rectangle? It is always "Thickening operation failed"

2) If I create a solid block with the block option and then try and do a profile along it's side, I cannot get it to do any 2D contour depth cuts or anything as the edges are not selectable. But If I select the whole side surface, the routing path does not work as expected and want to start at the bottom and work upwards, in effect crashing the tool.

3) If I import a .step file from Solidworks, with a part in it, none of the part seems to be recognised as "toolpathable". Whilst I can select the edges and stuff, it just does seem to want to do anything useful with them. How do I convert a step file into something usable in Mastercam?



So far, the only thing that I can get to work is if I draw the rectangle from separate splines. It can then be extruded, cut etc.

Regards
Bernt

[cadcam]

What version of Mastercam are you using?

(I am struggling through tutorials) were are getting these tutorials from a book or online videos?

[berntd]

What version of Mastercam are you using?

(I am struggling through tutorials) were are getting these tutorials from a book or online videos?

2018
I used videos and some pdfs.
It still does not work any better.

[cadcam]

Ok so an older MC but a good one.You used training videos from were. were they showing properly how to use the tools. Sounds like not.

Now if you create a rectangle from the top plane and then go into Solids and do extrude and give it only a positive value based on the arrow direction you should get a result.

As for the contour issues are you sure it is a solid and not a surface model? and are you trying to use wire selection as it is the default in that version instead of solid selection?