Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Mastercam post pro

Hehehe, I like 'MasterScam' ;-)
And yes, thats more what they have become, sad to see it go that way.
I know several MasterScam customers that are about to ditch 'em.

There are more powerfull programs now, that interface directly with
for example SolidWorks. CAM becomes an integrated part of CAD.
MasterScam is falling behind, maybe its time they took care of their
customers instead of fighting them all the way ;-)

> First, you've got to know how your controller reads G code...everything

from

> what headers and footers to how it reads I and J words, to whether it

needs

> decimals or not, etc etc.
> Next, you've got to find a post that's reasonably close.
> The best way to do this is to output some simple stuff from each of the
> posts you have got access to (There is a large post library that comes

with

> Mastercam but many of these posts are not set up too well and will output
> some "funny stuff". You can also download "educational" posts from time to
> time from the net.)
> Next, you doodle with the post file (it's just a text file and will edit

in

> Notepad) by trial and error until you figure out what to add or delete or
> fiddle to get it to output the code your machine needs.
> If there's a feature in one post that you'd like, ( perhaps the ability to
> add the tool dimensions at each tool change) you can cut and paste it from

a

> post that you know will do what you want.
> After many hours and many curses, you will have your post, and a

smattering

> of an understanding of the syntax which you will promptly forget again.
> Everyone I know does it this way...and everyone I know is aggravated at
> Mastercam for turning this into an after-purchase "stick- it-

to-'em-again".

> By contrast, Featuremill has a beautiful little utility that will allow

you

> to scratch-write a nice post from a conversational type menu...too bad the
> program itself is so much less powerful than Mastercam.
>
> The other alternative is to cough up the bucks.
> Cheers
> Marcus

Thanxs Marcus, u gave some really usefull tips ! Always good to know
alittle abt howto tweak it w/o loosing an arm and a leg :-)