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    Please -

    I need to learn, what is the correct way to save a file in solid works to be able to open it with mastercam x.

    If I new how to start my drafting in mm in master cam I wouldn't bother with solid works. (nothing against solid works, I enjoy it)

    Please help, I am a beginner in Mastercam X and never work with mm.

    Jorge

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    You should change your settings? Check in the FILE menu, or Dimentions? MAYBE? But it should be really easy to change...

    I have other SF but there are settings in the 4 programs I have...

    Hey check out my website...www.cravenoriginal.com
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    In master cam 9 you go to: screen, configure, cad settings, drop down box "metric.cfg". I would imagine MC X should be very similar.



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    I did go to system configuration before and I could not find it, the term drop down box gave me the light.

    Thank you guys

    Cheers.



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    Default save solidworks as

    save your solidworks file as an IGES file,then in mastercam-file-converters-IGES-read, then open your file



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    Thank you, I did that (lucky guess).

    I need to learn more about this...good stuff

    Thank you

    Jorge



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    Parasolid often gives much better results than IGES.

    If you wanted to bring your SW model into MC and take all of the solid history with it, you can download the direct converter from Mastercam's website which you would install and use to output a special format from within SW. You could then open the special file in MC with it's complete solid history tree.

    There are lots of good ways for MC and SW to work together.



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    Quote Originally Posted by Matt Berube View Post
    Parasolid often gives much better results than IGES.

    That is very important, IGES files cause a lot of problems im MCAM.

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    Thank you guys.

    I'll try that.

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    mm is just a different unit of measure. Its easy to flip back and forth.

    As others suggested, solids would be better to work with.... as long as you have the Solids Option. Otherwise, all you can do look at it....

    It's just a part..... cutter still goes round and round....


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    Quote Originally Posted by psychomill View Post
    mm is just a different unit of measure. Its easy to flip back and forth.

    As others suggested, solids would be better to work with.... as long as you have the Solids Option. Otherwise, all you can do look at it....
    Let me just add a little to that...

    There is a lot that can be done for machining or dimensioning on a solid entity especially if you learn about the WCS. Really, the only thing you can't do to a solid (without a license) is to modify it or move it(xform).

    Even if I wanted to work with surfaces, I would still use the parasolid format and then generate the surfaces (from solid) in MC.



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    in Mastercam X2 you go file open and there will be a Files of Type in the lower part of the prompt window go in there and pick Solidworks files SLDPRT and it will bring it right in as a solid.

    if you have solid works on the same computer then setup in the newer version like SW2006 and 2007 to ad-ins and turn on Mastercam Direct this will give the option of getting the hitroy and it will launch MC for you.

    What versions of MC and SW are you using?

    (Note: The opinions expressed in this post are my own and are not necessarily those of CNCzone and its management)
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    Quote Originally Posted by cadcam View Post
    [B]in Mastercam X2 you go file open and there will be a Files of Type in the lower part of the prompt window go in there and pick Solidworks files SLDPRT and it will bring it right in as a solid.[/B]
    if you have solid works on the same computer then setup in the newer version like SW2006 and 2007 to ad-ins and turn on Mastercam Direct this will give the option of getting the hitroy and it will launch MC for you.

    What versions of MC and SW are you using?

    This is how I do it..much easier than making things IGES.



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    here is the way i use to do it, if you want to see the part like you have you your machine create an assembly, x2 r2 will let you open up assembly files, if you can't open up assembly files, save the assembly into part file; now it's eseier to set the zeros.



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    Quote Originally Posted by Exodus8931 View Post
    here is the way i use to do it, if you want to see the part like you have you your machine create an assembly, x2 r2 will let you open up assembly files, if you can't open up assembly files, save the assembly into part file; now it's eseier to set the zeros.

    I have x2 r2 and still can't open assembly files...it has that option in the drop down menu but everytime I do it finds something it doesn't like. So I have to have all part files.



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    To draw in metric in version X: Go to Settings at top of screen, select Configuration, in left column select Start/Exit, Configuration will be on the top left of the box just opened, click on the arrow on the right side of this box, select Metric, Save. Done.



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