glad to see a surfcam forum

[Cammotion]

Originally Posted by Prop1 Just the model, I would like to run my own toolpaths

I'll assume you have access to Surfcam. Do a save as to the desktop or somewhere easy, and select .iges as the file type. At the top of the screen you will see some selection choices, i.e., select, select all, all in part, etc. (be sure you have all the layers you want to export visible). Select the geometry(intersect, and window around the model, or select visible, -----> Done.

[CNCRim]

Anyone care show me how to import toolpath from Surfcam to Mastercam.

[Cammotion]

Originally Posted by newtexas2006 Anyone care show me how to import toolpath from Surfcam to Mastercam.

Not sure what you're asking here. I don't think you can export "toolpath" from one program to another. Do you mean send (export) geometry from Surfcam to Mastercam and then create the toolpath? You can do that by way of the iges transfer format. I used to do that for a Mastercam guy a lot when he had problems opening a file and wanted me to convert it for him. And the last question is why?

[cadcam]

Like bill stated you can not bring tool pathes from another Cam software into mastercam unless it is a pror mastercam.

[Paul G. Swartz]

I can't say for sure, but you might be able to create an APT file for the toolpath and import it into Mastercam. I know Surfam can import and create APT, but not sure about Mastercam. APT is the only standard format for toolpath info that I know of (like IGES for geeometry), and I think it's your best bet.

[cadcam]

Using Apt is not bring in the tool paths as this just another pre-step to posting.
there are no way of sharing oparations from Surfcam to mastercam.

the closet I can say can get would to reverse post the Gcode and backplot it and save it as geo and then you have a little info in.

[patgp]

does anyone know of a inexpencize program to convert bitmap to vector grafic file?
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