Hi I been using mach3 turn since early July of this year and only now got around to trying it via Dolphin. Couple of quick questions: Will Dolphin turn do...
... Hi Eddie, why do you want to use G76? It's only a load of G32's anyway ;) The post works fine as is, and will do tapered threads. BTW - You will find in...
Thanks Steve! It's 8:30 here NST Do u UK guys ever sleep! -- In dolphincadcam@yahoogroups.com, Steve Blackmore <steve@...> ... now got ... anyway ... Brian...
Steve Would it be too much to ask for the same post that you wrote, but with G76. I find programs with G76, such as found when you use the wizzards in Mach3...
... The parameters for G76 are in there already, you just need to add SCRCUT CANNED to the canned cycles section in the ppr file and recompile. NB - I've...
Where can I find documentation for the Programming API for DCAM/DCAD? Specifically a listing of the DCAD/DCAM functions that can be invoked from VB, VB in...
Hi Guys, now that i'm running V10 sw, everything is working just great, all of my V9 problems have gone. So much so that i'm about to power up my cnc lathe,...
Is there a "Known Issues" list for V10 (I'm using 10.0.1006)? I have been running into some problems with my current project. I'm making a list of issues that...
Hello Nigel, I'm afraid you can't imort/export layers in Dcad. However you can acheive pretty much what you want by doing the following. From the main menu...
... Nigel, Perhaps you could write a VB macro that copies the layer information from one open window to another within dcad. It could prompt for the ...
Please take me off your mailing list.  Thank you. ... From: Chuck Hackett <egroupscdh@...> Subject: RE: [dolphincadcam] Re: import/export layer gallery...
Not that I know of.... I take a screen shot & e-mail to the good folks at Dolphin if I find a 'feature' I have been even been credited with finding a 'bug' :o)...
(PM 10.0.1006) I have a drawing with the scale property set to “1:2”. When I go to DCAM the milling contours are drawn in the correct X/Y locations but...
I have done some more testing on my problem of depths not being transferred from CAD -> CAM correctly. I have discovered that it is happening on my drawing...
Hi all, Does anyone else have a problem where by a tickbox in cad/cam toggles or works backwards, rather than selecting the option? I have also found thad PM...
Hi all, No matter what I do, I cannot get my mill to retract the Z axis to tool change height when a tool change is called for in the G-code. Mach stops, the...
... Yes - bad Mach posts processors have been issued with V10 The lines N58T4M06 ( Slot Drill ) N59G00G43Z30.0H4 prove it's junk ;) My post produces in the...
The one Steve uses works in Absolute I and J for arcs. Most people work in Incremental, just a note. John S. ... This e-mail was scanned for viruses using...
... And they correctly set Mach to work that way in the post. ... ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ So you don't need to change your default in Mach if you normally use inc ...
Hi guys, Thanks for your relpies. Have tried using Steve's post from the files section and it works great (simulation only, not tried cutting metal yet)The...
Hi all, Is there an easy way to update the drawing in cam after it has been modified in cad, without having to close cam and re-open? It would be handy to be...
Nigel When editing in CAD you need to close CAM before you can transfer the edited geometry from CAD to CAM. This is a feature of the msoft MDI (Multiple...
Thanks for the reply and the explanation. It is always good to learn. I will have to remember to set my nc datum in cad before doing the cam bits. Many thanks...
... Type one of the tabs is labeled "Origin". Select that tab and fill in the coordinates you want to use. Be sure to check the box for "Align geometry ..."...
Hi all, Have been trying V10 on a temp licence and it is very nice & cured all of my V9 problems. However at present I cannot afford the upgrade price and need...
I have managed to remove V10 by using a restore point. Have now got V9 loaded and all of my old troubles have returned :o( I can't even open some of the cad...
Hello Nigel, If you have created drawings in V10 they will not be readable by Vs9, the drawing format changed in Vs10 so they are not backward compatible. Have...
Hi Andre, The cad just shutting down when opening a file was a problem I experienced late last year and was just the final problem in a long line of V9...
Hi Guys, I have been using the 'intersect' > 'area' command many times in a pcb drawing I am doing, so I can then delete the unwanted bits of lines. The...
Nigel Within 'Intersection' facility there are a number of options, one of which is 'Clip'. The 'Clip' option not only Trims it also extends (or joins). Clip...
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