#How to delete tools in mastercam v9 free

in r13 I would make a block of the solid and any 2D features I needed to go with it, then use the WBLOCK (Write BLOCK to new file) command to write only those features to a new file. You say you rarely use blocks, yet the only way to extract only part of an ACAD drawing is to make a block. However, if you are sending your vendor a DWG file and he is getting an image in MCAMv9, I have to assume he has the conversion utility, as I see no other way to open a DWG in MCAMv9.ДЄ couple other comments. When I import ACAD files into MCAM, the dialog always asks if I want to delete the SAT file, which I assume the MCAM Autodesk converter is using as a intermediate file. However, SAT should work, if you can output that. I believe STL converts everything to a surface mesh, so that wouldn't be a good option. They list STL and ACIS (SAT) as export options. NONE of these are export options from my ACADr13, which is why I ordered the Autodesk converter from MasterCAM. Here is the list of file types MCAMv9 lists in the import menu: ASCII, Autodesk (which I had to specifically order), STEP, IGES, Parrasolid, STL, VDA, SAT, ProE, NFL, and CADL. Just changing the file extension from DWG or DXF (tried both) to MC9 wouldn't do it. I spent a bit more time with this yesterday, and found no way to move an ACAD file into MasterCAMv9 without using their converter. I will look into the import utility for dwg files for Mastercam, that may help on his end, though I am pretty sure that he was able to open the dwg files that I sent him (along with a few other formats for him to try). IGES is an issue, since I can't really find a way to get to that format from 2005, but I can export as an SAT file and I have a newer version of ACAD at home that can also export as an STL, but still not an IGES file. There were some issues when he used my dwg file, as the UCS zero point was off a bit when MC imported (I had placed it on the center of the top plane of the part and it was lower than that when MC converted it, and for some reason the Z axis was wrong by like 12 or 13' on a part that is only about 2' tall! If you look at the vids, you can see that the mill is taking the Z zero about 1/4' down from the top of the part, not on the very top as it was initially modeled in ACAD. I guess my issue is what is the best way to get the data from ACAD to MC and have it be correct. I rarely use blocks in acad, so that is not really an issue for me at this point, but I'll file that away in case I do (explode them first). Since MasterCAM v9 really builds its tool paths on surfaces rather than solids, this usually doesn't cause too many problems. MasterCAM still sometimes has trouble importing the ACIS solids, but will attempt to bring them in as surfaces, or, that failing, wire frames. I've found it's best to 'explode' all blocks and groups in ACAD before importing the file into masterCAM. Blocks are a totally foreign concept to MasterCAM of that era, and it doesn't handle them well, bringing them in as 'bodies' which are present, but can't be manipulated. One thing I have found, even using the utility, is MasterCAM sometimes chokes on ACAD 'blocks'.

#How to delete tools in mastercam v9 free

MasterCAM v9 had a free (IIRC) add-on utility for converting AutoCAD native DWG files, I'm not sure it will open a DXF without the utility. IGES (I guess) export was an extra cost option on Acad starting with R13. The two unfortunately sometimes don't play nice with each other. MasterCAM v9 uses the Parasolids modeling kernel, also not parametric models. No, these were not parametric solids, but were true solids, not wireframes. I'm still running Acad r13, and MasterCAM v9, so my comments should be pertinent.ДЄutoCAD had solids starting with R12, using the ACIS solid modeling kernel.