Mastercam X3 Toolpath Is Still A Dead Entity

Aug 10, 2008 66 Replies

Imagine if the effort that was spent on Feature Based Machining in X3 was instead used on fixing the basics in Mastercam X2 MR2 SP1. I've used FeatureCAM in the past. I think it's estimated that only 2 percent of their users use the feature recognition part of Featurecam.

A tremendous amount of effort has been put into developing Mastercam In SolidWorks, yet SolidWorks can't handle modifying non-native solids models quickly and easily. I feel that most machining job shops spend a lot of time working with non-native solid models. The entire concept of parametric-history based modeling is badly flawed when it comes to working with non-native solid models. SolidWorks also lacks the needed tools for trying to understand someone else's design intent if you need to modify their part and not toss the history in the trash.

My blog, that you say is all about me, spends a lot to time trying to make this clear.

My blog, that you say is all about me, spends zero time talking about me.

Jon Banquer San Diego, CA

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On Aug 13, 10:11 pm, GarlicDude wrote:

There is very little that's funny about the clique of idiots that James Meyette has fostered on e-Mastercam. He's hurt the product because of his desire to silence and belittle people like Black Dragon who has probably used Mastercam for as long or longer than James Meyette. What James Meyette can't handle is that he's lost the control over the little world he thought he controlled on e-Mastercam. I wasn't on alt.machines.cnc at the time but do you remember when years ago James Meyette got into it here with Bottlebob over illegal software? I'm sure Bottlebob will minimize it but back then Bottlebob considered it to be a big deal. I guess James Meyette use to sell Mastercam but couldn't make a decent living at it and blamed illegal software use for his inability to make it selling Mastercam. In any case, James Meyette now works for a machine tool distributor where I'm told that he has problems getting along with others who work there. Apparently James Meyette got into a fight with another AE over lathe programming in front of a customer. Service guy that I spoke with had zero respect for James Meyette. What's interesting is I found James Meyette to be a pleasure to work with and in fact took his side against the owner of the shop I worked for because the shop owner was wrong. It's too bad James Meyette wants to make e-Mastercam his own personal playground rather than focus on what's important which is improving Mastercam where it's been broken for years. James Meyette has made lots of bad choices. Deciding he could censor my posts, lock threads for no good reason and belittle and lie about me on e- Mastercam and behind my back to someone who posts here would be just some of the very bad choices James Meyette made.

Jon Banquer San Diego, CA

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Jon, you sound like a ranting raving lunatic. (Oh wait, you are!)

How many times did you type "James Meyette" in that post?

Funny how the guy tried to help you in your misinformed and pathetic attempt at counting pallets on that Matsuura, and you still turn on him like the good little sociopath you are.

Can you please post some instances of his "lying" about you? You didn't fall down a flight of stairs again, did you?

On Aug 13, 10:11 pm, GarlicDude wrote:

There is very little that's funny about the clique of idiots that James Meyette has fostered on e-Mastercam. He's hurt the product because of his desire to silence and belittle people like Black Dragon who has probably used Mastercam for as long or longer than James Meyette. What James Meyette can't handle is that he's lost the control over the little world he thought he controlled on e-Mastercam. I wasn't on alt.machines.cnc at the time but do you remember when years ago James Meyette got into it here with Bottlebob over illegal software? I'm sure Bottlebob will minimize it but back then Bottlebob considered it to be a big deal. I guess James Meyette use to sell Mastercam but couldn't make a decent living at it and blamed illegal software use for his inability to make it selling Mastercam. In any case, James Meyette now works for a machine tool distributor where I'm told that he has problems getting along with others who work there. Apparently James Meyette got into a fight with another AE over lathe programming in front of a customer. Service guy that I spoke with had zero respect for James Meyette. What's interesting is I found James Meyette to be a pleasure to work with and in fact took his side against the owner of the shop I worked for because the shop owner was wrong. It's too bad James Meyette wants to make e-Mastercam his own personal playground rather than focus on what's important which is improving Mastercam where it's been broken for years. James Meyette has made lots of bad choices. Deciding he could censor my posts, lock threads for no good reason and belittle and lie about me on e- Mastercam and behind my back to someone who posts here would be just some of the very bad choices James Meyette made.

Jon Banquer San Diego, CA

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format a spreadsheet....LOL

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I've seen what Mastercam X tool libraries look like by opening them in Notepad. I understand that I can format the info any way I like in Excel most likely using VBA (if it's still called that). I have done this kind of thing in the past but at this point I don't wish to allocate the time and effort to do this and would prefer to purchase one that looks pretty and is easy for anyone to use without understanding Mastercam's tool library format. ] - Jon Banquer- (AKA: NeilJ)

Sure you have Jon, I am sure you did it in the past but just don't wish to allocate the time and effort to do this now, ....ROFLMAO.....you haven't a clue. You are so full of s*it, if you really knew how to format a spreadsheet, it would be done, it's that fast, it's that easy.

Instead you have been posting all over the net saying it can't be done in MasterCAM. Then when told and shown how to do it you complained about the look, you even called it a mess. All it meant is you don't know how to format a simple spread sheet. Give it to your IT department, if it can't be done in short order then they are as incompetent at their job as you are.

Tom

What lies? You can't just make a bunch of false statements without backing them up, sociopath.

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"Here's a gem I just herd from anonymous byt reliable sources:

JB was attending a SolidWorks 2008 preliminary overview session held by a SoCal reseller last week with a bunch of other poeple. He asked a few questions, and then started arguing with the prsenter, with his usual "why do you refuse....." bullshit. Completely out of bounds.

Somebody recognized him, although his name tag read "Clinton Upyers" and he was immediately asked to leave by one of the suits. He put up a fight, you know, like the way girls fight. Sombody got a bloody lip, then Jon fell down the stairs. The police were called to escort him off of the premisis. He was yelling stuff about Spaceclam and VX and Inventer.

The funniest part was that they said when the cops were escorting him across the partking lot, they searched him, and he had 4 slices of pizza stashed in his briefcase full of marketing materials. O the joy of the unemployed. Times must be rough ol, Jonny boy!

I hear he is going to be charged with trespassing and assult, and has a restraining order against him to stay away from the reseller building or employees. What a hoot!

Anyone who was there want to comment?

Jusyt can't make it work. Always theater around this one.

Daisy." - FlowerPot, Sep 2007

See how easy it is, lunatic?

On Aug 13, 10:11 pm, GarlicDude wrote:

There is very little that's funny about the clique of idiots that James Meyette has fostered on e-Mastercam. He's hurt the product because of his desire to silence and belittle people like Black Dragon who has probably used Mastercam for as long or longer than James Meyette. What James Meyette can't handle is that he's lost the control over the little world he thought he controlled on e-Mastercam. I wasn't on alt.machines.cnc at the time but do you remember when years ago James Meyette got into it here with Bottlebob over illegal software? I'm sure Bottlebob will minimize it but back then Bottlebob considered it to be a big deal. I guess James Meyette use to sell Mastercam but couldn't make a decent living at it and blamed illegal software use for his inability to make it selling Mastercam. In any case, James Meyette now works for a machine tool distributor where I'm told that he has problems getting along with others who work there. Apparently James Meyette got into a fight with another AE over lathe programming in front of a customer. Service guy that I spoke with had zero respect for James Meyette. What's interesting is I found James Meyette to be a pleasure to work with and in fact took his side against the owner of the shop I worked for because the shop owner was wrong. It's too bad James Meyette wants to make e-Mastercam his own personal playground rather than focus on what's important which is improving Mastercam where it's been broken for years. James Meyette has made lots of bad choices. Deciding he could censor my posts, lock threads for no good reason and belittle and lie about me on e- Mastercam and behind my back to someone who posts here would be just some of the very bad choices James Meyette made.

Jon Banquer San Diego, CA

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