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#91
Industrial / Re: Is the tech exchange dead ...
Last post by Zoffen - May 19, 2026, 04:42 AMQuote from: champshire on May 19, 2026, 03:34 AMSeems like the days of free posts for basic machines is over unfortunately. Bummer, especially for situations like this.
This is so retarded. Especially in the day and age we live in where setting up your post COULD**** be as simple as feeding the Internal Post ChatbotAgent your code sample and doin the whole back n forth with it until your post is exactly as you want it.
This is probably where AI/agents would have the most impact/bang for buck in manufacturing.
#92
The Outhouse / Re: The Official Gratuitous Gr...
Last post by ghuns - May 19, 2026, 04:39 AMHelped cook 2970 of these pork chops on Saturday for a fundraiser. I will now take a week off from grilling.
#93
Industrial / Re: Is the tech exchange dead ...
Last post by champshire - May 19, 2026, 03:34 AMUpdate:
Reached out via email to Dylan and explained the situation. He said he would pass it up the food chain. I'm sure he did. I also filled out the contact form online, even though I didn't really which department to send it to. I just heard back from them yesterday. One of the local guys, who used to work at Fastech and now obviously works for Mastercam emailed me. He said a 2 axis Okuma lathe post is a paid post now, so he would have to quote it.
I explained the situation, and he happily sent me some code snippets to highlight the differences. This was more than adequate, and am glad he went out of the way to help.
Seems like the days of free posts for basic machines is over unfortunately. Bummer, especially for situations like this.
Shout out to Dylan for taking the time to email me back, and pass it up the line. I appreciate the help.
Reached out via email to Dylan and explained the situation. He said he would pass it up the food chain. I'm sure he did. I also filled out the contact form online, even though I didn't really which department to send it to. I just heard back from them yesterday. One of the local guys, who used to work at Fastech and now obviously works for Mastercam emailed me. He said a 2 axis Okuma lathe post is a paid post now, so he would have to quote it.
I explained the situation, and he happily sent me some code snippets to highlight the differences. This was more than adequate, and am glad he went out of the way to help.
Seems like the days of free posts for basic machines is over unfortunately. Bummer, especially for situations like this.
Shout out to Dylan for taking the time to email me back, and pass it up the line. I appreciate the help.
#94
The Outhouse / Re: The Official Gratuitous Gr...
Last post by Newbeeee™ - May 18, 2026, 11:45 PMQuote from: CNCAppsJames on May 18, 2026, 05:31 PMIf anyone lives in Los Angeles, Mayoral Candidate Nithya Raman is proposing a backyard BBQ ban .......and they have the drones and resource to police it....
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#95
The Outhouse / Re: The Official Gratuitous Gr...
Last post by CNCAppsJames - May 18, 2026, 05:31 PMIf anyone lives in Los Angeles, Mayoral Candidate Nithya Raman is proposing a backyard BBQ ban ...
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#96
Industrial / Re: So long Camplete
Last post by CNCAppsJames - May 18, 2026, 03:51 PMQuote from: MIL-TFP-41 on May 18, 2026, 03:35 PMGreat info James, thank you.My recommendation to customers at this moment is keep your CAMplete subscription up to date through 2027. Before then you should be able to fully evaluate it.
About the only good thing I can try to take away from this is they are giving us a couple of years to migrate. The really really shitty thing is we will be paying for something that we already had that just won't work for us anymore.
Keep me filled in on how friendly the post builder is. Camplete set the standard on that one. All of my NC formats are just things I've cobbled together over the years, stealing ideas from others, coming up with my own....you wind up with stuff that would be tough to duplicate or transfer to a new system.
Going back a few years, before they were acquired by Hexagon, they basically ignored me & my boss at the time at IMTS. Literally treated us like one would a homeless guy that shit his pants. So, they won't see a dime as long as I have any say.
Check your e-mail.
#97
Industrial / Re: So long Camplete
Last post by MIL-TFP-41 - May 18, 2026, 03:35 PMGreat info James, thank you.
About the only good thing I can try to take away from this is they are giving us a couple of years to migrate. The really really shitty thing is we will be paying for something that we already had that just won't work for us anymore.
Keep me filled in on how friendly the post builder is. Camplete set the standard on that one. All of my NC formats are just things I've cobbled together over the years, stealing ideas from others, coming up with my own....you wind up with stuff that would be tough to duplicate or transfer to a new system.
About the only good thing I can try to take away from this is they are giving us a couple of years to migrate. The really really shitty thing is we will be paying for something that we already had that just won't work for us anymore.
Keep me filled in on how friendly the post builder is. Camplete set the standard on that one. All of my NC formats are just things I've cobbled together over the years, stealing ideas from others, coming up with my own....you wind up with stuff that would be tough to duplicate or transfer to a new system.
QuoteNC Simul... this business is all about relationships, and Hexagon owns NC Simul now we don;t really KNOW anybody over there.Going back a few years, before they were acquired by Hexagon, they basically ignored me & my boss at the time at IMTS. Literally treated us like one would a homeless guy that shit his pants. So, they won't see a dime as long as I have any say.
#98
Industrial / Re: So long Camplete
Last post by CNCAppsJames - May 18, 2026, 03:07 PMQuote from: MIL-TFP-41 on May 18, 2026, 11:35 AMhttps://www.dsi-mfg.com/merge-announcementIt does. It's an add-on... NC Coder I think is the name of that add-on.
Eureka does not appear to be a post like Camplete is though.
It's got a Mastercam Plug-In
#99
Industrial / Re: So long Camplete
Last post by CNCAppsJames - May 18, 2026, 03:03 PMI meant to talk to you about it...had 50 other things going at the same time.
We're going with Eureka.
DSI and NexGen merged. We've got a long standing relation ship with the Channel Partner manager at DSI. He's a former Selway Applications Engineer. This will be very good for us.
Eureka has a few Matsuuras already done. Working on a CUBLEX as we speak. Once that's done, the MX-520T shoudl be finished.
I think at the moment, the MX-330/MX-420, and the MAM72-35V/MAM72/42V are done. I have the 35V?42V I'm putting throgh it's paces.
I've had to keep pretty tight lipped about this unfortunately.
I started preparing for this eventuality when Autodesk bought CAMplete. Autodesk has a well earned reputation of doing exactly with with their software acquisitions. That said, CAMplete will live on, It will just live inside of Fusion. I fully expect Fusion to be CMMC compliant before CAMplete's end of life. It's been something that's been in the works almost since Fusion's inception.
When Matsuura USA severed it's relationship with Autodesk, we kicked the research into high gear as we figured it was only a matter of time.
There are only 4 software packages on the planet that can do what CAMplete does or more; Manus, ICAM, NC Simul, and Eureka. Manus is out - they are a Turkish company. The US is only one fatwa away from getting disconnected from that. ICAM's support is garbage on a good day. NC Simul... this business is all about relationships, and Hexagon owns NC Simul now we don;t really KNOW anybody over there. Eureka... they are already partnered with a machine we represent (MCM), and when DSI asked me to take a hard look at Eureka, their support team, and what they already had done, it seemsd like a natural fit.
A MASSIVE plus for Eureka, they can support multi-tasking and B-Axis lathes. Something we have not been able to do since our Partnership with Nakamura was discontinued.
So, we're full steam ahead with Eureka. I expect to have this under my belt like CAMplete by no later than the end of the year.
We're going with Eureka.
DSI and NexGen merged. We've got a long standing relation ship with the Channel Partner manager at DSI. He's a former Selway Applications Engineer. This will be very good for us.
Eureka has a few Matsuuras already done. Working on a CUBLEX as we speak. Once that's done, the MX-520T shoudl be finished.
I think at the moment, the MX-330/MX-420, and the MAM72-35V/MAM72/42V are done. I have the 35V?42V I'm putting throgh it's paces.
I've had to keep pretty tight lipped about this unfortunately.
I started preparing for this eventuality when Autodesk bought CAMplete. Autodesk has a well earned reputation of doing exactly with with their software acquisitions. That said, CAMplete will live on, It will just live inside of Fusion. I fully expect Fusion to be CMMC compliant before CAMplete's end of life. It's been something that's been in the works almost since Fusion's inception.
When Matsuura USA severed it's relationship with Autodesk, we kicked the research into high gear as we figured it was only a matter of time.
There are only 4 software packages on the planet that can do what CAMplete does or more; Manus, ICAM, NC Simul, and Eureka. Manus is out - they are a Turkish company. The US is only one fatwa away from getting disconnected from that. ICAM's support is garbage on a good day. NC Simul... this business is all about relationships, and Hexagon owns NC Simul now we don;t really KNOW anybody over there. Eureka... they are already partnered with a machine we represent (MCM), and when DSI asked me to take a hard look at Eureka, their support team, and what they already had done, it seemsd like a natural fit.
A MASSIVE plus for Eureka, they can support multi-tasking and B-Axis lathes. Something we have not been able to do since our Partnership with Nakamura was discontinued.
So, we're full steam ahead with Eureka. I expect to have this under my belt like CAMplete by no later than the end of the year.
#100
The Outhouse / Re: The Official Gratuitous Gr...
Last post by Rstewart - May 18, 2026, 12:51 PMSnagged some beef tenderloin medallions and marinaded them in a soy / saracha mix
