Running Mastercam X2 under Vista

There has been quite a bit of controversy regarding running Mastercam under Vista. It actually works quite well with some minor adjustments, mostly to Windows itself. I would like to invite any viewers to post their comments to this topic. From this information, we can continue to work on fine tuning the settings, after all, Vista is not going to go away. Most all new computers ship with it unless you specify otherwise.

So here it goes:

(1) Make sure you have loaded the latest video driver for Vista. It is always best to load the driver recommended by the computer manufacturer, so for example, if you have an HP computer, go to HP's website, into their support section and with your computer model name at hand, search for updated drivers. Load the updated driver before continuing (if necessary).

(2) In Vista right-click on My Computer, click on Properties then advanced system settings. You may be faced with permissions dialog here, click Continue. Click on the "Performance" Settings button. Select the "Adjust for Best Performance radio button. Click on OK on both dialog boxes.

(3) Vista will now be reminiscent of Windows 2000 and Mastercam X2 will be much happier!

(4) On Some systems, this will not improve much, on others, this can provide the make or break difference.

(5) In Mastercam Verify, if you rotate the model during Verify, and you loose some of the image looks like this: (Took pic with IPhone, screen grabber would not grab this, because the screen must remain in motion)

To work around this, click the Stop button, then the "Step" button one click, then continue, the full solid will show. By the way, in X3 this is resolved with Vista.

Hope this helps!