If you follow the steps above and still have strange graphics issues, you may need to tweak your video driver. Under Graphics Support, check the Disable Hardware Acceleration option.Click Screen on the left-hand side of the window to display the screen and video settings.Within MasterCAM, select Settings, Configuration.To disable MasterCAM hardware acceleration, follow the following steps. Luckily newer versions of MasterCAM allow you disable hardware acceleration for MasterCAM only. If you’re using Windows Vista or Windows 7, you’ll have a hard time finding the Hardware Acceleration window because, as far as I can tell, it no longer exists. This problem can usually be solved by disabling Hardware Acceleration ( Windows XP).

Another is the missing “selection box” when you try to click and drag on your drawing to select a particular set of points. One example is the absence of visual cues when a tool snaps to a particular point. We’re currently using Mastercam X4 and these problems present themselves in a variety of ways. Unfortunately, graphics problems have plagued MasterCAM for as long as I can remember. MasterCAM is an excellent CAD/CAM package that my school uses in a variety of classes including Drafting, Precision Machining, and Wood Products Manufacturing. (Update: I no longer work at the school referenced below, but will continue to keep this article up as long as it seems helpful to somebody.) It is provided as-is, and we will no longer provide support on this topic.

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