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[peon]

I always hit the blue cross before the green check.

[Rickster™]

always apply then check here.

[newbeeee]

Yes, same here, but if I went straight from the cross to the tick, it seemed to go dirty.
If I hit the cross, waited a couple of seconds then hit the tick, it seemed to be ok?
I had a collegue on my shoulder and we were dscussing the job which is how I stumbled upon this time delay thing.
Just curious.

[Jim Evans from CNC Software]

Rstewart, on 10 April 2012 - 07:25 AM, said:

Everytime I try to install the MU1 update, I get "Error 2727 the directory entry HORIZ4FRONT does not exist in the Directory table" ???

Any Ideas?

We seen this 4 times out of hundreds of installs so far.  3 were resellers and we still don't know why or what caused it.  in all 4 cases the user was able to install after performing the following.

uninstalling X6
Deleting the X6 folders (shared mcamx6, program files mcamx6)
Cleaning the registry of all X6 items in both current user and local machine
reinstall X6 from DVD
Install MU1

The folder is correct and available, but the directory table that is used by the install project (install shield files) somehow has a kink in it and it can't find what it is looking for.  

Haven't found another way around it yet.  You are now number #5.  Sorry.

Note:  uninstalling X6 will remove any user modified installed files (defaults, posts, md, tools) so if you mad modifications to the default installed customizable files like mill_inch.defaults-6 then the X6 uninstall will remove them and when you install X6 you get the original ones which is confusing people in the beta program as MU1 overwriting them.

[Jim Evans from CNC Software]

gcode, on 09 April 2012 - 01:04 PM, said:

save your default files somewhere else.. some people are reporting that they are getting overwritten

The issue isn't MU1 overwriting the user customizable files, it was the uninstall, required for the beta testers, that was unistalling any modified installed file.  For example if you use and modify the default installed files say for a tool library or default or post the X6 uninstall will remove them and then when you reinstall the default installed files are now what you are using.

eXample:  user changes a setting in mill_inch.defaults-6, then unistall x6, the changed file - mill_inch.defaults-6 - is removed (in my opinion it should stay).  This issue was only related to the default installed files.  The problem is not the MU1 but the X6 install and once in the field not so easy to fix.  I checked and it did the same thing in X5.  

Development is looking into it and looking for a way to fix it if possible.

Suggest you back up ALL user modified files prior to an uninstall or better yet, create a restore point as mentioned earlier.

More to come as I get more information.

[peon]

Newbee, if i change the tool description within a tool path, i can go directly to green check or apply and check at a very fast pace and the toolpath won't go dirty.  But, if I change the tool number, within the toolpath, all the ops using that tool go dirty as soon as I get done changing the tool number.  It appears that changing the tool name will no longer cause the toolpaths to go dirty, but changing the tool number will cause you to regenerate.

[Jim Evans from CNC Software]

Brian @ PM Mold, on 09 April 2012 - 01:18 PM, said:

Is there a place where they have the bug fixes listed?  Or should we assume that everything works correctly now?

The X6 MU1 readme contains a list of bug fixes, minus one that forgot to be included - here it is  - 107146 I(GES - The attached IGES file is from SDRC - It reads into X5 MU1 and X6 with all of the trimmed surfaces handled nicely.  In X6 MU1 and X7 all of the trimmed surfaces error out and come in un-trimmed.)

[newbeeee]

Ok - I'm X5MU1 so hopefully that is a fix in X6 ref the dirty ops after a rename. I'm about to embark upon the X6 adventure

[MrFish]

I can't get the holder library to open inside a toolpath on the holder page ?

Is anyone else seeing this ?

[peon]

MrFish, on 10 April 2012 - 03:23 PM, said:

I can't get the holder library to open inside a toolpath on the holder page ?

Is anyone else seeing this ?

Go to "START", "Mastercam X6", "MCAMX Control Panel Applet", "User Interface", change "File dialog style" to "Mastercam X style", "Apply", "Green check" and see if that works for you.

[MrFish]

peon, on 10 April 2012 - 03:35 PM, said:

Go to "START", "Mastercam X6", "MCAMX Control Panel Applet", "User Interface", change "File dialog style" to "Mastercam X style", "Apply", "Green check" and see if that works for you.

Hi Peon

Worked a treat Thanks. And they have even fixed the posting ask/overwrite bug in the Mastercan X style file app that was forcing me to use the windows style file app.  

[peon]

Anytime Fish  

[peon]

Jim Evans from CNC Software, on 10 April 2012 - 03:11 PM, said:

The X6 MU1 readme contains a list of bug fixes, minus one that forgot to be included - here it is  - 107146 I(GES - The attached IGES file is from SDRC - It reads into X5 MU1 and X6 with all of the trimmed surfaces handled nicely.  In X6 MU1 and X7 all of the trimmed surfaces error out and come in un-trimmed.)

Jim, where can I find the readme file?  I've been looking and I can't seem to locate it.  -Thanks

[Brian @ PM Mold]

gcode, on 09 April 2012 - 01:33 PM, said:

try looking for a readme file in the Documentation folder

[Jim Evans from CNC Software]

peon, on 10 April 2012 - 04:36 PM, said:

Jim, where can I find the readme file?  I've been looking and I can't seem to locate it.  -Thanks

It is located in the documentation folder in the main Mcamx6 folder (ie on my 64 machine C:\Program Files\mcamx6\documentation)

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[yorx57]

Jim Evans from CNC Software, on 10 April 2012 - 02:53 PM, said:

....
Haven't found another way around it yet.  You are now number #5.  Sorry.
...

#6 here  

Win 7 64bit

[Rstewart]

Uninstalling X6 and re-installing from DVD along w/ MU1 worked fo me!

[peon]

Jim Evans from CNC Software, on 10 April 2012 - 04:42 PM, said:

It is located in the documentation folder in the main Mcamx6 folder (ie on my 64 machine C:\Program Files\mcamx6\documentation)

Found it.  Thank you!  

[Jim Evans from CNC Software]

Error 2727 - mystery so9lved.  See the new thread on this issue.  Can a mod please pin that thread.  Thanks!

[gcode]

Jim Evans from CNC Software, on 11 April 2012 - 08:20 AM, said:

Error 2727 - mystery so9lved.  See the new thread on this issue.  Can a mod please pin that thread.  Thanks!

Done