march update

[DavidB]

Hi all,

 

Just wondering about the March update.

Yes I am on Mantinance.

Has anyone used it?Any problems?

I downloaded it this morning but I want to check before i use it.

 

It says you will recieve a disc from your reseller?

Is this an option rather than downloading it?

 

The new high speed looping looks nice in the documentation.

 

Thx in advance

[L Hanft]

I loaded it and started programing. For me seamless transition, no problems, just improvement. Thanks CNC Software!

[Toolfab]

I actually did have a problem. After the install was complete, I lost my network drives I dont see the Public drive, or the 2 drives that our Jobboss data is in. I still have an H drive which is a user specific space on the server, but all the "shared" drives are gone.

 

I emailed my reseller, QC, and talked to a very stumped tech person at CNC. I apperently am the only one so far that this has happened to.

 

So here I sit, I cant save any of my programs into the DNC folders because I dont have the path to the P: drive.

 

The software looked great, till I went to save something.

 

Anyone else having this problem?

[moldmaker]

Installed yesterday, several errors came up about not being able to find a place for some of the dll files. mp.dll , mpwire.dll. Now when I bring up MC it gives me the message that maint has expired. I can't save NCI files , something to do with a mcu file. One of our admins did the install so I am unsure of what all went wrong.

Creating toolpaths is working, but I can not post out due to a missing mcutops.dll file.

Looks like a full reinstall is in order

Ken

[Lathe-Mill]

I installed the new cd mastercam 9.1 mr0304, now I can't import files from solidworks, I have the latest solidworks converter installed also..

any help will be very appreciated. thanx

 

it's a fresh install from cd.

[Pete Rimkus from CNC Software Inc.]

Lathe-Mill,

 

What happens when you try it? Are you using File/Convert/Parasolid/Read to bring them in or are you using Mastercam Direct?

 

Pete Rimkus

CNC Software, Inc.

[Lathe-Mill]

Pete, this is what I always do:

File/Convert/Parasolid/Read

[DavidB]

Looks like i will put off the update.I cant afford any probs.My MC runs well as is I just liked the look of the new high speed looping moves.

 

PETE.

Can you tell me should the resellers in Australia have the update disc from CNC yet??????

[Toolfab]

I got my problem figured out. My login script was not right. When I did the install it messed up the drive mappings.

 

I had to remap the drives and now it is working fine.

 

[Lathe-Mill]

I installed the solidworks converter again, reboot and now is working fine, I hope stays that way...thanx Pete

[camguy]

No problems so far with the update. ran a test this morning. before update 49 min process time on surface finish contour, after update 11 min.

Now my guys are upset cause i told them they don't need new computers ! Hope this speed change will apply to all toolpaths in VX to you guys at CNC

[Salahuddin]

I installed it , work fine , I make a test too, surface finish contour, befor update 15min, after update 9min.

[Mike Mattera - TFM]

Paul: Glad you got your drive thing fixed. You sure had me stumped.

 

MoldMaker: I had the same problem. Your MP.dll's are set for read only and the install could not over write them. Righ Click on it in explorer, select Properties and Uncheck Read-Only. You could do the entire Mcam9 folder the same way.

 

For those of you who have not installed MR0304 yet, I would make one suggestion: Make a backup of your Defaults.DF9 (LDafaults.df9 for lathe and Wdefaults for wire). This is the only file that was overwritten in my system. This is in the OPS folder. You only need to do this if you've changes any of the toolpath defaults (parameter page settings).

 

The new 3D toolpaths are really FAST!!!!

 

Mike Mattera

[Mike Whitten CAD/CAM Contractors]

Has anyone had luck with doing a complete install in a separate directory? I tried it twice with two separate downloads and got the same problem. It locks up toward the end of the install while it was expanding the chooks.

 

It said: it could not find the specified file, mp.dll

 

This appears to be the same problem that Moldmaker had.

 

Thanks for help

[George Bailey from Warvel Products]

Michael,

Get the CD from your reseller, and it should fix your problems.

[Mike Whitten CAD/CAM Contractors]

Thanks

[Tim Aydt Prototek Engineering]

I installed MR0304 in a seperate directory, I didn't want to risk any problems. When you do the install in this manner, your shortcut icons on the desktop will be mapped to the MR0304 directory. But, you can still copy shortcuts from the original Mcam 9.

[Johnny]

Hi David

 

I had no problems whatsoever. I installed straight over SP2. I am very happy with the results. This update fixed a few really painful bugs I was having with V9 "surface finish contour" hi-speed round on and off

 

Cheers

[DavidB]

Jonny did u get the update on disc from your reseller ?

[Johnny]

Nup! I downloaded it from emastercam.com

 

cheers

[gcode]

I don't have maintenance, but I did get a copy

of the enhancements and fixes doc for the March release.

 

Multiaxis fix 24533 says

Drill 5 axis

Added new reference point application logic.

 

In V9.1 SP2 the checkbox

"Use clearance only at the start and end of operation"

does not work.

 

Can anyone tell me if it works in the March release??

[gcode]

Bump

[Mike Whitten CAD/CAM Contractors]

I am running good now with a CD install.

 

Yes gcode, it works now, I tried that first for some other reasons.

 

Thanks

[DavidB]

I still haven't got my disc I have downloaded the update from Mastercam support.

It say's the download is smaller than the disc.

What is not in the download that is on the disc?

Should I wait for my disc or use the downloaded file?

 

[Mike Whitten CAD/CAM Contractors]

DavidB

I think it is just documentation and stuff. It may say on the download page.

 

 

gcode, let me modify what I just said:

 

It seems to look correct on the screen but I am having post issues with this new addition. I am not sure if the post needs to be updated or? I will have to figure that out later or?.

 

Thanks