Computer Locking Up

[Lumpnut]

Hi everyone,

 

When I have both Mastercam And Solidworks open on my computer it runs just fine for a short period of time and then just locks up and does nothing. It even takes forever for the task manager to end tasks. Any thoughts why this keeps happening? Here's what I'm using....

 

Mastercam 9.1 MRO304

Solidworks 2004

The computer is a "Dell" (dude , I got a Dell ) , XP Pro SP2 , Pentium 4 , with 1.0 GB ram

 

Thanks in advance for any help.

Chris

 

p.s. Can someone send me a post for a Haas mill??? Just kidding , but go ahead light em' up.

[Bullines]

What are you doing at the time when it locks up?

 

When Task Manager finally opens, are there any processing eating up memory or hogging CPU (yes, I know, Mastercam will use 100% but look anyway )?

[Lumpnut]

The last time it happened , I was just extruding a chain in Mcam.

When the task manager did open Mcam was at 99% and everythang else was at 0%

[Bullines]

So this only happens while Mastercam is running?

[Lumpnut]

Only with Mastercam and Solidworks at the same time. Solidworks runs fine by itself and so does Mastercam.

[Bullines]

Maybe your allocations in Mastercam are too high and you're starving your system resources (Mastercam handles memory differently than SolidWorks)?

[Lumpnut]

Here's my allocations

[*]max # pts per spline 4000

[*]max # patches per surface 4000

[*]max # entities for undelete 500

[*]database allocations 60000

[*]toolpath allocations 60000

What should I change?

[Fig sign]

Do you have dual monitors setup or multiple desktops ?

What graphic card do you use ?

[mayday]

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database allocations 60000

toolpath allocations 60000

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mine are 256000 each, total alocations=514.5

I have no problems running both MC and SW.

Have you tried a 220 volt outlet

[Lumpnut]

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Do you have dual monitors setup or multiple desktops ?

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no. I wish I did.

 

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What graphic card do you use ?

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not exactly sure. How do I find out?

[Lumpnut]

Thanks guys. I appreciate the help. I'll try your sugestion Mayday and see how she goes.

 

to all

 

Chris

[Fig sign]

Contol panel->system->hardware->device manager->display adapters

 

HTH

[Lumpnut]

Thanks Iskander.

I'm using the nvidia quadro fx 500.

[Bullines]

How's this for uselessness. Find out which video card you have....from Mastercam

 

code:

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'///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

'//

'// Author: Chris Bellini [email protected]

'// Date: 13/10/2004 4:30 PM

'// File Name: show_videocard.vbs

'//

'// Description: Display the name of the video adapter

'//

'// Comments: cvb (10/13/2004): more to come

'//

'//

'//

'///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

 

' call the main subroutine

Call Main()

 

' Purpose: the main subroutine

Sub Main()

Const DEF_LOCAL_COMPUTER = "rootcimv2" ' local computer WMI

Dim objWMIService ' WMI object

Dim colItems ' collection object

 

 

' set the WMI object to the local machine

Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" & DEF_LOCAL_COMPUTER)

 

' query video card and store in a collection object

Set colItems = objWMIService.ExecQuery("Select * from Win32_VideoController")

 

' loop through the querey results and display them

For Each objItem in colItems

ShowString objItem.Name

Next

 

' cleanup

Set objWMIService = Nothing

Set colItems = Nothing

End Sub

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Too much fun, sorry

 

Good card. Do you have the latest drivers from nVIDIA's website installed?

[chip]

My computer crashes (Honestly) at least once a day... I have tried various allocations running just MC. It only locks up on File-Get not all the time. It's just something I deal with. Some of the other Mold Makers don't have any problems. My computer is very much so up to date. Sometimes with Solid works (2004) sometimes not.

[Fig sign]

In File -get this is a known issue and IMHO relied to videocard .

ATI ,by chance ?

Also ,open CNC reg program and change setting for

file get dialog to test if it will solve this .You may loose icons feature but will MC became more stable

[somename75]

I also get at least 1 crash a day, normally more like 2-4, been like that for me for me on two different computers, never have been able to figure out why. Sometime during file save, which is by far the worst time to crash. It is frustrating but life goes on. Anyone else have stability issues, or is it just me and chip?

[Fig sign]

Stable absolutly with MC9 and multisessions.

Use Autobackup feature

Alt+A to call it and set it`s defaults for your tasting in screen->configure

You can use incremental backup Vbscript ,use search function to get it

 

Teh paranoid backupist

[Lumpnut]

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Do you have the latest drivers from nVIDIA's website installed?

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Yaa , You Betcha , Yaa Know Dare Hey.

See , Minnesotans even type with the "Fargo" accent.

[kccadcam]

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I also get at least 1 crash a day, normally more like 2-4, been like that for me for me on two different computers, never have been able to figure out why. Sometime during file save, which is by far the worst time to crash.

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Must be the power in Oregon!!!

 

Funny, I have exactly the same problem, sometimes once a day, sometimes 10 or 12!!

It's never consistent, but always Mastercam.

The hard drive will go crazy like it's using it for memory and then, CRASH!!

Thank goodness for file salvage in Novell!

 

P4 2.8ghz, 1gb ram, Nvidia Quadro4 750 GXL

[Fig sign]

NUNU !

Are you sure that stand-alone Mastercam performs all this steps OK without hanging on ?

Have you checked it ?

Will Solidworks alone work OK ?

Build modest size 3d model in MC (say 300-500 surfaces , open middle size Solidwork file ,shade it ,do not minimize the window ,now open full screen Mastercam ,shade your surfaces and press end button

Will your puter hang on ?

Leave it for 10 -20 minutes .

[chip]

I'm running an Nvidia, I'm actually quite impressed with the computer... With all I have open.

 

I will try the test option... See if it works.

[Fig sign]

If you allow automatic update feature to work without notification or RUN sP2 patch it can change NvidIa driver for Nvidia driver from Microsoft that really sux ,so go to NVidia site and download latest stABLE

 

HTH

[somename75]

i have gotten used to blaming everything on Multnomah county Kevin

[Bullines]

NuNu,

 

The next time your computer slows to a crawl again, write down the values (or even better, a screenshot) for Available Physical Memory, System Cache Physical Memory and the Commit Charge. You can find these on the Performance tab of the Task Manager.