MR0105 Problems

[Bruce Caulley]

Morning all,

Just loaded MR0105 as well as the PAUTO as well. Now I can't open the file that I was working on before I updated. MC just freezes. The file will still open on another station so it is still there. I thought it was a memory allocation thing so I set them the same as the other pc and still nothing. I can open smaller files though.

 

AAAARRRRGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUU

 

Bruce

[DavidB]

Bruce loaded here aswell but no prob.

 

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as well as the PAUTO as well

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PAUTO ?????

[Bruce Caulley]

PAUTO = Patches And Updates To October

 

The file just opened. It took about 10min. I wonder if this update is more memory or processor hungry???

 

Bruce

[Lee.]

I just updated Yesterday and no probs for me.

 

Good Luck.

[Midwest]

Everything OK here

[DavidB]

I was running MR0304 downloaded MR0105 and ran.I've had no problems.I know this doesn't help you mate.Maybe uninstall MR0105 and try again?

 

Good Luck

[Bruce Caulley]

Its all good now.

 

Bruce

[Guest CNC Apps Guy 1]

All is well here also.

 

Sorry mate...

 

Bruce, your Avatar is the coolest...

[Tom Dorgan from American Precision]

All is working fine here as well.

[5 AX]

Did you install the MR after the PAUTO, or vise versa?

[Saultspics]

Has anyone had tool path allocation to low problem with fzt on? (surface finish contour)

 

I sent a file in that gave me that message. The first path did ok I changed the stock to leave & containment from center to inside.

 

Thanks

ssaults

[lynnz]

ssaults,

I've had that message before on certain jobs. Workaround for me is to run TPCFG chook and switch fzt off. Then contour finish runs without a problem. When I'm done, I run chook again and switch it back on. Kind of a pain, but gets the job done.

 

All is good here with the MR0105 update.

 

lynnz

[Avs_Fan]

Hi All

 

Has anyone else experienced any File_Converters_Autodesk_Read File instabilities with MR0105?

While testing this function, I've had Mastercam crash consistently the 1st time I try to read in an Autodesk file. If I then re-open MC & go thru the same steps again, it will work fine. This has happened on both .DWGs(AMD) & .IPTs(Inventor).

[Paul McGarr]

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Has anyone had tool path allocation to low problem with fzt on? (surface finish contour)

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I got this on the first file I programmed after the updeate. I doubled the allocation and everything is fine.

 

At the moment I am having an odd problem with Surface-Finish-Leftover. I am getting a "no leftover zone found" error when there should be eight places to cut. I'm going to post the file to the FTP soon if I can't find an error on my end.

 

It's nice to see the version with alt-v!

 

That's it for now.

 

Paul

[Storkman]

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Has anyone else experienced any File_Converters_Autodesk_Read File instabilities with MR0105?

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I just installed MR0105 today and read in several dwg's since. No problems with crashing yet.

[John13]

I installed MR0105 yesterday and read in several dxf's with no problems.

[Jim at Gentex]

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Did you install the MR after the PAUTO, or vise versa?

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I believe the MR will look for the PAUTO and will tell you you need to install the PAUTO before continuing.

[Saultspics]

Lynnz,

 

That is what I have been doing.

 

 

Thanks!

ssaults

[P_Scott]

ssaults and lynnz,

 

Paul McGarr is right on the money. Save yourself the hassle of turning the FZT technology on and off in TPCFG.dll. Increase the Toolpath Allocation value to something greater than 50,000 and you will never see that error again. You will also benefit from the faster processing speed of surfacing toolpaths.

 

From the Main Menu select Screen-Configure-Allocations tab. Toolpath allocations is the last field. One word of advice. Use values in serial numbering range similar to memory values (64K, 128K, 256K etc...). Also try to keep your total RAM allocation for Mastercam at or below 1/2 of the total physical RAM (ie approx. 512Mb for every 1Gb of RAM) on your system. HTH

[lynnz]

Peter,

My allocation is set at

128000K for database

256000K for toolpath

I have 1 gig of memory.

I have upped the memory when I get the 'toolpath allocation too low' message and still get the same results. I tried several different settings when I upped it.

Can you make a recommendation on exactly what to set it to so it will run? Funny thing is when fzt is switched off, I can complete the toolpath without a hitch and get that machine running.

I have gotten this problem maybe 3 or 4 times since fzt came out so its not like it is an everyday occurance. We do run with fzt on and use surface finish contour almost daily. We machine foundry tooling.

 

lynnz

[Chad LaMance]

Bruce,

What did you do to fix your problem? I am having the same exact problem. Takes forever to open a file. Once the file is open everything is ok, but it just freezes when it is opening. Thanks Chad

[Bruce Caulley]

Chad,

I didn't end up doing anything. It opened in the end after about 10 mins and after that it opened up normally each time I went back to it. I suspect that it is/was a memory issue. Maybe the allocations need to be set a little higher on this update.

 

ATB

Bruce

[Saultspics]

Peter,

Same as Lynnz here 1 gig of ram, tool path set 256000K. I have tried more and less but no luck.

 

I got a control number to day from cnc.

 

ssaults