Desktop shortcut help

[dave_l]

Hello everyone, this is my first post - I've been surfing through the posts for a few weeks and am happy to find a forum like this one, lots of good help. I have about 8 hours experience on version 10, and NO previous experience with Mastercam. I have two different .config files - one named 640T.config, and one named M32.config. I was told to add the name of the config file to the path of the desktop icon. So my path for one icon is "C:mcamxmastercam.exe 640t.config" this should load the 640t config file, right? This all sounds very reasonable to me - but it doesn't work! In the 640T config file settings I have selected 640T as the startup config file, and the default machine 640T but when mastercam is launched from the desktop icon, the default machine is some metric default. I've tried entering in the entire path to the config file, and I've tried adding quotes to the path. It just doesn't seem to work correctly. I am on SR1 MR1. Thanks!

[Guest]

Welcome to the forum

 

Here's a thread that should help

 

Linky

 

Here's another that might be alittle clearer.

 

Linky2

[Jack Mitchell]

quote:

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- one named 640T.config, and one named M32.config.

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Welcome to the forum dave_l.

I can't help but wonder what kind of machine tools would have such unusual config's.

[Guest]

Gee Jack, Do you think he's running Mazaks?

 

[dave_l]

Thanks for the quick reply, the old posts are exactly the way I am doing my icon targets, but I just can't seem to get it to work correctly.

 

BTW, yes, yes, I am running mazaks... any tips?

[Guest]

OK, dumb question first.

 

Have you actually saved configs called 640t.config and M32.config?

[dave_l]

Yes, and they are saved in the same folder as the default configs.

[Guest]

I just did this on mine and it worked

 

code:

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E:mcamxmastercam.exe "e:mcamxconfigdummy.CONFIG"

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make sure there is a space between .exe "e:.....

 

Are your config files local or on a network?

 

How are you verifiying that the config is not taking?

 

How have you checked setting >> config and verified the config file?

[dave_l]

Oh, I see where this is going.... "dummy.config" what exactly are you trying to say with the name of your config file? hahaha (sarcasm)

 

I'll have to resume this Monday so I can answer your questions correctly.. X is at work.. I am at home.

[Guest]

just created a dummy file thats all

 

Nothing implied

[pip]

Am I being dumb here, arn't the config files called

????.cfg and not ????.config.

It's Sunday!!!!! working head is still at work, using thinking head today.

[Guest]

In X they are .config.

 

In V9 they were .cfg

[pip]

I dont have access to X yet, that would explain it.

[dave_l]

Thanks for your help jmparis, X was loading the config file correctly, but I thought I had it setup to select a specific machine, and that is how I was checking to see if the config was loaded... probably not the best way to do that.