help me duplicate fast point bug please

[Matt Berube at Ferron Mold]

Can anybody duplicate this bug ?

 

Start a new file.

 

Create line endpoint.

 

(system asks for first point) type "0,0,1"

 

(system asks for second point) type "0,0,0"

 

My computer gives a line from 0,0,1 to 1,0,0. I am thinking the line should be straight along the Z axis.

 

The guys at QC can't duplicate this. I am wondering what it is about my configuration (on all of our computers) that is causing this. The only common thing I can think of is AMD processors ?

 

If I use the power key "O" instead of 0,0,0 the line comes out where it should...

[Steve Zirtzman]

Matt,

Works fine for me also. I have heard of problems with AutoCursor, but not like that.

[Guest]

matt, if i have auto cursor set to auto fast point

it does it like you did.if i turn that off and manually select fast point it does it correctly.

 

hth

[Guest]

never mind ,i did it wrong

[Scott B]

Matt

Did yo do a install from the web or cd?

I just did this by X#,Y#,Z# then I did it #,#,# and it worked both ways.

[Matt Berube at Ferron Mold]

Web install. Chose to overwrite MR1 NOT side by side.

 

Are you guys sending a CD to everybody ?

[Thad]

I can't reproduce it, Matt. It draws a vertical line for me. Web install stand alone install here too.

 

Thad

[mcpgmr]

It's your graphics card!

[Matt Berube at Ferron Mold]

The thing that really makes me crazy is that I can duplicate it on EVERY PC in the building. They all have AMD processors but all different graphics cards... All Nvidia but no quadros though... We have a Quadro 1500 on order but I have a hard time believing it fixes this issue...

[Scott B]

Matt

We have sent out some cd's. Mostly to the dial up peeps that would take a year for them to download.

[Matt Berube at Ferron Mold]

I wonder if this is related to something I did after the install (can't imagine what)...

 

Tonight I will try a clean install at home and test this out...

[cadcam]

ok I'll bite what is Topsolid?

[Rick46]

http://www.topsolid.com/

[Matt Berube at Ferron Mold]

quote:

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ok I'll bite what is Topsolid?

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Jay, it's Parametric Design, Cam, Mold, and Electrode software.

 

Due to our current workload, nobody in the shop is fully trained on it but it does some really amazing stuff. About 50% of the times I find myself wishing for something Mastercam won't / can't do, I am able to parasolid out, make some changes, and bring back to Mastercam. It has saved me tons of time so far in spite of the fact I'm not using it enough to justify it's cost yet.

 

Favorite feature... Import a "dumb" parasolid and start editing it *ALMOST* as if it had a "history"... I can rip out fillets, remove holes, ribs, etc and keep it as a valid closed solid.

 

I call upon Topsolid as much as Moldplus. Both awesome tools.

[3rdstring]

quote:

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(system asks for first point) type "0,0,1"

 

(system asks for second point) type "0,0,0"

 

My computer gives a line from 0,0,1 to 1,0,0. I am thinking the line should be straight along the Z axis.

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I get the same thing Matt

[DavidB]

Matt dumb question are you in Top TC planes when typing in your co-ordinates?

[Matt Berube at Ferron Mold]

Chuck,

 

AMD or Intel ?

 

David,

 

Not dumb... yes, I am in MAstercam's default top WCS top t/c planes.

[DavidB]

Matt,

I did it here and I got a Vertical line. No help to you mate.

[Matt Berube at Ferron Mold]

Check this out...

 

Brand new install at home. Open MCX MR2 right click and selected autocursor...

 

Turned on all autocursor options including power keys and fast point default.

 

created line...

 

same bad results...

 

[3rdstring]

Intel, so its not an AMD thing.

[Thad]

Matt,

 

What if you type X0Y0Z1. and X0Y0Z0 instead of relying on the commas to define the axis?

 

You said that you're in the top plane/WCS/TC Plane. Do you have the config setting checked to make GView=CPlane and you're GView is set to another plane?

 

Just throwing things out there.

 

Thad

[Matt Berube at Ferron Mold]

x0y0z1

x0y0z0

 

gives the same bad result.

 

I have the "update c plane and t plane when changing g-view" AND "reset c plane to top in iso g-view" checked.

 

I get the same bad result in top g-view. I get a similar bad result in front view/plane (just rotated to front plane... same bug new plane)

 

Also just tried unchecking "update c plane and t plane when changing g-view" AND "reset c plane to top in iso g-view" and got the same bad result.

 

Keep on throwin' and I'll keep tryin' !

[Josh Kinney -Elite Engineering]

I get the same results as Matt.

enter:

0,0,1

0,0,0

 

get

0,0,1

1,0,0

[Matt Berube at Ferron Mold]

Brand new Nvidia Quadro FX 1400 PCI-E and this bug is exactly the same as it was.

 

My reseller was able to reproduce the bug but only on one pc.

[chowquoe^]

Same result here:

 

0,0,1

0,0,0

 

=

 

0,0,1

1,0,0

 

 

also tried

 

0,0,0

0,0,1

 

got

 

0,0,0

1,0,1

 

 

any one else re-peat that one????