30 sec file open from mcam x on laptop

[Doug]

guys

I have tried everything I can think of to speed this up. Ver 9 worked correctly.

x is working correctly on dell workstation

but not on laptop workstation.

thanks for any help

[Steve Zirtzman]

Doug,

After the file finally opens, does geometry creation and toolpathing work normally? Also, give us some specs on your laptop.

[Doug]

Windows XP

AMD Athlon Chip 64 Processor 3000+

350 MHz, 512 MB ram

 

NVIDIA Geforce 4 420 GO 32M

 

toolpath and geometry creation work great once file is loaded.

 

30 sec from file open untill dialog box opens

selecting files in dialog box is fine.

 

Thanks

[Guest]

Have you run a defrag program on that hard drive recently?

 

It sounds like that file could be fragmented all over the hard drive and it's just taking forever to find it all.

 

What size hard drive and how much available space on it?

[Doug]

60 Gig hard drive

40 Gig available

I defrag often this morning was the last time.

[Guest]

Are you getting the file off of a network or is it direct on the hard drive?

[Doug]

local only I deleted all network shares just to be sure

[Guest]

The 512k ram could be hurting you depending on the size and complexity of the model. The reason it woud function well after it was loaded is becaause then you have it loaded in memory while working between the memory and the paging file. Where as when your loading the file it has to not only load it into the memory it has to begin writing it to the oage fiule at the same time.

 

Beyond that, I'm not sure.

[Doug]

Guys it is not the load time.

it is the time it takes for the windows gui to open where you select the file.

 

the load time rocks

[Guest CNC Apps Guy 1]

So you're clicking on a Mastercam file and opening that way?

 

Personally I've never been a fan of that method because it is slower. I prefer to open Mastercam then open the file I want.

 

JM2C

[Doug]

Ok

I am in Mastercam with a blank screen.

I pick File then Open with my mouse.

From this point it takes 31 secs for the window

(where you pick the file) to open.

thanks

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Is preview option turned off??

[Doug]

where is this option in X mr2?

[Guest CNC Apps Guy 1]

Grasping here...

Do you have a virus scanner that scans files you open up?

[Richard Thomas - Mastercam UK]

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where is this option in X mr2?

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There are a group of five buttons in the top right corner of the File Open window. The middle one is the Preview button.

 

If you are using the normal Mastercam window (with the preview option) you could compare the opening time of that one against the normal "Windows" style dialog. If only the Mastercam window takes a long time to open I think you need to speak to your resellers tech support or contact CNC.

 

To switch to the standard Windows Open box, go to Windows Control Panel and then to Mastercam X. You can change the dialog box style at the top of the control panel window.

 

You could also check the hardware acceleration for your graphics card - it should be on max unless there is some other problem on the laptop (right click on Windows Desktop, then Properties, Settings, Advanced, Troubleshoot)

[Bill Craven]

I have seen similar problems with XP looking for all drives before opening the file dialog box.

 

That would include thumbdrives and especially USB drives and CD drives that have to spin up and of course network shares.

[Glenn Bouman]

I have seen this also, try switching to the "Windows Standard" File open dialog style. You can do this with the Mastercam X icon in your windows Control panel.

 

X2 does not suffer from this problem as it uses the "windows" style but still supports file preview.

[coolcat77]

I just found out what it is. When you open a file,check the maps on the left of your opening screen. If you remove all but let your mcam folder left alone it should be much faster.

[Chris Parish]

Guys:

it is like our old version of "cnc reg"... standard windows -vs- mastercam... I have seen this also... If it is set to Mastercam ... there is a huge delay...by setting it to "standard windows"... it opens rather quickly...

 

In Mastercam "X" the 'cnc reg" is part of the control panel in Windows...

 

I also recently had one that the customer wanted the "mastercam" (bitmap) but it was slow to open... I went to the hardware accelerator and changed it to "one click" above none.. it worked... Hmm dumb luck I guess... but it worked

 

Hope I can help