MCX LOCKING UP is this normal

[terry5357]

I'll just be moving right along creating geometry and all the sudden no respnse from mouse, keys nothing?? MCX MR1

[Rick Henrickson The Boeing Co.]

maybe update to mr2

not common for me

[edmBosto]

Yep, It happens so I hit Ctrl/Alt/Delete and task manager will show it's not responding so I close it from task man. & restart mastercam.

 

It happens with pro-e and esprit also.

I have 1GB of memory.

 

I don't have a solution as sometimes it just happens as the programs don't like certain things at times.

[Michael Sullivan]

Definately switch to MR2. We had this problem a LOT!

[Mcam Nut]

I agree with Michael, we had alot more problems with mr1 then mr2

[gcode]

A lot of X lockups are caused by new users unfamiliar with the interface.

If you start a new function, and haven't properly ended the old one X can get stuck.

You can't finish the old function, can't start the new one and none of the keys work.

The bad part, was there no way to back out of the

problem.

X was bad for this, MR1 got better and MR2 is better still. Its been a long time since this has happened to me. That is partly because I have a better understanding of the interface, but also

because X-MR2 is better at letting you back out

when you open one function without closing another.

[edmBosto]

I agree G-Code but sometimes lockups still happen.

[Michael Sullivan]

indeed

[Kelly Burns]

Are you using the autosave? If so you cant do anything till you close out the box.

[edmBosto]

Terry,

I just had 2 lockups and it happened translating geometry. It seems associated with drafting dimensions

I was in 2D top view not 3D.

I deleted the drafting entities since I didn't need them and the problem went away.

It could be a setting I have have that's not correct.

Is there something I'm doing wrong?

[Thad]

Maybe I'm just lucky, but I don't remember the last time MCX locked up on me.

 

Thad

[edmBosto]

That is great Thad. I just went to config and selected (Associate dim. with geo. selected during their creation).

Maybe it was just a setting as I stated.

I'll give that a try.

[P_Scott]

edmBosto,

 

Is this more frequent with Drafting entities than others? Do you have any issues with this occurring during Backplot or Verify? Does this happen with more than one file? Can you send a file to us here at SFA so we can try it out on another computer? With a little more information we can narrow this down and find a way to prevent it. Call us if you have questions. HTH

[edmBosto]

Peter,

Yes this is definitely more frequent with drafting in the file.

Sure I'll send it.

Thanks for taking a look at this.

[tonyc]

I use to get lockups when I draged,but I haven't

 

had a lockup in a long time. nock on wood

[brilu397]

I was having lock ups with my files with drafting in mr2. I had my settings st to show drafting only in current view and when I transformed geom. it would lock up. I switched it to show drafting any view and its worked fine since.