PROBLEMS SAVING IGES.

[Flab_dk]

I have a problem with iges files.I am making iges files too a measure machine.

In the old mc x no problems, I save that there is on the screen and it comes in the iges file. Nothing from levels turn off.But in mc x2 comes the whole file with. The levels turn off come in the new file blanked.

The measure machine can not use other files.

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wELCOME TO THE FORUM

 

U can use file->save some function

[edmBosto]

Flab,

I would like to welcome you to the forum.

 

If you have the level open you need as an IGES do this:

File, save, IGES. You can then enter a comment if you wish.

 

When I just did this the level manager listed entities on levels I had in the MCX file. But they didn't show up when I enabled all levels visible. The only entities that I had were from the view I made the IGES from.

This is how it worked for me.

 

If you want no hidden entities on the levels that were turned off try saving the levels you wish to use to another mcx file then do file save, IGES.

Not file save as.

 

HTH

 

IF you go File, save as Iges it will come up blank. (at least for me)

[Flab_dk]

No. Becurse you can not write iges in "save some"

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but you can save MCX

Than convert it to Iges

[Flab_dk]

Yes I know. But it is somthing I do many times every day. It worked in in X. I was hoping for a easy solution.

[Cuda84]

There is a C-hook on the FTP site that enables you to save all visable into whatever format you want. It dose not work all the time, but it dose work.

 

I just now used it on a 38 MEG file, it worked great.

[Flab_dk]

Ok. Whats the name of the c-hook

[Cuda84]

I can't find it on the FTP site. Now I'm not even sure where I got it from. I can E:mail it to you.

[edmBosto]

Didn't this work for ya?

 

File, save, IGES. You can then enter a comment if you wish.

[Flab_dk]

Thanks. It would be nice.

[Cuda84]

Send me an E-mail and I'll forward the file.

[Thee Rickster ™]

I requested this to qc@matercam back in December,

an they replied saying that it is very possible

for the next release (X2 MR1).

 

So if you have maintenance you may see it on the

next major release.

 

Coming soon...hopefully

[Pete Rimkus from CNC Software Inc.]

Here's what's up with IGES export...

 

First of all, there was a bug in X2 where sometimes NOTHING gets written to your IGES file. This has been corrected in Service Pack 1 of X2 (and in the upcoming X2 MR1).

 

Second, there was a change in X2 regarding writing IGES files. In the past we wrote only the visible entities, but that is not how File/Save is supposed to work (regardless of the file type). So in X2 it saves everything and it will mark as blanked every that's not visible.

 

Third, In X2 MR2 (a couple months away) you will be able to use File/SaveSome on every type that we export. That means that if you want to write out only some of your part to IGES, use File/SaveSome and select those entities.

 

Fourth, in the meanwhile, to save only certain entities out to IGES, you probably DO have to go through the extra step of doing a File/SaveSome as an MCX file and then opening that file and saving it as IGES.

 

Fifth, we apologize for any problems this has caused.

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In X2 MR2 (a couple months away)

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Was this a type-o? Did you mean X2 MR1?

[Pete Rimkus from CNC Software Inc.]

No, I meant X2 MR2.

X2 MR1 is in the final steps of being released, and X2 MR2 will follow it in a few months.

[Thee Rickster ™]

Sweeeet.. Pete,

 

thanks for clearing that up.

 

looking forward to the many new enhancements.

 

Rick

[Flab_dk]

C-hook "savevisible" on FTP server.

The easy solution.

 

Thanks

Cuda84

David L. Macaroni

[Gary Longstreet]

Hello,

 

I was wondering where I might be able to find this. I'm having a hard time finding the FTP site/server.

 

Thanks

Gary

 

C-hook "savevisible" on FTP server.

The easy solution.

 

Thanks

Cuda84

David L. Macaroni

[Pete Rimkus from CNC Software Inc.]

It's up on the forum FTP site in the C-Hooks subfolder, but it's dated 2007, so won't work with the last couple versions of Mastercam.

[MikronGuy]

the save some function will save as an iges as long as you window what you want to save as an iges file. if it is a solid model you will have to create edge curves on the solid. i do this every day for our QC department for them to program the CMMs for first pc and inprocess inspections