Math calculationgs X2 MR2

[Jacob Featherstone]

Is it just me, or are all the "Math Capable" boxes terrible at math...

 

It seems that they can do simple math, but as soon as a decimal is introduced it spits out an error -1.0E38 to +1.0E38.

 

Has the math functionality gotten worse, or am I doing something wrong.

[rdshear]

I haven't seen errors like that unless the result from my equation would be a value that was invalid. Like a negative feed rate or something. What field were you trying your math in and what were you entering that gave the error?

[Roger Martin from CNC Software]

For details on use of the Math Enabled fields, see ->

 

C:McamX2-MR2documentationWhatsnew.htm

and search for the topic: Inline Calculator/Evaluator

 

That you are getting the Range Error,

It may be that something isn't loaded correctly.

 

Try this ->

In Windows, do Start -> Run and enter this command ->

RegSvr32 C:McamX2-MR2MCeval.dll

 

If that doesn't make it "better", the next question would be... What is the formula you are using and in what field(s)?

[mada]

Mine also does this, not all the time, some times it works. It does it on simple math like (.159+.052)in any field. I think it is a 64bit problem, I'm the only one with problem out five users and the only one 64 bit.

[Jacob Featherstone]

Roger, thanks a million...

 

Registering the DLL fixed the issue right up.

 

-mada, I'm also using 64bit windows, you should try Roger's fix of registering the MCEval.dll. Before running this reg I wasn't even able to calcutlate 1.1+1 in the fields.

[andrewgore]

I've been having this issue as well. It's been intermittent. When I first setup this computer, my math worked just fine. Then after a week or so, it just went away. not sure what the deal was. I tried to register the DLL, but to no avail. I'll try restarting mastercam here after my toolpath finishes regenerating. Frustrating not being able to put in ".5mm" for radii and whatnot.

 

Andrew

ps. all our machines that have this problem are 64 bit.

[Jacob Featherstone]

Just an update on my issue... The .dll reg helps, but after a certain point I have to re-reg the file.

 

I'm going to send the issue to QA and see what they say.

[Tyler Robertson]

For posterity's sake, could someone try a range of decimal values in a simple math equation, and see if any work? 1.1 +1-> x.x +1 ex.

[Jacob Featherstone]

It took a while today for this error to occur, but it did. I was able to try the following equations:

 

1.1+1 , 1+1.1 , 1+1+1+1.1 , 1.1+1+1+1+1 and so on...

 

I tried this with all simple functions (+,-,/,*) and every time I got the same error.

 

I tried mixing up the number and signs in the equation. Every example would work without the decimal, but as soon as a decimal was added anywhere in the cell I would get the error.

[mada]

Mine acts the same way, works fine until you add the decimal.

[Tyler Robertson]

so if you put (5/4)+1 it would work?

since you all are using 64bit systems I'm wondering if it's either a storage issue of floating point values, or the calculation parameters itself

[mada]

I get a error when I try (5/4)+1. I get a error every time use division, I can do (5*4)+1 and it work fine as long as there is no decimal.

[Jacob Featherstone]

I tried the above formula (5/4)+1 and it would not work, that said, at this point division won't work at all... Not even 1/1, but division did work in the past.

 

I tried (5*4)+1 , (5*4)+(2*2) ... and that worked fine. Again though, as soon as a decimal is introduced the cell produces an error.

 

I'll try a division formula again after a restart and see if it makes a difference.

[Lee.]

I can put whatever and how ever many whatevers, and it works whenever I want it to.

 

Cheers.

[andrewgore]

My problem is intermittent as well. Sometimes I can input "1mm" and it'll output the .03937". It seems to depend on the dialog box, but then again, it'll work in that box sometimes, but not always. I've tried the "fix" above there. more 64 bit woes? If anyone is running vista with X2MR2, let me know. I'd be interested if vista 64 would do this. I'd like to update my work computer soon

 

Andrew

[gcode]

I just tried entering "3mm" in a tool diamter box

on my x64 system at home. The conversion failed.

After trying Roger's suggestion

Run

RegSvr32 C:mcamxMCeval.dll

the conversion worked properly and returned .11811

 

[ 12-09-2007, 04:43 PM: Message edited by: gcode ]

[GS]

Same problem here,64 bit, xp

[mowens]

Has it been determined if this is a 64 bit problem, and have there been any other fixes discovered for it?

Thanks

[Cannon]

I have 32 bit xp and couldn´t convert mm to inches. nothing didn´t happend. It works the other way though. Haven´t tried the .dll register yet.

[Guest]

Just tried it in Vista x64, seemed to be OK

[Ashan]

RegSvr32 C:mcamxMCeval.dll

 

i have to run this at least 5 time a day to get to work

[Allan Brown]

This tip just saved my (Canadian) bacon.

[ToolMan184]

Has anyone came up with a solution to this other than re registering the .dll?

 

I used to not have a problem now its getting to 4-5 times a day.

[ToolMan184]

BUMP

 

This is still happening very often.

[Steve Biehl - Cimquest Inc]

had this problem with X3MU1 - 64bit

there is no mceval.dll with X3

 

CNC Tech Support steered me to registering the vbscript.dll in the windowssyswow64 folder.

 

thumbs up, works good now