MC X2 MR2 crash during surf finish contour

[ERIC14779]

I am using MCam X2 MR2

 

I have a relatively simple solid of a 10 inch drain grate that I am trying to program. It is a second revision of one I already have cut.

 

Now I am trying to program the modified solid

 

I got a surface pocket op ok no problem

 

Surface finish contour (just the lower outer curcumference) that is OK

 

 

then I try to do a surface finish contour with a 1/2" ball mill it calculates most of the way

 

then the computer tries to access the floppy drive and I get the error notice dialog that wants your email and after getting out of that dialog

 

I get the unhandled exception error and mastercam closes

 

 

This is the first time I have ever had Mastercam crash on me EVER

 

other than when I was trying to do something stupid.

 

any ideas ???

[ERIC14779]

just tried it in X2 and it seems to work OK

 

is this a known bug ???

[3R!< W3NG3R]

Wow, first crash ever. You are lucky!

 

The only thing that comes to mind is memory allocation, but if this is your first time that doesn't sound like your prob.

[ERIC14779]

Well now that you mention it I am using the default memory settings in X2MR2

 

I have 2 gig of RAM

[Colin Gilchrist]

Eric,

 

Try doing a replace on the machine definition, and run RAM saver.

[ERIC14779]

I am about done for the day I will try again tomorrow

 

thanks guys for your replies

[Håkan Ahlvik Nautor's SWAN]

"then the computer tries to access the floppy drive and I get the error notice dialog that wants your email and after getting out of that dialog.

I get the unhandled exception error and mastercam closes"

 

We had the same thing in 2 computers (same mcx). I send it to our reseller and he forwarded it to qc. They tryed it (the same file) in mr2 sp1 and x3. No problem. Only one mcx have done this to us....

[MattMj]

This might be totally unrelated to your problem but I recently had a problem with surface rough and finish contours. I created a test mold and sent it to the local reseller. He acknowledged the problem and said he would submit it. I could not get the contours to go the bottom of the part when the surface changed in any way. The point to all this is, when I changed one setting everything worked. On the third tab go to advanced and make sure "over all edges" is checked. There is a problem with "only between surfaces" and I'm not sure about the "automatically" selection. It might not work for your problem but it fixed mine and the reseller confirmed there is a problem there.

Hope this helps,

Matt

[Thee Dragracer1951]

The thing with accessing the floppy is strange. But that is what my system will do when it crashed while translating geometry on occasion. Not all the time but ocasionaly

[ERIC14779]

today Monday 12/17

 

My computer would not boot up got the IT guy in and when we tried to do a windows XP repair.....

 

 

Yep you guessed it.... partition UNKNOWN.....

 

then got a UNMOUNTABLE DRIVE.

 

This is the third time something has caused my computer to not be able to boot.

 

the first time it was not so bad got it back by restoring to a earlier state with system restore.

 

second time was after the lightning strike took out our server and 2 other computers... mine died a few weeks later. Had to replace the HD and restore data/programs... I can still get info off the old drive.

 

 

this time not so lucky total destruction... Can not read HD even as a secondary drive on another working computer....

 

 

So I am getting a new Dell Precision box... That should do it....

 

I guess it is a early Christmas present.. From my boss