X2 Mr2 lost all geometry

[Thee Rickster ™]

I closed a file and came back an hour later to

work some more on it.

 

when I open the file I got this

.

.

Then I continued and got this

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.

 

 

All my tool paths say merged?? and all my geometry

on all my levels are gone!!???

 

I copied the back up file before I opened it

just in case I get the same error.

I opened the back up file and it did it the exact

same.

 

Am I up the creek without a paddle?

 

Has any one else had this happen to them?

 

What do I do?? Star over?

 

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

 

Thanks

Rick

 

[ 12-15-2007, 01:45 PM: Message edited by: Rickster ]

[Thee Rickster ™]

Never mind ppl, i'll send it to QC zip to go

on monday.

 

I think the problem is the dimensioning errorrd

and corrupted the file.

 

So be careful, it corrupted the back up as well

I only do one back up. now I definitely will

have back up keep 2 or 3 for this reason.

 

I have the file from yesterday on my flash drive

and going start from there and re do.

 

Have a great weekend

[Guest]

quote:

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I have the file from yesterday on my flash drive

and going start from there and re do.

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Rickster, I tell this to customers who call in.

 

Backup, backup, backup

 

Set up and use the back up utility.

 

With the addition of this feature there is NO LONGER a reason you have to lose files.

[Thee Rickster ™]

John,

I am but I only ever have had one backup file

 

 

now I will set it up for 5 now

 

First corrupt file since i got maintenance to

X2 MR2

 

i only lost 3 hours i am back to where I was

now.

 

I am a little leary of using dimension untill

I complete the machining of all the components

 

Thanks for the reminder

Rick

 

[ 12-15-2007, 05:20 PM: Message edited by: Rickster ]

[G10X0Y0Z0]

i had the same problem yesterday after i added dimensions to my geometry. i the file size did not change but i lost all geometry, tool paths and solids. mastercam would not even recognise my file as a mcx file any more even though the file extension did not change

[Thee Rickster ™]

Exactly the same here.

 

File size is normal but lacks all geomtry.

there is some useless blanked stuff on one layer

 

 

Rick

[Thermoform Guy]

This happens when you use undo while active in dimensioning.

[Thad]

router guy,

 

If you can repeat this, you should send it in to QC-at-mastercam-dot-com.

 

Welcome to the forum!

 

Thad

[gcode]

quote:

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This happens when you use undo while active in dimensioning.

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a lille more UNDO than I had in mind

[Thee Rickster ™]

I will try to reproduce it before I send it.

[JBowman]

Iv'e been working with QC on something simular to this. They have reproduced one error with the undo but mine has something to do with placing/editing notes and the live feature. I loose all my geometry and if I dont pay attention when I hit save I have to redo it all. It's kinda hard remembering to check the level manager to see if everything is there when your crusing along trying to keep from getting too far behind.

[Thee Rickster ™]

I am having a tough time reproducing the

problem I am having

[Mike Mattera - TFM]

MR2 has some kind of "sequential backup file" command. Part1.mcx becomes part1-001.mcx part1-002.mcx etc... every time you save it.

 

Sounds like something you might want to start using.

 

Mike Mattera

[Jake Enger]

I am running MCAM X MR1, does the Backup utility exist in this config, only in X2 or downloadable? I checked in settings and configure, but cannot find it. We have had similar problems with this as well. One guy lost all of his data after working 4 days on a program. The only thing he got when he opened it was a few lines on the active level when he had saved it, but nothing under operations or any other geometry/levels.

 

luckily, or fileserver backsup nghtly, so he only lost a days worth of work.

[Guest]

Settings >> Configuration >> Files >> Auto Save/ Backup, enable the back up utility.

 

Ohh, X MR1, I don't think so, I believe it came into being with X MR2

[Jake Enger]

Yeah, that would probably explain it. Now if only I can get the front office to agree to upgrading to X2.

[Chris Rizzo]

I had the corruption issue too, I was running the same file since version 8, now I decide to add drafting and the entire file is useless. Big complicated part too. Backups were there, but not most current. It's a shame the need exists now to back up after practically every mouse click. Ahh software progress.

 

 

angry rant