Level manager bug?

[SLJ]

did a quick search, but nothing showed up. Running X2,MR2,SP1, 11.2.4.6

Several times over the last two weeks I've transfered entities from one layer to another and gotten the error "invalid argument has been encountered". The level manager is then locked up, but everything else works. The only way I've found to get around it is to shut down and reopen MC. If I remember right it's usually when I move a bunch of surfaces. Working with aircraft files brought in as igs. It's happened on two different computers, Dell 490, dual core xeon, and my new Dell T5400, quad core xeon. Both have FX Quadro video

A minor irratant is that MC takes forever to open on the new machine, but is really fast once open. Settings moved to "Best Performance" to cut down on eye candy.

Is anyone else seeing the level lock up problem?

[Christopher MacCoy- CNC Software]

Hello, could you please send me a file at [email protected] that you have had this occurrence with. And then give me some steps i might be able to reproduce on my end. Thank you.

[SLJ]

Z2G and phone # on its way, thanks.

[malibu]

only sometimes my did not copy geo to target level,had to restart mastercam.

(I am using ati card firegl3100)

[LEV]

I have the same thing happeninig to me. Sometimes MC will not copy geometry to anothe level. Had to restart MC.

 

 

Lev

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X2 MR2 SP1

Mill Level 3

Lathe Level 1

[Christopher MacCoy- CNC Software]

I'm having trouble replicating this, does anyone have some ideas or steps to make it happen every or most of the time? Thank you.

[SLJ]

it usually happens to me just after converting the file and I start cleaning it up . I usually move construction geo. to some of the higher # levels as well as excess surfaces. Makes it a little easier to work on a file if I know where to look for things.

[malibu]

+1 on that SLJ ,I did not pay to much attention before ,but converting dwg files seems to be the issue for me.

again I am using ati card and I don't trust it.

[Programinator]

same here, copy to level does not work and have to restart. Doesnt happen all the time but it does often.

[Pete Rimkus from CNC Software Inc.]

The same issue arose in the Beta Forum the other day. I'll repost here what I posted there since most users can't get there...

 

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"One reason to see this message has to do with installing an older version of Mastercam after a newer one. The Levels Mgr uses McListCtl.OCX which gets registered by the install. If an older version of Mcam is installed, and thus an older McListCtl.OCX is installed, the new version of Mastercam will have trouble working with it.

 

I'm not saying that that's' what's happening to Ron, but it's one possible cause."

 

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That "invalid argument" is the error that would most likely be sent if the mismatch described above happens. I would recommend "repairing" the newer version.

[SLJ]

This one is a clean install on a new machine. Everything downloaded from the website.

[cadcam]

SLJ, is there any other versions of MC running on this box or just the one?

[SLJ]

Nope, just the newest version on this desktop. I have both this and V9,Sp1? on my laptop, but haven't done any programming on it in a couple of months. Don't remember having this problem on it.

 

Forgot to add, running XP on all three machines.

[Tim Johnson]

I get this also. I keep the level manager open full time if that helps any. With smaller files I can get this error, but the levels work and after doing some toolpathing the error will just go away. Sometimes I will have to close the level manager and reopen it then alls well. With the larger files I will sometimes have to close and reopen the files and sometimes I'll have to close and restart MC. It also does seem that the fix has a lot to with the memory drag/leak (whatever you want to call it). When you can open up the colors window and the window graphics start slowing down the level error seems to happen more often and the fix becomes more drastic.

[romer]

I have gotten the same "invalid argument" and lock up when I tried to execute VB script to number my layers while the level manager is open.

 

Romer