Strange behavior...Network file save and get

[Bill]

Strange behavior...Network file save and get

If I start MCX and go to file get the window opens and the folder it shows is :Flight1TS

and it list the files.

 

Above the Folder window is the look in : and it states Flight1toolingcustomer namejob number....

 

If I choose one of the files listed it says folder doesn't exist. Which I know it doesn't exist.

 

Ok...so I back up into the correct directory and open a file.

 

Work on it etc.. and file save. Guess where it says it saves it to? Yep the folder that doesn't exist. So to work around it I

have to use file save as and back into the correct directory.

 

At the top of the screen it shows the correct path for the file too. Weird I tell ya.

 

If I check the configuration it shows the correct paths for file retrieval.

 

What the heck is going on?

 

Last time I tried to save I got MCam has generated an error send report yada yada yada.

 

Any thoughts?

 

Thanks. Oh BTW I just reinstalled a few weeks back due to hard drive failure.

[Bill]

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[Bill]

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What ever is causing this is also corrupting the files toolpaths.

 

It will not save the toolpaths. When I try to open a file that I know had toolpaths...the file comes in with all the paths dirty.

 

I changed my file config to go to the C: to get away from the network and it still is messed up.

 

Anyone?

[gcode]

try opening your config file in a text editor

and make sure all the paths are valid..

 

In the Ops Manger go to Files and make sure the

"Toolpath Directory" setting is valid.

[Bill]

I will look into that g.

 

So frustrating. I lost about 4 hours worth of programs from yesterday.

[gcode]

another thought...

make sure none of the folders you are trying to

save to are write protected

[Bill]

All the folders are set to my local drive MCX folders. I changed from network to local to see if it helped. It did get rid of the TS folder which didn't exist, but it still won't save the toolpaths.

 

The toolpaths are there, just all dirty. I even tried doing a simple 2d contour and save but it comes back as dirty as well.

 

I would re install a third time if I weren't so damn busy. These jobs are due Monday.

[gcode]

Check Files in System Config.. see where NCI is going.

last resort.. close Mastercam.. delete the config file and restart..it will build a new and hopefully correct config file

[Bill]

Will do. Thanks.

[Bill]

DOh!!!!

 

NCI file was correct, BUT the default was set to not restore entire toolpath in file get. Why on earth would you want that?

 

I am good for now, hopefully that TS folder doesn't show up again. If it does I will delete the config as you mentioned.

 

Thanks gcode.

[gcode]

quote:

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BUT the default was set to not restore entire toolpath in file get. Why on earth would you want that?

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You've got a 600 meg file.. it takes 40 minutes

to open when you restore the NCI.

You just want to open it to check some geometry

so you turn restore off

[Keith @ Solid Code Solutions]

You will find that working local will cause less issues with file corruption.