Mastercam error

[JAMES GABEL]

I am getting an error and don't know where it is coming from. Has anyone got this error before.

 

The message says Machine does not have a programmable combination of linear/rotery axes to perform this operation.

 

I am just trying to do a surface finish contour, nothing special.

[gcode]

You may have a tool plane slight off

Are you doing rotary work??

If you use geometry to create tool planes and one axis on off kilter even a couple of tenths you'll get this error.

[Thad]

Try reloading your machine def.

 

Thad

[JAMES GABEL]

Mastercam is driving me nuts.

 

Mastercam keeps shutting off every time I try to open any parameter on any tool path. I can not get anything done. If anyone can know what to do I would appreciate it.

 

I will get what errors I am getting and put them up here everyone to see.

[Todd Tracey from Fastech]

Make sure to check the TEMP folder under the common folder to see if any trash remains in there BEFORE starting Mastercam. If it crashes, sometimes there is junk left in there and it will continue to cause crashes.

[JAMES GABEL]

I keep forgetting about the temp folder. I will empty it and try.

 

Thank You

[gcode]

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Mastercam keeps shutting off every time I try to open any parameter on any tool path. I can not get anything done. If anyone can know what to do I would appreciate it.

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The local copy of your machine def has become corrupted.

Save the copy of the file with a junk name.

Load the Mastercam default machine.

Save

Close

Open

Load your machine..

You should be good to go

I had this happen to me one time when Verfiy blew

up...

[PeterM]

I get that error sometimes when reopening an older (MX,MR1) file, I simply reload the machine def. I have had a couple of files that would crash the (2nd) time that I clicked on the parameters button. My only workaround was to save after every toolpath change until I got through all the ops. If you have a file like that you should send it along to QC before fixing it.

[JAMES GABEL]

Nothing is working. This had to happen right in the middle of a big project. I will let you know what I come up with.

[FLIPPER™]

James... did u ever get your problem solved?

[JAMES GABEL]

I think it is working know.

[JAMES GABEL]

Everything is working. I erased the tool that was erroring out and made a new one and all is well. I have never seen that before.

[mchin-pilot]

""Mastercam keeps shutting off every time I try to open any parameter on any tool path.""

 

This has happend to me too few no of times, and was really hard to recover. I learnt a trick to overcome it. I think it occurs if there is an introduction of a High Seed Toolpath in the list or any of toolpaths has Rotary ticked by chance.

 

Also I wonder?? why few of my toolpaths go dirty while I am working in project .It happens sometimes if I pull down the parameters of an existing toolpath just either to alter or browse the values. (My such projects have couple of different T planes in them)