X2 Question

[G10X0Y0Z0]

Question for the forum,

Every one is saying how great X and X2 is.

How come whenever some one has a question of a problem they are having with the software one of the first answer they get is to reinstall the software or MD etc.

The answer from the reseller for any problems is it is being fixed in X3.

 

I use it every day and every once in a while it has a mind of it,s own and locks up and i lose all my work done from the last save.

[Guest]

X SUX go back to V5

 

[gcode]

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every once in a while it has a mind of it,s own and locks up and i lose all my work done from the last save.

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Go to the File page of Sytem COnfig

Turn off "Include bitmap in file"

 

Autosave can cause this too..

Autosave is writing to the disc.. you don't know it and keep working.. Autosave is trying to save a moving target and crashes..

This is doesn't happen often with small files,

but big files can be a problem if you allow autosave to save without warning you.

 

X2 has a really excellent backup utility

See Files/Files/Backup...

It works, but you've got to turn it on

[MotorCityMinion]

Turn off autosave. Save manually, frequently. In version X, Autosave and backplot were the culprits in most of my MC crashes. Tweak your Windows OS and perform regular maintenance. A good comp, finely tuned, will produce good results with MC.

[Guest CNC Apps Guy 1]

Routine System Maintenance is a VERY good idea. Defrag at least once a month, Delete files in your temp folders, etc...

 

I happen to ALWAYS have include Bitmap ON, and I use AutoSave. I guess there may be hardware/drivers that may cause issues with those other features but I have NEVER had issues with those.

[Jayson Kramer]

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I happen to ALWAYS have include Bitmap ON, and I use AutoSave. I guess there may be hardware/drivers that may cause issues with those other features but I have NEVER had issues with those.

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I am with you, I have few computers working this way and never causes me any issue, but for sure it has helped.

[gcode]

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ALWAYS have include Bitmap ON, and I use AutoSave

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old habits from V9 days..

I think I've had 1 zero byte crash on my enitre career

[edmBosto]

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the first answer they get is to reinstall the software or MD etc.

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Reloading your machine definition only takes a second or two. If someone sends me a file I need to finish up some work on, the mach def. will not be correct with what I have on my pc. Or it could just be an older file that you worked on that had a different MD. So I pick my machine def. and continue my job. That is to be expected.

 

Otherwise it can be like using your motorcycle key to start your vette.

[MotorCityMinion]

Speaking of defragging, I been using a program called Perfect disk for about 3 months now. It runs in the background and uses very little resources. As of the moment, I can say that I've had no problems with it, general computer usage is fine, and I got the defrag monkey off my back.

[bigjohn]

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X SUX go back to V5

 

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The defrag program that I find really improve performance is Ultimate defrag. And I have used many of them. It is claimed to improve HD performance up to 300% of HD manufacturer's recommend performance. You select the files you use most frequently to go to the outer part of the disk, and the least used files to the centre of the platters. But you have to read the help file to do a good configuration. It works.

 

[Hardmill]

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using your motorcycle key to start your vette.

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I have a vette ??

 

 

I also use autosave all the time, but I do have

"prompt before saving" set @ 15mins.

 

 

PEACE

[DavidB]

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Go to the File page of Sytem COnfig

Turn off "Include bitmap in file"

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I have this ON and I dont have any problems

 

I dont us auto save I use backup files.

 

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Question for the forum,

Every one is saying how great X and X2 is.

How come whenever some one has a question of a problem they are having with the software one of the first answer they get is to reinstall the software or MD etc.

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Oh another thing, this forum rocks

 

Before you bag MC or the forum, what are the specs on your PC, 486 or pentium 1?

[gcode]

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Go to the File page of Sytem COnfig

Turn off "Include bitmap in file"

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I have this ON and I dont have any problems

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This feature is done by the video card.

It takes a screenshot and injects it into the

saved file.

If it burps or hangs up during save, you wind up

with a zero byte file.

It was a MAJOR cause of heartache in V9. My early V9

machines crashed 100% of the time when I tried to use

it so I quit trying and never have used it.

Many people are reporting no problems with this function

in X2_MR2 so they mus have the kinks worked out, but...

If you're running a cheap video card and getting zero byte

crashes, this would be one of the first things I looked at.

Regardless, the backup utility will take most of the

pain out of a zero byte crash if you turn it on

and save at frequent intrervals.

[gcode]

If you work off a server, a hinky network

can cause both V9 and X/X2 to crash..

We work off a server here and the network used to get real slow sometimes.

When it did, large Mastercam files would crash during saves...

[shazam/TPP]

Hardmill,

 

that's a CHE-VETTE.