X3 Import .control? Slow to post.

[RobP]

I've done a side by side install (X2->X3), and after using import directory and getting everything looking okay, I went to post a trial program, and it took forever. As I've found in some of the other posts on the forum, by returning to the default.control file it speeds back up.

 

Is there a particular way to import an X2 .control file to be used with X3, or am I just missing some obvious setting.

 

I'm getting the same errors some other folks have posted (when I log them to an .err file.)

code:

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 04 Oct 2008 08:44:23 PM - <0> - Report created.

04 Oct 2008 08:44:23 PM - <2> - Initialize posting log file

04 Oct 2008 08:44:23 PM - <2> - Using MP run version 11.00 and post components version 10.00

04 Oct 2008 08:44:23 PM - <2> - Initiate opening the post processor file(s).

04 Oct 2008 08:44:23 PM - <2> - Post processor file name: C:MCAMX3MILLPOSTSHAASVM3.PST

04 Oct 2008 08:44:23 PM - <2> - The post processor file has been successfully opened.

04 Oct 2008 08:44:23 PM - <2> - Post version information (input):

04 Oct 2008 08:44:23 PM - <2> - UPDATEPOST Version 11. was used to modify this file.

04 Oct 2008 08:44:23 PM - <2> - The file was modified by this product on 26 Oct 06 09:26:17

04 Oct 2008 08:44:23 PM - <2> - The post was written to run with Mastercam Version 11.

04 Oct 2008 08:44:23 PM - <2> - The post product type is Mill.

04 Oct 2008 08:44:23 PM - <2> - Initialization of pre-defined post variables, strings, postblocks was successful.

04 Oct 2008 08:44:23 PM - <2> - Search for defined post variables, strings, postblocks was successful.

04 Oct 2008 08:44:42 PM - <2> - CONTROL DEFINITION - - Post variable 'ltol$' was re-initialized from 0.0005 to 0.002

04 Oct 2008 08:44:42 PM - <2> - CONTROL DEFINITION - - Post variable 'maxrad$' was re-initialized from 999.9999 to 999.

04 Oct 2008 08:44:42 PM - <2> - CONTROL DEFINITION - - Post variable 'helix_tol$' was re-initialized from 0.0005 to 0.0001

04 Oct 2008 08:44:42 PM - <2> - CONTROL DEFINITION - - Post variable 'met_helix_tol$' was re-initialized from 0.005 to 0.001

04 Oct 2008 08:44:42 PM - <2> - CONTROL DEFINITION - - Post variable 'atol$' was re-initialized from 0.5 to 0.01

04 Oct 2008 08:44:42 PM - <2> - CONTROL DEFINITION - - Post variable 'error_msg$' was re-initialized from 0. to 1.

04 Oct 2008 08:44:42 PM - <2> - CONTROL DEFINITION - - Post variable 'err_file$' was re-initialized from 0. to 1.

04 Oct 2008 08:44:42 PM - <2> - CONTROL DEFINITION - - Post variable 'dec_seq_right$' was re-initialized from 3. to 0.

04 Oct 2008 08:44:42 PM - <2> - CONTROL DEFINITION - - Post variable 'dec_seq_left$' was re-initialized from 3. to 0.

04 Oct 2008 08:44:42 PM - <2> - CONTROL DEFINITION - - Post variable 'sub_seq_typ$' was re-initialized from 0. to 1.

04 Oct 2008 08:44:42 PM - <2> - CONTROL DEFINITION - - Post variable 'bldnxtool$' was re-initialized from 0. to 1.

04 Oct 2008 08:44:42 PM - <2> - CONTROL DEFINITION - - Post variable 'nobrk$' was re-initialized from 1. to 0.

04 Oct 2008 08:44:42 PM - <2> - CONTROL DEFINITION - - Post variable 'nobrkxz$' was re-initialized from 1. to 0.

04 Oct 2008 08:44:42 PM - <2> - CONTROL DEFINITION - - Post variable 'nobrkyz$' was re-initialized from 1. to 0.

04 Oct 2008 08:44:42 PM - <2> - CONTROL DEFINITION - - Post variable 'lnobrk$' was re-initialized from 1. to 0.

04 Oct 2008 08:44:42 PM - <2> - CONTROL DEFINITION - - Post variable 'lnobrkxz$' was re-initialized from 1. to 0.

04 Oct 2008 08:44:42 PM - <2> - CONTROL DEFINITION - - Post variable 'lnobrkyz$' was re-initialized from 1. to 0.

04 Oct 2008 08:44:42 PM - <2> - CONTROL DEFINITION - - Post variable 'arcoutput$' was re-initialized from 1. to 0.

04 Oct 2008 08:44:42 PM - <2> - CONTROL DEFINITION - - Post variable 'arcoutputxz$' was re-initialized from 1. to 0.

04 Oct 2008 08:44:42 PM - <2> - CONTROL DEFINITION - - Post variable 'arcoutputyz$' was re-initialized from 1. to 0.

04 Oct 2008 08:44:42 PM - <2> - CONTROL DEFINITION - - Post variable 'larcoutput$' was re-initialized from 1. to 0.

04 Oct 2008 08:44:42 PM - <2> - CONTROL DEFINITION - - Post variable 'larctypexz$' was re-initialized from 1. to 0.

04 Oct 2008 08:44:42 PM - <2> - CONTROL DEFINITION - - Post variable 'larcoutputyz$' was re-initialized from 1. to 0.

04 Oct 2008 08:44:42 PM - <2> - CONTROL DEFINITION - - Post variable 'breakarcs$' was re-initialized from 0. to 2.

04 Oct 2008 08:44:42 PM - <2> - CONTROL DEFINITION - - Post variable 'breakarcsxz$' was re-initialized from 0. to 2.

04 Oct 2008 08:44:42 PM - <2> - CONTROL DEFINITION - - Post variable 'breakarcsyz$' was re-initialized from 0. to 2.

04 Oct 2008 08:44:42 PM - <2> - CONTROL DEFINITION - - Post variable 'lbreakarcs$' was re-initialized from 0. to 2.

04 Oct 2008 08:44:42 PM - <2> - CONTROL DEFINITION - - Post variable 'lbreakarcsxz$' was re-initialized from 0. to 2.

04 Oct 2008 08:44:42 PM - <2> - CONTROL DEFINITION - - Post variable 'lbreakarcsyz$' was re-initialized from 0. to 2.

04 Oct 2008 08:44:42 PM - <2> - CONTROL DEFINITION - - Post variable 'do_full_arc$' was re-initialized from 1. to 0.

04 Oct 2008 08:44:42 PM - <2> - CONTROL DEFINITION - - Post variable 'do_full_arcxz$' was re-initialized from 1. to 0.

04 Oct 2008 08:44:42 PM - <2> - CONTROL DEFINITION - - Post variable 'do_full_arcyz$' was re-initialized from 1. to 0.

04 Oct 2008 08:44:42 PM - <2> - CONTROL DEFINITION - - Post variable 'ldo_full_arc$' was re-initialized from 1. to 0.

04 Oct 2008 08:44:42 PM - <2> - CONTROL DEFINITION - - Post variable 'ldo_full_arcxz$' was re-initialized from 1. to 0.

04 Oct 2008 08:44:42 PM - <2> - CONTROL DEFINITION - - Post variable 'ldo_full_arcyz$' was re-initialized from 1. to 0.

04 Oct 2008 08:44:42 PM - <2> - CONTROL DEFINITION - - Post variable 'arccheck$' was re-initialized from 111. to 1.

04 Oct 2008 08:44:42 PM - <2> - CONTROL DEFINITION - - Post variable 'larccheck$' was re-initialized from 111. to 1.

04 Oct 2008 08:44:42 PM - <2> - CONTROL DEFINITION - - Post variable 'rotfeed4$' was re-initialized from 2. to 1.

04 Oct 2008 08:44:42 PM - <2> - CONTROL DEFINITION - - Post variable 'rotfeed5$' was re-initialized from 3. to 1.

04 Oct 2008 08:44:42 PM - <2> - CONTROL DEFINITION - - Post variable 'lrotfeed4$' was re-initialized from 2. to 1.

04 Oct 2008 08:44:42 PM - <2> - CONTROL DEFINITION - - Post variable 'lrotfeed5$' was re-initialized from 0. to 1.

04 Oct 2008 08:44:42 PM - <2> - CONTROL DEFINITION - - Post variable 'sub_level$' was re-initialized from 0. to 0.

04 Oct 2008 08:44:42 PM - <2> - CONTROL DEFINITION - - Post variable 'peckacel$' was re-initialized from 1. to 0.6

04 Oct 2008 08:44:42 PM - <2> - Successful completion of posting process!

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Much thanks in advance.

[Guest]

Go into your settings control def and change this setting

 

[RobP]

Thanks for the reply. I did that and everything moves much quicker now. My next question would be, should I be concerned at all with the statements show in the .err? Like,

 

Post variable 'ltol$' was re-initialized from 0.0005 to 0.002

[Guest]

N o.

 

What that is is this.

 

You post settings are set to certain defaults. Your control def is set to other defaults. All you are seeing is that you control def is changing the setting s for it's use.

 

There are no errors in that file that you showed, only initializations. That is expected.

 

So no, you're fine with that stuff going on.

[Richard Thomas - Mastercam UK]

Rob,

 

With regards to the .Control file, it looks like you can just copy the .Control file from X2 to X3 and then re-assign it through the Machine Defintion Manager. I'll be looking for some clarification from CNC on this because to me it looks pretty confused at the moment.