FBM Error

[Toonz]

We are finally trying to take advantage of FBM milling. We are using X3-MU1. I am trying to setup some base parameters within "Config/Operation Defaults". I expand the FBM Mill Folder and click on the Parameters Icon. When I do I get the following message:

 

File does not exist.

C:MCAMX3.....(and goes on to describe a partial network path to which it should be pointing at). The file it says it cannot find is our Tool Library.

 

The problem is the first part of the path. It should be pointing at: F:Production.....then the rest of what currently follows would be correct. The tool library works fine in all other operations.

 

Am I missing something somewhere? I have looked thru the config and Machine definition a couple times to see if I missed a key setting somewhere, but can't find anything. Is this a bug in X3 FBM?

[Dave Miller]

Toonz,

I am guessing you are going to the control def and then the op defaults.

 

Yes you will get that error trying to locate a tool library on the network. X3 MU1 did not support this feature.

 

X4 fixes this problem.

 

It is not a bug, just a feature not initialized in that version.

[Toonz]

Thanks Dave, you could very well be right. However we currently have all common resource files, including the Tool Library stored and shared on the network. If anything then it must be just the FBM that is the problem.

[Dave Miller]

But you are still using X3 correct?

 

Only FBM will have this issue on X3

[Toonz]

Yes, still using X3-MU1. I also just went thru the exercise of taking a copy of the tool library and putting it on the C: drive in the proper folder and FBM seems to be happy now. I, however, am not.

[Dave Miller]

Yea, Like I said, use X4 and then you can use FBM and a network Tool Library