Long time to open parameters page

[toddm]

I was wondering if you know of a fix to my problem. After I select geometry for a toolpath (doesn’t matter what type, surface, 2d) it takes a very long time for the parameters page to pop up. Sometimes 30 seconds to a minute. It has been getting progressively worse from X2 thru X4. This is very annoying. It also does the same thing after a toolpath is complete, and you try to edit the parameters, it will take 30 seconds to a minute to open up.

 

Mastercam X4 design, Solids, 5 axis machining.

[toddm]

ok, simple fix was to turn down/off the graphics acceleration. but now all my other apps a dying....

[FP1]

Like I said in another thread, try running a program like cc cleaner or clean sweep to get rid of all the temp files and then defrag your hard drive. It can't hurt, and many times it has restored my classroom computers back into working order.

[Matt Berube at Ferron Mold]

toddm, I'd be interested to hear some info about your computer...

 

What processor, how much ram, operating system, video card, etc, etc...

[toddm]

AMD Phenon II X4 820 processor 2.80 GHz

8.00 GB Ram

654bit Window 7 ultimate

ATI FireGL V7700 video card

[Günther Massimo - GMCCS]

ATI

[jeff]

ATI

 

For the problem that he is describing, I wouldn't think it's video card related.

What type of hard drive are you using? How much free space? Someone above suggested CCleaner and that works really good to clean up junk stuff.

Also iobit has a program called Advanced Care, it's free and you have the option to buy the Pro version, but the free is plenty good enough.

Does all types of things and works fast.

[gcode]

The solution to this problem is to upgrade to X5 MU1..

there is still conciderable leg opening advanced 5X toolpaths

hopefully that will be fixed in X6

[Brian_99]

I agree X5 did help this, but if your not planing to upgrade to X5. Then just restart you computer. When I noticed it getting real bad I would just restart my computer. Just closing mastercam and re-opening it does not seem to help. A computer reboot is what I always did (couple of times a day )