Get named levels

[MattW]

I can't seem to get named levels anymore.

 

I used to be able to get a BOM out of solidworks, save as a .csv, and do the 'get named levels' right click in the level manager and the level names would match the .csv. This no longer works for me. Anyone with an idea on what I started doing wrong? I think this maybe started when I installed X3 (still there), but I am not sure.

[Jack Sierra Cad/Cam]

X3 wont display the level names unless you open the level manager page. X4 will Display the names in the status bar. Do you have Solid Works on the same Comp as your Mastercam?

[Roger Martin from CNC Software]

Right-click on the Level Manager dialog and 'Get Named Levels" (from a CSV) file is working fine for me in X3

 

What do the entries in your .CSV file look like?

[MattW]

Here is the .csv, opened in Notepad. I have been using excel for editing. I have tried putting the level names in different rows, to no effect.

 

1,MiniMill Foundation

2,vise 1

3,vise 2

4,vise 3

5,vise 4

6,C Cap-1

7,C Cap-2

8,C Cap-3

9,C Cap-4

10,C Cap-5

11,C Cap-6

12,C Cap-7

13,C Cap-8

14,M Cap-1

15,M Cap-2

16,M Cap-3

17,M Cap-4

18,M Cap-5

19,M Cap-6

20,M Cap-7

21,M Cap-8

22,well block op1

23,well block short op1

24,stock op1

25,well block op2

26,well block short op2

27,stock op2

 

 

? Anything jump out?

 

at SCC1- MC and SW on the same computer. XP64, if that matters.

[edison_tu]

Hello MattW, are you sure without any wrong in the CSV? I did that well, have no any problems come out.

 

by the way, what company do you work for!? if you not mind tell me.

[Jack Sierra Cad/Cam]

I had asked if SW and MC were on the same computer because I wasn't sure if you were referring to level manager in the status bar or solids level manager in the operations manager.

[MattW]

That should read "level names in different columns". There isn't that much to do to a .csv that I know of.

 

I work at Vertex Pharmaceuticals, like in the siggy.

 

Hopefully, jumping up to X4 will fix this. I just need to get my dance card cleared.

 

On a tangent, I found that you can window select stuff, do "analyze entities", and it will highlight an individual entity and tell you what level it is on, along with a button that will allow you to name (or rename) the level, or change the color, etc. The dialog includes buttons to scroll through the selected items. Hopefully, I am not the last to learn this.

[edison_tu]

I can Email that CSV for you if you want, make sure have something wrong with that CSV or not.

[Roger Martin from CNC Software]

Matt,

 

I copied your list of levels (1-27) from your earlier posting, pasted them into Notepad and then saved them as L.CSV].

I then opened Mastercam Level Manager (clicked on 'Level' in the StatusBar), opened the right-click menu and using 'Get named Levels', selected the L.CSV and all of the named level info appeared instantly.

 

*This was done using X3-MU1

[MattW]

Well, it is working this morning. It hasn't worked in months. FM. Hopefully, it keeps working.