crashes

[Jeremy Grigsby]

How many software crashes are you supposed to have per day? Seems like they happen more frequently now. I'm just trying to figure out if my number is high or low. What is the expected average?

[gcode]

It depends on your hardware

the kind of work you do and how

your system is set up.

We've got 4 workstations/programmers here

and don't have more than one or

2 crashes a month.

Some guys doing heavy surfacing work

with large STL filesd crash constantly..

See Ricksters crash thread.. he was crashing

so much he could not get his work done..

The problem turned out to be restrictive

Windows permissions settings..

[Thee Rickster ™]

Yes, it only started happening when I installed X4 MU1, but it is good now.

 

What version are you running? and what error or crash messages are you getting?

[Jeremy Grigsby]

I'm running XP pro 32bit. Seems to happen more since mu1. Most of my crashes happen when selecting different toolpaths in the op manager. if I am working on a program I get a crash about every 7-10 minutes. Like I said, usually when highlighting toolpaths to get ready to verify. Sometimes when selecting the post button too. I'll post back tomorrow with the error code. The only other program I have on the computer is office 2000.

[Thee Rickster ™]

Jeremy, is it a

 

'error opening temp folder' crash?

[Mjölnir]

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How many software crashes are you supposed to have per day?

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When did crashing software become a requirement?

[The_Evil_Machinist]

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When did crashing software become a requirement?

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It's always a requirement! Come on, you should know this

[Jeremy Grigsby]

The error is,

encountered improper argument

[Mjölnir]

Ah yes, the dreaded "Encountered Improper Argument" error.

 

That's quite informative, isn't it? Feh.

 

Does anybody besides myself think it would be better if Mastercam just disappeared from the screen when it crashes instead of insulting you with a totally useless dialog box to click through first.

 

Or how about a better dialog box? Something like,

 

Mastercam Crashed, Do You Want to Continue?

[Yes] | [No] | [Help]

[Guest CNC Apps Guy 1]

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...insulting you with a totally useless dialog...

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Sounds like some FANUC alarms.

[Mjölnir]

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Sounds like some FANUC alarms

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I hear you!

 

Couple weeks ago. 18i-MB5 on a Fadal. Spindle wouldn't spin.

 

Message: SPINDLE ALARM

 

Thanks Fanuc, the chances of me being able to figure that out all by myself was pretty slim.

[Todd Tracey from Fastech]

Jeremy,

Have you tried installing MU2?

[Rob @ Target Machine]

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Message: SPINDLE ALARM

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If we try to read in a program without sending one out first, our Mori's go Japanese then dump all parameters.

 

Firmware bug?

 

If I could read Japanese I wonder what the alarm says.

 

Maybe I should try Google translate.

[Jeremy Grigsby]

I have mu2 installed. Maybe I just have to remove it all and do a fresh install.