Set-up

[kasket]

I have just purchased a new computer for my mc v9sp1. It is a HP 2.53ghz, 1gig ram, 64meg video mem. What should my config. be in mastercam to use all this memory. I do alot of solids and 3d machining and verify seem to slow.

 

Don

Ability Machine Company

[Elad]

What i do is setting the memory allocation to about half of the ram i have.

It seems to work good,and i had no problems at all.

If you experience problems with the verify,it can be your video card.

Don't forget to download the lateset driver for your video card,and update your windows with the service packs.

Enjoy your new system.

[jeff]

What are your current allocations set to?

[kasket]

Max points=4000

Max patches=4000

Max undelete=500

database=16000

toolpath=16000

[Jim Whipple]

my datapath is 120000

toolpath is 90000

I only have 512 meg

Jim

[Guest CNC Apps Guy 1]

With 512MB my allocations are as follows;

 

32,000

32,000

1000

128,000

128,000

 

HTH

[kasket]

Thanks I give that a try and let you all know how it works out

 

kasket

[Slixmix]

James,

I bumped my allocations up to what you are using because I have 1/2 gig of ram, what a big difference. I was using the default allocations. Thanks for the advice.

[TheePres]

WOW!! 1 gig of RAM.

What would you reccomend setting at for 128 RAM?

[Guest CNC Apps Guy 1]

For 128MB, I'd suggest the following as a place to start;

8,000

8,000

500

32,000

32,000

 

HTH

 

BTW, RAM is so cheap these days, I would not even consider running a machine without AT LEAST 256MB for doing this kind of work, shoot if the boss wouldn't spring for it, I'd do it myself. You can get 512MB for the proce of a good 2-3 Digital Mic at my local computer store, well worth it.

 

JM2C

 

[ 11-14-2002, 02:44 PM: Message edited by: James Meyette ]

[Greg Williams]

Hi,

 

I have 1 Gig of RAM with the following settings

 

32000

64000

1000

256000

256000

 

This allocates about 560mb to mastercam, Works fine.

 

[Zero]

I have 512m of ram and a ramdisk set up in my cpu. My Mastercam settings are :

 

5000

5000

1000

64000

128000

 

and my ramdisk has 256m of ram set aside for it. I run in to trouble with my ramdisk if I have it set lower on more computer intesive toolpaths. I recomend the ramdisk, for 80 bucks it makes a noticable difference in toolpath calculation time.

 

[ 11-14-2002, 04:05 PM: Message edited by: Zero ]

[kasket]

Zero

 

What a RAM disk?

 

Kasket

[Zero]

RAMdisk is software that sets aside some of your RAM as drive space. I don't think it will speed up your verify but if you set Mastercam to write its REGEN and Temp files to the RAMdisk, it makes toolpath generation go a little bit faster. There's a thread in the tech tips that has a link to there site

 

http://www.emastercam.com/cgi-bin/ultimate...ic;f=2;t=000021

 

here.

[kasket]

Thanks Zero I'll give it a try.

Kasket