Corrupted File Recovery - What can I do?

[McRae]

Group,

 

I have the following senario - I created a mill/turn .mc9 file and was successfull at getting the gcode out of it. Against all better judgement and common practice, I decided to experiment with the advanced features of the New Verify and create an STL from this function. I then took that wonderfull new screw profile and overlaid it on my original .mc9 process model.

 

Everthing looked great - except I didn't put the stl on its own unique layer and now when I try to open the MC9 file, the machine hangs on the STL portion of the open.

 

Is there a mechanism in the program (or using a side utility) that I could access the .mc9 file and strip out the STL bit?

 

Other interesting tidbit - I attempted to open with Lathe - failure. I just opened with Mill - Successful.

 

I am now sending file to CNC's QC dept.

[chris m]

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(My apologies to whoever I stole that from)

[McRae]

Amidst my preparations for harry carry - I found a solution in Millv9.1 and am back on track.

 

Call back the crickets, the chips are flying!

[Eric S.]

Hi Andrew

 

Sorry I am not going to be any help either. But I am interested in this stl file? I can't figure out how to use it. If I run the verify the stl button does not light op on the tool bar? How do you get it to work?

 

thanks

Eric

 

[ 04-21-2003, 01:36 PM: Message edited by: Eric Salsman ]

[McRae]

Eric,

 

On the verify settings page, enable truesolid verification and then let it run. the STL file button will now be active and when finished, invoke the function and save the image.

[Eric S.]

ahhh... thank you. That worked! Now I'll have to play around a bit with it.

 

Thanks

 

Eric

[Guest CNC Apps Guy 1]

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ROFL!!!!!!!!

[chris m]

can't take credit for that, one of the other guys used it and I ripped him off; love it, though

[Guest]

I believe it was bucket head.

[chris m]

Now that I have completely hijacked this thread (Andrew already figured it out anyway, so what the hell); here is the original "cricket" thread:

 

Damn that's Funny!

 

This Search feature rocks!

 

C

[Allan Brown]

Adding some audio for effect:

 

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[ 04-22-2003, 09:39 AM: Message edited by: Dave Thomson ]

[RandyN]

Well, Not to be a spoil sport, but I have seen people use the crickets chirping line around the net for years, I don't think anyone here invented it.

 

[ 04-22-2003, 10:13 AM: Message edited by: RandyN ]