X5 config/files will not stick

[Thee Rickster ™]

X5 MU?

 

 

 

when I change the paths on these two settings, to open files

in a folder on our server and save the config, they go right back to the default paths.

 

Does any one have a solution to this issue? Bug?

 

Any help will be greatly appreciated

 

Cheers

Rick

[spade117]

I just opened mine and it is still set to the directory I changed it to.

[Thee Rickster ™]

I'll try rebooting again.

 

Thanks

Rick

[Thee Rickster ™]

Still not sticking.

 

If I open MC and change them and save config, then got to

file open(without closing MC) it goes to the new path as desired.

 

When I close MC and Open it again, go to file open, it is back to

the MY Docs default??

 

Am I doing something wrong?

 

Cheers

Rick

[Thee Rickster ™]

So I created a simple file and saved it (default t.mcx-5)

 

I then opened mc and change the paths settings again.

Closed mc.

I opened the file by file/open/selected the (top)most recent file and get this

message.

 

I never changed the nci path so I dont know why the message notifies me of a change I did not do??

 

Maybe I'll call my reseller after lunch.

[Thee Rickster ™]

Corrupt config file.

 

Delete old and start over fixed all my issues

 

Thanks Chris, at In-house, for your time

 

Cheers

Rick

[spade117]

At least ya figured it out.

[gavetta]

Hey Rick,

What OS are you running? My wire guy is having a similar problem but what worked for you ain't working for him.

He's done a "save as" with the default config in X5, pointed to it and it still won't work right. Were you using an old config merged into X5, or did you rename it? We've unistalled at least twice and still same shazzille

He's got XP 32bit OS. My Win7 64 bit has no issue.

[neurosis]

I need to back mine up this time. I have had my config file corrupt several times on me already (winodws xp) and have had to redo it. I never have figured out what is causing it.

[SKIR68]

I had the same issues this week, i contacted our reseller, he told me to 1. Uninstall ALL MasterCam 2. cleanall CNC Software from registry.3.Reinstall X5 and you will be good to go.

This worked for us, YMMV!

 

 

[left coast lefty]

I need to back mine up this time. I have had my config file corrupt several times on me already (winodws xp) and have had to redo it. I never have figured out what is causing it.

 

Same here. XP 32 bit.

[Thee Rickster ™]

Al, win XP Pro 32bit

 

Cheers

[gavetta]

Thanks Rick, He went back to X4 for now until we get time to play around with it more.

 

[Aaron Eberhard]

Rickster - I've found there's a few paths in the config file that will not update even when you specifically go and change them, your toolbar is another one. If you go to customize that, change to a different toolbar file (mastercam.mtb) and hit "save" it will revert to the old one when you reopen it.

 

The only solution I have found was to edit the mcamx.config file (it's a text file) and change the path to wherever you want.

[johnner]

I had the same problem and working with my reseller, this is what he found:

 

 

G:\,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,this worked

 

G:\manufacting,,,,,,,,,,,,this worked

 

G:\manufacting\cadfiles,,,this did not work!!!

 

He didnt know why it didnt work,so he reported it to CNC Software.

 

The version I was using was a download from the Mastercam website,I uninstalled the web download and reinstalled using the DVD and now it works fine.