x5 mu1 can't open solidworks .prt file

[Metal_Eater]

All of a sudden this morning... I am unable to open Solidworks 2011 files in Mastercam X5 MU1. I get error message "Cant find parasolid data in the file". I opened same files last week without any problems. Help!

 

[CJep]

M,

It's the SWorks doc manager it's not registered correctly. You can manually register the dll.

 

To manually register SWorks Doc Manager in McamX5

- open the computer control panel

- click on the McamX applet to open the properties

- use the drop down to select the Mcam version

- open the Mastercam properties and select components

- open the C location

- go to C: program files\ mcamx5\ common\ SWorksdata\

- right click on the SwDocumentMgr.dll file to unregister then register the component

 

Hope this does the trick for you.

[Metal_Eater]

That works. Thanks for quick response.

[left coast lefty]

That works for me too in X5, but not in X4. Anyone know the trick? This is in Win 7 64 bit.

[Guest]

If the file is SW 2011 or newer X4 won't open it

[left coast lefty]

That's it. Thanks John.

[ChrisB76]

Hello all, I tried this fix on a coworkers PC and it did not work. My work station is the only one that has SolidWorks, if a station does not have SolidWorks, should they still be able it open SolidWorks part files in Mastercam. Right now I have to save all of my models as .step files for everyone else to be able to open them in Mastercam.

 

Thanks,

Chris

[CJep]

if a station does not have SolidWorks, should they still be able it open SolidWorks part files in Mastercam.

 

Yes, Mcam will open a sldprt file without having SWorks loaded on the computer.

What version of Mcam are you running?

What version of SWorks are files being created in?

 

McamX6 will open SWorks 2012

McamX5 will open SWorks 2011

[ChrisB76]

We are using SolidWorks 2012 and McamX5

[CJep]

We are using SolidWorks 2012 and McamX5

 

You're gonna need to save it as a parasolid: x_t, then go into the options and back save the version,

version 22 should work

 

or save it as a step file

[Jayson Kramer]

X5 does not support SW 2012 that is why you need to do what Cjep has stated.

[ChrisB76]

Got it, when we upgrade to X6 we should be ok to open the native SolidWorks file though correct?

 

Thank you to everyone and their input.

[htm01]

until they come out with SW2013.

[gcode]

until they come out with SW2013.

 

4 to 6 weeks

[Guest]

I am betting there will a patch released so that X6 can open SW2013 files, the timing of it, I won't speculate

 

 

and gcode, you get back to work

[Hacsta]

So is there a patch coming out to open SW 2013 files?

[Hacsta]

I am betting there will a patch released so that X6 can open SW2013 files, the timing of it, I won't speculate

 

 

and gcode, you get back to work

[Guest CNC Apps Guy 1]

So is there a patch coming out to open SW 2013 files?

All CNC needs is the SDK from SW. SW is ussally pretty slow in getting that out. At least a month or two usually. CNC usually turns it around in fairly short order.

[#Rekd™]

Send it over and I can open it with NX if you want.

[Hacsta]

All CNC needs is the SDK from SW. SW is ussally pretty slow in getting that out. At least a month or two usually. CNC usually turns it around in fairly short order.

 

Cool! What's SDK?

[Guest]

software developers kit

[Hacsta]

Send it over and I can open it with NX if you want.

Thanks . Engineering is gonna wait til the patch comes out before installing SW 2013 .

[Todd Tracey from Fastech]

SDK = Software Development Kit