X5MU1.. Out of Memory Error

[Code_Breaker]

I was trimming a tool path and got this message ... total lockup ... can't save or save as ... can't hit an icon or files ... nothing, absolutly nothing ...

 

Window 7 (64 bit)

Mastercam X5MU1

 

Only other program opened was Outlook ...

 

Anyone else have this problem? What did you do to solve it? to prevent it in the future? etc.

[Thee Rickster ™]

Sometimes when you've had MC open for a long period of time

and it is doing a lot of thinking, you have to save/close/restart/MC.

 

This fixes many an issue for me.

 

free's up cache.

[MotorCityMinion]

I've had the same issue arise with XP32 and this helped, don't know why though.

 

Open MC, start with design, blank sheet. Do not minimize. Go to task manager, processes, sort by mem usage and check MC, keep task manager open. Now, minimize then full screen MC again and check the mem stats. Is there a huge difference?

 

 

[Goldorak]

you are right

 

it pass from over 200 000Ko to less than 12000Ko

 

this can explain a lot of "undefined" bug that slowed mcam

[MotorCityMinion]

Drove me nuts for a while. Simple SF contour and Flowline tool paths taking WAYYY too long till I figured this one out. I never had that problem before and I think it's something I installed after MC thats causing this, can't prove it though.

[Watcher]

you are right

 

it pass from over 200 000Ko to less than 12000Ko

 

this can explain a lot of "undefined" bug that slowed mcam

 

What I find very interesting is no one from CNC coming here to clarify this old question...

[Goldorak]

Drove me nuts for a while. Simple SF contour and Flowline tool paths taking WAYYY too long till I figured this one out. I never had that problem before and I think it's something I installed after MC thats causing this, can't prove it though.

 

i noticed that too . a complex HST roughing path will regen faster than a simple surface flowline finish like a corner radius

[Chris Bell CNC Software]

Hi guys,

 

The reason that Mastercam holds on to its boot memory due to Windows functionality. Mastercam keeps all of that memory cached close to the processor so that it can maximize performance. Normally Mastercam is not used along with too many other applications. When you minimize the application the memory is not released, rather moved into the next level of cached memory, a little slower. We could override this functionality, but this is a really dangerous idea.

[Goldorak]

tanks Chris , i receive the same answer from my reseller (CAP Technologies) this morning

 

i will look to upgrade my workstation to a win7 64bit system

[jeff]

Normally Mastercam is not used along with too many other applications.

 

Maybe for a small portion of shops, but I'm willing to bet that most people have a few things running alongside Mastercam.

[Goldorak]

yep

 

i always get about 4-5 program running at the same time as mastercam , and the only one that glitch is mastercam

[K2csq7]

Right now Mcam is 6th on the processes list of my task manager when arranged by mem usage

[Reko]

So, instead of shutting everything down, why not just save your work and run ramsaver? Isn't that what it's for?

[jeff]

So, instead of shutting everything down, why not just save your work and run ramsaver? Isn't that what it's for?

 

I use Ram Saver all the time. I'm kinda O.C.D. about it lol, same thing with hitting the save button.