Mastercam X6 and Version 9

[Jim Evans from CNC Software]

If you have V9 files that do not open in X6, please send them in to [email protected] and if they are crashing, make sure to send in the crash report. X6 will open V9 files and this should be looked at. V9 is no longer supported but that doesn't mean we can't check to see what is going on in X6 for you.

[gcode]

 

The next time this happens, I'll send it in.

 

 

[Jroc85]

For future releases, can we get a warning when we save a file that says.

"Save if you want, but this file will be useless in 443 days"

+1

[gcode]

+1

 

V9 was replaced in 2002,despite being an unssupported release, V9 is still in the file open dropdown and 99% of the V9 files

you try will open without issues.

[Jroc85]

V9 was replaced in 2002,despite being an unssupported release, V9 is still in the file open dropdown and 99% of the V9 files

you try will open without issues.

Oh, I'm just going off what I hear. I haven't switched to X6 yet, I'm a little worried with all the things I hear.

[K2csq7]

V9 was replaced in 2002,despite being an unssupported release, V9 is still in the file open dropdown and 99% of the V9 files

you try will open without issues.

 

I'm sure it won't be a problem for me... few and far between are the times I need to open a V9 file.... but it does happen from time to time.

 

:daydreaming:

Just wish stuff like this would be brought to the users attention before having to find out when your in the middle of a big project. Then you think "it must be me". Then you waste countless time trying to figure out what "you" did wrong, because surely it isn't the software. Then you get the answer somehow from someone (maybe after waiting a while for an email response or call back from you reseller which has now put you further behind on this hot job), and you now have to rethink your approach to this hypothetical project.

 

At least they let us know up front about not being able to backsave with the 64 bit version. <<<< THANK YOU CNC!!! WE NEED MORE COMMUNICATIONS LIKE THAT!!!

[Glenn Bouman]

For X6, V9 is no longer supported.

 

I think that statement should be changed to X6 running in 64 bit.

 

I was at a customer what had 100's of MC9 files (all between 10 and 100meg with 20 operations each) and they converted over fine using update folder in X6 on a 32bit computer. But with X6 on a 64 bit computer it crapped out after 2 files.

[Jim Evans from CNC Software]

Glenn,

 

Can you get us a few of those files? I'm not sure what would be causing this on the 64bit side and the V9 files should come in. I've brought many V9 file in on my X64 system out of our database and never a problem. What method are you using to convert them up? Do they come in one at a time?

[Rwhiting]

I am currently running X6 and have no issues opening V9 files. If you just want geometry, convert it to IGS in V9 and then open it as an IGS in X6.

[Jim Evans from CNC Software]

Thanks for the files Glenn. I was able to produce the same findings. Files loaded fine in X6 XP 32, some crashed X6 Win7 x64. many of the 50 came in fine.

 

If anyone else runs into this, please, please send int he files to QC so we can get them logged.