X6 WinXp into X6 Win7

[GibbsMachineCorp]

Hello all. Got a problem here with X6 and windows OS differences. We have 4 seats of MC, 2 are Windows XP Pro and 2 are Windows 7 Pro. I created an X6 file on my XP Pro seat toolpathed it just fine. Did a save as and created a duplicate, LH RH situation, opened the new file mirroed the geometry. Thought I'd use the open Win 7 seat to regen the dirty toolpath while I programmed the next part. WRONG! I tried to open the mirrored file in Win 7 and it crashed as soon as it opened. Tried double clicking on the X6 file same result, re-tried file get, crashed again. I can sit at the Win 7 seat and draw and toolpath just fine.

 

This is probably the only problem with X6 right.

 

 

Thanks in advance.

[Mgrenier]

Which version of XP (32 or 64 bit) and what about Win 7? If the file was created in X6 64 bit you can not open that file in X6 32 bit.

 

Just a thought.

[Guest]

If the file was created in X6 64 bit you can not open that file in X6 32 bit.

 

Yes you can

[GibbsMachineCorp]

Thanks for the response guys. The Win XP seats we have (2) are 32 bit and Win 7 (2) are 64 bit. This morning I created a small X6 file on the XP seat. A circle with a tap operation. Both of our Win 7 seats opened it just fine. The file I was working on from Wed that was created on the Xp 32 bit seat will not open on the Win 7 seats. Couldn't believe this morning when Win 7 opened that little test file and won't open the large one. The large one contains a lot of surface finish toolpath, both High Speed and regular surface finish.

[Guest]

have you tried opening them unshaded?

 

also, make sure the chord tolerance in your config isn't set too tight, .002 is the default, try that too

[Mgrenier]

Sorry John,

 

I was mistaken with the opening of an X6 64 bit file in a previous version am Mastercam. My bad

 

 

[Guest]

No prob, just wanted to make sure the correct info was available