BUG REPORT LIST

[wfcPain]

Is there a report available on what bugs were fixed in this X6 Mu1 update?

[Guest]

Did you look in the readme in the documentation folder?

[gcode]

^^^^^ yes ^^^^^

[wfcPain]

I only see 6 pdf files .Administrator guide .pdf ,quick start guide .pdf ,etc.

[Guest]

Looks like they removed it from the public release.

 

So no it would appear not publicly available

[Hardmill]

Check here

 

file:///C:/Program%20Files/mcamx6/documentation/ReadMe.htm

 

"ReadMe for Mastercam X6 MU1"

 

Issues Addressed in Mastercam X6 MU1

 

Mastercam X6 MU1 includes many bug fixes and an update to the UG file translator. The fixed bugs include:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PEACE

[Redfire427]

Why is it such a big secret as to what was fixed? Everyone knows Mastercam is riddled with bugs, this is no secret. At least by posting a list of bug fixes, it would give people who have not "upgraded" a glimmer of hope that someone at CNC Software actually gave a crap about the end user.

[Hardmill]

Why is it such a big secret as to what was fixed? Everyone knows Mastercam is riddled with bugs, this is no secret. At least by posting a list of bug fixes, it would give people who have not "upgraded" a glimmer of hope that someone at CNC Software actually gave a crap about the end user.

 

 

Its not a secret, you can find the file on your PC in the path I posted.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PEACE

[Redfire427]

I realize this. It would make a lot more sense if someone actually posted a screen shot for people who have not downloaded the update. Once I get a few minutes, perhaps I will have to do this for others.

 

Carmen

[K2csq7]

ReadMe for Mastercam X6 MU1

 

Please review this ReadMe file for last-minute product information about Mastercam X6 Maintenance Update 1 (MU1).

 

Mastercam X6 MU1

Installation

You must install X6 MU1 installation on top of your X6 installation, so X6 must be installed first. You do not need to uninstall X6 before installing X6 MU1. In addition, all defaults, path changes, or configuration changes should remain intact.

 

Note: If you uninstall X6 MU1, you will have to reinstall all of Mastercam X6.

 

Issues Addressed in Mastercam X6 MU1

Mastercam X6 MU1 includes many bug fixes and an update to the UG file translator. The fixed bugs include:

 

cnc00048144 Mill With "Assign tool number sequentially" enabled, when the user right-clicks in the Tool Window to select a tool in an operation, the first tool loaded has a number of "2" and not "1".

cnc00054072 Mill It is possible to create a "clean" surface operation with no Drive Surfaces. It will post an NC file.

cnc00095721 NETHook API Calling SearchManager.GetTools more than once causes crash or unstable Mastercam.

cnc00099382 Mill Peel mill using WCS creates a toolpath that goes well outside the selected chains. Open the file and backplot the operation. It is using a bottom WCS.

cnc00100282 Mill Optirest Toolpath shows gouge in Verify.

cnc00100356 Mill Operations being marked dirty for apparently no reason.

cnc00100784 Mill Selecting any but the first Stock Model > Parameters > Green Check causes that model and all successive stock models to be marked dirty.

cnc00101305 Lathe If you edit a Lathe tool that is used in an operation and change the active turret or spindle, the change is also saved to the operations that use the tool. This is bad as op_tool_info.active_spindle and op_tool_info.active_turret are now set from the axis combination assigned to the operation.

cnc00101382 Mill Start Hole and AutoDrill toolpath dialogs: tool library selection only allows for tools-6 files, not tools-5 or toolsdb files.

cnc00101940 Lathe Attached is an MCX-6 file with a Lathe face toolpath, using the corner break functionality. When the roughing option furthest to the right is selected in the toolpath parameters, and the corner break radius is .120", Mastercam hangs when the toolpath is regenerated. If the corner radius is set to .1199", the toolpath successfully regenerates.

cnc00102508 NETHook API The 'SearchManager.IsAnyGroups()' (and its overloads) always return FALSE,

even if Toolpath Groups do exist under the specified Machine Group.

cnc00103265 Mill When reselecting Geometry, Mastercam selects the Check Surfaces while at the same time moving the current Drive Surface data to the Check Surfaces selection, leaving the Drive Surface selection empty.

cnc00103714 Design Method for creating perpendicular tangent lines disables Undo/Redo buttons.

cnc00103761 Wire Stops incorrectly output with multiple chains selected.

cnc00103765 Posts User is not being warned when overwriting a file during the posting process, even thought the "Ask" option is enabled.

cnc00103899 Posts Multiple offsets being output even if none are present in the operation being posted.

cnc00104109 Mill Mastercam does not save Coolant Settings for Tool Libraries in the Tool Manager.

cnc00104343 Mill Fixed crashing issue with strange characters displaying on the canned text page.

cnc00104447 General Removed the arbitrary limit on 3D Connexion devices that limits how much they can zoom in or out.

cnc00104491 File Masteram hangs when you click on the File Open Preview.

cnc00104497 Mill HST-Raster Trim to Passes references a stock model operation and is adjusted to ignore small cusps. The resulting path ignores one of the two rest material regions.

cnc00104785 NETHook API The ability to set the CPlane and TPlane is not working properly. (NETHook ViewManager class)

cnc00104820 Mill When an x5 part is opened in x6 and the NC or NCI posted, and then the parameters of this operation are edited and only the tool number changed, the operation is marked dirty and needs to be regenerated. Changing the tool number should not make the operation dirty.

cnc00104823 Wire 4 Axis Wirepath does not follow arc geometry. Circles get translated away from original geometry.

cnc00104926 Solids Fixed a 32 bit to 64 bit conversion issue that will affect any Mastercam file that contains a solid which includes an Extrude Cut or Extrude Boss that uses the "Trim to selected face(s)" option and has more than one face selected for trimming.

cnc00104960 General Copying surfaces to a new level using the Status Bar Level takes longer in X6 than X5.

cnc00105012 Lathe Lathe Geometry is blanked when the clickwheel is used. Geometry is not repainted until mouse cursor passes over geometry.

cnc00105149 Xform Offset Contour function will not offset a contour past 1 inch or reverse offset direction.

cnc00105211 Wire Automatic cut point cutting inside the geometry.

cnc00105277 Solids When creating solids with shading toggled on, the solid is being displayed as a black solid until a refresh of the screen or solid is performed and then the solid is displayed in the appropriate shaded color.

cnc00105308 Mill Mastercam crashes after toggling off Tip Comp on a drill operation that was created by copying a circle mill operation and changing the operation type to a drill.

cnc00105362 Lathe If you select the chain option in profile under chuck jaws, and select your chain, when you click the green check mark in the chaining manager, you receive the warning message " Toolpath allocation exceeded". After clicking OK to this warning, you are returned to the Chuck Jaws properties page but nothing has been defined.

cnc00105363 Design Automatic spline generation closes down X6.

cnc00105366 NETHook API The 'tool_manager' function (AssocHok.cpp) does NOT pass pass the approprate 'succf' flag. With the TLMGR_DELETE flag, it ALWAYS returns FALSE. Attempting to delete a tool from within a NETHook will cause the NETHook to abort.

cnc00105398 Posts These are assorted problems with the new post query implementation: Post functions, vlin and vlout, can not access the 'raw' data slots. Not possible to set the previous data with any functions operating left to right. Boolean terminate point with post block arguments is not consistent with standard boolean. Crash when no tool operations exist.

cnc00105407 Mill 2D HST Dynamic Area with Island facing (and multiple region option) crashes X6.

cnc00105408 Mill 2D HST Dynamic Area with island facing (and multiple region) leads to gouge. Facing cut machines into the pocket boundary.

cnc00105447 Mill Go into the Toolpath Parameters, Depth cuts and turn on Island facing. Green check out and regenerate the toolpath. Mastercam crashes.

cnc00105449 General If a view was rotated around the world origin, the light blue and light green axis indicators (Press the F9 key) did not appear.

cnc00105452 Mill Even though the "Output 3D arc moves" is turned on in the transitions branch, the entry helixes were still linearized.

cnc00105489 File Added the ability to read files from the latest version of Unigraphics (NX8).

cnc00105491 Mill Using "Renumber tools" to change tool numbers was not changing the tool numbers in the transform operations, or marking the Transformed toolpaths dirty.

When the transformed toolpath was posted, the original tool numbers are output, NOT the re-numbered tool numbers. Because the toolpaths were not marked dirty, the user did not think he needed to regenerate the toolpaths.

 

cnc00105500 Art Art Design Library files can now be used.

cnc00105587 API In MCVBScript, the dobitmap() function no longer works in X6.

cnc00105595 Mill X6 part crashes on exit. The crash might be tied to the use of a holder.

cnc00105689 File Being prompted for an ACC code when clicking on "Options" even though one has already been entered. If you try to enter the same code again, you get a warning "Access code is not valid for this product."

cnc00105764 File Mastercam X6 crashes when trying to open Version 9 files.

cnc00105796 Mill The force tool change is being set on the null toolchanges spawned by the depth cuts in the milling operations.

cnc00105866 Posts MPBIN does NOT work if you are using a customer SIM. MPBIN works fine using a reseller SIM. When using a customer SIM and trying to BIN a Posts file, the user receives an error - Selected file type is not valid for posting.

cnc00106119 File X6 crashes when trying to open a particular IGES file.

cnc00106122 Mill Edit Common Parameters is changing tool offsets when I change the tool number.

cnc00106448 File File/Merge will cause X5 MU1, X6, and X6 MU1 to crash when using the attached MCX-5 files.

cnc00106534 File The attached file crashes when opening in 64 bit systems in X6.

cnc00106844 NETHook API Using the The ChainManager::GetOneChain function in the NET API will cause Mastercam to crash if the user does not select a chain when prompted.

cnc00106845 NETHook API MCView::EnsureNameValid() is used to check that a View with a duplicate name cannot be added. The way that this method is written, it is possble to put Mastercam into an endless loop, which would require the user to use the Windows Task Manager to kill Mastercam and lose any unsaved work.

cnc00106847 NETHook API The "are these 2 points equal" methods for a 2D & 3D point are incorrect. They can return TRUE, even if the 2 points being checked are in fact different.

 

Mastercam X6

Mastercam License Agreement Change

For legal reasons, the Mastercam License Agreement Acceptance dialog box now displays multiple times at random when you start Mastercam X6. You must accept the license agreement each time it displays to continue using Mastercam.

 

Mastercam Art Toolbars

If you install Mastercam Art (only available for 32-bit systems), the default MTB file does not display the Art toolbars. To display these toolbars:

 

1. Choose Settings, Customize from the main Mastercam menu.

 

2. Click Open at the bottom of the Customize dialog box.

 

3. Select Mastercam-art.MTB and click Open.

 

4. Click OK. The Art toolbars are now available.

 

3Dconnexion Devices

Mastercam X6 has updated support for 3Dconnexion devices. However, you must have the latest drivers and software installed. Mastercam X6 has been verified to work with the latest 3DxWare 6 drivers, version 3.14.2. Mastercam X6 will also work with the 3DxWare 10 Beta 11 drivers, but there are problems with macros in these drivers that can cause some operational problems with the buttons on these devices. It is recommended that you use the latest 3DxWare drivers.

 

 

 

Note: You cannot modify default button-assignment macros. However, you can create new macros. For new macros, be sure to use different names than those used for the default macros.

 

Troubleshooting a USB Serial Adaptor

If you cannot send data to your machine control over a USB serial adaptor (USB to serial COMM port), please ensure that your adaptor’s drivers are valid. To check the drivers, do one of the following procedures:

 

Windows Vista or Windows 7

1. Open the Start menu, and right-click Computer.

 

2. From the popup menu, choose Properties.

 

3. In the Control Panel Home pane, click Device Manager.

 

4. In Device Manager, expand the Ports category.

 

5. If the entry for your adaptor displays no yellow exclamation mark, your device’s driver is working.

 

 

 

Windows XP

 

1. Open the Start menu, and right-click My Computer.

 

2. From the popup menu, choose Properties.

 

3. In the System Properties dialog box, click the Hardware tab.

 

4. On the Hardware page, click Device Manager.

 

5. Expand the Ports category.

 

6. If the entry for your adaptor displays no yellow exclamation mark, your device’s driver is working.

 

 

 

If Device Manager displays a yellow exclamation mark, you must reinstall your drivers. If the yellow exclamation mark remains after reinstallation, you might need updated drivers for the device. You can often download updated drivers from the manufacturer’s website.

 

Additional Information

For additional information about Mastercam X6 MU1, see the Mastercam X6 MU1 documentation after you have installed the product. This documentation includes:

 

 

 

· Mastercam Help: Access Mastercam Help by selecting Help, Contents from Mastercam’s menu or by pressing [Alt+H] on your keyboard. Also, most dialog boxes and ribbon bars feature a Help button that opens Mastercam Help directly to related information.

 

· Printable documentation: You can find more information on using Mastercam in the following materials, located in the \Documentation folder of your Mastercam installation:

 

o Mastercam X6 Administrator Guide

 

o Mastercam X6 Transition Guide

 

o Mastercam X6 QuickStart

 

o Mastercam X6 Quick Reference and File Locations Card

 

o Mastercam X6 Post Debugger User Guide

 

· Online help: You can search for information or ask questions on the Mastercam Web forum, located at www.emastercam.com. You can also find a wealth of information, including many videos, at www.mastercam.com and www.mastercamedu.com.

 

· Mastercam Reseller: Your local Mastercam Reseller can help with most questions about Mastercam.

 

· Technical Support: CNC Software’s Technical Support department (860-875-5006 or [email protected]) is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. USA Eastern Standard Time.

[Guest CNC Apps Guy 1]

A thank you would have been appropriate one would think.

 

 

[Mick]

A thank you would have been appropriate one would think.

 

Heh, or a "punch in the face"

[uncle_dolan]

A thank you would have been appropriate one would think.

someone needs to get off their high horse...

[Guest CNC Apps Guy 1]

Nobody is on a high horse, just asking for some common courtesy. A LOT of folks around here give their time and effort for FREE. A simple thank you after a request is honored is the right thing to do. Common Courtesy, no more, no less.

[Newbeeee™]

Ref the bug list - just goes to show what's involved in all of this. CNC have sure been busy.

[K2csq7]

someone needs to get off their high horse...

 

Hey, he built that high horse in 12 minutes with Cadkey 6 installed on a rooted Ti-83 graphing calculator, using only native fish scales and bear sperm.

 

Heh, or a "punch in the face"

 

 

^ The forum all around could use a few of those!

[Thee Rickster ™]

I forgot to click a check surface on a lights 2 out of 10 cutter - path last night....broke a 1/8 and 1/16 ball 1 deg diesink

reaching 5-1/2".....

 

I punched myself in the face.....

[mayday]

I punched myself in the face

 

where you on a ?

[Rekd™]

I forgot to click a check surface on a lights 2 out of 10 cutter - path last night....broke a 1/8 and 1/16 ball 1 deg diesink

reaching 5-1/2".....

 

I punched myself in the face.....

 

Did you have two friends hold you first?

[Hardmill]

Did you have two friends hold you first?

 

 

ROR !!

Snuck up on himself :sucka punch:

 

Common Courtesy, no more, no less.

 

True

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PEACE

[neurosis]

Hey, he built that high horse in 12 minutes with Cadkey 6 installed on a rooted Ti-83 graphing calculator, using only native fish scales and bear sperm.

 

 

 

Dare I ask where he got the bear sperm?

[Thee Rickster ™]

ROR !!

Snuck up on himself :sucka punch:

 

Good One!

 

I gave myself one of Doze in da Nose, one of Dem in the Phlem!

 

I hit my self so many times with my left, .......i was begging for a right!

 

I hit my self so many times, .......I thought I was surrounded!

 

[Mick]

^ The forum all around could use a few of those!

 

The forum? This forum is a great resource.