No reference points output

[gcode]

Weird things going on here.

The exact same posts and machine defs at home and at work.

On both machines reference points backplot and verify properly,

but at home they don't post ..

This is common to several different post and machine combos.

 

This is super dangerous because I use Reference points a lot and an identical

file , posted at home and work give seriously different results.

 

Does anyone know what might cause this

 

Posted at home

 

G00 G17 G20 G40 G80 G90

G91 G28 Z0.

(ROUGH C/L)

N1 T1 M06 (3/16 4 FLUTE CARBIDE ENDMILL)

G00 G17 G90 G54 X-.15 Y0. S3618 M03

G43 H1 Z.75 M08 <-------------------------------------------------------------- Reference points set at Z2.0 ABS

Z.66

G94 G01 Z.5217 F8.

X.25

G00 Z.75

X-.15

Z.6217

G01 Z.4833

X.25

 

posted at work

 

G00 G17 G20 G40 G80 G90

G91 G28 Z0.

(ROUGH C/L)

N1 T1 M06 (3/16 4 FLUTE CARBIDE ENDMILL)

G00 G17 G90 G54 X-.15 Y0. S3618 M03

G43 H1 Z2.0 M08 <-------------------------------------------------------------- Reference points set at Z2.0 ABS

Z.75 M08

Z.66

G94 G01 Z.5217 F8.

X.25

G00 Z.75

X-.15

Z.6217

G01 Z.4833

X.25

[gcode]

and to make it weirder still

 

Using the SAME post. control def and machine def,

Mastercam for SolidWorks outputs reference points

Masterrcam does not ..

[Jeremy Herron@DBS Solutions™]

Just a shot in the dark, I have seen when moving posts, machine and control defs from one computer to another, that the first time I load it on the new computer, the post will reinitialize some settings in my control def. Just a thought.

[GnoGueyJose]

Just something I would do seeing this; double and triple check the Config on the offending computer, then the Control Def.

[gcode]

I have, but I'm getting this on the same machine.

Mastercam will not post Reference Points, Masteram for SolidWorks will ... using the identical post and machine def..

I'm starting to think this is a Windows 8 issue.

I'm trying to route my Mastercam temp files to a junk folder in the root of C and it will not stick.

Every time I open Mastecam it has reverted back to the default users temp folder

[GnoGueyJose]

Not familiar with MC4SW. Both configs are he same even?

[gcode]

MCfSW has a very limited Config file..but uses the same post/control def.. by same I mean the same identical files

[gcode]

More weirdness.. I did several new files today and they posted fine.

I'm convinced it's a WIn8 issue as I'm having issues with other software too.

Setting won't stick in SolidWorks for example. I'll probably never figure out what causes this one.

[Newbeeee™]

G - It's not something stupid to do with administrator permissions is it?

[gcode]

I"m sure it is, but I'm the only User on the machine and have full admin rights.

I'm going to check some things on my Win7 machine at work this morning

[crazy^millman]

Tom try going to the McamX6 folder and look at the securiy settings on the folder and make sure your name which is a user and not an admin on Win7 or Win8 has been giving full premissions on the folders for mcamx6 and mcamx7. Also check the documents folders Mastercam is using are not set to read only. If so have to open up security and then should be able to change from read onlly.

 

HTH

[Colin Gilchrist]

Tom,

 

Have you verified that the reference points are not being written to the NCI file?

[gcode]

I'm not sure I know enough about NCI files to be able to tell.

I'll check it out this evening

[Colin Gilchrist]

The NCI will contain each movement in either a G0, G1, G2, or G3 line. So if the reference points are being output, you should see an extra rapid move line that has the Z move. (the NCI contains many other 2 line sets, but they won't effect the reference point output)

 

Try posting the NCI from your work machine and save it. Then do the same at home and compare the results. My guess is that the moves aren't being written to the NCI on your home machine, but that's just a guess.

[gcode]

I have to agree.. because the same toolpath using this same post/control deg was posting correctly in MCfSW

but then to further confuse matters, 2 new files I started yesterday in MC posted correctly