MULTIPLE SESSIONS

[TERRYH]

Is there a way to open multiple sessions of MCX? We are using X6, and it gives a warning if you try it, just wasn't sure if there is a setting we can change.

[Guest]

Nope, the warning is informational only

 

Hey, if someone opens 9 sessions of 200 meg files and brings their system to a crash, they were so informed of possible problems

 

[Thee Rickster ™]

My record on my new p.c. is 10 - X6 files(same 220meg file 12x)

and continue to path on one, not much different in lag with 32 gig ram and k6000 vid card

(home experiment) the usual verify lock up after a couple hours, but no crashes.

 

[JayM]

I have never noticed any major issues with opening one or two extra MC windows. However this does not seem to hold for X7. X7 seems much less stable with multiple MC windows. I think it is all of the added programs, Simulator, Tool Manager and Code Expert.

[Thee Rickster ™]

I'm waiting till a solid MU release comes out before I switch to X7

[Jayson Kramer]

I to run some time multi sessions of X6 and X7 with no problems.

[JayM]

My point was I am not sure that we will be able to run multiple sessions in the future and expect Mastercam to be generally stable. Essentially because on the reliance on the external executables.

[Guest]

I've heard "rumblings" that work has begun on allowing multiple windows in a single session.

 

Beyond as I am now out of the loop, I can't say anything beyond speculation

[TERRYH]

That would be nice if it were stable and had the option of multiple windows. We are doing some fast turn around engineering changes on some headliner molds, and the surfaces are causing my programs to process really slow, and or cnc supervisor wanted me to change a program one of our 2nd shift guys had done, so I had to go down and do it on his computer because mine was processing a program. And I hate doing that cause his is setup different than mine is, in the way of his buttons and mouse drop down window. I'm lost on his computer.

[mayday]

here's a good one. I'm running X6. check out the icon

[#Rekd™]

I'm waiting till a solid MU release comes out before I switch to X7

 

You might never switch in that case...

[Guest]

I've heard "rumblings" that work has begun on allowing multiple windows in a single session.

I showed somebody how that works in CATIA once and judging by the expression on their face, they had never seen that before.

 

 

If that runble is correct, that would be fantastic.

[gcode]

In Mastercam for SolidWorks you can have multiple files open and even copy and paste

operations between them.

[Thee Rickster ™]

In Mastercam for SolidWorks you can have multiple files open and even copy and paste

operations between them.

 

surfcam can copy operations from session to session for as long as I can remember also

path will become dirty....but its still there, you can show it (see what it doing) and even post it, dirty....

[Newbeeee™]

I've heard "rumblings" that work has begun on allowing multiple windows in a single session.

As running separate sessions is pretty bomb proof as it is, I'd sooner leave this and fix some other issues.

Otherwise you know what's gunna happen

[Thoob]

Has anyone else noticed how sometimes when multiple sessions are open (X7), if you close one, it sometimes closes all instances? I have had this happen to me quite a few times so far and I've only been on X7 for about 2 weeks at most? The delay in X7 close seems to be when it happens. Eg I close the one tab and while its closing, I click the other tab to go back to the other file and then they end up both closing on me.

[Tyler Robertson]

Has anyone else noticed how sometimes when multiple sessions are open (X7), if you close one, it sometimes closes all instances? I have had this happen to me quite a few times so far and I've only been on X7 for about 2 weeks at most? The delay in X7 close seems to be when it happens. Eg I close the one tab and while its closing, I click the other tab to go back to the other file and then they end up both closing on me.

 

YES - but this only seemed to happen on X6 for me, and I haven't had it happen on X7 at all. Worse was that I couldn't recreate it on purpose. it just seemed if I had one open for some time, then it would do it

[Thoob]

Me was the opposite. I never had it happen on X6 but X7 I can re create it every single time.

Not sure how you get it to do it on X6 as there is no delay in the close operation. X7 takes a few seconds to close so of course its easy to click the other session while one is closing. X6, I can't move my mouse fast enough to the new session before the other one closes.

[SBerg]

 

Has anyone else noticed how sometimes when multiple sessions are open (X7), if you close one, it sometimes closes all instances? I have had this happen to me quite a few times so far and I've only been on X7 for about 2 weeks at most? The delay in X7 close seems to be when it happens. Eg I close the one tab and while its closing, I click the other tab to go back to the other file and then they end up both closing on me.

 

 

Yes, I have had that happen a few times.

[Thoob]

I guess there would not be support on that seeing as they don't support multiple sessions right? lol