X7 - How do I make my lathe the default lathe?

[Mickey@acceltool]

I am trying to make my lathe be my default lathe when I change to lathe in Mastercam but I can not do it. When I open the configuration and go to the default machine tab and navigate to where my lathe "lmd" file on my server it does not show up so I can select it. I don't have any trouble with my Mill Default files, they are there!!

 

Any ideas as to why they do not show up??

[Mr. Wizzard]

Top drop down, machine type, lathe, manage list

[CJep]

Mickey,

What version of Mcam are you running?

Have the LMD files been updated to the current version?

 

In the screen shot of the default machines page in the config, notice I'm telling the default lathe machine def to go find a file that is still a .LMD-6

 

When keeping your machine, control defs & posts up on a server be careful not to bury the files deep in a subfolder structure, also one thing I have done to set up a server location is to create folder locations that mimic the folder structure in the shared McamX7 directory

 

ie: Server location/ X7 custom machine stuff/ CNC_Machines/ - machine & control defs

:Server location/ X7 custom machine stuff/ Lathe/ Posts/ - lathe posts

:Server location/ X7 custom machine stuff/ Lathe/ Tools/ - custom tool database

[Mickey@acceltool]

Im using X7 .... well trying to anyways. I do have my lmd on a server. It worked fine in X6 and my X7 mill stuff works but I can not get the lathe LMd to show up in the default machines tab. It worked fine before. they are there I just can not see them. do they have to be LMD-6 and not LMD-7???

[Todd Tracey from Fastech]

• Settings, Configuration, Default machines Under Lathe, select your machine. If you want it to open with that machine selected, under start/exit tell it to start in Lathe
  

[Mickey@acceltool]

THE LMD-7 FILE IS IN THE FOLDER I POINT TO BUT IT IS NOT IN THE DROP DOWN. i CAN NOT SELECT IT OR THE OTHER ONES IN THAT FOLDER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GETTING VERY IRRITATED WITH X7.........

[Thee Rickster ™]

mickey, report it and send a zip to go to [email protected]

 

you should apply for beta testing, they need ppl using lathe in there.

[Guest]

I have my lathe defaulted, I'm on a server, no issues

 

Do you have the drive mapped to your system or are you just navigating up onto the server via the default machine dialog pull down? If you're just navigating, try mapping the drive to your system

 

When you go into setting config >> default machines, and you hit the pull down, does your lathe lmd show that it's there?

 

If it does and you select it, save the config, shut down Mastercam and restart it still is not your default?

 

If that is the case, is your config set to read only? Can you make any other config changes and do they stick?

[Aaron Eberhard]

Mickey - I think it's time to give your dealer a call and have their tech services help you

[JayM]

THE LMD-7 FILE IS IN THE FOLDER I POINT TO BUT IT IS NOT IN THE DROP DOWN. i CAN NOT SELECT IT OR THE OTHER ONES IN THAT FOLDER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GETTING VERY IRRITATED WITH X7.........

 

Mickey did you use the Migration Utility to update your X6 settings to X7? I would be interested to see the contents of your mcamx.config. The file is located in "my mcamx7\CONFIG\" and can be opened in a text editor. Copy the section under [DEFAULT MACHINES] and paste here.

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[JoshC]

I recently seen this issue on a system and even though I had the correct files it would not stick either. I worked around the issue by opening up my config into notepad and went to line 25000 and manually typed the name of my LMD-7 file. As seen in the text below. This worked well for me and i have pasted the section of the config which you would want to edit below. Hope this helps, if not contact your reseller

 

25001. Lathe Machine Definition? <APP_DIR_SHARED>CNC_Machines\Lathe Default.lmd-7

[Mickey@acceltool]

[DEFAULT MACHINES]

25000. Mill Machine Definition? P:\ACCELERATED TOOLING\MCAM-X7\POSTS AND MACHINE CONFIGS\DOOSAN.MMD-7

25001. Lathe Machine Definition? P:\Accelerated Tooling\MCAM-X7\POSTS AND MACHINE CONFIGS\LATHE\BACKUP.

25002. Router Machine Definition? <APP_DIR_SHARED>CNC_Machines\ROUTER DEFAULT.RMD-7

25003. Wire Machine Definition? <APP_DIR_SHARED>CNC_Machines\WIRE DEFAULT.WMD-7

[Mickey@acceltool]

it works for my both of my "mills" just cant get it to see my lathe lmd's in basically the same folder!!!

[crazy^millman]

25001. Lathe Machine Definition? P:\Accelerated Tooling\MCAM-X7\POSTS AND MACHINE CONFIGS\LATHE\BACKUP.

 

So you have a lathe named Backup?

[Mickey@acceltool]

NO THAT IS ANOTHER FOLDER DEEPER IN THE TREE I CAN SEE FOLDERS JUST NOT FILES (LMD'S)

[crazy^millman]

NO THAT IS ANOTHER FOLDER DEEPER IN THE TREE I CAN SEE FOLDERS JUST NOT FILES (LMD'S)

 

Mickey why are you yelling? Looking at those 2 lines please. I see a difference and that difference to me looks like the problem. I was hoping it would clue you in to look there. It amazes me the lack of patience so many people seem to lack today. I was trying to help, but if you want to get all upset then call your dealer who gets paid to deal with you not me.

[gcode]

For some reason the machine default dropdown gets to a place where it can't see lmd-7 files sometimes

I have no idea why, nor can I make the problem repeat so I can file a bug report.

There is a simple solution

In Windows Explorer, navigate to the lmd-7 file

hold down the Shift key and right click the file

choose "Copy as Path"

On the Mastercam default machine page, navigate to the correct folder

go to the File line and hit "ctrl v"

delete everything but the filename and hit enter... problem solved

[Thee Rickster ™]

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Mickey why are you yelling? Looking at those 2 lines please. I see a difference and that difference to me looks like the problem. I was hoping it would clue you in to look there. It amazes me the lack of patience so many people seem to lack today. I was trying to help, but if you want to get all upset then call your dealer who gets paid to deal with you not me.

 

He may not have been yelling, coulda just edited a program prior and didn't feel like retyping in lower case...

[Guest]

Open a folder, any folder

 

With that folder open, tye ALT + T at the same time, from the drop down that appears, select Folder options

 

Click on the View tab

 

 

Make sure Hide extensions for know file types is unchecked

 

 

Then try it again

[Mickey@acceltool]

SORRY NOT YELLING...LOL I work in caps lock all day... sorry..lol

[Mickey@acceltool]

Hide extensions for know file types is unchecked.

[Guest]

OK

 

Have you called your reseller?

 

Someone needs to put eyes on this, over the internet is a crap shoot

[Mickey@acceltool]

I'm over X7!!!!!!!!!!!!! Over it!!!!!!!! now the GD software won't even open up. Crashes just opening it up.... Nothing changed!!!!!!!!!!!

IM DONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

BACK TO X6... THANKS FOR TRYING TO HELP. I CAN'T HAVE THIS. MY SHOP IS WAY TO BUSY TO MESS WITH THIS DAMN SOFTWARE ALL DAY EVERY DAY!!

[gcode]

dumb question ... have you installed SP1 and Sp2???

[Mickey@acceltool]

Im at sp2