Updating toolpath references.....

[scooke4073]

Anyone seen this before?

 

Basically I have a pretty massive file and I'm trying to delete a couple toolpaths and also a few toolpath groups. This pops up and after waiting for about 30 minutes I get fed up and kill it via ctrl-alt-delete. The only thing I can think of is the fact that I am using a bunch of stock models in conjunction with optirest and the toolpaths are all interconnected in some funky way. Even if I completely kill all association between the optirest toolpath I'm about to delete and the stock model (by either deleting the stock model or not using it as the previous operation) it still freezes up.

 

Can't attach file due to sensitive nature.

 

 

p.s.- don't mind the color of my dialog box. I set it up that way so it sticks out like a sore thumb.

[Guest]

I have seen that in large files when deleting many toolpaths

[scooke4073]

How about deleting just one toolpath?

 

I'm at 1 hour and counting.......

[Guest]

Big solid part?

[scooke4073]

Yes.

 

Total file size is somewhere around 600mb. Solids are only about 16 mb. About a dozen stockmodels and 20 optirest toolpaths make up the bulk of the balance.

[gcode]

try deleted the driving geometry

that will break the link..

then hit undo to restore the geometry

then delete the operation

 

obviously you'll want to save a copy of the file before attempting this

[gcode]

or

 

open a fresh file

go to Sytem Config/Files and uncheck

"Restore entire toolpath data in File, Open"

Green check out

then open a copy of your big file and try deleting the desired toolpaths

[rocheey1]

Export your toolpaths (in chunks, Im guessing, and do it by Planes) and make sure you select to export the geometry. Start a new file, then import your workplanes from the old file. Then reimport your toolpaths into the new file.