OT: Mastercam and SSD Drives - How to setup

[Brian B 74]

I just got a new box yesterday.  Xeon E5-1650 CPU, 32Gb DDR4 RAM, Quadro K4200 video, 256GB SSD + 1TB 7200rpm HDD.  Win 7 Pro

 

My question - to utilize the SSD - is there a special setup on the installation of Mastercam?  Do I put all the files on the SSD?  Or some on the HDD to save space?

[Matthew Hajicek - Singularity]

My preference is to have everything on the SSD, as I currently do.  OS, Mastercam, and files.  I'm pushing 75% on my 500GB SSD though so it's getting to be tome to add another for storage.

 

No special setup is needed though.

[Rstewart]

I use the SSD as a boot drive along with mastercam installed.  I save all the files and other jhunk to a 1tb HDD.

[Jayson Kramer]

Correct use the SSD for software like Windows Mastercam office. use the other dirve for your Mastercam files if not on a server.

[Hardmill]

use the other dirve for your Mastercam files if not on a server.

 

Why is this ??

Curious since theyll be installing a SSD on my PC soon

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PEACE

 

[Guest]

Why is this ??

Curious since theyll be installing a SSD on my PC soon

 

(Remove evil spaces)

 

PEACE

 

To save space on the SSD

[Jayson Kramer]

Yes and if there is any issue with the windows and you need to format that drive again your main files that are big are safe on the other drive with NO OS on it to get corrupted.

This how I run my laptops dual SSD one for Software and other for files. Desktop I use my servers to work from but like this desk top has 3 SSDs on it two in Raid 0 and one stand alone.

Do you have to do off course not but you may agree with my thoughts. I have used this logic for many years has saved me.

[Hardmill]

Thanks guys, i was just curious.
Thought there was some sort of issue/problem

 

Nice removal of Satan spaces Johnny, Thad will be proud

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PEACE
 

[Zoffen]

Not just a mastercam thing but in general:

 

Use an SSD optimizer app.

 

I have a samsung SSD, they have a Samsung Magician software that optimizes the performance of the SSD and sets all the setting in windows for you.

 

Also make sure you plug it into a 6G sata port and not a 3G by accident!

 

Or if your really ballin out get 2 and run in raid 0 for double the speed!

[Brian B 74]

My box came from Dell (Precision 5810).  Device manager shows the SSD drive as a SK Hynix SH920 2 SCSI Disk Device.  Dunno if that's a good one or not.

[BM150]

I have all on ssd for speed, but I also sync all mastercam files with Google drive, even config files. This means I can go from pc to laptop and stays the same.

 

But two ssd in a mirror raid would be perfect setup.

 

[Machineguy]

I have a new computer with a 256 Gig ssd. No issues. It is fast.

And it is the only drive. All my posted files go the a server so I can pull them down as needed.

 

Machineguy

[Matthew Hajicek - Singularity]

IMHO putting your Mastercam files on a HHD is going to slow things down.  Depends on your file size though I guess.  I work on a local copy of everything on the SSD and sync with the server when I'm done.  This provides an additional layer of backup too.  If I accidentally open the server copy I notice loading, saving and posting are all much slower.  I'm not absolutely certain but I think toolpath generation is slower that way too.

[Jayson Kramer]

Once the file is loaded it is on the local drive and computer. so it being on another drive that is not as fast is not and issue really. I have had real good luck with my Gigabit network to get files into Mastercam never really wait much at all. The saving and loading will not be as fast but really how much are you really doing that. I do it about every 20 min.in the back round as a Autosave.

On my laptops I have two main ones for me a 17" and and it's little sister were I run dual ssd drive one has the OS and software and the other keeps customer files and other important files. this for when I am out of the office.

[ManWithNoName]

Just like everything else in the computing world, "it all depends on how and where you use it." If Mastercam handles files like other modeling software; once it's loaded into memory, it won't be accessing the original file location except to save. SOoooo, storing data on a old school mechanical HDD won't slow you down unless it's an enormous file. The average Joe using smaller model files shouldn't see much difference in the file transfer; ASSUMING that you're using a SATA II or III drive and not an ATA33 on a ribbon cable =P

 

If your looking for super speed for all transfers and $$$$ isn't an issue; 2 SSD's in RAID0 and another set of 2 in RAID0; then mirror one array onto the other (RAID10) for basic redundancy. Not all motherboards can handle mirroring one array to another so a 6GBs RAID adapter is not a bad idea if your data is critical. A mid-range one used to cost north of $600.00, but these days a decent one can be had for a couple hundred.

 

Overkill answer for the question that was asked, but I thought some folks might want info about RAID since I've seen it mentioned in a couple other threads.

 

If you want to know a bit more about RAID types and what it does, here's a link to a very informational PDF from ADAPTEC .

http://www.adaptec.com/nr/pdfs/intro_raid.pdf

 

 

Here's a link to a well liked SSD benchmarking utility if any of you like to tinker with that sort of thing. I'm a bit of a hardware nerd.

 

http://crystalmark.info/download/index-e.html