MasterCam Crash Report

[Rstewart]

Ok, so for some weird reason every time I open X9 I get the MC has stopped working in about 5 seconds!

 

What can I do besides reinstalling?  I'm the Only person that uses this rig and I am the Admin.....   I haven't made any major changes since yesterday?  I have restarted my computer twice.

 

If I have to reinstall, will someone refresh my mind on what all to save, like my config and tools.

[gcode]

open your config file in a text editor

and look at this line  (or do a search for "workspace"

 

16028. Text unavailable? <APP_DIR_USER>config\design.Workspace   

 

then go to the Config file and delete or rename the file named in that line.

 

Mastercam will write a fresh one when it launches

 

if that doesn't work

 

try pulling your config file out of

"C:\Users\***   your username here *** \Documents\my mcamx9\CONFIG\mcamx.config"

 

Mastercam will write a fresh default file when it boots

[Rstewart]

Thank you G,   When I relocate my mcamx.config Mastercam will stay open UNTIL I select something other than Design for my machine.  At that point I get another crash report

[Rstewart]

Bump

 

 

 

At this point I'm back to X8  I reckon

[Micromoldmaker]

 

If I have to reinstall, will someone refresh my mind on what all to save, like my config and tools.

It's been a while but I think your disc has a "repair install" that doesn't affect your current settings.  Can anyone verify this?

[Müřlıń®]

Bump

 

 

 

At this point I'm back to X8  I reckon

 

 

wont mastercam recreate all the workspace files?

[Rstewart]

MC did create a stock workspace file after I moved it.   That fixed half of the problem (will stay open now), but when I select my Machine (mill) instant crash report...

[Müřlıń®]

MC did create a stock workspace file after I moved it.   That fixed half of the problem (will stay open now), but when I select my Machine (mill) instant crash report...

I never run into that because I use the design workspace for everything...always have....

[Rstewart]

I never run into that because I use the design workspace for everything...always have....

 

You can create toolpaths on a part in Design mode???????

 

You have to select something like Mill, Lathe, or Wire....

When I do that Mastercam instant crash report.

 

 

I'll get with my dealer tomorrow.  I've been using Mastercam since X2 and never had anything happen like this before

[Müřlıń®]

Disign workspace will do it all...

The toolbars are different...but you can still pick any machine, toolpath, same as all the other workspaces.

 

I never tried any of the other ones...

[Müřlıń®]

wrong post srry

[Rstewart]

Ok, I think I may have misunderstood.  I do use the design workspace... I was talking about when I choose a Machine I get the Crash....

[Müřlıń®]

might be something wrong with the path then...try removing all the machines from your list.  Open up a fresh version of X9 just by clicking on the icon sometimes this will reset stuff.

 

Then add a machine to the blank list and select that one and see if it crashes.

[Rstewart]

Spent several hours on the phone with CNC....  

 

Ended up having to do a whole uninstall and reinstall.  Something was hosed in my machine definitions.  Luckily the custom ones I used were fine?

 

Very strange, but glad to be back!  Only thing I forgot to save was my workspace, so gotta d!ck around with that

 

Thanks Mike H. @ CNC