X6 File Opens Blank in 2017

[huskermcdoogle]

I have a X6 file that won't open in 2017.  None of my backups will open either.  Something no likey.  Thoughts?  I can pm a file link if someone is willing to try playing with it.  I have made too many post edits to be willing to go back...   I suppose I could go back and update the old post, but that feels counterproductive at this point.

[gcode]

Have you tried opening it in X9. save then open that in MC2017

[huskermcdoogle]

Don't have X9

[huskermcdoogle]

Installled anyway.  Tried X7, opens fine there.  Saved as X7 and tried, same result.

[huskermcdoogle]

Called reseller for support.  We narrowed it down to some triangle mesh module works paths I have in there.  Looks like I am going to have to build them from scratch in 2017...    

Oh well.  X9 opened them, but 2017 still wouldn't take them after a save in X9.  Guess I should put X9 on the system, might make this a bit easier.

[huskermcdoogle]

Figured it out a little further.  Can't use cylinder clearance in linking with triangular mesh in 2017.   Using plane causes a machining crash.  Cylinder won't come in.  Never easy....

[So not a Guru]

16 hours ago, huskermcdoogle said:

Never easy....

If it was easy, we'd leave it to the Girlscouts

[Aaron Eberhard]

Huskermcdoogle - I just noticed this thread, I can't replicate this by creating a triangular mesh with cylindrical clearance zone from scratch in X6.. Can you send the file over to [email protected] or ask your reseller to send it in?

Thanks!

[huskermcdoogle]

Sure thing.  I'll send it over.

[huskermcdoogle]

Need to be set for 3 axis mode instead of 5 axis mode.

[Aaron Eberhard]

Got the file, thanks.  I'll put it in the backlog for the developers.  The root of is the cylinder instead of plane, but it's only an issue during 3 axis mode.  In modern versions, it prevents you from creating the toolpath at all, so this must have been a bit of validation that got added somewhere along the line. 

[huskermcdoogle]

IMHO, Cyclindrical Clearance is still handy and needed with the 3 axis path, when using as 3+2.  I use it all the time this way, just not usually with triangular mesh.  Would def want it back someday if it was possible.  Seems the plane method is pretty buggy, haven't figured out yet how to get it work well.   So for now I am using it in 5axis mode and just have a line as my toolplane....