Note: Each time you run Update Folder or UpdatePost and save posts to the same directory, the log is overwritten. Use this log to troubleshoot errors in your posts. The log file lists every error generated during the conversion, plus any other instance where Mastercam could not determine how to convert the original post. shared mcamx5Posts and the C-Hook produces a log of the process, which displays in the Mastercam X Editor. Your converted posts are automatically output to. When you select the Post files option in the File types section, Update Folder automatically runs the UpdatePost C-Hook. This table shows the files that Update Folder processes and their X5 file extensions.
As it processes them, Update Folder changes the file extension of these files. In most instances, Mastercam file name extensions are formed by appending a hyphen followed by the Mastercam version. Mastercam converts all the files found in the source directory, including both metric and inch files.Īs of Mastercam X5, a Mastercam version number is appended to most file extensions. By default, these converted files are copied to the Shared mcamx5 folder. With the exception of part files, the file types converted by Update Folder are generally shared between multiple Mastercam users. Keep the default path shown in the To this destination folder box. If the Search sub-folders option isn’t already active, select it.ħ. (You can use the Browse button to navigate to the desired folder.)Ħ. In the From this source folder box, enter (if necessary) your previous Mastercam installation’s root directory. If your source folder contains files from multiple versions of Mastercam X, and you wish to update only files from a specific version, select Update specific versions to activate the Versions section. We strongly recommend that you update parts to Mastercam X5 individually, by opening them with the File, Open function and saving them to the. IMPORTANT: Converting part files with Update Folder can add significant processing time. In the File types section, choose all file types except Part files.
Select File, Update Folder to open the Update Folder dialog box.ģ. IMPORTANT: Only files supported by the products enabled on your SIM will be updated.ġ.
It does not matter which Mastercam product you are running or which machine definition is active. For example, you can convert all of your tool libraries and/or machine definitions at one time. With Update Folder, you can convert an entire folder of files to the current version of Mastercam. The Update Folder function in Mastercam X5 processes your previous version files into the new X5 formats and file structure.
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