Hey guys,
First off I would like to say that I am really impressed with the new layout designer, makes things much easier. Thermwood and the programmers are doing a great job at providing us with a really good piece of software.
Since I have installed the new version I have been having problems batching jobs. When I batch a job I eCab will go through the entire process and then will generate a error and close. I will list the steps in which I create my jobs and batch them.
I have a standard directory where I keep all my cabinets.
For each job I pull the cabinets that I need resize them, modify them and then save them in a new directory.
From this directory I then pull all of the resized cabinets into the batch.
I save the batch job.
Send to CNC, and remit new value for material thickness.
Create TWD.
eCab go boom.
I have noticed that on some jobs that if I do not remit a value for the material thickness it creates the TWD file successfully.
I have attached a copy of the batch file.
Has anyone else had this problem.
eCab 5.2 batch issues
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Re: eCab 5.2 batch issues
Steve,
I tried it on my PC and it worked (no crash). Does the twd file get created?? I have had one other person that I know of who gets a crash at the end of CNC from time to time but his will always create a good twd. I have not been able to reproduce it from his jobs either. Are you saving across a network?
I tried it on my PC and it worked (no crash). Does the twd file get created?? I have had one other person that I know of who gets a crash at the end of CNC from time to time but his will always create a good twd. I have not been able to reproduce it from his jobs either. Are you saving across a network?
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Scott Vaal
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Re: eCab 5.2 batch issues
Scott;
Thanks for the reply. eCab does create a TWD and I have cut a couple of jobs only because I do not want to stop production. Are these files ok. I am not saving over a network, I am saving to my hard drive and then transferring the info on a memory stick to the machine. As for the PC, it is a gateway laptop that had vista but I removed it and reinstalled XP.
thanks in advance
Steve
Thanks for the reply. eCab does create a TWD and I have cut a couple of jobs only because I do not want to stop production. Are these files ok. I am not saving over a network, I am saving to my hard drive and then transferring the info on a memory stick to the machine. As for the PC, it is a gateway laptop that had vista but I removed it and reinstalled XP.
thanks in advance
Steve
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Re: eCab 5.2 batch issues
You might be running into a permissions issue with the file when you copy it to the second PC.
XP will sometimes block access to certain files copied from another system. Right-click on the file (in Windows Explorer) and select Properties. If there is a button labeled "Unblocl" (or something like that), click it and see if it works.
XP will sometimes block access to certain files copied from another system. Right-click on the file (in Windows Explorer) and select Properties. If there is a button labeled "Unblocl" (or something like that), click it and see if it works.
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Re: eCab 5.2 batch issues
Steve,
Do you typically have the job loaded that you run the CNC on? If so, would you run a test for me?
-> Start eCabs fresh.
-> Do NOT load the job!
-> Select the CNC Icon, choose this job and write it as you normally would.
...Does it crash?
Do you typically have the job loaded that you run the CNC on? If so, would you run a test for me?
-> Start eCabs fresh.
-> Do NOT load the job!
-> Select the CNC Icon, choose this job and write it as you normally would.
...Does it crash?
Regards,
Scott Vaal
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Re: eCab 5.2 batch issues
Scott;
You are a genius, I did as you asked and everything worked fine. I took it a step further and changed material thickness as well and it did not go boom. Is this just one of those things that I am going to have to live with or is it a hate to say it a bug.
thanks for your help
Steve
You are a genius, I did as you asked and everything worked fine. I took it a step further and changed material thickness as well and it did not go boom. Is this just one of those things that I am going to have to live with or is it a hate to say it a bug.
thanks for your help
Steve