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FS#1843Creating ToolPath Stalls

Type
Bug
Status
Assigned
Category
QCAD/CAM
Severity
Low
Priority
Low
Reported version
3.21.3
Operating system
All
Reported
2019-01-08 by Harms2015

Hi Andrew,

Still working with and on CAM HPGL for the HP7580 pen plotter.

I have added a penplotter test drawing, that might be used for testing en callibrating plotter and pens. You may add it to the Examples-directory.

QCAD has a lot of trouble creating toolpaths and exports. Much too often it shuts itself down, or gets stalled. Why? I am not sure.

Comments (11)

andrew 2019-01-08

Please attach the DXF file.
If you are using 3.21.3 (3.21.3.0), you might want to download the latest snapshot 3.21.3.14.

Harms2015 2019-01-08

Qestion; Before I placed the bug I check for the latest Release.
QCAD confirmed I am used the lastest one (3.21.3.0)

So Yes, I want to download the latest release.

andrew 2019-01-08

Snapshot releases are not official releases. QCAD will not show you that there is a new release for snapshots. You can find snapshot releases in your download area under "Snapshots".

News snapshot releases are also announced at:
http://www.qcad.org/rsforum/viewforum.php?f=16

Harms2015 2019-01-08

Nice, I have found the email. However I cannot acces 'my download' for a snapshot release,
because the screen blanks at a php page.

RibbonSoft Online Shop

Hello H Stiekema

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Download expires on 04/26/2019 (one year after purchase).

You can review your order and download your invoice from the "Order history" section of your customer account by clicking "My account" on our shop.

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andrew 2019-01-08

I've double-checked your link and it seems to be working fine here. Can you please try again, perhaps using a different browser or reloading the page?

Harms2015 2019-01-08

Re- and reloading page over again. No effect.
Mozilla should be fine.

andrew 2019-01-08

Please click the download link. That's the long link under the text "Download link for QCAD/CAM Professional".

Accounts, etc. have been retired as part of our GDPR efforts. Always use the download link to access your downloads. This does not require a login / password, etc.

Harms2015 2019-01-09

I have updated to QCAD 3.21.3.14. (All Ribbonsoft website-links are ok now.)

Testing the Pen plottertest.DXF to generate a PLT file.

This time it stalled on regenerating profile 3.

On System Monitor I noticed QCAD-activity as switching between "disk sleep" and 1% activity.

This time I also noticed a QCAD autosave. Could this halts regenerating toolpath?

Anyway, the mouse becomes extreemly slow, so a Power switch reset was required.

andrew 2019-01-09

I couldn't reproduce that problem here so far. Please note that regenerating and exporting all toolpaths in that file does take about a minute here.
Can you confirm that you have waited that long?
Is that on a Kubuntu Linux system? 32bit or 64bit?

Harms2015 2019-01-09

Good and a releave to hear that QCAD should not be that slow.

Yes, I do have some patience, my wife gets annoyed by it sometimes.

I am using a kubuntu system 64 bit dual core. (see attached pdf)

Are you testing it on a real Kubuntu system, or on a virtual machine?