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joev  
#1 Posted : Thursday, May 21, 2009 9:19:33 AM(UTC)
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I have the preferences for VC Pro 6 set to save every 15 commands. Right after a save, VC crashed. The only file I see was last saved an hour ago and I lost all the work for the past hour. Where is the "backup" file being saved if it's not the original file? I need to find it as VC 6 crashes quite often and I can't keep redoing what I did.
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ttrw  
#2 Posted : Thursday, May 21, 2009 9:32:26 AM(UTC)
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Joev, don't know what computer OS you are using, but under Mac OS X you can find the backup files in your documents folder, under 'Punch!'

Try your documents folder on Windows :)

PS, you ARE up to date aren't you? VC shouldn't really be crashing so much! :)
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joev  
#3 Posted : Thursday, May 21, 2009 9:37:56 AM(UTC)
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Sorry, yes I'm under OS X, I did a search and found the files. I'm running build 831.
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#4 Posted : Thursday, May 21, 2009 9:42:03 AM(UTC)
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Hi,

Have just checked.

Look in location:- (this is on windows)

Documents and settings- User name- my documents- Punch- Viacad- backup

- Steve

EDIT,Cross post as I was searching :D
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ttrw  
#5 Posted : Thursday, May 21, 2009 9:48:30 AM(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: joev Go to Quoted Post
I'm running build 831.


err, mate, we're on b834! :cool:

Ask Tim to mail you the update location :)

or is it here?? :confused:

http://www.punchcad.com/products/viacadprov6.htm

:D
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joev  
#6 Posted : Thursday, May 21, 2009 10:01:01 AM(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: ttrw Go to Quoted Post
err, mate, we're on b834! :cool:

Ask Tim to mail you the update location :)

or is it here?? :confused:

http://www.punchcad.com/products/viacadprov6.htm

:D


Then the check for Current Version under the Help menu needs to be fixed. It shows that I have the current version.
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ttrw  
#7 Posted : Thursday, May 21, 2009 10:28:38 AM(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: joev Go to Quoted Post
Then the check for Current Version under the Help menu needs to be fixed. It shows that I have the current version.



hehe! WELCOME to the wonderful world of Punch! Software! :D:D
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Steve.M  
#8 Posted : Thursday, May 21, 2009 11:33:59 AM(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: ttrw Go to Quoted Post
err, mate, we're on b834!


eer. some are. I am still on Pro 831 with no update in sight.:rolleyes: :D
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Tim Olson  
#9 Posted : Thursday, May 21, 2009 1:01:42 PM(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: Steve.M Go to Quoted Post
eer. some are. I am still on Pro 831 with no update in sight.:rolleyes: :D


We're fixing a crash related to tabbing and reposting all builds to 835.

Tim
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Steve.M  
#10 Posted : Thursday, May 21, 2009 1:34:02 PM(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: Tim Olson Go to Quoted Post
We're fixing a crash related to tabbing and reposting all builds to 835.

Tim

834 for shark as been out a week, so if it takes a week or more for these new builds to be available for pro after shark release, then its at least another week.

See ya in a week or so.
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ttrw  
#11 Posted : Thursday, May 21, 2009 3:18:33 PM(UTC)
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Whoops! Sorry! :eek: :o
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Tim Olson  
#12 Posted : Friday, May 22, 2009 10:27:22 PM(UTC)
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>> I need to find it as VC 6 crashes quite often

FYI, via private emails we found the crashes and corrupt backup files to be ViaCAD running out of virtual memory. In this particular case, turning off Use Vertex Arrays helped reduced VM quite a bit.

Tim
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Steve.M  
#13 Posted : Saturday, May 23, 2009 4:25:31 AM(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: Tim Olson Go to Quoted Post
...........to be ViaCAD running out of virtual memory.


Well, VC has some serious issues with memory use. When I was building the chess knight I found at one point that VC pro was using 1Gb of memory :eek:. I minimized VC window then maximized and the memory use went down to under 50mb.

- Steve
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