vcproject_ext ?

Verifun · 2014-01-09 02:05:32

Hi folks!

Happy new year!

I noticed that V7 now outputs files with the sufix "_ext" and it is also listed in the file summary tool.

Project files are named with the extension .vcproject_ext and machine files .mch_ext

But this is the interesting part:

A 57Kb vcproject file gets a 1kb .vcproject_ext file
A 19Kb .mch file gets a 371Kb .mch_ext file

In both cases the content of these _ext files is unreadable by humans (binary).

What's the purpose of these files?

Tx

MustaphaC · 2014-01-09 10:59:15

Hi Daniel,

Happy New Year!

In V73 you discovered that you can display the model edges, this option can be turned on in the Preferences "Model File Edge Display".
Once VERICUT calculates the edges it saves the information in the .vcproject_ext file for fixtures, stock and design and in the .mch_ext file for models used in the machine file.
Next time you open the same project and same machine VERICUT will not need to calculate all the edges if it finds these files.
So the purpose of these files is to improve project loading when "Model File Edge Display" is used and already calcualted.
Finally the option "Model File Edge Display" preference is saved in you prefs file, it is not necessary to check it for all projects

Hope that answers your question

Verifun · 2014-01-09 14:22:05

Thanks Mustapha!

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