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CMM: GenerateEPF() failed: Error: Cannot locate exchange file
CMM: GenerateEPF() failed: Error: Cannot locate exchange file Material:
7456004_data.zip
Includes Log and Part files
Description:
We are migrating several parts at customer site, but some of them are failing in producing the EPF file so the all conversion is aborted.
Error:
Extracted from the xcad_service log:
[27/07/2015 12:24:56] Extracting EPF filename...
[27/07/2015 12:24:56] Error: Found 0 indicator (EPS) files
[27/07/2015 12:24:56] Error: Failed to generate EPF!
[27/07/2015 12:24:56] Monitor file found [D:\siemens\CMM_IR\Scratch\FA00AAW11861.mon]
[27/07/2015 12:24:56] Extracting MCX filename...
[27/07/2015 12:24:56] Write export report [D:\siemens\CMM_IR\Scratch\FA00AAW11861.id.xml]
Generating Export Report...
[27/07/2015 12:24:56] ERROR: Datamining MCX file cannot be found, no export report will be written
[27/07/2015 12:24:56] Clean up skipped (m_bDebug)
[27/07/2015 12:24:56] End Translation.
....
*** This application has requested the Runtime to terminate it in an unusual way.
*** Please contact the application's support team for more information.
*** 1 CATMfPartExtMLK stay in memory
Reproduce:
Migrate uploaded CATpart using CMM9.0.2
Expectation:
Investigate the root cause of the error and create a fix or let us now how to workaround.
The problem "CMM: GenerateEPF() failed: Error: Cannot locate exchange file" has been investigated and the following has been found.
There appears to be a problem with the item submitted in this PR. It can notbe openned in CATIA V5. There is no fix for this data.
PR 7456004 Product Information: Product: NX , Application: CMM , Version: V9.0.2
Source: https://support.sw.siemens.com/en-US/knowledge-base/PL8055087 · retrieved 2026-10-02