Using multiple stock parts in a tombstone

[Sumac Andy]

Hi All.

 

I have a tombstone arrangement where I wish to machine multiple (same) parts.

 

My question is, how do I get this to verify with the three individual pieces of stock as shown in the attached picture? (yellow, red and pink/purple?)

 

I can verify one piece but not all three at the same time.  Any ideas?

 

Sorry if this has been addressed elsewhere but a quick search has yielded no results that are of any use to me!

 

ATB.

 

Andy.

[Dan@home]

You can join all three and make them one.

[crazy^millman]

This is where Level abilities would take care of this issue. Weird we can pick 1000 stocks for Simulation, but only one for Verify.

[Sumac Andy]

You can join all three and make them one.

Have done this before but didn't know why I haven't thought about it this time!!!

I now have this with 0.05mm material between two of them!

 

 

Thanks.

 

Andy.

[DODGERFAN]

Boolean add, Boolean add,  Boolean add.     Done!

[BestMastercam]

Boolean add, Boolean add,  Boolean add.     Done!

cool

[Sumac Andy]

Boolean add, Boolean add,  Boolean add.     Done!

 

 

I would really like to know what you are on about!

Maybe I don't need to know, but now curiosity has got the better of me! 

Please can you explain 'BOOLEAN ADD'?????   And how to do it in Mastercam?

 

Ta.

 

Andy.

[daryl_y]

Another way is to use stock model select the "solid" option and window around all the solids that you want as your stock, then select that stock model when you verify.

 

Boolean add is an option is the solids drop down and is a way to combine multiple solids into one. You pick one solid as your target and the others to add to it.

[Dan@home]

I would really like to know what you are on about!

Maybe I don't need to know, but now curiosity has got the better of me! 

Please can you explain 'BOOLEAN ADD'?????   And how to do it in Mastercam?

 

Ta.

 

Andy.

This is a solids funtion to join one solid to another, note they must be touching each other.

[CJep]

You can select multiple solids for a stock model, then use the stock model in verify

[Brian Pallas]

You can also "save some" and save your fixture and stock as a .stl and then use .stl file as your stock in verify.  Make sure WCS is in Top before you save the .stl though, or the saved .stl won't be in the right spot in the world.