verification of a toolpath in 2021

[Born to machine]

Hi all,

what  do most of you use in regards to toolpath verification?

do you typically use the verify selected operations in operations manager and then compare to your original model ?

Or are people using machine simulation to check with either backplot or verify?

Im not finding  much information on the latter but would like to learn more about it..

Any help would be appreciated!

Thanks!

 

[JParis]

In Mastercam on our Mills, 4th & 5th axis, I fly by the seat of my pants....I have MachSim setup but it is not tied to the post so it is taken with a grain of salt.

Mill/Turn I have the full machine simulation that comes with an environment

I am pushing to get something but currently I am pounding my head against a brickwall

[Leon82]

I use verify for 3x and Camplete for 5x. 

Full cimco offers backplot also. I use that to make sure my program I opened will engrave the cereal number I want it too

[#Rekd™]

I think the answer is do what your company can afford. 
 

IMHO full 5 axis should include a verification software like Vericut or a post processor and verification software like Camplete. 

[Greg Williams]

 ^^ Yep what he said ^^

Use the best product you can afford, maybe that is just the free Machine SIM that comes with Mastercam.

You can also upgrade the post so that Mastercam’s machine SIM is linked back to the post

CAMplete is a great product for a reasonable cost. Vericut is the next level with next level features.

At the end of the day these products are all cheaper than a spindle replacement on a quality machine

[Guest]

Keep in mind A/D just bought Camplete and may discontinue it.

[cncappsjames]

2 minutes ago, Thee Byte™ said:

Keep in mind A/D just bought Camplete and may discontinue it.

If they had a competing product I'd give that statement credence but since they have nothing even remotely like it, I rate that statement very unlikely. 

[gcode]

18 hours ago, Leon82 said:

I use verify for 3x and Camplete for 5x. 

Full cimco offers backplot also. I use that to make sure my program I opened will engrave the cereal number I want it too

Cimco  a machine simulation package now

It's a pale imitation of Vericut, but I'd expect it to be much cheaper too

Cimco Machine Simulation

[#Rekd™]

4 hours ago, Thee Byte™ said:

Keep in mind A/D just bought Camplete and may discontinue it.

Vericut was also taken over but like James said in regards to Camplete I doubt they will be discontinued. 

IMHO there will be more takeovers and mergers in 2021 in the CAD/CAM industry.

 

[gcode]

4 minutes ago, #Rekd™ said:

Vericut was also taken over but like James said in regards to Camplete I doubt they will be discontinued. 

IMHO there will be more takeovers and mergers in 2021 in the CAD/CAM industry.

 

Has anyone received notice of the buyout from CGTech?

If they sent an email out about it, I missed it. 

 

 

[PNW_MFG]

9 hours ago, Greg Williams said:

 ^^ Yep what he said ^^

 

Use the best product you can afford, maybe that is just the free Machine SIM that comes with Mastercam.

 

You can also upgrade the post so that Mastercam’s machine SIM is linked back to the post

 

CAMplete is a great product for a reasonable cost. Vericut is the next level with next level features.

At the end of the day these products are all cheaper than a spindle replacement on a quality machine

 

My shop started with CAMplete and it has done us decent for a while, but with what we want to do it seems Vericut is the direction we are heading. 

[#Rekd™]

1 hour ago, gcode said:

Has anyone received notice of the buyout from CGTech?

Crickets here, not a word. Our annual maintenance  comes up in a few months so maybe something will be said then.