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Help using/understanding stock model w/ backplot


ThickChips
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Hi all.

I once thought I witnessed another programmer simulating real-time cutting inside the backplotter against some stock model, like you would see inside the simulator/verifier. 

Perhaps i'm dreaming. is this possible?

 

My second request is just to see if I can get some help with using the stock model feature to see machined stock after source ops. I select my solid model for stock, select source operations, but nothing happens? I was never able to get a stock model to work in mastercam and I know its something i'm missing.

Thanks a lot for your help. 

TEST STOCK MODEL.mcam

 

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3 minutes ago, ThickChips said:

Hi all.

I once thought I witnessed another programmer simulating real-time cutting inside the backplotter against some stock model, like you would see inside the simulator/verifier. 

Perhaps i'm dreaming. is this possible?

 

My second request is just to see if I can get some help with using the stock model feature to see machined stock after source ops. I select my solid model for stock, select source operations, but nothing happens? I was never able to get a stock model to work in mastercam and I know its something i'm missing.

Thanks a lot for your help. 

TEST STOCK MODEL.mcam 883.78 kB · 1 download

 

You only had the top face of the model selected in your initial stock settings.

  TEST STOCK MODEL.mcam

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Question 1:  Do you mean Quick Verify?

Question 2: A couple of little problems that are slipping you up. 

The first is your Stock Model is set to start from a model, but the model that you chose is only the top face of Op#1 so just select the entire model.

Second problem is that Level 1 was still visible, so it turn off level 1.

 

Edits:  Looks like JB780 beat me, and I can't embed images here anymore. . Two failures!

 

 

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Ahh guys, I see! Dumb mistake. Thanks. I can now see the stock model after machining ops.

Question 2 still is up in the air. Perhaps I mean Quick Verify? Not sure what that feature is exactly. I just am wondering if inside mastercam (without the verifier simulator open), if I can physically see stock being removed from the model as the toolpaths are backplotted.

 

Thanks a lot

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11 minutes ago, Aaron Eberhard said:

Question 1:  Do you mean Quick Verify?

Question 2: A couple of little problems that are slipping you up. 

The first is your Stock Model is set to start from a model, but the model that you chose is only the top face of Op#1 so just select the entire model.

Second problem is that Level 1 was still visible, so it turn off level 1.

 

Edits:  Looks like JB780 beat me, and I can't embed images here anymore. . Two failures!

 

 

Aaron, I've gotta take a win when I get it!  You pro's have helped me so much on here, I figure I'll try to take care of the easy ones when I can! lol

3 minutes ago, ThickChips said:

Ahh guys, I see! Dumb mistake. Thanks. I can now see the stock model after machining ops.

Question 2 still is up in the air. Perhaps I mean Quick Verify? Not sure what that feature is exactly. I just am wondering if inside mastercam (without the verifier simulator open), if I can physically see stock being removed from the model as the toolpaths are backplotted.

 

Thanks a lot

Not that I've seen, but that doesn't mean there's not something I dunno about.

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3 hours ago, ThickChips said:

Ahh guys, I see! Dumb mistake. Thanks. I can now see the stock model after machining ops.

Question 2 still is up in the air. Perhaps I mean Quick Verify? Not sure what that feature is exactly. I just am wondering if inside mastercam (without the verifier simulator open), if I can physically see stock being removed from the model as the toolpaths are backplotted.

 

Thanks a lot

Not for the past, say, 10 years?   I believe until X7(?), Mastercam used the old verify engine which used to run in the graphics window.    As a 5 axis guy all of my life, I was only able to use it 2 or 3 times from the version I started in (V9).  It barely worked for multiaxis paths, constant crashes and took forever to verify.  It was faster to run on the machine!

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