Using Stock Model As Stock MC24

[Jake L]

When selecting a main model, and fixture models, and a stock model in the "Machine Group Setup" I'd like to select a stock model op as my stock. Can this be done?

Any help is appreciated. MC24. TIA

[Kyle F]

You can create another level, label it "stock model stock" or whatever, and then while that level is active, right click the stock model--mill toolpaths--stock model convert to mesh.

Now the level will be populated with a model that you can then select from the little mouse icon under 'stock selection'

 

What is really nice about this, is that you can have multiple pieces of stock selected, if you're trying to prove out a tombstone program with toolpath transforms, etc.  Definitely comes in handy.

 

Just gotta remember now if you change a strategy (that would change the stock models shape/size), you'll have to go back and delete the old stock model mesh, and re-do the process to update the stock to reflect the true stock model

[Jake L]

1 minute ago, Kyle F said:

You can create another level, label it "stock model stock" or whatever, and then while that level is active, right click the stock model and "convert to mesh"

Now the level will be populated with a model that you can then select from the little mouse icon under 'stock selection'

 

What is really nice about this, is that you can have multiple pieces of stock selected, if you're trying to prove out a tombstone program with toolpath transforms, etc.  Definitely comes in handy.

Thanks for the reply! This is the method I've been using but it seems like a bunch of extra work. I just had a file with 5 separate machine groups (5 OPs) and I had to make an adjustment to OP2. This caused me to have to recreate and reselect the stock for OP3-5. 

I was wondering if there was a way to avoid all the recreation/resection. Like a stock model how you can choose another stock model as the initial stock, and if the "initial stock" stock model goes dirty, so will the stock model that uses it. So, in the situation above, I could make my adjustment to OP2 and just regenerate all my stock models.

[Kyle F]

I see what you mean. I am pretty sure that is not (yet) possible in mastercam. It is definitely an arduous task and one of the reasons why I dislike rev changes  

I have done a decent amount of searching on this topic and have only found the workaround that we both seem to be using. If anyone would know for sure, it'll be @Aaron Eberhard

[ajmer]

pretty sure you can do this now

the arrow lets you pick a stock model from the screen if it is visible

it does however create a mesh out of it and would need to be reselected it changed 

 

[bird2010]

In 2024, when performing solid cutting verification, the first operation among the selected operations specifies a stock model, which is stock...

There is no need to specify it from the stock setup.

[Chally72]

On 5/10/2024 at 4:31 PM, ajmer said:

pretty sure you can do this now

the arrow lets you pick a stock model from the screen if it is visible

it does however create a mesh out of it and would need to be reselected it changed 

 

Yep, this is now allowed. All associativity is removed (creates a mesh) to prevent the creation of circular dependencies outside of Machine group setup.

[Aaron Eberhard]

On 5/10/2024 at 3:41 PM, Kyle F said:

I see what you mean. I am pretty sure that is not (yet) possible in mastercam. It is definitely an arduous task and one of the reasons why I dislike rev changes  

I have done a decent amount of searching on this topic and have only found the workaround that we both seem to be using. If anyone would know for sure, it'll be @Aaron Eberhard

Thanks for the call out, looks like Dylan beat me to it   Been onsite a bunch lately and haven't had time to check the forum for a few days!