Solids in Verify

[DavidB]

Would it be possible to select more than 1 solid as the stock in Verify?

I have solids that represent the stock billets but I can only select 1 solid as the stock in Verify.

[Guest]

David I don't know if this will work for you when I do fixture and table layouts I use boolean add to make them all 1 solid and then select that 1 solid to verify with.

 

If the solids happen to not touch, you might try addiing a very samll stick between tem to be able to join them.

[Guest CNC Apps Guy 1]

+1 to John!

[Slick]

Ditto to mister jmparis. I add little strips/boss' whatever you call it and join the stock and save the file.

[DavidB]

The billet solids are in position on a tombstone for a Horizontal.The billet solids are on differant faces of the tombstone.

Just being able to pick more than 1 solid for stock would be nice.

 

Would be nice also to bring in Fixtures sepperate so if the fixture is touched by the tool it alarms.

[Jay M]

David,

 

+1 on the Fixtures option.

 

As to the solids, another option is to save them all as an STL and choose that as your stock. No doubt, this is more time consuming for a single set-up, but it comes in handy in some situations, especially for a set-up you use frequently.

[Guest]

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Would be nice also to bring in Fixtures sepperate so if the fixture is touched by the tool it alarms.

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Use you boolean add completed setup and machine the parts on it, set the fixture surfaces as check surfaces and set a distance. This would accomplish what you're trying, wouldn't it?

 

 

BTW +1 on the fixtures option, may happen eventually, just not here yet.

[Jay M]

John,

 

Great suggestion regarding using the fixture surfaces as check surfaces. It should have been obvious, but I had never thought of it.

 

Thanks,

 

Jay

[Guest]

It's not perfect, I know, but if you want to accomplish something, it'll work I suppose

 

 

This is one of the things I LOVE about MC, if you want to get it done, there is probably a way.

[DavidB]

I've been avaluating ProE manufacturing and this is a big plus for it. You can define fixtures and stock sepperate. Not to mention it knows your stock material after every toolpath.

 

Thanks guys

[Guest]

NX is the same way, I agree it is a great asset that the software posesses. I have an opportunity to play with WF2, don't know if I will or not yet.

 

All in all though the ease of use issues in NX is what killed it for me.

 

Let us know what you think about it as you move thru it.