Toolpath Colors

[brockbilt]

Hello, I am new to Mastercam V9. I have been trying to figure out how to change the color for various toolpaths. When I get more than a few tools, I get confused what toolpath is what.

 

thanks

[Guest]

Brockbilt:

 

I don't know how to assign a specific color to a specific tool path but you can turn on color loop. This might give you what you want. To turn it on go to nc util, back plot, display, appearance tab, check the box for color loop. HTH

[CNCme]

Good Evnin'

 

Welcome to the forum

 

I dont know if you can change colors on

toolpaths. but, you must be getting frustrated

with many toolpaths for the selected operations on the screen.

 

What I do is toggle the "screen-draw toolpath"

by using the ALT , T, and you should only

see the toolpath of the selected operation.

If you hit the ALT , T, again it will turn

all the toolpaths on again...a mess sometimes.

 

Bug: 9.1

 

After regen ,If all levels are on, the aqua

colored toolpath will remain visable, but

If Only ONE level is turned off, after regen,

the Aqua toolpath will not be visable.

 

HTH

 

Tony G

Unemployed Programmer

N.E Massachusetts - Southern New Hampshire

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End mills and tooling are like The "AMMO"

and coolant and chips are like the enemy

under your boots as you advance in the

Manufacturing Battle.

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[ 04-17-2003, 05:18 AM: Message edited by: CNCme ]

[Thad]

In Verify, you can set different colors for each operation, but you can't in Backplot. Click on the Config button in Verify and you'll see the setting there.

 

Thad

[CNCme]

Good Mo'nin'

 

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I dont know if you can change colors on

toolpaths. but, you must be getting frustrated

with many toolpaths for the selected operations on the screen.

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Marks Idea is also good, it will change colors

on backplot on many tool paths.

 

But I use regen alot and I do alot of single

paths to watch their extents so I dont need

colors, and if I want multi or all the paths

I use verify...and I also use Thads method

by changing colors on tools, it is very

effective when doing a 5 side or blending

tools to pocket floors.

 

 

HTH

 

Tony G

Unemployed Programmer

N.E Massachusetts - Southern New Hampshire

_________________________________________

End mills and tooling are like The "AMMO"

and coolant and chips are like the enemy

under your boots as you advance in the

Manufacturing Battle.

__________________________

 

[ 04-17-2003, 05:30 AM: Message edited by: CNCme ]

[BernieT]

Thanks Marc - another fine tip learned on this forum.

 

To all Newbies. Don't be afraid to ask questions, we can all learn something from them.

 

'Alt-T' works OK. But I prefer to use 'T' in the ops manager to turn off toolpaths once I'm satisfied they are correct. Then I'm only looking at the toolpath currently being worked on.