Multiple solids in verify

[GoetzInd]

Does anyone know if there is any work going on to allow multiple solids to be picked in verify? EG stock, vices, tombstone etc. Am I the only one that thinks this would be helpful? Right now I boolen solid together, but sometimes it doesnt work as well as ID like.

 

Thanks,

Mike

[Dtm]

Does anyone know if there is any work going on to allow multiple solids to be picked in verify? EG stock, vices, tombstone etc. Am I the only one that thinks this would be helpful? Right now I boolen solid together, but sometimes it doesnt work as well as ID like.

 

Thanks,

Mike

 

Your not the only one that thinks this would be helpful. I used gibbscam for years and could easily do this.

[mayday]

boolean add. they all have to be one solid. even if they are 2 separate fixutes I just create a dummy solid that attaches to them that wont effect the verify. Or use machine sim if you have an extra week to set it up

[cobra95kev]

Just save all of your solids off in to one STL file, then select that as your stock.

[Goldorak]

use machine sim if you have an extra week to set it up

 

 

thats a good one

[Festus]

Just save all of your solids off in to one STL file, then select that as your stock.

 

 

I agree with this, but I would much rather just select my solids. creating an stl just seems like a bandaid. stl's also seem to slow down verify

[mayday]

I agree. There are some nice things coming down the tube to help. It's not a complete fix to the problem, that's the problem

[Ron Branch @ 5th Axis]

Hum I remember if you saved the out as a solids as a file and used that file then all the solids would come in without the need to do Boolean add. Anyone tried that method?

[Oscar R.]

"Does anyone know if there is any work going on to allow multiple solids to be picked in verify? EG stock, vices, tombstone etc. Am I the only one that thinks this would be helpful? Right now I boolen solid together, but sometimes it doesnt work as well as ID like."

 

Same here. I used Esprit 2001 and at that time it had this feature. You could create multiple solids, set different colors them, layer them, etc., and import it all into verify. Very usefull tool.

 

Yet it seems MasterCam has no interest in taking it's onboard varify to that level.

I haven't tried the verisurf tool yet. It takes a bit to set up properly.

Maybe that will get you what you need.

[NOTW Programmer]

How about we all use vericut and that will solve all our problems.

[gcode]

SolidWorks can save multiple enitites as a single STL file and

 

Mastercam treats that was a single body when you use the STL as stock.

 

not a great solution, but better than nothing

[Joe788]

Here's the easiest way I've found, because I often verify on assemblies that have a buttload of components.

 

-Join the parts in Solidworks. (In assembly mode: Insert>new component. Exit sketch. Insert>Features>Join. Select all your parts.)

-Save solid as an XT using the same reference coordinate system I used to bring the entire assembly into Mastercam the first time around.

-Open a new level in my MCX file.

-File>Merge>XT>Options>Solids, no edge curves

-Verify>Options>Solid>Select the monstrosity you just merged.

 

Done.

 

This method is foolproof, and you don't have any issues with trying to save solids as STLs. Of course, this doesn't help if you don't have Solidworks though.