TRIM TO STOCK GREYED OUT

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Hi I'm trying to use the trim to stock function with the 5 axis curve toolpath but I cant enable the button. How do I activate it. I tried setting it in the previous op. and also in the stock setup using a solid model.

Thanks

[Hubz]

Are you running a Mill Level 3 HASP?

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Yes mill level three with multi axis . Just upgraded a couple days ago to 7 with net hasp set-up

[CJep]

If you have a stock model in the part file you should be able to check the trim to stock utility in the multiaxis toolpath.

Can you post the part file to the thread?

Are you running the latest version of McamX7?

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mu2 . I will check to see if I have stock model . I do on a level but not sure if I got it selected correctly.

[CJep]

mu2 . I will check to see if I have stock model . I do on a level but not sure if I got it selected correctly.

 

No, the stock model is actually a toolpath, you can use a solid model to define the initial stock shape for the stock model,...

 

In the picture below I've taken a solid model of the raw casting and used it to define the first stock model. In the legacy multiaxis tpaths I could then use this stock model to trim the toolpath.