X9 Verify: How does it "know" what my Workpiece is?

[Niezingerly]

Howdy.

 

So, I have found how to set, in the Verify options, which level Mastercam Verify is to us as my "Fixture" Geometry.

 

But, somehow, it already knows the geometry that is to be my Workpiece, even though I have never set it explicitly.

 

How does it know?

 

Where would this setting be found?

 

Thank you...

[Niezingerly]

Done some experimenting, seems to be the "first" Solid, in the Levels, in descending order, from Level 1, on down through all the Levels, that Mastercam "sees", is the "Workpiece"

 

I put a solid, say on level 10, with some "wacky" shape, and if I then turn on Workpiece in Verify, I can see that exact same "wacky" solid, as my Workpiece...

 

If I then put some other solid, say on level 2, maybe it's not so wacky, but just more "weird" shaped, then when I go to verify, I don't see the "wacky" solid as my Workpiece, I now see the "weird" solid as my Workpiece...

 

Interesting...

 

Thanks...

[jlw™]

Workpiece is the active solid on the screen regardless of level.

[Thad]

Workpiece is the active solid on the screen regardless of level.

 

Yeah, but doesn't it still know when there is no active solid on the screen? I could be wrong about that since I'm going from memory (haven't used it in a while), but I think it still seems to know.

[jlw™]

Just tested in x9 and turned all levels off. Nothing in verify for workpiece and workpiece checkbox is greyed out.. Changed levels and whatever is on screen is wp in verify.

 

Same in 2017.

[Matthew Hajicek - Singularity]

It doesn't seem to collision check against the fixture.  Is there a switch somewhere I'm missing?

[crazy^millman]

It doesn't seem to collision check against the fixture.  Is there a switch somewhere I'm missing?

 

Yes in the options.

[Matthew Hajicek - Singularity]

Thanks!