Warning

[So not a Guru]

I often get the warning "file contains 'xx' entities in the graphics screen background color", but I never create any entities in the background color.

Where the heck are these mystery entities coming from?

[Machineguy]

Imported file. Ive seen this with SW files a while back.

I reopened the file in SW and turned on everything on and re-saved the file.

When I brought it back in I had no issues.

Strange stuff.

[gcode]

The Mastercam to Vericut interface will create text in the background color

on level in the 4000 range

[Tony35]

Vericut goes to level 3987 on my system

[htm01]

used to work with a guy that would do background color entities all the time instead of hiding or putting them on another level

[crazy^millman]

Vericut goes to level 3987 on my system

 

Same here.

[So not a Guru]

I don't have Vericut.

I didn't import anything but operations, which don't contain entities.

Kinda wierd

[gcode]

I don't have Vericut.

I didn't import anything but operations, which don't contain entities.

Kinda wierd

I think some toolpaths create geometry while they are regenning.

They do it in screen background color and it should get deleted when regen is complete.

If it really bugs you, see if you can find it,

That might give you an idea of where it came from

[So not a Guru]

I think some toolpaths create geometry while they are regenning.

They do it in screen background color and it should get deleted when regen is complete.

If it really bugs you, see if you can find it,

That might give you an idea of where it came from

I've got a lot of stock models & opti-paths on this file, I suppose that could be it.

[JoshC]

I would check your default wireframe, surface and solid color and try to avoid using whatever your background colors are set to, if you are using gradient colors then avoid using both of those gradient colors for Surfaces, Solids and wireframe. As others have mentioned some Mastercam functions need to create their own geometry so even if you were not creating the geometry the tools you use may create it which is why its important to use colors that are not the same as your background.

 

In my opinion that's a great warning and something we want to have because if we were not warned you and prompted to change their colors it would probably be quite difficult to see those entities.

[Todd Tracey from Fastech]

Window select an area that appears to be blank, If it shows you have entities selected, change the color of the selected entities.