1 - Make a Stock Model

2 - Put it at the top of the Toolpath Group, it HAS to be the first item in the list you have selected for Verify (so top of the group is easiest).

3 - Verify the group, and any toolpath after it, and MC will use that model as your stock.

This way you only need your 'initial' settings in the Stock Setup menu proper, and you can daisy chain your stock models for multiple ops by using the previous OP results as stock. I like the way it works now, faster workflow for checking individual OPS, or finish routines.

I got a lot of mileage from the examples in this video. Not Mastercam specific as far as settings for toolpaths, it has examples and theory on tabbing off a variety of parts.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Liujqlj2cb0

If that's an IKE post, you'll want to set this switch to 0 instead of 1 or 2:

swt_sus_launch    :0

Also, these switches and the setup sheet options are at the bottom of the post

We have a similar situation. Programs can be run on multiple machines, vertical, horizontal or even on the 5ax, and for VMC we have 3 different types of controls that need different posts/settings.

In a particular job # folder, there is an NC folder that has all the current issue posted NC files, labelled by OP# and machine type. I make a copy of those in the relevant machine's folder on the network, and the operators DNC those files from the server according to the PCD and machine availablity. This keeps them out of my yard, so I have unmolested copies to refer back to and dates that they were originally created - "no boss, I did not program that facemill to G00 Z-30.0, see?"

It's a fallible system, and I do forget to post for a certain type of machine (always the one they need), or simply forget to move the file into the server. My position is no matter what system you choose, the onus is on the programmer to move a correctly labelled, proven version of a posted NC file into a location that the machines can 'see'. File management is part of my responsibilities around here, and It keeps everything tidy.

I program for all our mills: 6 VMCs, an HMC and a 3+2.

2 Operators setup and handle those machines

+1 to everyone's responses.

I wish you all the best rolling with a single user account, but I foresee a Québec split, and you never know who will become a séparatiste first.

I'm having an issue with viewsheet groups, to add to the discussion:

Opened a 22 file in 24. Saved a copy with a new rev #.

Made a viewsheet group hoping to orgaznize the sheets from the previous version, and separate them by REV.

When adding a sheet to the group, it just makes a copy with the exact same name, and nothing is put inside the group,

If you delete the duplicate or original sheet without renaming one even after renaming one, you can't click or use the remaining sheet. I'm thinking since they shared the exact same name, there is an issue.

Anyone else having grouping issues? I found a thread from earlier in the year during the beta, but no threads on sheets since - other than this one.

2 hours ago, Kyle F said:

this is blowing my mind,... so y'all do surface finishing, with square endmills, feeding up and down?!

Then you would love the 45° ruffing I just ran. Cut the time in half for those ops - ran along the wall on 45's and spooked the operator.

And yea, we have some steel parts with 7 or 15° tapered walls about 2.0" tall, and one 45°x.500 chamfer that is the wall of a critical pocket . We run up and down on those too.

33 minutes ago, AMCNitro said:

It will still work...

I was thinking the same thing when I read this thread a few days ago. The last pass will run along the bottom of the wall and leave a sharp edge. We do it all the time.

6 minutes ago, volitan71 said:

50 button mouse

Pretty rude to post something so outlandish without a link...

Verify > Collision Checking > Collision (Tiny little button), opens up the Collision Detection Options window

21 hours ago, So not a Guru said:

Pressing the Ctrl key, on your keyboard switches between modes.

This information is of extremely high value to me.

I can't get enough keyboard shortcuts, the unabashed speed vs menu cruising or hover-waiting makes me all tingly.

9 minutes ago, gms1 said:

You can just do the accurate zoom, reset zoom dance I have had to do since this version of verify came out.

Yuup. This has been my standard procedure for checking small areas

On 10/20/2023 at 1:49 PM, JoshC said:

you must have went to 4 im guessing, 4 is max that is ever suggested even in their knowledge base article about the topic

Forgot to specify, I tried on 2, 3 and 4, similar results. And back at 1 everything was hunky dory. I do have some small stuff here and there, and 2024 is noticeably more coarse than 22, what I am used to. But this is such a small percentage of my work that all the other benefits of 2024 outshine it by miles. Thanks for the info!

18 hours ago, JoshC said:

if you need even better quality (at the expense of performance) you can make a more advanced setting change by doing the following.

1. go here C:\Users\(NAME)\Documents\My Mastercam (VERSION)\Mastercam

2. Duplicate the MastercamSimulatorDefaults.xml , then rename it to something like HighPrecisionMastercamSimulatorDefaults.xml

3. Right click the file and choose edit, then change the Force 5 axis option to True and also adjust the Precision Factor from 1 to 4 maximum.

4. then in verify, choose file --> defaults -- Open Defaults, choose your high precision file, and now your verify will be more precise and accurate looking, at the expense of some performance 

 

FYI for folks with a less than stellar PC... I tried this out on a pretty simple part and MC2024 immediately chewed through 16gb of RAM, maxed out the CPU and disk write speed was pinned at 150 mb/s. Full lockup and restart needed after that. I'm on an i7-8700K, 16GB ram, a K620 GPU and a Samsung 850 SSD. So not a poor system, but somewhat lacking for current year. An A5000 and 64 gigs of RAM is on the xmas list. I'm noticing slowdowns the past few months on backplot and verify.

59 minutes ago, crazy^millman said:

i just needed ITAR support and with him being in a different country it rules him out for the work I mostly do.

Noted. Thanks, I'd be in the same boat on that one.

Do you guys all consider X+ to be a necessity?

Thanks for the info! I've often wanted to try it out, maybe if there is some downtime, I'll look into it. Appreciate the responses

Is there a way to add sorting fields beyond the default Tool Manager columns? Often sorting through (that last guy's) old programs, I want to check the RPMs of the tools at a glance before I start. Would be nice to spot an incorrect speed or feed immediately.

Count on one more sub over here, my guy.

14 minutes ago, Tim Johnson said:

Here's my tool library list. The aluminum folder has over 1100 tools.

I was getting worried from all the other comments that I was the only guy grouping my tools by material. That's a compendium to be sure!

That would be great, thanks for the reply! I have a stylesheet now whose location I copy/paste into the top of the html files that are output, so they are all formatted the same. Been some months since I've had time to do work on this post, and it's certianly not used for programs on the floor. When I have spare time I try and keep up on some new things.

2 hours ago, Jake L said:

middle mouse button feels so much better than clicking the scroll wheel all the time.

Middle button gang! Has been my fav mouse for years

4 minutes ago, Jake L said:

If you use the FancyZones feature in Microsoft PowerToys, it looks like you can make the window open not full screen.

In that vein, for those who are able to use it, NVIDIA RTX Desktop manager is amazing for snapping to custom grids, and having more than one desktop available. I have a non RTX quadro card (K620), and it runs fine. So RTX in name only.

5 minutes ago, Tinger said:

Are the professional AMD Radeon PRO W7800/W7900 cards good for Mastercam? Wondering if anyone has gone that route?

For sure! Recommended specs on the official site:

"NVIDIA Quadro® or AMD FirePro™ / Radeon Pro card with 4 GB (or higher) dedicated memory."

A workstation GPU released this year with 32GB memory will treat you well for the years to come.