Anyone know what this is? I just installed X6 and was curious, when I turn it on it asks for an access code when I go to use verify? Is this possibly a start for an attempt to improve verify? The UBVS stands for unified Backplot Verify System. Can anyone say anything about this? Thanks, Kevin C.

I am not brave enough to go to X6 yet, but I think they did add this to where you don't have to use verify. In X5 I have done it with verify and it is not too much trouble. Just select one of the models for your stock and do a drill toolpath out in space and then select your other model as an external STL file to compare it too. Very fast and very accurate.

Close your file and reopen. I get this all of the time. Time to clean out the buffer.

Could you post a file with some geo?

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

I don't trust the transform stuff at all, without vericut I wouldn't use it.

We no longer have x3 installed. But I am 99% sure it is still there. Glad to help.

You can also preselect your geometry go to the analyze drop down menu number/database and just select the database button, (looks like a little computer) then a box pops up and it tells you how many solids or toolpaths are associated with that geometry. Then just click the toolpath button and it will green check all of the relevant operations in the ops manager. Kevin C.

Thanks for the tips David. Kevin C.

David, What fpt and surface speed do you like for the 1/2" endmill in the 17-4? I have a job coming up I am wanting to see what I can do. Thanks, Kevin C.

I feel your pain man, The multi-axis toolpaths have way way too many branches in the tree to deal with. Most people use multiple even large monitors now. CNC should be consolidating parameters on fewer pages vs separating them to have to click more. They are going backwards if you ask me.

Yeah I should have stated that. X5MU1. Windows 7 64 at home and XP 32 here at work.

Apparently this is just an issue with mastercam verify. I ran both toolpaths this morning in vericut and neither of them are actually gouging. I have not ran in to this one before where mastercam verify shows a false gouge, only the other way around. Kevin C.

rickster please read all of my posts. This is not a customers model it was created in mastercam. I also tried it with surfaces it still gouged.

No go on the surfaces. Gouges also.

Joe, No but I will try it real quick before knocking off for the night.

This is a very very strange issue. I just tried running no hist on the solid and it still gouges, It just gouges in slightly different areas??? Also to add insult to injury the op with the STL for drive surfaces regens about 3 or 4 times faster than the op with the solid tied to it. Thanks guys, Kevin C.

Ok hybrid experts, check this one out. This attached file has two exactly the same hybrid toolpaths in it. The only difference being one (operation #2) is being driven by the solid as selected in Mastercam in the graphics screen. The other toolpath (operation #1) is being driven by the exact same solid saved as an STL file. For some strange reason the toolpath being driven by the solid inside of mastercam gouges where the toolpath (op1) being driven by the STL files looks great. What gives! If you are going to check this file for your self you will need to save off your own copy of the solid model as an STL and drive operation 1 with it. This also is not the first time I have run in to this where an external STL file gives much better results than selecting a solid inside of mastercam. This is a BIG problem the way I see it. BTW before you think it I will tell you this solid was built inside of mastercam. Thanks, Kevin C. X5HYBRIDISSUE.zip

Ron, How do you get the Verisurf WCS Tools? I don't see them in the current download I just installed. I do like the Axis rotation display. Thanks for the free stuff!

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One suggestion on the WCS Display would be to have an option you could turn on or off that would make it always on top of whatever is on your screen, ie your model. Thanks, I Like the Verisurf stuff.

I thought they were going to change it in X5 where when you bring in operations from another file you could bring in the solids they were connected to also? I thought I heard that somewhere but I can't remember where? Not true? Because I can't get it to work.

Make sure you filter it. That will speed it up in verify significantly.

What version are you running? There was an issue I think in initial release of X4 I think with that.

No, no license needed just to check limits. It will stop in the program and tell you it exceeded the removal limit you set, you just can't do anything with it as far as having optipath fix it. What I have done when it only exceeds in a few spots is to edit the NC file to slow the feed slightly in the areas where it gets overloaded.