topic Stockmodel in PowerMill Forum

Stockmodel

Anonymous — Tue, 30 Jan 2018 12:45:11 GMT

I was wondering if there is a way to check for an excessive depth of cut on any stockmodel state through macro. Like if someone accidentally sets a Zmax instead of a Zmin limitation on a model area clearance rest program. Can i get it to verify depth of cut against stock?

Re: Stockmodel

GlennM.MCAM — Tue, 30 Jan 2018 13:40:59 GMT

Is there a reason why you want to check the stockmodel and not the toolpaths? I think it's easier to write a macro that checks the toolpaths for a stepdown that is greater than a specific value.

Glenn

Re: Stockmodel

Anonymous — Tue, 06 Feb 2018 12:40:07 GMT

I want to be able to check against them both toolpath and stockmodel. the closest thing i found for that so far is the analyse button right under varify. I just want to find out if my toolpath is going to cut beyond the stock.

Re: Stockmodel

ondrej.mikulec — Tue, 06 Feb 2018 21:54:36 GMT

Hi,

The possibility, that somebody by accident limits rest machining at the top of stock is relative high. If you have in some case in machining process the rest material more above the model, you create a block with small offset, compute a rest toolpath => crash.

I my former company, that was an one of the task of the checking application. For a rest machining get stockmodels limits (I think possible only in PM2018, export stock model and import as triangles), and compare that with block limits and with toolpath limiting.