topic Re: NC Program Verification in PowerMill Forum

NC Program Verification

TK.421 — Fri, 23 Sep 2016 12:36:46 GMT

This is a new feature to me as we never shelled out the bucks for the advsim license. I apologize if my question is elementary. How come after I verify a program and get the green tick, it turns back to purple after I deactivate the toolpath, or apply it to my stock block or whatever? I would think it will stay green as long as I don't mod the toolpath(s) itself?

Thanks!

Re: NC Program Verification

ken.poyner — Fri, 23 Sep 2016 12:48:36 GMT

Neither of those should be affecting the verification state (unless a toolpath within the NC program is dependent on the stock model I suppose). I couldn't reproduce either with a simple model, but then I didn't do anything complicated with my stock mode.

Re: NC Program Verification

NanchenO — Fri, 23 Sep 2016 13:03:07 GMT

It should not if your clearance's parameters are coherent between the toolpathes and the verification's params.

The only issue, that I almost always have is that if it becomes red once, there is mostly only one way to get it back to blue or green: invalidate the toolpathes which went red and recalculate them.

-> @Anonymous: Improvement welcome

Olivier

Re: NC Program Verification

TK.421 — Fri, 23 Sep 2016 16:34:24 GMT

here is a quick video of it happening:

http://screencast.com/t/OkqUXaZZLC8

EDIT:

I went back and re verified per the warning during posting, and I get this message below. I have a support ticket open on it, because I saw it yesterday. I'm sure the program is fine, but if it gives a green tick, I want it to stay green.

Re: NC Program Verification

Anonymous — Fri, 23 Sep 2016 17:22:54 GMT

I'm not sure what you have in your posting macro, but we found that if you change the Machine Tool, Model Location, or Output workplane after the NC Program is verified, the Green check will turn to blue.

see attached

Hopefully you find the problem.

Bruce

Re: NC Program Verification

TK.421 — Fri, 23 Sep 2016 18:39:06 GMT

that was the case, Bruce. My posting macro sets my workplane to the output workplane. Even though it stays the same, the green tick goes away when it is re selected. I'll have to update some stuff....