Disable saving Toolpaths if material depth is not set

[Willboyer5985]

Many times our CNC operators come back to us because we save toolpaths without the material depth being set. For us, this would make the tools go into our tables.

I see no reason why anyone who uses ArtCAM would not have a material depth. I think it would be a great idea to disable the Save Toolpaths screen if the material depth is undefined. This would ensure that every file has a depth and would eliminate depth related errors.

A question for ArtCAM users: Is there ever a situation where you have a tool go past the material depth? Personally, I'd prefer that ArtCAM would give a warning that tool(s) will go past the material depth when calculating the toolpath. Share your experiences/ideas so this issue can be resolved!

Thanks,

Will

[mmarchHRJ7T]

if you work from the top of the work piece as apposed to working from the bottom, a zero depth is useful for something like a skim.

warnings about tools exceeding material depth would be nice but you should be able to ignore them. maybe an option in the edit -> options menu

[Anonymous]

i agree with mmacrch... because we also work from top, and no need to have thickness. We always leave "0", then operator decide what can be the thickness after polishing surface.

[jmcpeek]

Rotational 4th Axis I do not use a material thickness. Regular 3 Axis I use top of material but also set thickness of material. Simple 2D cut out I do not use material thickness but do use material top as zero. I would prefer this not be disabled, a choice to use it or not in the settings is acceptable.