change stock color

Roger Bombassei · 2012-02-22 15:39:44

I'm using Vericut to create shop operations sheets and I was wondering if it is possible to change the stock color to all gold before running each tool.

That way the entire part will be gold except for what the current tool has cut.

Edit: Actually, I have found the way to reset the cut colors for the current operation.
The problem I am having is resetting the colors from the previous operation that were saved with the cut stock.

Is there a way to make the stock all one color before I start cutting?

MIKEFITZ · 2012-02-22 17:46:50

Is this when you save the cut model from the first operation as a Vericut solid, and then open that model in the second? If that is the case you can reset the colors to the original gold at the end of the first operation prior to saving the model, and then it will be the same when you open it in the second.

If you save the cut stock as a .STL file instead, the colors don't matter, as the .STL's used by Vericut don't support multiple colors.

If the model was saved before as a multi-colored Vericut solid the only way that I am aware of to change the colors is to actually re-run the first op, then follow the steps above.

If you want to only show the color for the active tool, you can add the macro "ResetCutColor" to the end of your tool change code(M06) in your control which will reset the color as soon as the tool change is called. However, this will happen immediately, so if you want to be able to see the color for the active tool you would have to be sure to stop the simulation before each tool change. Adding that macro to the end of program(M30) code will leave all the colors visible until that code is called, when it will reset to the original gold color(or whatever your original color was).

You could also just manually reset the cut stock color any time you want through the toolbar.

Hope this helps!

Roger Bombassei · 2012-02-22 18:30:09

Thanks for the reply Mike

I was hoping to change my cut stock color without recreating it. Oh well I will remember to reset the colors before I save next time.

Another thing I would like to do is change the background color to white so my screen captures would blend with my operation sheet. Does anyone know how to do that?

I tried to change it but wasn't able to figure it out. :?

MIKEFITZ · 2012-02-22 18:51:47

To change the background color, right click on an Animation view, mouse over Background Style, and make sure Flat is selected.

Then go to the colors window, where you define cut colors etc. and check the Background box under Flat Colors. Then just move all three sliders for the Red, Green, and Blue all the way to the right and voila - white.

Roger Bombassei · 2012-02-22 19:10:57

That worked!
Thanks again MIke

MustaphaC · 2012-02-23 09:35:57

You can automate the cut color reset by using the command "reset_cutcolor" in the nc program.
APT/CLS â€” PPRINT/VERICUT-COMMAND reset_cutcolor
G-Code (Fanuc) â€” (VERICUT-COMMAND reset_cutcolor)
You can add this command to your tool change subroutine if you have one or directly in the nc program.
You can choose the "Reset Cut" color to be same as original Stock (ie: Gold) or use a different color (ie: Blue) to show difference between cut areas vs. uncut areas. Finally use only one color in the "Cut Colors" tab (ie Green). You will then end up with 3 colors:
- Uncut Stock (Gold)
- Previously Cut Stock (Blue)
- Current Tool Cut Stock (Green)

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#1 2012-02-22 15:39:44

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