SolidCAM fixtures

A look at how SolidCam handles fixtures. I wasted a lot of time before figuring out you define the fixtures in the "setup" line item, not in the "Fixtures" line item. I also wasted four hours since when I defined the first Coordsys coordinate system, I did not check and see that SolidCAM had selected both the part and a fixture as the "Target". Be sure to click where that third green arrow is next to "Target" and then you can un-select the fixtures. Just because the green check-mark means is has a target does not mean it is the right target.
There was also a bug in the stock definition dialogs that I show, nothing major. I still struggle with all the icons with no labels, but if you use SolidCAM often enough, this is less of a problem. Another GUI problem is that so many dialogs look different. Once again, not serious for the everyday user, but a problem for an intermittent prototype guy like myself.
The assembly file as pack-and-go and the disjoint part file are on my website:
www.rako.com/Media/Suffering-w...

[@braddenton1350]

SolidCam picks up solids. It doesn't matter that you left a gap. With all due respect, cam software is very process-driven. One can't assume that he has the intuition to drive such an advanced piece of software. In fact, it's troubling you are trying to treat this as if it was Bobcad or Fusion360.
For the record, you had under settings selected to auto pick target. That is for folks who understand that they are working with a part only. Common sense tells the programmer that in this case when relying on more parts such as fixtures that any software could not be intelligent enough to select the part model from all the other models presented. The point is you need to actually do the research when it comes to manipulating this awesome piece of software.
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[@Rako_Studios]

Thanks for the great comment Brad, and valuable observations. I was trying to decide what program to buy, so that it was very important to me that the interface be intuitive, which, as you point out, is probably an impossible goal. I am an intermittent user, so being able to be off CAM for a while, I need to have the program be rather self-evident. I ended up with HSMWorks, which is ideal for my use case, both the intermittent use, and the cost structure. No argument that SolidCAM is an awesome piece of software, I would be very worried if I was working at MasterCAM.