Well, I guess chaining in 2021 is messed up....

[JParis]

If you still have 2020 or earlier installed...try this...

draw a straight line...any length.....create a contour toolpath, when chaining, select partial chain and click on the wait button....then click one end of the line, system wais and click the other end of the line...the chain reverses...

If you back plot it it will feed in one direction, then the other...great for getting under something and back out...

Now try it in 2021

[Leon82]

I've done this but I believe I've just used regular chain click the side you want to start on. Then click the end point then click the end point which is now your start point.

[JParis]

14 minutes ago, Leon82 said:

I've done this but I believe I've just used regular chain click the side you want to start on. Then click the end point then click the end point which is now your start point.

That gets you 2 separate chains...

 

 

I just ran backplot...it does actually still work,,,it's the chaining view that's messed up

[JoshC]

7 minutes ago, JParis said:

That gets you 2 separate chains...

i got it to work but it just doesnt show the arrow coming back, see video below on what i did but basically it was what you described JParis, just doesn't show the arrow. 

video:  https://fastechincorporated-my.sharepoint.com/:v:/g/personal/support_fastechinc_net/EV7TwNw7_VdLpuAt7Y3_AFsBi0KHlDeS91tNWAL9aJ-oCw?e=dKfTt5

[JParis]

Just now, JoshC said:

i got it to work but it just doesnt show the arrow coming back, see video below on what i did but basically it was what you described JParis, just doesn't show the arrow. 

video:  https://fastechincorporated-my.sharepoint.com/:v:/g/personal/support_fastechinc_net/EV7TwNw7_VdLpuAt7Y3_AFsBi0KHlDeS91tNWAL9aJ-oCw?e=dKfTt5

Yup that's what I eventually figgered out...the chaining isn't showing proper but the path works

[Leon82]

Yeah it does give you two chains. The master cam seems to know to not bring the tool up if you keep tool down.

I'll have to keep that in mind though for the next time I do it

[Bill Craven]

I have been using this feature for many generations.

It can also be used to create slot geometry by using Transform, Offset chains.

It is annoying that the end arrow doesn't display correclty.

 

Has anyone sent this to CNC as a potential bug?

 

[Guest]

1 hour ago, Bill Craven said:

 Has anyone sent this to CNC as a potential bug?

I thought it was a new "feature".

[JParis]

13 hours ago, Bill Craven said:

Has anyone sent this to CNC as a potential bug? 

I'll screen shot it this morning and send it in...

[Pete Rimkus from CNC Software Inc.]

Thanks JP.

Pete

[JParis]

OK, documented and sent in....

 

[Leon82]

I tried it in 2020 and the arrows seem fine

[JParis]

Yuip, 2020 is good, 2021, not so much

At least it's just a screen error though

[JParis]

and I did get a bug # on this one...

Maybe by 2027 

[#Rekd™]

17 hours ago, JParis said:

Maybe by 2027

Optimistic!!!

[jlw™]

18 hours ago, JParis said:

and I did get a bug # on this one...

Maybe by 2027 

I'm sitting on 3 bug #s for 2021.  I had none in 2020.