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Difference between Transform Operation and using the Transform utility (within some toolpaths)?


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Linking would be a big one. By transforming within the operation, rather than transforming an operation as a whole, the NCI is radically different in terms of headers and how it could be read/interpreted by the post. Note also the sorting options you have to do some more intelligent things with how you break out that toolpath and do each depth on all transformed contours before moving to the next, etc, which can only exist if the transform is calculated within the toolpath itself.

It's also nice in the case of blades or other repeating shapes to have all information related to cutting the part contained within one toolpath, rather than spread across two- the Morph/etc AND the transform.

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18 minutes ago, Chally72 said:

Linking would be a big one. By transforming within the operation, rather than transforming an operation as a whole, the NCI is radically different in terms of headers and how it could be read/interpreted by the post. Note also the sorting options you have to do some more intelligent things with how you break out that toolpath and do each depth on all transformed contours before moving to the next, etc, which can only exist if the transform is calculated within the toolpath itself.

It's also nice in the case of blades or other repeating shapes to have all information related to cutting the part contained within one toolpath, rather than spread across two- the Morph/etc AND the transform.

Calculation time would be the biggest thing to consider with leaving everything in one operation on more complex parts. All good points, but NCI Transform is lighting fast even on 1gig and larger Mastercam files.

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One big difference

With the traditional Transform, you can check the Force Tool Change box and the NC code will run home and stop

with each rotation. It would be nice to have a switch to turn this behavior off and on

 

With the Module Works internal transform there is no way to do this

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