WCS a bit more

[one shot]

Hello everyone.

I was wondering can I assign a WCS to a group of entities? Such that any tool I use on each different group would automatically switch to the corresponding WCS?

The reason for my question if I have two Kurt double vices and I do various operations in each of the four different locations and picking geometry and keeping the different WCS assignments can get a little confusing.

Any advice would sure be welcome.

Thanks

Jeff

[J Coulston]

Search "Edit Random Parameters", I think this is what you are really looking for.

 

 

I usually program a WCS complete then move the order of the operations around. When I move the operation around I use Display Modes with "WCS", "Tool Plane" and "Operation comment" ( I enter the tool # in the comment T1) checked.

 

[WSC: FRONT]-[Tplane#1,X0. Y0. Z0.]-T1

[WSC: BACK]-[Tplane#1,X0. Y0. Z0.]-T1

 

 

Another way that might work for you is to Right mouse button in the OM and try "Sort Operations".

[Storkman]

My advice would be, create a copy of the wcs for each vise and set the offset for each different view. Just name them "{Vise1-top view")ect. that way you will know which one to use for each toolpath.

[one shot]

J Coulston:

I have read a little on the search you spoke of and will have to look into it a bit further, for now I did as you recomended. Program complete then sort by tools. This worked for me now.

 

Storkman:

That is kind of what I am doing now.However, I am not using views. I have copied the top wcs for each vice position, then after creating a tool path I go back into the parameters of each tool and select the the wcs I want.

 

Thankyou both for your input.

Jeff