How It Works In X

[Bruce Caulley]

Doh!

Thanks John. I don't suppose you can answer the analyze>only when not using preselection??

 

Bruce

[Guest]

What are you trying to analyze Bruce?

 

You can click analyze first and pick whatever it is you're trying to either analyze or change and it has the same effect.

[Bruce Caulley]

If I have an arc that is an edge curve on a model I can't analyze it unless I pre-select it. If you turn pre-select off the all and only buttons aren't accesible. I just used an arc as an example.

 

Bruce

[Guest]

I can't help you with that one Bruce.

 

I don't have solids

 

But the PO was signed lat week for an upgrade to Mill 3 with solids. So I'll be jumping into the deep end, soon.

 

[Bruce Caulley]

I don't have solids either John. I was just using a surface model as an example. It looks to me that unless you are willing to have pre-selection of geometry as your default that you are unable to access any of the geometry filters. :shrug:

 

Bruce

[Guest]

Have you tried analyze contour and picking only single?

 

You don't have to pre-select that. I'm not sure if that is what you're looking for though.

[Bruce Caulley]

Thanks John. That will do the job, but it is a work around.

 

 

Bruce

[gcode]

John,

I've noticed a quirk when trying to select

surface stuff before, especially if you have Window pick turned on.

Try clcking on the white arrow first, then analyize, the your surface entity.

That works for me, but I have solids so it may not be a valid method on your system.

[Johnny]

Yeah Bruce, what happened to Analyze ONLY arc, splines, lines etc etc If I pick analyze entity properties and pick an edge curve on a surface more often than not you grab the surface even if if the surface shading is turned off or transucent :>(

In V9 it was pretty easy to analyze an edge curve if the surface was translucent.

[Bruce Caulley]

Maybe CNC thought that everyone would jump on the pre-selection option.

 

Bruce

[DavidB]

It seems to me it's just another thing CNC have changed the way its done from V9.

 

You have to select Only/Entities/Arcs then select the Arc now hit Analyze.Just backwards from ALL other MC versions.

 

It would prob be easier to learn MCX if you never used previous MC versions.Where just use to doing things the way we have for years

[Bruce Caulley]

David,

Thats the problem. If you have pre-select turned off, you can't access the all or only buttons.

 

Bruce

[DavidB]

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If you have pre-select turned off, you can't access the all or only buttons.

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Do you mean have the Toolbar turned off?

[Jim ..]

Can MCx Analyze the max and min surface rad's of the entire model like in Ver 9.1 that was great for checking tool Diameters before machining.

 

Jim.

[DavidB]

It does not seem to be there

[Steve Zirtzman]

Jim,

I believe that Analyze-Surfaces-Curvature was removed.

[Bruce Caulley]

David,

The tool bar is still there but the buttons are greyed out.

 

Bruce

[DavidB]

Bruce,

how are you getting the buttons greyed out?

[Jim ..]

Thanks Steve,

I was having the same problem as Bruce today,

checking some rads on a surface I don't like the preselection system, every time you move your mouse across the screen all the surfaces are being highlighted, annoying.Well I think so anyway

[DavidB]

Jim,

If you want to analyze arcs only.Why can't you press the, Only button-Tick entities-Tick arcs? Now your surfaces will not highlight.

[Bruce Caulley]

David,

The only and all buttons are greyed out if you have pre-selection turned off under settings>configuration>screen.

 

Bruce

[KCollins]

It all amounts to not being able to acess the all or only buttons in the analyze function...i just dont understand why they are greyed out...i personally am ok with preselection but why make the options for pre / post selection different?

[spade117]

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Just been reading about Levels.all OK.

in V9 Screen / Change Levels.

How do you change the level of an entity? in X.

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Select the entity/entities ( they turn yellow)

right click the level manager box on the bottom of the screen. Click OK or choose a different level

and click OK

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Right click over "Level" in status bar at bottom of screen. Pick geometry to change, end selection. Pop-up should ask for your info.

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Ok I tried these ideas and they didn't work. all I want to do is copy something from one level to another. I can get it to move but not copy. any help would be great. thanks

 

spade

[John13]

I use the change entity level icon in my toolbar.

 

Click icon, select entities, then check COPY button in dialog box and level your moving entities to.

[spade117]

I can't find that icon