On Screen Coordinates during Backplot

[PBpaul]

In Mill3, SP1, I have an arch with a couple of simple pockets. When I backplot the pocket operations, at the lower left of my screen, I have valid X Y Z values during the backplot and when the backplot is finished, they remain valid. However, when I backplot the simple contour that runs around the perimeter of my arch, the X Y Z values are valid during backplot, but when backplot finished, they display X=10 Y=10 Z=10, which is just not valid. Any ideas about this?

 

Thanks- Paul

[Roger Martin from CNC Software]

X=10 Y=10 Z=10

 

Sounds like the coordinates of the Home Position.

 

On the BP Options page, is 'Show Mill/Router Home Position' checked?

[PBpaul]

Roger:

 

Nope, that box is not checked. It may be that this only happens with the last operation in the list. I'll check that. In the meantime, any other ideas/suggestions?

 

Thanks- paul

[PBpaul]

Roger:

 

I moved the simple contour operation to the top of the list which made one of my pockets go to the bottom of the list but that didn't make any difference when I backplot. It is only the contour toolpath backplot that shows the X=10 Y=10 Z=10 at the completion of the backplot. The pocket operations still do correctly. Must be something else.

 

Paul