Adding new coordinate systems

[Bob W.]

If I am working on a part that will have three different setups in the milling vise, is there a way to do all of the tool paths in one MasterCAM file? If so, how are the different coordinate systems set up?

 

Thanks,

Bob

[Guest]

One part 3 differnet work zeros.

 

Use the WCS.

 

Here is a link to hardmills tutorial, he wrote it for V9 but the premise if you are using VX is quite similiar

 

Hardmill 101 WCS Tutorial

 

You can then set up 3 different milling groups for all three ops, give them all a different nc name and you should be good to go.

[crazy^millman]

What I have done for the 3 different ops is create 3 groups. Then use the Groups as my name of my file this was in 9. Now in X I just select the operations I want a different name and rename them and give them a different program number post and I get 3 different programs with 3 different program numbers.

 

HTH