Saved Views

[razor]

I don't understand. When I save a view, MC designates a number for me to reference that view. Why when I come in the next morning those numbers are no longer valid. I think I can save a named view are maybe thats the way to do it right. But I just don't understand why the numbers MC assigns changes overnight.

[cadcam]

After you saved it did you see a "N" next the number view?

[razor]

no, I see the N after I save name view and name it.

[cadcam]

Sorry that is what i ment.

that tell you that it is a saved view.

so now when you hit the keys:

ALT 6 then "N" twice on the keyboard the window will pop up to get that veiw so you can pick it.

So now when you do this is the saved veiw still there for you to pick?

[Luther_Heggs]

Views are created "behind the scenes" in Mastercam to support entities that are view dependent (arcs, text, etc). That's why if you've ever created a circular array of arcs where they result in occupying different planes, and then you go to set a view by number, you'll see the numbers (1-29) or whatever amount over the standard 8 views you get on starting a new file.

If you create a view after that, your view will be number 30. Delete the arcs, and it will still be number 30 until you save and retreive the file - it will then be number 9. Mastercam does not save view that are not used. You use a view when you define a named view.

[razor]

I got it. Thanks.

[Threept82]

Is there anyway to change the numbers back to what was originally made. We have a guy here who made like 45 different views, named them the same as the number MC gave them. Now everything is diff. and its very when work needs to be done.

[betts]

Granted this guy probably didn't understand how MC handles this, but logically, why would you just give a view a number? It obviously is relevant to or linked to some feature of your geo, so why not give it a name that best describes it, so you aren't working from memory or a list of numbers.

 

Just my .02, and you get what you pay for.