Multi edit

[DavidB]

I need to select 25 arcs all with the same Dia and color that I have as solid geom and change there Dia by .1mm.

 

Whats the best way?

 

I Anaylze Entities selct ALL Arcs and type in the new Dia but it only changed 1 arc?

 

I'm sure there was a Multi Edit function in V9

 

 

Thanks

[Steve Zirtzman]

DavidB,

I don't know of a better way. You will just have to cycle through the entities with the arrow buttons at the top of the dialog box.

[Roger Martin from CNC Software]

I recall that Byran had done an EditArcs C-Hook for v9.

 

Bryan's Mastercam Chooks page

 

I don't know if he has redone it for X. Bryan?

[DavidB]

Could we get a multi edit function like we have with Multi edit Dimensions?

 

[Roger Martin from CNC Software]

For your enjoyment... Arc MultiEdit

 

 

An X version ripoff of Byran's v9 EditArcs C-Hook.

Arc MultiEdit.ZIP is available on the Forum FTP in the /Mastercam_forum/C-hooks/ folder.

 

Note that this is a beta1 release so...

No warranty is Expressed or Implied as to the usefulness of this utility.

[Steve Zirtzman]

Thanks Roger!

[John13]

Thank you, worked for me.

[Steve Zirtzman]

Roger,

If I do not preselect my arcs and if I use the OK button in the dialog box instead of Enter, the dialog box is hard to close unless you click in the graphics window again.

[DavidB]

Thanks Roger works a treat

[Roger Martin from CNC Software]

Steve,

 

Subject: preselect, or not...

 

For now if you've not preselected your arcs, when you end General Selection (via Enter or the Green Ball icon) it executes the selected function and immeadiately exits.

 

This behavior will be changed in the next revision. Coming soon!

It will work like Xform. If you do not have anything selected when you initiate the function it will immeadiatley prompt you to Select Arcs, before the dialog appears.

 

Also,

UnDo/ReDo will be supported.

Settings "memory" for the mode and value settings.

[Roger Martin from CNC Software]

FYI...

A new version of Arc MultiEdit has been placed in the C-hooks folder on the forum FTP site.

 

This Mastercam X add-in allows you to alter the radius of multiple arcs using several different methods ->

 

> Radius

> Offset

> Scale

 

* PreSelection is supported.

* UnDo/ReDo is supported.

* The dialog recalls its previous state (position and settings) each time it is executed.

[Steve Zirtzman]

Roger,

My dialog box will recall its settings, but not the position.

[Roger Martin from CNC Software]

Well that's ?@$*^$@#! interesting.

The dialog position recall was working last night.

[Roger Martin from CNC Software]

Steve,

 

Just for you.

 

A new ZIP and it now recalls the dialog position!

[Steve Zirtzman]

Roger,

Thanks again! This is a very nice tool.

[Steve Zirtzman]

Roger,

Sorry to be a pest, but... If I use Arc MultiEdit to edit an arc and close, then reopen it to edit another arc, it will use the result as selected entities, even if I preselect another arc. If I use another function after running the C-Hook the first time, it will not use the result. Is this how you designed it to work?

[Roger Martin from CNC Software]

Arc MultiEdit does not clear the Selection when it exits.

So if you alter some arcs, exit, select other arcs without clearing the previous selection first the new arcs you select get added to the selection and the utility will act on all of them when you start it up again.

[Steve Zirtzman]

Sorry Roger,

I can see now.

[edmBosto]

Thank you Roger as that's exactly what I needed for no core wirepaths.

[JohnW@Kauffman]

If I use ArcMultiEdit and change a 2.0" circle that has a toolpath associated with it to 2.050, I'm finding that it still outputs to the NC file as if the circle is the original 2" size. The change doesn't show up as a dirty op in the ops manager either. Re-chaining the circles still cut them to the original size instead of the enlarged size. I analyzed the circles for diameter and they show 2.050, so ArcMultiEdit changed the size but I couldn't get the toolpath to change. I went back and changed them all using offset contour and rechained to get the results I wanted but I'm curious why I couldn't get the ArcMultiEdit feature to allow a toolpath change. I'm sure its a setting somewhere or something else I did wrong, but I can't find it?

[Roger Martin from CNC Software]

quote:

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Re-chaining the circles still cut them to the original size instead of the enlarged size. I analyzed the circles for diameter and they show 2.050

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I don't see how that is possible.

Want type of toolpath were you doing?

[Guest]

saaaaaweet

[JohnW@Kauffman]

Roger,

 

Try this please: Draw several circles, 2.0" dia. spaced 2.75 between. Then toolpath the circles, contour toolpath. I'm cutting .125 ABS. The holes are for gages (oil pressure, fuel level, etc.) Then ArcMultEdit the holes to something you can see easily, like 2.25 and see if the toolpath will show up dirty or if you can rechain and get it to cut at 2.25". The holes will resize but I can't get the toolpath to follow it, even if I rechain. That's why I think I must have a setting wrong somewhere.

I can get the toolpath to show dirty and regenerate correctly if I analyze entity properties and resize the holes there, but I have to edit the holes one at a time.

Thanks for your help.

[John13]

I just tried and was getting the same thing as rnb1. Even rechaining kept the original size. I even tried making the arcs much smaller and it kept the 2" hole size.

[Roger Martin from CNC Software]

The toolpath does not show up as 'dirty' after using Arc MultiEdit to alter an arc. (It was created as a geometry utility, with no thought to toolpaths. (I'll look into that).

 

Anyway, in the sample below...

The original toolpath was a contour path doing 2 same size circles. After I altered circle #1 in the toolpath using Arc MultiEdit, I then selected the oper. and re-gen'd the path. You can see that the 1st circle being contoured is now different than the 2nd one.

 

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