Working with Solids...

[Kyle Waters]

Ok all, I am quite sure that I am an invalid, so please speak VERY slowly. I am creating a solid model that I later want to machine. I am having great difficultly tilting and rotating the part so that I can properly set my construction planes. I won't be doing any 3D milling only 2D. The example for using the constuction planes in the manual is quite a bit simpler than what I am doing,so I am not getting far. I just finished crying and whining to my bosses how difficult this can be without a training manual, so one is on the way. Of course, I need to complete this yesterday(I am sure you all can relate) so any help is greatly appreciated. I am using X mill level 3.

[Guest]

Can you make your file available on the FTP?

 

If you just doing positioning work, there is the option of using transform >> rotate, there is also axis substituion. Or maybe setting up a T plane to get where you need. It's tough without know what it is you have to do.

[Kyle Waters]

I was just attempting, but I keep getting an error saying I don't have permission and the connection to the server was reset. Is this common?

[Guest]

Check this out

 

http://www.emastercam.com/ftp.html

[Kyle Waters]

Here's what I keep getting:

An error occurred opening that folder on the FTP server. Make sure you have permission to access that folder.

 

Details:

The connection with the server was reset.

 

I checked already to be sure that my settings matched the instructions....

[kinglouie V]

I'm on...

[heavychevy2155]

Im also on

[Kyle Waters]

Am I missing something?

[Matt Berube at Ferron Mold]

quote:

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Am I missing something?

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Yep, the instructions say something about going to (in Internet Explorer) TOOLS, INTERNET OPTIONS, ADVANCED TAB, and then UNCHECK "use passive ftp (for firewall and dsl modem compatibility)"

 

That's usually what hangs everybody up.

[Kyle Waters]

File is now on FTP MCX/New Folder/asx445l1024m

[Kyle Waters]

Actual Path :

ftp://www.ppcadcam.com/Mastercam_forum/MC...SX445L1024m.MCX

[b_daddy]

slavetothemetal,

 

Both the zip. and .MCX files have 0 bytes on the ftp site.

[Kyle Waters]

ok, I put in again....same location

[JG]

slave,

I D/L your model, what are you having difficulty with exactly?

 

Jg

[b_daddy]

slavetothemetal,

 

I put a file in your folder ASX445L1024M-1.zip.

Is this what you are after?

[Kyle Waters]

Well, what I need to do is first create all of the pocketing aspects. There are 7 different set-ups required. The point that is on the left side face at Y0 with WCS set to TOP(in my original file) will be the "start point" for 5 of the operations. I want to tilt(based on Front View)and rotate(off tilted Front view)then set my construction plane and I think my WCS at the intersection of the curve on the face and Y0. As far as the manufacturing part goes, wouldn't I set the T-plane at the desired point and that would be my "work zero"?.

[Kyle Waters]

Can you set priorities on the rotations so that you can rotate both axes at the same time?

[bellyup]

ive got some time to try to help, but as brian said, your uploads are empty.

[Kyle Waters]

Ok, I put it in again.

[bellyup]

sorry, i didnt see that you put it in the 'new folder'. looking now.

[JG]

slave,

let me ask you this, do you want help modeling or machining the part, if you need help modeling, we need to know the geometry for the missing features, if machining, we need to know the geometry for the missing features.

 

thanks,

 

Jg

[bellyup]

im a little fuzzy on this, but in the view manager, you have a wcs called 'pocket setup' that looks like what you would use.

 

first of all, is that what you want to start with?

 

is that the point that you would like to move off of?

[Kyle Waters]

The "pocket set-up" is tilted up 40.723 degrees of of the front system view. Then from the intersection of the curve on the left side face and Y0 in the top system view create a point X-.1059 Y1.2607 Z-.123 so that this will be the "0" point when machining. All the other set-ups need to be tilted and rotated. I started with this one because I didn't have to rotate.

[cadcam]

Guys so you slavetothemetal put a copy of the Zip to go in the main dir.

I have remove the 2 files that are missing data that had zero bytes. let me see waht I can get out of the Zip2go file.

[cadcam]

ok all found his file they are in the MCX folder and they are Zipped.

 

onr is asx445l1024m.zip and the other is asx445l1024m

-1.zip