creating geometry from solids

[Mike Annetts]

Hello Can anyone tell me how to create geometry from an exixting solid created in Mastercam 9 using version 9. I have looked everywhere but I can't seem to find out how

Thanks in advance

Mike

Mccreary High School

McCreary Manitoba

[Mcam Nut]

well you can create a wireframe by selecting create curve on all edges, and use that, or if you want flat geometry, you can use the solid layout option.

[gcode]

Mike, I don't understand the question.

What do you mean by'Create geometry"

you can create curves from the edges of a solid or create surfaces from faces. Both options are in the V9 Create menu

[Colin Gilchrist]

Hi Mike,

 

I am assuming that you want to create wireframe geometry on the solid. Go to: Create - Curve - All edges.

 

In the "Select a surface" menu choose the Solids option.

 

Set the toggle switches to "Faces N" "Solids Y" and pick your solid.

 

Press Done, Done, Do it.

 

This will generate wireframe geometry on your solid.

 

I highly recommend you also do the following steps to "clean up" the wireframe that you generated.

 

Modify - Convert to Arcs

 

This command takes all of the linear splines and circular splines and converts them into actual lines and arcs based on the tolerance you give the system (I recommend .0005).

 

After you convert the linear/circular splines do this:

 

Delete - Duplicate - Entities

 

This will help to further clean up your wireframe.

 

Hope that helps,

 

Colin Gilchrist

The Boeing Company

MR2 and Beta test site

 

P.S. I had to look up the X command in the Version 9 to X functions PDF. Its been so long since I used V9 that I forgot the Modify - Convert to Arcs command

[Kannon]

Colin..

forgot findovlp chook!

[Mike Annetts]

Thanks very much for the help, especialy Colin for your "step by step" instructions as it was exactly what we wanted. This forum is unbelievable help to teachers like myself.

 

Mike