Macro's

[gmenzies]

Hello

 

I would like to know if anyone has made some macros that allow the user to drop in clamps.

 

ie: I pick referance points and mastercam macro draws a 3d clamp. this way I can have a quick visual or even make check surfaces to avoid colisions.

 

I suppose I can make a file up and merge clamps in. Just would be nice to have a quick mouse click.

 

Thanks

[Colin Gilchrist]

Good luck on getting the Macros to work....

 

I've tried several times, but I think there is a bug in the macro recorder that does not properly recognize mouse clicks. I've sent in several reports to CNC about this but no word so far on a fix.

 

Your best bet right now is to do a File - Merge.

 

HTH,

 

Colin Gilchrist

The Boeing Company

MR2 and Beta test site

[deckerc]

I haven't had any problems with the macro recorder. I've recorded a few different macros that work fine. The only problem i've run into with the mouse clicks is when someone else uses that seat of Mcam and they move some windows to new locations.

Unfortunately I haven't recorded one to do that.

[Mcam Nut]

I know this isnt probally what you are looking for, but I have difernt programs saved for difernt aplications, I have 1 for a hmc, 1 for vmc, etc.. in these programs I have my header saved in a level, a clamp saved under a difernt layer, a tombstone under a difernt layer etc... I start a program by opening 1 of these files, and working from that, rather then file new, that way my machine type is already set for the machine im programming. This way it is just a matter of activating the level to add a clamp.

[Guest SAIPEM]

Check out Vista-Task at http://www.vista-software.com/index.htm

 

You can overcome the mouse event problems by using this tool instead of the MCX Macro Recorder.

[gmenzies]

Hi Shawn

 

Your suggestion is actually a very good approach.

I bounce back and forth between solidworks and X

I work alot with templates and pre-modeled parts.

Having all my jigs and fixtures, table layout etc.

there must be a way of having that as your default startup in X .

 

I have not found it in mastercam yet. Is there a way of grouping entites ? ie: instead of masking a level or color. But just clicking a entity and having mastercam grab the group of entites.

 

Gord

[JDowe]

If you create the geometry - using pattern instead of marge willallow you locate scale and rotate the geometry very easily

[Roger Martin from CNC Software]

Not by "just clicking on an entity", but it you could use named groups.

and definatley explore JDowe's suggestion on using Patterns.