T/C Planes not staying as set

[Keith @ Solid Code Solutions]

I've copied some of the normal system planes and then redifined them to work with muliple stacked mold plate plates and set up a different Machine group for each of the plates and defined "Stock View" and "Safety Zone View" to the appropriate copied/define plane.

 

Now the problem is that I can be working on a particular plate (working within the same machine group. I will go into the view manager and set my T and C plane = to Gview and the seem to keep changing and not staying as it set.

 

Am I missing something?

[Keith @ Solid Code Solutions]

Bump

[Matt Berube at Ferron Mold]

I had problems like this anytime I modify the "ORIGIN" xyz coordinates of the SYSTEM TOP view AND another view.

 

I have good luck modifying them as long as I leave "TOP" alone.

 

Workaround is to copy the top view and modify your "copy of top" and leave the system top at 0,0,0.

 

Bug logged cnc00028848.

 

Not sure if you're fighting the same thing though...

[Keith @ Solid Code Solutions]

Matt,

 

I always leave the normal 8 alone and only modify the copies. If I am to copie the Top for instance and then redefine the Z origin periodically the T/C planes will scramble and move to other planes and sometimes not together. As you know this is very dangerous and I maintain a vigilant eye on it all the time.

[doyleg]

I use this setting and it has reduced my probs. in the planes manager set it to planes ALWAYS = WCS. have had few probs since. just wish we could make it default to this.

[Keith @ Solid Code Solutions]

Ya that's great, there hust doden't seem to be any rhym or reason for the T/C planes to be switching the way they are and yes there should be an option to make this a default.

[Keith @ Solid Code Solutions]

Ya that's great, there hust doden't seem to be any rhym or reason for the T/C planes to be switching the way they are and yes there should be an option to make this a default.

[Keith @ Solid Code Solutions]

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I use this setting and it has reduced my probs. in the planes manager set it to planes ALWAYS = WCS. have had few probs since. just wish we could make it default to this.

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With this set "ALWAYS = WSC" the T/C Planes are still not staying = to the WCS.

[doyleg]

when you have that setting, all planes are set to top in relation to the wcs. in your operations, do a "edit selected operations" "edit common parameters" go to planes. set your wcs and then put your planes to top. if you have it set right, using the radio buttons to transfer one to the other should automatically change them to top

[Keith @ Solid Code Solutions]

I don't have a problem changing one or all to the appropriate planes. This is more as I am programming on a particular face with a defined WCS and then having the T/C Plane switch at one point to something else I suspect during the processing of a toolpath.

[Zero]

Ive noticed dragging the red arrow around in th op manager will sometimes screw with my t/c planes/wcs settings....other than that my t/c planes always stay equal to my active wcs.

[doyleg]

i'm not having it jump either

[Keith @ Solid Code Solutions]

Zero,

 

Are yopu talking about dragging the marker from one Machine group to another, if so it is patially understandable. This is happening from within one machine machine group.

[Rick Henrickson The Boeing Co.]

same as Zero here only moves when I switch to another group

[Keith @ Solid Code Solutions]

Understandable, but that is not the case here. I have multiple machine groups but when I change from one Machine group to another..I first change to another level if the geometry differs then go to the View Manager to check that the T/C planes are equal to my WCS wich automaticaly changes (if defined from with in the Machine Group)when the marker (Red Arrow) is moved from the group to another. I'll then be programming away and then I notice that the T/C planes change from what I had set them to.

[doyleg]

i see, when i just move the marker from one group to another the planes change but the wcs doesn't. i think you need to move the marker then change your wcs. then the planes will move to ther new wcs.

[doyleg]

watch your view manager at each step that you do for a couple of instances and you may see the same thing i am.

[Keith @ Solid Code Solutions]

Remember this is occuring once all is set and I am programming with in a given machine group.