CUT AND PASTE OPS

[PeterM]

In 9 cut,copy,paste, drag and drop worked like a charm, (drag, right click, select option). Since X dragging and dropping multiple toolpaths of any type can cause a lock up for me (I'll admit I haven't tried it in awhile) I do copy and paste successfully although the red arrow likes to shift up to the top and make me then have to move the verdammit toolpath to where I had placed the red arrow in the first place.

[Thee Rickster ™]

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Who is you In-House Rep?

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Gregory Smuk

 

Mark H

 

It varies on my file size, its inconsistant....

 

Once I drag and dropped one path and it copied

all in that group?! Delete. Delete... etc.

[Keith @ Solid Code Solutions]

Gregory started right after I left In-House.

 

This happens regardless of the type of toolpath. It probably happens a bit more whileusing HSM paths only because of the file size and growth at that point.

[Keith @ Solid Code Solutions]

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Gregory started right after I left In-House

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Right before I left, he started right before the initial release of X.

[Keith @ Solid Code Solutions]

Rickser,

 

Have you noticed similar issues with "Groups" and "Sub-Groups"?

[gcode]

Copy-then paste to the Red Arrow of Doom -then delete the old OPs...never fails its a pain but its bullet proof.

[Mark H]

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Copy-then paste to the Red Arrow of Doom -then delete the old OPs...never fails its a pain but its bullet proof.

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But what if I need the old ops? (ie semifinish copied to finish)

[Thee Rickster ™]

Keith,

 

I have different machine groups for each component

within one file, usually,

-1 machine group

-1 component

-1 batch of ops

 

I try to keep copy and pasting down to a minimum,

drag style or not. I'll make a new path from

scratch to a void these problems.

 

If I have 2 similar components I copy the entire

batch of tools to a new machine group for the

other component, reselect the geo and regen

then delete the ops I don't need. Alot less

problematic for me.

 

Having the different machine groups for each

component allow for separate stock setups for each

as well

[gcode]

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But what if I need the old ops?

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then don't delete them.

copy, paste to Red Arrow of Doom then delete

is the proccess I use to move OP's

if I want to copy

it's copy .. paste to Red Arrow.... done

[Keith @ Solid Code Solutions]

Rickster,

 

I handle different parts much the same with machine groups. On one part I may be working on multiple faces hence the start of groups. iwill also create sub-groups to minimize the length operations listed ops within the ops manager (some time the list is too long and i have to scroll, lazy huh). Other times I will segragate series of ops with-in sub groups that pertain to certain mold details...i.e. Mold Bushings that I pull ops from a OP Library.

 

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it's copy .. paste to Red Arrow.... done

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Gcode,

 

I don't agree considering that the "copy, paste to red arrow' BS is only a portion of the problem with features in the OP manager. if you don't agree with me thats fine. Regarless of that the features that you are saying to avoid should work flawlessly and don't. It is pretty bad when you do the work and you have to keep an extra eye on what the software SHOULD do.

[gcode]

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if you don't agree with me thats fine

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Keith , it's not that I don't agree with you, I simply don't have any problems with the Ops Manager.

My files are typically 100 -250 operations

with mulitple Machine Groups, Groups and Sub groups. Toolpaths are mostly 5 axis postioning

with lots of high speed rest roughing ops.

I cut and paste and move things are all the time.

Yes, it could be easier and it could work better,

My biggest gripe is rest roughing OPs loose thier

link to the STL stock file too often.

 

The current system works very well for me...I'm

happy with it.

[Keith @ Solid Code Solutions]

Gcode,

 

What hardware system are you running?

[gcode]

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What hardware system are you running

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at work:

3.2 dual core P4

2 gig ram

Geforce AGP8X FX-7950GT video

all files saved to network

OS is WinXp Pro SP2

tons of antivirus and remote

networking garbage running in the background

 

at home

Dell WS-690

2ea Xeon dual core 2.66

4 gig ram

Quadro FX-3450

2 Raptor 73 gig 10k hard drives

OS is WinPro-x64

this machine is new and hasn't really

had a workout yet.

[Keith @ Solid Code Solutions]

Yor new machine is pretty heavy, what was the approx. cost on that one?

[gcode]

$2100 from the Dell OUtlet store

[Keith @ Solid Code Solutions]

Good Deal!