analyze

[keith mc.]

is there a function that will list small rads in a suface file so i can figure out what size of ballnose to finish with? im using mx mr2. thanks in advance.

[Thee Rickster ™]

I find the smallest surface (rad), create

curve 1 edge and then analyse the curve.

 

Thats the only way I know so far.

 

HTH

[keith mc.]

seems like to much work but it will have to do for now. You would think under the analyze pull down they (mastercam)would have something to analyze rads or curves. thanks rickster maybe more will respond and we'll all be greatful for it.

[Dan@home]

I believe Analyze Dynamic will do the trick. Select surface radius ext. and it will tell the radius value ext..

[Thee Rickster ™]

I used to project a line on the surf(rookie)

created a rad and then analyzed it...lol

[keith mc.]

i know that one but what im trying to do is select the entire block and have a way of mastercam telling me the smallest rad it finds, i have far to many surfaces to go thru and check one by one.

[Dan@home]

Thats asking allot. Let us know if you find a way.

[Thad]

I can usually tell just by looking at the file where the smallest radii are. Then I use analyze-dynamic to check those areas. Even still, if I find a .125 rad in the file, that doesn't mean I'm going to finish the entire job with a .187 ball. Depending on the situation, I usually don't use anything smaller than a .500 ball to finish. After that, I pick the corners with leftover paths. Verifying to an STL will tell me if I need to pick down any further.

 

Thad

[cadcam]

Analize Dynamic is the fastest.I don't know of any other way

[keith mc.]

thanks guys for the help.

[Slydman]

On a seperate file, i create curve on all edges, then i keep on screen all arc only(by hidding all entities except arc) and visually i can see witch arc are smaller and i analyse them.

 

Sometime, i get some spline curve, but 95% of the time, i get arc.

 

This is the best way i found.

[Greg_J]

Hi,

I use to use a CAM software that all you had to do is click on analyze attributes then a small window poped up and where ever you moved your mouse over the part it would tell you the radius.

 

I wonder if MC could add a feature like that.

Greg

[Slydman]

I would be happy if CNC software add this kind of feature.

 

Just like that in the air, chook (VB script)could probably handle that.

[mold100]

another old trick that I would use back in the day was create curve 3 points and scab over the nurb and then analyze arc, if its on complex geometry you just have to make sure your in 3D construction, pretty simple and effective also.

[Thee Rickster ™]

My colleague outsource design guy says, John

Cimatron has the ability to find the rad sizes.

Also window the surfaces and it tells you what

smallest size cutter you need..

 

He has a software called VX that automatically

creates a graph that colors all the surface

rads, ie: 1.000"rad blue, 0.6389rad green, etc.

[EazyE]

I needed to do something of this sort.. The best way I came up with for at least breaking down the sizes. Use the general selections bar / select all diameters / < or = to the smalest diameter you enter. Now you can decrease your diameter search value or just pick entities until you have the one you are looking for.