Operation Manager / Speed and Feed

[Robert Bell]

When I copy a operation from one toolpath group to another it is changing the manually set feedrates and spindle speeds back to the default.

 

I have 50 operations it is doing this to.

 

Is there a way to stop this from happening?

 

Thank you.

[Lee.]

you don't say what version you are running.

[Robert Bell]

Running X2 MR2 SP1 Level 1, Mill Sorry about that

 

[ 04-29-2008, 06:54 PM: Message edited by: Robert B ]

[mario]

just select all operation and right clic and chose EDIT COMMON PARAMETER

 

and change what you want

 

[Robert Bell]

Thanks for the reply, I believe I should have been more specific about problem.

When I have modified the feed and speed for an operation which does not match the feed and speed in the tool setup (using the same tool in different operatons, diff purposes etc.) and I move the operation the feed and speed are changed back to tool defaults after move regardless of the answer I give when asked "Do you want to use existing tool or create a new one".

 

I would like to know if possible if I can move an operation without losing/changing data.

 

Thank You in advance. RB

[pip]

Your feed and speed are always coming from the tool settings so anytime you mod something it gets the feed and speed from the tool. This is under tool settings in the ops manager. I dont know which setting to choose, so you will have to work that one out for yourself, sorry. My version is in German..

[kens1]

Go to the tool settings page and check "From tool" instead of "From defaults". That should take care of it.

[?Mark]

Robert,

If I understand you correctly you can't do that.

Every time you change the speed and/or feed of the tool and copy this operations in order to reuse the tool with your "tweaked" settings the speeds/feeds will go back to either "from tool" or from "defaults".

There is no way around it that I know of, and I wish there was, because I copy a lot of operations also and would like the tool to retain it's original "pre-copy" setting

[Robert Bell]

Go to operations manager, select any operation, change the feed and/or rpm in toolpath parameters. now select only the modified operation, right click,copy, move insertion arrow somewhere, right click ,paste. when asked if you want to use existing tool or create a new one select NO to create a new tool. open parameters, there will now be two tools with same tool #, the feed rates etc will be exactly the same as original operation before mod.

Why create a new tool exactly the same? It should be using modified feed etc. for that operation unless i select yes to use existing tool. Asking the question seems meaningless otherwise.

My tool settings are from tool

Duplicate tool and other warnings are not checked.

 

right clicking and dragging the operation will not always generate the question and feed etc are changed this way as well.

 

Thanks again RB

[Robert Bell]

Hey Mark,

 

It took me a while to write all that and your reply hit just before i posted.

Sorry and thanks for the info, glad i am not the only one, beginning to feel a bit like a nervous greenhorn here.

 

Thank You very much everyone, hope I can return the favor

 

RB

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