How do I move operations between

[g-codeguy]

separate files? Have a center drill, 4 drills, and a bore that are the same on another part. Tried the "HELP" file, but no help. Wrong search words on my part?

 

Had I thought about it in time, I could have made the necessary changes to the original part, and saved it with a new name.

 

I believe I've also read that you can save operations for later use. Don't know how...yet. Can you save several operations in the same file?

 

Thanks.

[Guest]

IN the Operations Mangler, with a machine def loaded, right click >> import.

 

Then navigate to the folder that the file is in that you want to ops out of, then you can pick the ops you want from the window

 

 

 

 

 

Hit the Green Check to load the ops, then after they are loaded REMEMBER to hit the RED X, to exit.

 

If you hit the green check again you'll get the OP's again.

[gcode]

In the new part file

Go to the Ops Manager

Place the Red Arrow of Doom where you want the

operations..

Right click, select Import and navigate

to the sourse operation..

Select the ops you want to import and hit OK

[g-codeguy]

Success...in a way. Have to open up each operation (using parameters), and close it without doing a thing in order for the drills to work correctly. Had to re-pick the boring tool geometry in order for the boring bar to work. Why?

 

Program # and part number in the Toolpath were the same for all operations when I imported them.

[CNCGUY]

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Had to re-pick the boring tool geometry in order for the boring bar to work. Why?

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You are only importing the tool parameters - not the geometry.

[g-codeguy]

I selected "Import tool's geometry". Only thing I didn't select was "calculate feeds and speeds" because the material for both parts is the same.

[g-codeguy]

I did discover that I can click on the plus sign to expand the folder options UNTIL I GET TO THE LAST FOLDER. At that time I have to double click on the folder otherwise I don't get a list of the drawings. Tried it a couple times to double check.

 

Guess no one has any ideas as to why I have to open each drill operation to get it to work, and reselect the geometry for the boring bar to work???

 

Guess it isn't a very good option after all. Easier if I save the operation as a default, and then modify the drill depth if necessary.

[spade117]

You could also merge the 2 parts, get rid of the part you don't need, and use the operations for the merged part. Save it as the 2nd part name.

[JMoose]

You don't even need to import 2 parts and get rid of the part you don't need, you can import just the tool operations from a previously saved MCX file. by right clicking selecting import and browsing to the saved MCX file.

[Michael Sullivan]

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IN the Operations Mangler

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I can't believe no one else commented on this!

 

I love it!

 

I can mangle operations without any help

[Reverend Turk]

I saw that and laughed. I was not sure if it was a typo or just him being funny.

 

I love to mangle my ops!!

[Guest]

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just him being funny.

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What???

me funny???

 

I'm not worth it as I recall someone else saying

 

 

BTW, that was no typo