left and right part

[octhesax]

I need to make left and right hand parts. THe parts are going on a horizontal mill mounted on a tombstone. three sides are being machined(G55-right side,G54-front,G56-left side).

I have the right hand geometry done. what is the best way to make a left hand part. ANY IDEAS?

[jeff]

xform/mirror/all/entities/done/y axis

select "copy" from the dialog box

then choose ok

that should do the trick.

[Scott Bond]

Hi

 

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what is the best way to make a left hand part.

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Plan A

Finish all the tool paths( then use the mirror in the machine(xmir on)

Plan B

Finish all of the cutter paths.

Then use Jeffs

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xform/mirror/all/entities/done/y axis

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In the paraemter page pick the gemetry icon.

Then revese the geometry.

And regenerate.

Then post with a new number

[octhesax]

THANKS JEFF and Scott! that did do the trick.

 

[ 07-03-2002, 11:52 AM: Message edited by: OCTHESAX ]

[Zero]

Toolpath/Next Menu/Transform (or right click in the operations manager and toolpaths/transform). Now you can mirror, rotate, move your toolpath. You'll probably want to use by coordinate and not toolplane.

 

This is just AWESOME for complex left and right parts. The transform operation takes almost no time at all to generate. I've saved DAYS worth of computer crunching time on left/right parts instead of mirroring the actualy geometry and surfaces and generating new paths from the new entities.

 

[ 07-03-2002, 02:56 PM: Message edited by: Zero ]

[octhesax]

THANKS ZERO, THAT WORKS COOL TOO!

[TheePres]

Doesn't these methods of x-forming affect climb/conventional cutting? In our shop 90% of work involves left/right parts, so we mirror machine at parameters or G51.1 on some controls. And replace all cutters with left hand version, sadly these left cutters are becoming rarer and more expensive.

[cadcam]

thepress

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Doesn't these methods of x-forming affect climb/conventional cutting?

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Yes and No, you can make a few toggles and have it climb cut or conventional.

 

I have done this many time and alwas want the climb cutting.

So I program the Shown and Mirror for the op.

[BernieT]

TheePres

 

CadCam is right, in most cases you can mirror the toolpath and still conventional cut. There is an option in 'mirror' to 'reverse toolpath'. This works most times.

 

Sometimes you have to copy your operation, select geometry and reverse chain, change 'left' to 'right' in cutter comp, Regen, and then mirror this copy. But try 'Reverse toolpath' in the 'Toolpath-Transform-Mirror' first.

 

When making left and right molds, I usually have two vises mounted, one mold half in left vise as G54 and opposite matching mold half in right vise as G55. Write a toolpath for G54, transform-mirror 'reverse direction' the toolpath, change the mirrored operation to G55 and post both together as one file for the machine. Now one cutter in one setup will cut both left and right while you go get a cup of coffee!!

 

BerTau

[mbuster]

i deal with left and right hand parts all the time...what we do is just reverse the path and mirror the program at the machine...

therefore the cutter is climb cutting on right and left hand parts....