2 part offsets

[kingsberry]

Is there a way to use g54 and g55 locations but having the parts in different orientations. I used toolpath transform to do the other side, but this side i cannot have them turned the same time way. any ideas?

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Under "Type" you can pick "Translate", "Rotate" or "Mirror"

 

HTH

[Redfire427]

Use the tranform toolpath function. Your settings should look like the following.

 

On the second page, you can set the rotation angle as well as the rotation point.

 

Carmen

 

[kingsberry]

It will not allow me to do the rotation point on the second page, just the start angle. that is if I only have 1 in the steps selection. If I have my first page as Carmen does, it brings up a warning that copy source operations is selected and it will give me identical toolpaths.

[kingsberry]

I guess my main question is: When I set up each part, am I going to have to set the g54, and then get an x/y location for my rotated part and edit that location each time in the program? To me I thought I would be able to set up my first part(not rotated) and then my second part (g55, rotated) I could still locate off of the same reamed hole that i am using on the other part. Not the g54 hole, but the same hole that is in my part model. If this makes sense.. I just don't quite get it. Thanks for any help

[kingsberry]

anyone?

[Ron Branch @ Verisurf]

Yes take a group of operations and then rotate them first using coordinate. Then take the rotated operation and transform it. Now you should have a rotated operation that is now transformed.

 

HTH

[kingsberry]

I'll give it a try. Thanks for your help.