Transform toolpath question

[BenK]

I have two operations with the same tool but with different depths. I would like to do both operations on one part before moving to the next. Right now it does one operation on both parts and then back to the first part for the second operation. Any ideas?

[McLaren]

Group NCI output by order instead of type

[BenK]

That makes it run the all the tools on one part before going to the next part. I just want it to run one tool on both parts.

[Dave.L]

Ben,

 

In your transformed OPs, you need to select them a certain way to do this. It's hard to explain like this, send me your file and I will do it and send it back to you so you understand what I mean.

[BenK]

Dave, you have mail.

[Dave.L]

Ben, back at ya.

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Can y'all share the outcome with the forum so everyone will know? Thanx

[Dave.L]

Keith,

 

You need to have serveral transform toolpaths. You need to transform a few operations and then others compared to transforming them all as one OP. It's hard to explain since every part and every situation can be different depending how you want the tool to process the parts.

 

I realize this explaination probably makes little sense.

[BenK]

Thanks That is what I was looking for.

 

I needed to have the two toolpaths that use the same tool in there own "Transform operation" and everything else in another.

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It makes perfect sense to me. I use it alot, but I always transform all ops at the end of the file. I have been wondering how to do this for a while now because I have been wanting it to post G54, (toolpaths), G55, (toolpaths) etc. and at the start of the next tool start with G55 (toolpaths), G54, (toolpaths), etc. going back and forth between parts instead of rapiding back to G54 at the start of each tool.

I'll experiment with it some, thanx

[Mike S @ S4A]

Keith -

If you use the work offset numbering options in the lower right corner of tab one try decrementing off set numbers and shifting the pattern origin on tab two; we do this exercise in Intermediate mill training here. When you wnat offsets to go G54, G55, etc start at 0 and increment by 1...to go the other way (say G55, G54) you'd start at 1 and increment by -1

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Thanks Mike,

JParis sent me an example to look at

[Rstewart]

Hey JParis, Could you please send an example my way?

 

I sometimes have trouble with all the transform toolpath functions for multiple parts.

[FLIPPER™]

YES! finally! I got it to work. what a hassel.

This should be an option at the transform page to give you this. All Operation one part then next. (for that tool then on to next tool). I was going to wear the machine out. under normal settings it would only do one operation of one tool per work offset then back for the next operation for that tool. It would be nice not to have to do all those transforms just to get what you need. Yes a work around, but common will ya. Please fix this.

 

Oh and thank you to all who helped me thru this (Keith) and J Paris. John helped me with it a long time ago but it never sunk in till now.

[stan n]

I don't know if this will help you out with machining multiple parts, but there's a great post @ http://www.emastercam.com/posts/mpsubrep/mpsubrep.php

 

Just program one part, go into misc Integers, enter Starting WCS & Number of Subprogram Reps.