create a circle and point at the same time

[Stan_z]

Anyone know if this can be done or perhaps be put on the wish list???

[Del.]

stan, you can have it do that in settings,configure,cad settings,display center points of arcs

[gcode]

The center of the circle is already there and behaves just like a point

Right Click the graphics area

choose Auto Cursor

enable "Arc Center"

nopw you can select arc centers as if they were a point

and as Del said.. enable

"Display arc center points" on the Cad page of sysem config.

[Stan_z]

thanks fellas. I already do that but, I went to drill some holes and WINDOW points but they really aren't there to pick. So, I had to use mask on arc which was more clicks. Not a biggy just a thought

[CJep]

One thing to consider about the display arc center points is that they are not geometry, it only referances the center of an arc. If you have quite a number of arcs defined in the wire geometry it looks like fly scat on the screen.

 

If you need actual points, I have used the "create|point|small arcs" utility. This will allow you to set the max dia of arc you would like Mcam to work with and you can set it to create points for only closed ars or include partial arcs if needed.

[gcode]

quote:

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WINDOW points

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choose Enity in the drill point manager

the window pick all the arcs

I sort my drill holes by color and size

That way I can pick all of one sized hole with a color mask using the Quick Mask tool

[Ron Branch @ Verisurf]

You can also use the misc with all or only to select only certain size with entity as well.

 

HTH

[André Lapointe@In-House Soluti]

If you absolutely want the points to be created you can go into the configuration CAD settings page and in the top left corner of the page choose the option: Point in the rectangle: type of center line. You will then be able to assign those specific points created with the arcs onto a specific level or to be of a specific color or to keep the current active value.

HTH

[Mike S @ S4A]

another option (to add points in existing circles) would be the drill point c-hook

[Mike S @ S4A]

also known as drillpt.dll