5x tool plane mirror

[Jeremiah]

I have programmed a part for our Leblond Makino H1516 5 axis machine. There are approximately 20 different compound angle tool planes. I now need to program the opposite hand part. In the past I have created the mirrored tool plane prior to mirroring each operation. This seems very time consuming. Is there a quicker way using "transform , mirror" ? I am using V9sp1.

 

Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated.

 

Thanks

Jeremiah

[Toolfab]

I dont know if this would work, but, if you toolpathed the geo ( 1 side) and had it complete, lock all the operations so they are not affected by a mirror, mirror the geo w/ a MOVE instead of copy, copyed all the toolpaths, say to a new tool group, then un-locked them and regenerate. That would mirror the toolpaths and not effect the orignal ones. I'm not real sure on that so wait for someone else to see if that could help.

 

luck to you,

[gstephens]

Toolplanes do NOT mirror at all. 5ax or otherwise. The only way to accomplish it is the way you have done it before.

You could try the mirror function in the editnci chook, but I'm not sure that does toolpaths either.

[Jeremiah]

I was afraid someone was gonna say that, but

The only dumb question is the one not asked.

 

Thanks

Jeremiah