Mirror

[Chris Rizzo]

I can't get any offset change with these settings and out of the box mpfan post:

 

 

 

Change to sub programs and it will work. Is that how it is supposed to work?

[K2csq7]

Try setting the work offset numbering start to 1 instead of 0.

[Chris Rizzo]

No go. The starting # will be effective, but it just wont increment.

[Chris Rizzo]

Changes to the starting # will be effective, but it just wont increment.

[Mike Mattera - TFM]

Did you try "Coordinate" instead of Tool Plane?

 

Mike Mattera

[Tinhman]

Check out this link

http://www.emastercam.com/board/index.php?showtopic=58988

[Chris Rizzo]

Yes I was following that link before. Now it looks like mirror is having an issue as well.

[K2csq7]

What do you want for the offsets, 1st op at g54 & 2nd at g55?

[Chris Rizzo]

Word from cnc is Mastercam only outputs a different work offset when there is a toolplane change, or a toolplane origin change.

To get Mastercam to output a new work offset, change the origin of the plane.

....changed the “X” coordinate from 0 to .0001 and it did output the G55 for the mirrored toolpath.

 

So it looks like it's not a bug, it's just doesn't do what it should do, which is give a new offset for a simple mirrored part. (without using subs)

[neurosis]

Word from cnc is Mastercam only outputs a different work offset when there is a toolplane change, or a toolplane origin change.

To get Mastercam to output a new work offset, change the origin of the plane.

....changed the “X” coordinate from 0 to .0001 and it did output the G55 for the mirrored toolpath.

 

So it looks like it's not a bug, it's just doesn't do what it should do, which is give a new offset for a simple mirrored part. (without using subs)

 

 

I wondered about this. I played with this along with my VAR for hours. I started to wonder if this was the direction that they were headed with this function. It worked in X4 although I wondered if it was their intention to have it work that way. In X4 Transform was very screwed up! I have several part files with proof of how f-d up it was. Everything from constant crashes during transform operations to sending Z Clearance moves to below the fixture surface.

 

Ive had very good luck with transform in X5 with none of the old glitches (other than a very occasional crash) but by fixing this I think that they broke some functionality that we thought was supposed to be there.

 

I wonder if they would listen to an enhancement request to add these fixture offset outputs. They are very important in some cases!