Sectional Views in MC

[Guyinthedesert]

I've been drawing up a model for a valve body with a gazillion intersecting holes. Is there a way in Mastercam to view cross sections of the part so I can verify drill depths and intersections? I usually import the model into SW, their section view function works great. I don't see why MC wouldn't have something similar, but if it's there, I can't find it. (something like the scissor function in verify, only in the main graphics )

[LaszloK]

The dynamic section in SW is nice. I do not think MC has anything like it. I usually cxreate sections of my models on a different level and use the curve--> slice function. However, you do need to know where you want to section it.

[chip]

Get yourself 'normal' to the compound angle and cut the part away with extrude or sweep. I like this in both SW and MASTERCAM because you have edges you can analyze 'ore measure to'. When your done suppress it or delete it.

[crazy^millman]

Yes it does and you will find it under solid lay out.

 

HTH

[Guyinthedesert]

Get yourself 'normal' to the compound angle and cut the part away with extrude or sweep. I like this in both SW and MASTERCAM because you have edges you can analyze 'ore measure to'. When your done suppress it or delete it.

 

I've done that. However, on this parts there are over 100 intersections. It would take way too much time to make a cut for each one. That's what's so nice about SW is that I can just scroll through the part in any plane or angle in a few seconds.

 

I also tried Solid layout, way too imparactical for what I'm trying to do.

[crazy^millman]

Okay you want the easy button method well that is a horse of a different color. You were asking this:

Is there a way in Mastercam to view cross sections of the part so I can verify drill depths and intersections?

 

So I answered that question.

 

To answer the do it like Solidworks does? The answer will be nope it is a CAM software with CAD capabilities. Not a CAD software with CAM capabilities added to it by other software companies.

 

Having said that have to tried the analyze Distance with Auto cursor?

 

HTH

[Mr. Wizzard]

Dynamic cross-section like SW would be one sweet piece of enhancement beautification I think most of us would appreciate...

[taperlength]

I usually use "transparent" with shading to see inside a part. Then add dimensions or analyze point or distance, etc.

[Guyinthedesert]

I usually use "transparent" with shading to see inside a part. Then add dimensions or analyze point or distance, etc.

 

 

Thanks for the tip. I just tried it and it's quite helpfull.

[Trevor Bailey]

maybe we can get Verisurf to hook us up with a free tool that will give us section views......

[Mr. Wizzard]

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^I second that^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

If it's free, it's for me!

[Jayson Kramer]

in the earler version before X for sure you used to ba able to take a surface model and slice it in real time. I know this gone now. I thought was nice pick an axis and a distance value and click away.

 

 

[Teh Bear without Brains kinda idiot]

in the earler version before X for sure you used to ba able to take a surface model and slice it in real time. I know this gone now. I thought was nice pick an axis and a distance value and click away.

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wHAT i DO IS TO CONVERT SOLID TO SURFACES ,HIDE ALL OUTER SURFACES .

Now you `ll see without problems all your crossing holes.

HTH

[POSEIDON 5-AXIS]

Dynamic cross-section like SW would be one sweet piece of enhancement beautification I think most of us would appreciate...

In full agreement

[Leigh @ Kodiak]

Could just use the dynamic cross sectioning in Verify. Just select your solid model as the stock and go to town!

[jlw™]

That sounds like a nightmare of a manifild. I alway do this kind of thing with layers and turn off what I don't want to see. I've never used a CAM software that had a kick xxxx CAD side but I gotta say CAD in Mcam is getting there the more I use it. I always do solids on a layer, geo on a layer, containments on layers, geo for intersecting holes on layer and so on. It's the norm for me to have 3x to 5x more layers than ops. The easier it is to see the less worry that it's correct and it's easier to see backplot on any path.

 

Figure our your style and go with it!

[Quickmike]

I remember we could do a clipping plane.

[GIZMO 21]

in the earler version before X for sure you used to ba able to take a surface model and slice it in real time. I know this gone now. I thought was nice pick an axis and a distance value and click away.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

wHAT i DO IS TO CONVERT SOLID TO SURFACES ,HIDE ALL OUTER SURFACES .

Now you `ll see without problems all your crossing holes.

HTH

as a matter of fact I'm working on a manifold now, and I do the same.i copy my solid to another level ,then convert to surfaces, and delete

the face that's keeping me from seeing all the cross holes. for me this works the best.

[GIZMO 21]

check it out.

[Guyinthedesert]

check it out.

Oh, so that part's your problem now eh?

[GIZMO 21]

nope.no problem here.