X5 Mill Level 3 "nesting"???

[ret5hd]

i would like to bring several parts ( different formats, some stl some solidworks) into a single mastercam file, arrange them relative to each other, then program as a single part (meaning i end up with a single program from a single work offset instead of several programs or a single program with several offsets.

 

thnx,

ret5hd

[Manuel0822]

You can try file merge and then save each one on a different level, I do it all the time here. After you get all your parts placed where you want them, then you can make a single program selecting geometry from different solids as I think that's what you're looking for.

 

As far as bringing an STL, I maybe wrong but I think you can only use that for certain toolpaths from the multiaxis menu but won't work if you are trying to get drill & contours location out of them.