importing ops trouble

[Cjones]

7 lathe Sub spindle operations-

I have multiple parts with slightly different geometry-sounds like a job for import ops, right? Great

 

Ok, so my first part has all ops dialed in. All tools are setup Right/upper on axis combo and in this format for offsets- tool 7 gets offset 27, 5 gets 25, etc.

 

I load up new part. Right click Import 7 operations, dirty. Select my geometry (I've already completed main spindle ops and transferred stock to sub). Good to go. But…

 

I don’t want to have to reselect right/upper for axis combo for every operation. Why does this happen? It’s defaulting to left/upper

 

Okay so I can deal, I reselect axis combo and switch it to right/upper. But...

 

Once I hit right/upper for axis combo and hit okay, it changes my tool offsets to 0707 or 0505. Why? How do I stop this? If you edit the axis combo it kills my offsets..

Keep in mind my tools in the imported library are setup correctly. Each one is set with the correct offset for sub (0727, 0525, etc.) and corresponding right/upper axis combo, right spindle.

 

It sounds too lame to be Mcam. What am I doing? Is there an import setting or tool setting or config I don’t understand?

Please help.

Thanks in advance.

Chris

[Guest]

When you have multiple planes, typically it's best to do each set on their own so you can click the "Use current Planes/WCS" check box.