stock flip

[specv]

I am currently running verify on mc 9.1 lathe, and i cant figure out why lathe stock flip doesnt work. It works fine in backplot, but in verify it runs the path on the stock that was just cut with out flipping the stock.

Anoyone know why this is?

 

Pete

[Todd Patterson]

Pete,

I don't think that you could ever verify the complete part with stock flip. You can however select the operations after the flip and the stock will be updated.

[crazy^millman]

Does the lathe do a STL save just liek the mill and you can save the frist part and bring the STl into the second look back through some of the recent threads and they talked about it.

 

Hope that helps good luck,

 

Crazy Millman

[Brendan P]

Yes,run your first side in verify.

Save the STL.

Then you need to do a file/converters/STL/then "translate" (flip the stl stock)then save this new file.

You may also need to translate the stock in the "Z" position too.

When you run your 2nd side in verify,call up this file,and it will machine the 2nd side only.

 

hope this helps

[David Colin]

Did you really try this ?

 

I've personnaly never be able to save a .stl file from verify with lathe... However, i don't understand why !

 

On the other hand, with Mill which can do it: If you open (converters) the .stl file created then translate it (or other xform) you can't save it anymore to .stl format because there is no surface in it...

[Brendan P]

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Did you really try this ?

 

I've personnaly never be able to save a .stl file from verify with lathe... However, i don't understand why !

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Of course.

Run your toolpath in verify.

When it is done,hit the stl button ,and save it.

(the button may be "grayed out" but it still works).

Not really sure why it is not working fer you.

[David Colin]

I'm pretty sure I already hit the button and it didn't work. I will retry.

 

And about .stl file: Is it really possible to save it after translation ? How ?

[Brendan P]

yes,file/converters/stl/xformfile (this is where you translate it.

Then save it.(give it a diff. name)

then open this "new translated file" in the verify.

then run your 2nd op. in the verify.

I do it all the time.

[David Colin]

Thanks, i'll try that !