Suggestion for Manual Entry

[Rotary Ninja]

Add the ability to right click in the text field and select "X Y or Z position" as in toolpath text fields. I am always writing positioning code for various things and this would really come in handy.

[CJep]

Are you referring to the calculable fields?

 

Cause you can already do that.

[Matthew Hajicek - Singularity]

Have you tried the "Point" toolpath?

[Rotary Ninja]

When you create a manual entry toolpath. I use these for positioning the probe for probe routines. Would be nice if you could right-click in this window and select coordinates...

 

[Matthew Hajicek - Singularity]

Oh, I get it now. You want to pick coordinates from geometry and have them inserted into your text.

 

One possible option would be to write your probing routines as custom drill cycles.

[Rotary Ninja]

<== Self taught. Not sure how to do that one.

[Thad]

That text that you're showing us, do you often write that same (or very similar) code in that window? If so, the link in my sig can do it for you automatically. You'll just have to edit the differences.

[Guest SAMCRO]

You can do this easily with a VB Script for selecting the points and creating the text.

The most you might have to do manually is copy and paste from an open Notepad session.

[Slepydremr]

Having the big select dialog box show up in those comment windows would be handy.

 

I'm referring to this box.

 

 

Is that what you're asking as well?

[Rotary Ninja]

Having the big select dialog box show up in those comment windows would be handy.

 

I'm referring to this box.

 

 

Is that what you're asking as well?

 

Exactly. That would be awesome huh?

 

I have no problem at all pulling the numbers out of my head and placing in the code. It would just be easier with the coordinate selection dialog available. I have all my probe routines saved. I just paste it in and alter a few points.

[Mic6]

I have alot of my probing routines saved as text files and I edit accordingly

[Rotary Ninja]

Same here. I just have to change the XY positions and Z values.

[Kyle Brunner]

+1 to custom drill cycles. For example when I do a web measure, all i have to do is right click in the box and select length of entity and away i go. no hand editing of probe cycles

[Rotary Ninja]

No idea what you are showing me there. Where is that toolpath and how does that tie into a probe routine?

[Kyle Brunner]

No idea what you are showing me there. Where is that toolpath and how does that tie into a probe routine?

It's a custom drill cycle. You can change all the text to read whatever you like. I have my post set up to output probing cycles and have my stylus/probe body/holder drawn up so i can backplot my toolpath and know i won't crash the probe on the operator. you can also change the text on the linking parameters page...

[Rocketmachinist]

So how do you guys utilize that information? I understand using the probe to set the WCS. How do you use it in your operations?

[Kyle Brunner]

So how do you guys utilize that information? I understand using the probe to set the WCS. How do you use it in your operations?

 

Lot's of different ways. In the screen shot of the probe I probe each tapped hole location on the casting for setting a new Z-plane so that my chamfers are always the same size as the casting can be in different positions from earlier operations. I also probe ribs to center my drilled/tapped holes in the rib for the same reason. I also use the "4th Axis X Measure" cycle and can have an operator throw up a part and let the probe set the rotation for the B instead of the operator spending time indicating it in. Also on jobs that require minimum cleanup on a face I probe the face in multiple locations setting different offsets, then I have a custom macro i wrote that will find the "lowest" point of the Z work offsets and then set my offset to that value. Then I mill at -.005. And boom, guaranteed clean-up. I also use the probe to measure machined features and check tapers that would be difficult for an operator to check without pulling the part and going to the CMM.

[Rotary Ninja]

Impressive. Will you be my friend?

[Kyle Brunner]

Impressive. Will you be my friend?

 

Thank you. You should do some searching on here about custom drill cycles. I was able to build my post up just from things I found on this site. If you have questions feel free to ask.

[falcon954xxx]

Thank you. You should do some searching on here about custom drill cycles. I was able to build my post up just from things I found on this site. If you have questions feel free to ask.

 

Hey if i have more questions or need answers u dont mind if i ask u onewheel15?

[Kyle Brunner]

Hey if i have more questions or need answers u dont mind if i ask u onewheel15?

 

nope feel free to pm me