Help with error message.

[Mike Annetts]

Hello

 

After trying to export a dwg from Corel 10 into Mastercam I get this error when trying to do a pocket toolpath. "Warning "The boundry does not lie in the construction plane". Basicaly it is a simple 2d sign with a pic and some writing. I am selecting the letters with a window and then running into this problem. Could somebody please explain in "novice terms" what this means.

 

Thanks

Mike

[Thad]

Mike,

 

Can you see your geometry from the top view or do you have to rotate it to see the picture and text?

 

Thad

[Thad]

It sounds like you're trying to machine in a different plane than what your geometry is in. If somehow, your file came in in the front construction plane, and you're machining from the top plane, it seems you'd get an error something like this.

 

Thad

[mayday]

as Thad said,

make sure tplane, cplane match when doing toolpath

you can edit this in your t,cplane button on the first parameter page in your opp. you dont have to redo the toolpath

[cadcam]

Some times this happens with what seems to be in the top flat plan.

 

One of two ways one I use most of the time is take the Geo in the top plan set your Z level to the level you want it and Sqaush the geo and do it again it will work..

 

But if you like before that you can try setting in the chain option's "Ignor Depths"

[Mike Annetts]

Thanks for the replies. I tried the squash feature (I didn't know what that did before) and it worked perfect. Thanks for all the help.

 

Mike

[Müřlıń®]

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Sqaush the geo and do it again it will work..

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+1

 

 

I have been finding lots of uses for that little function......

 

 

Murlin

[Hardmill]

Just make sure any time you squash,

you delete duplicate entities.

It always causes fits. If you don't

know about it.

 

PEACE

[Rick Damiani]

The FINDOVLP.DLL C-hook is a good one to use, too. It will find those not-quite-dupicate lines that Delete|Dupicate|Entities misses.

[Müřlıń®]

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It will find those not-quite-dupicate lines that Delete|Dupicate|Entities misses

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How does it know its not somethin you need?

 

I never used that DLL before.....where is my hasp..........

 

 

Murlin teh got to try that

[Rick Damiani]

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How does it know its not somethin you need?

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It dosn't. OTOH, it dosn't just delete stuff. It highlights the overlaps it finds and lets you decide what to do about them.

 

There are a lot of cool C-hooks like that. Well worth browsing about a bit to see what they have to offer.

[Thad]

Rick,

 

Has that ever come back to bite you in the a$$? I used that chook on a few files just to try it. After you "clean it up" have you ever had gaps and not seen them until it's too late? I suppose it's like anything else, you've got to pay attention to what you're doing or it could come back to bite you.

 

BTW, I was surprised how many overlapping entities there were. Thanks for the tip.

 

Thad