Import all machine groups and tool paths

[Thee Rickster ™]

X6 MU3

 

Is there a way to do this in one fell swoop?

 

Cheers

Rick

[crazy^millman]

Like it previous version of export and import? Or are you looking for something different?

[Thee Rickster ™]

sorry for the late reply we just finished our company pot luck lunch!

 

Ron, i have a mold file with 14 components(machine groups) and 1 tool path group(per machine group).

That is how I structure my ops manager for each new mold.

 

So I completely designed a mold and all its components, that has the exact same # of

components(corebase cavity 2slides and 10 inserts) as a previous job

 

I want to import or (transfer) all those mach groups and their tool groups

to this new file, rather then creating all the mach groups and importing the toolpaths

groups one at a time.

 

Basically take the ops manager from one file and place it in another file.

 

Is that possible?

 

Cheers

Rick

[alancopp]

You could copy the original file with a new name. Then delete all the geometry and merge your new mold geometry into that file with the ops.

[crazy^millman]

You could export all the operations and have it save groups then important everything into the new file where all it ask you is for the geometry to drive the toolpaths.

 

HTH

[Thee Rickster ™]

Ron, where does it ask you to save groups?

 

I tried highlighting everything then export, when i imported that all the toolpath group cam in as one massive toolpath group.

no machine groups.

[Thee Rickster ™]

Allan, I will try your method it seems feezable

[Newbeeee™]

+1 to Allan's idea

[crazy^millman]

Oh Machine groups yes will have to move them into different maxhine machine groups. Sounds like an Enhancment request to me. Allan probably has given you the best choice to do what you are after.

[Midwest]

Been doing it the way Alancopp way mentioned above for a long time.......File save as.....with new name.....saves a lot of time programming on moldbase ejec pin holes in all the b side plates......electrodes.......core and cavity work.....ect.

 

 

[Brian B 74]

I am a bit surprised to hear that people design an entire mold and base in 1 single file. When I program a mold each component has its own individual file. I have had too many files get corrupted to risk putting everything in one file. Using individual files makes it easy for importing tool paths from old parts into new files.

 

Just my $.02

[Midwest]

^^^ +1 ^^^^

[Midwest]

Some of our mold designs take a while to save...........and thats with no tool paths.......

[Brian B 74]

All my parts are designed in either SW or NX so I am just importing parasolids. But many of my cores and cavities are 200mb with tool paths. Couldn't imagine how long it would take to save if they were all combined into 1 file.

[Midwest]

We don't put any toolpaths on the main mold design here.

 

Files would get to big.

 

Everything is broken into folders.........A side basework...........B side basework...........electrodes..........slides..........A Inserts ....B Inserts...........ect.

 

Only grab details / layers you need to program.

 

Easy to merge something in if a change is made to the mold design.......or an error is found.........or you forget a layer that you needed......

 

[Rick Henrickson The Boeing Co.]

Right click in your ops manager, go down to import, go through the directory to the program you want to import from and select them and hit ok should be good to go.