Copy operation, establish new wcs

[MotorCityMinion]

OK, so I have this part where the top and bottom are mirrored. Is there a way to start a new toolpath group, establish the WCS for the bottom, copy ops from the top and not have to modify any settings yet pick up the new WCS?

 

In other words, can I change the T/C plane in that op?

 

X6 HLE.

[gcode]

Copy the ops to the new group

Make a copy of your WCS

rotate it 180° about X ( or Y depending on how it's mirrored)

Save the resulting plane as Mirrored WCS or whatever suits your fancy

Select all the copied OPS

Right Click/Edit Common parameters/Planes and apply Mirrored WCS

Regen

[MotorCityMinion]

"Right Click/Edit Common parameters/Planes and apply Mirrored WCS"

 

OK, ill try that. Sounds simple enough. This is getting intriguing.

 

Can I use edit common parameters and select any WCS, assuming the same geometry lies in that plane? Like on a tombstone where you have the same part on multiple faces, all in the exact same spot relative to C/L of rot?

[Jayson Kramer]

Just did this Thursday during my webinar. When we get this posted will share for reference down the road.

[MotorCityMinion]

I'll keep an eye out for it. Thanks.

[romeo123400]

I can't wait

[rogkick]

Jay,

I subscribed to your website a few years back, but have since changed my email address. Is there any way of reactivating my account?

[Jayson Kramer]

Rogkick send me an email with your info to Jay at eapprentice.net

We will see what we can do.

 

Motorcitymotion I will see when we will have this link up and going.

[Oscar R.]

Copy the ops to the new group

Make a copy of your WCS

rotate it 180° about X ( or Y depending on how it's mirrored)

Save the resulting plane as Mirrored WCS or whatever suits your fancy

Select all the copied OPS

Right Click/Edit Common parameters/Planes and apply Mirrored WCS

Regen

 

This will work but, if I recall correctly, you will have to reselect any geometry that requires chain direction in order to have your toolpaths going the way you had them in your first op.

 

I would recomend you do it as described above, but If you absolutly don't want to choose all the geometry again andon't necessarily need to verfiy you toolpaths in MC or any other verification softaware than you can do this

 

Copy the ops to the new group

Make a copy of your WCS

rotate it 180° about X ( or Y depending on how it's mirrored)

Save the resulting plane as Mirrored WCS or whatever suits your fancy

Select all the copied OPS

Right Click/Edit Common parameters/Planes and apply Mirrored WCS

Go into you view manager and number you new plane something different from you original plane (i.e. Original plane 1(G54) and New plane 2(G55))

Regen

 

This will basically give you a copy of you original toolpaths with a different offset.

 

Like I said before though, this only applies if you don't want to reselect your geo and absolutly don't need to verify your part complete from both sides.

 

I my opinion though, I'd go with what Gcode desribed and reselct my geo to have a lagit looking program and verify.

Keep in mind, either way you do it, should use two different offset numbers in your views to get two offset in your posted code.

 

My 2¢