Lazy Iskander dirty tricks Inc .

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Will reply later ,Lars

Busy :sorry:

[Lars Christensen]

Thats fine, when ever you get to it

 

 

Lars

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Every opened contour you chain in one direction and not breaking the action in opposite to the start entity

Settings :

chain->partial->wait:+>yes

Indications :

starting entity click on ->click on the last possible entity to select (if no branching that is the last entity) ,click on it in opposite direction ,click on start entity :+>say end here

Example

This is old style selection .not automatic ,still much less time then to build geometry

 

InSaNe ReGaRdS

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There are many other tricks you can do with

this opened/closed geometry like >>>>....

 

You guess yourself or wait untill some other trick LOL !

 

InSaNe ReGaRdS

[Lars Christensen]

Iskander,

 

That is a great, you can defiantly save a lot of time doing this, a very useful trick.

Thank you so much for sharing.

 

I did install IntelliCad but sadly the demo version do not allow you to save, so I did not have a chance to test the converted .DWG file throw Mastercam.

 

Thanks

Lars

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Lars was it Cadopia distro or some other ?

[Lars Christensen]

It was Autodsys

 

Lars

Got to go to work, will check in later

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Lars .

Try this

http://www.cadopia.com/default.asp

 

I tried some distroes and think they are the best

[Lars Christensen]

Thank you Iskander,

I will defiantly give that a try.

 

Lars

 

[ 12-11-2004, 07:18 AM: Message edited by: Lars ]

[Lars Christensen]

Iskander,

I downloaded from Cadopia, and that one will let me save the drawing. However I do not have much luck getting a better convertion, if it is because the drawing was created on a alien program as you suggested, or if it is the fact that I am still using version 8 in Mastercam so I have to save throw IntelliCad as 2000 format and there for just have except these condisions til we can upgrade, I guess I do not have another choice to live with that . I apreciate your help.

 

Thanks

Lars

 

PS. I got your mail and will answer you when I get home.

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sENt ME THE FILE TO MY E-MAIL tHAT I SENd you

today ,Lars ,and I will test it with 9.2 sp2.

Sent me original too and i will check it

 

Regards

[Lars Christensen]

Thank you Iskander, I will send you a mail later tonight when I come home.

I verily apriciate it.

 

Thanks

Lars

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Conversion is good ,only MC8 treats it not good enough .

Mc9 converts both Dwg and files from Intellicad perfect (that`s what my test shows )

 

Some useful tips I will put here later

 

Lars ,check your e-mail .

 

Best regards

[Lars Christensen]

Thank you Iskander,

I will take a look at the conversions you made.

 

Lars

[Lars Christensen]

Iskander,

That looks great, guess I just found again another reason for upgrading.

 

Thank you for your help.

 

Lars

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Lars !

I removed all your files from everywhere .

HTH

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This is a reply for a thread

http://www.emastercam.com/ubb/ultimatebb.p...3609;p=1#000000

A way to make points on entities intersection

Fast ,but rather dirty

1

Copy tehm to another layer

2.

Create fake drill operation

select all entities ,all depthes zero

3.

modify->break->at intersection :+>select all entities

4.

Create fake drill operation

select all entities ,all depthes zero

5.Now post first operation with a postprocessor with forced X and Y output without sequence numbers ,strip it from everything except XY coords of points and save the file

6.Now post second operation with a postprocessor with forced X and Y output without sequence numbers ,strip it from everything except XY coords of points and save the file

7. Open both in Cimco edit .compare two windows

8.save result as file

9.export result with Files->converters->ascii (delete existing file -no,points yes to some custom active level )

10.enjoy

11.It is a way to go till Ron ,Bryan or someone else produces C-hook or Vbscript

I tested this thing and it works like charm

 

HTH

[crazy^millman]

Good tip and trick wise old Owl.

 

 

Ron

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:oops

[Lars Christensen]

Ohh Man, I got so happy ,I thought another cool trick was on the way

 

Lars

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Hello ,folks

This is reply to the thread prob with restmill

The file is in Iskander_Lazytricks folder

Lazyremachin2.zip .

 

Various approaches to solve a problem with simple and easy ways .

Quick and dirty

HYLI

HF

ITHH

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This thread will be continued in the near future

Stay tuned

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Mastercam X from close distance .

 

Change at point option -this is former edit toolpath

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Use this dialog box to make point-specific changes to a toolpath. The values displayed in the fields are the values currently in effect. Select the check mark in front of a field to activate it, and enter a new value.

 

Use the Manual Entry window to insert text in your toolpath. If the other options on the dialog box don't let you change the toolpath in the way you want to, you can use this option to enter Gcodes or Mcodes right in this window; choose As code to tell Mastercam to insert the text as NC code directly in the part program. Otherwise, Mastercam will format the text as comments.

 

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Good newa -it is fully assosiative now !

That means it will not disappear after regeneration and toolpath is not locked.

Bad news -it is still y

But with a bit of reason and self-limitation it can be used nicely and it is much easier to use that former toolpath edit

First of all you do not edit the NCI file ,you edit your contour geometry ,and this is basic

difference .

Open chain manager ,right click on needed chain select change at point and the rest is simple .

To stay away from troubles follow my humble indications :

Write a toolpath only for final depth and without multicut .

Run after regen change at point and produce the change you want.

Now add multicut and depth cut.

Never use tab option ,it knocks down the change at point function

Example of change at point

 

 

ITHH

HTH

HF

[ak762]

I would offer to make enhancement with dynamic position to change at point like change start point of contour

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I would rather visualize the change with small marks over the toolpath ,to be seen every time I open chain manager .

I had it in one old Dos-ish Cam program,was very handy