Chaining a 2D swept toolpath

[Thad]

How come when you chain a 2D swept toolpath it's called chaining, but if you have to rechain anything, it goes into "sync" mode? I'd like to add a 2D swept to my ops library, but the way it does the chaining has kept me from adding it. Now that I've done it a few times, I know that the first chain is the across, the second is the along and the third is the intersection point. If someone else imported my op, they wouldn't know how to chain it because it says "sync:full1, syncfull2, etc"

 

Thad

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Thad !

 

Much better way to use swep2d or swep3d is to select geometry for new operation and simply copy tool and parameters afterwards from exported operation !

Anyway it is very limited in use old wireframe toolpath without any improvements for many versions !

And with limitied assosiativity !

Nevertheless I use it a lot mostly swept2d for electrodes offset minus making .

 

I only pray that CNC Software will leave old toolpathes as they are for the verX (no chances for improvments ), they are sometimes very useful

 

Iskander teh lazy

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You can also cause crash editing geometry of swep*d !

 

Happened to me many times !

 

Better to write new one and rather fast t0o, regarding that swep*d will use parameters from the previous

 

Iskander teh MC crasher

 

[ 10-20-2003, 09:33 AM: Message edited by: plasttav ]

[Steel Surgeon]

Thad don't forget to add the point for the intersection or it wont work.

 

[Thad]

Anyone else?

 

Thad

[Roger Peterson]

You could try naming the chains before saving to the library. Name them across, along, and intersection point. In the comment instruct yourself and others to import with geometry. When you import it at least you will have something to reference when you go to rechain.

 

HTH

[crazy^millman]

Thad do you use the geomenty chain box on the operation manger page then right click in the chain manger and do rechain single for 2d toolpaths. I looked and well didn't see what you were talking about. I will look again at wrok but was thinking of that as a thought I hope it helps if not keep this one going till we help you.

 

Crazy Millman

[Thad]

Millman,

 

My first question was why does it call the chains "syncfull1, syncfull2...etc" instead of chains (across, along, intersection point) when rechaining a 2D swept toolpath.

 

My next comment was that if I saved a 2D swept path in my ops library (without the geometry, which is how I save all my ops), when I import this op and start chaining, it doesn't prompt for the across, along and intersection point. It prompts for syncfull1, syncfull2, etc. Actually, this is the least of my concerns. I know how to chain it and that's all that matters. Anyone else can create a new op "the old fashioned way."

 

Thad

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quote:

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Millman Crazy anwser - A joke

 

Waht si oging on ,gyus ?

 

Waht ti si all baout ?

 

I am at wrok nwo on 35 huor xxxxf but ti not mtaters .

 

I hope it helps if not keep this one readign till ti helsp you.

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Crazy Millman

 

 

Just kidding , no offence , right ?

 

 

[ 10-22-2003, 07:01 AM: Message edited by: plasttav ]