WCS and verify

[bigprody]

I am looking for a bit of direction here. We program a 3 axis machining center and most of our stuff is square rectangles. First ? is I like to define the raw stock size (L,W,H). Right now I am using the rectangle tool and then Xform, join in z. Is there a better utility for this? I have tried bounding box and it does not seem to be what I am looking for. It would be nice if when setting the values in the stock setup it would create a cube on a specific layer. 2nd ?, we program around our blocks using different WCS so our verify gives us a complete part when finished. I am starting to add in fixtures and vices to check for clearance and to try and speed up setup. Problem is I end up with a lot of fixturing on top of one another when there is multiple ops. I can separate the fixtures onto different layers and then turn them on and off as needed, just wondering if there is a cleaner way of handling this.

[crazy^millman]

I am looking for a bit of direction here. We program a 3 axis machining center and most of our stuff is square rectangles. First ? is I like to define the raw stock size (L,W,H). Right now I am using the rectangle tool and then Xform, join in z. Is there a better utility for this? I have tried bounding box and it does not seem to be what I am looking for. It would be nice if when setting the values in the stock setup it would create a cube on a specific layer. 2nd ?, we program around our blocks using different WCS so our verify gives us a complete part when finished. I am starting to add in fixtures and vices to check for clearance and to try and speed up setup. Problem is I end up with a lot of fixturing on top of one another when there is multiple ops. I can separate the fixtures onto different layers and then turn them on and off as needed, just wondering if there is a cleaner way of handling this.

 

Nope. Only thing I can think of is to make the fixtures and such a stock model and then use the WCS to help you locate them to an operation. Problem I see if I think the file would be bigger and be less with abilities verse using solids to represent what is really going on. Yes I can have 100's of solids in my customer files defining all of this, but our job as a group is to communicate as much as it is to provide programs to make parts. 

[krez23]

you could try viewsheets. tie each WCS view and specific level to a viewsheet. Very clean for multiple setups. 

[bigprody]

Thanks Krez, that is what I was looking for.

[krez23]

glad i could help!

[Jayson Kramer]

Sounds like you want to set it up like I covered in a class once useing view sheets levels and Dynamic WCS to setup ops and vices.
See if this help get you going in the right direction.