MCAM for SW contour start point

[balnh]

How do you change start point of contour on full circular features in MCam for Solidworks? I click the arrow to drag the start point like standalone MCam but it doesn't do anything on MCam for SW. I am milling washers basically in a strip, It wants to start the contour at 3 and 9 o'clock. I want to start at 6. On any other shape the start/end point works just as it should. But I cannot get it to do what I want on full closed circle features. Any one else experience this?

[taperlength]

In MC, I just rotate the circle to get the start point clocked to a specific angle.

[Pete Rimkus from CNC Software Inc.]

MCforSW only allows chain start/end points at the start/end of entities, so you'd have to either rotate the circle or break it into 2 pieces.

[balnh]

Yea that's what I did (break entities). I rotated 90 degrees and I was getting same 3 and 9 o'clock. I was hoping it was something in the SW aettings that I missed.

[Pete Rimkus from CNC Software Inc.]

We have not yet got the 'dynamic start point' working in MCforSW. It's on the list.

The arrow on the 2nd tab of the Chain Manager will show ALL the start/end points on the currently selected chain so that you can just pick one.

[balnh]

Thanks Pete