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[RonC.]

Hello all

Simple question, Is there a way to see in MC2019 the plane coordinates of A,B, or C Axis?

As always any an all responses is appreciated

Thanks in advance!!

Ron 

[Colin Gilchrist]

Hi Ron,

The planes in Mastercam do not contain any Kinematic data regarding the machine they are being run on. This is due to the fact that all the planes are generic in nature. The angles being output are all calculated by the Post Processor using matrix and/or vector math calculations. This means that the same Mastercam file could be setup and posted for any machine, and it is the job of the Post Processor to generate the proper output, based on the planes used.

[RonC.]

15 minutes ago, Colin Gilchrist said:

The planes in Mastercam do not contain any Kinematic data regarding the machine they are being run on. This is due to the fact that all the planes are generic in nature. The angles being output are all calculated by the Post Processor using matrix and/or vector math calculations. This means that the same Mastercam file could be setup and posted for any machine, and it is the job of the Post Processor to generate the proper output, based on the planes used.

Thanks Colin,

By the way that what I did to find what angle the "B" and "C" axis was for a job was to post it

I kind of get what your saying about Kinematic data and being able to post to multi machines

but we create the wcs, and or plane, you think we should be able to  see what angle we typed

into the wcs, and or plane... just saying lol

 

[gcode]

In the Planes Manager, right click a plane and select Report

It will not give you an angle, but it will report the orgin of the plane

it's matrix and what toolpaths it is used in