Creating grid?

[MetalSlinger5]

I cannot seem to find this function in MC2020? any help?

[JParis]

ALT + G should bring it up

[Guest]

4 minutes ago, MetalSlinger5 said:

I cannot seem to find this function in MC2020? any help?

It seems like many controls were shifted from the configuration manager to the ribbon bars

[MetalSlinger5]

2 minutes ago, JParis said:

ALT + G should bring it up

I can see the "grid" on the screen, I am trying to create a grid of points, like if I wanted to drill and tap a grid pattern, need the point geometry....

[heavychevy2155]

Just create one point, then use transform Rectangular Array.

[crazy^millman]

22 minutes ago, MetalSlinger5 said:

I can see the "grid" on the screen, I am trying to create a grid of points, like if I wanted to drill and tap a grid pattern, need the point geometry....

Really you don't. You could create one drilling operation then use Transform and get what your after. The only issue with that approach would be all the Canned Cycle calls and cancels. If you don't care how the code looks then 2 operations with one CAD point you can do whatever you want.

[JParis]

Now I know what you're looking for...

If you have a boundary, you can hit ALT + C and click on the gridpock.dll chook...

 

[Richard Thomas - Mastercam UK]

15 hours ago, MetalSlinger5 said:

I cannot seem to find this function in MC2020? any help?

That function doesn't exist anymore - quick history lesson! Around about the X9 period the Create/Point/Grid was removed and rolled into the 2D Drill toolpath as an option called Pattern.  Since around Mcam 2018 and the redesign of the drilling dialog that option went away too.  If you just want a grid of point entities then the suggestion of heavychevy2155 would be the best way to go I think.

[Aaron Eberhard]

56 minutes ago, Rich Thomas 4D Engineering said:

 Since around Mcam 2018 and the redesign of the drilling dialog that option went away too.

Yep.   Toolpaths are not CAD  

Really, Transform > Rectangular Array is what you're looking for to create the geometry itself, or you can use a transform OP as Ron said. 

If you have an irregular pocket to fill, the chook that JParis recommends is good.  It's also a great way to get CMM positions for a surface inspection routine. It is a lot more advanced than the Pattern/Grid options were, so that's probably not what you're looking for.

[MetalSlinger5]

Thank you for all the great input, I ended creating a straight line adding points along that line and then transforming the points on that line as needed.

the c-hook option looks like it would have done the job as well.

Thanks again all

 

[Aaron Eberhard]

4 hours ago, MetalSlinger5 said:

Thank you for all the great input, I ended creating a straight line adding points along that line and then transforming the points on that line as needed.

the c-hook option looks like it would have done the job as well.

Thanks again all

 

If you're looking to add points along a line/spline, use the Wireframe > Point > Point Segment command if you're not already: