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chashancock

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  1. chashancock
    K2..... you have Hole Axis for X6??? I had it for X5, but can't find it for x6, where did you find it? I'm dying without it!
  2. chashancock
    Just converted to X6....didn't realize I was screwing myself on the Verisurf tools...Use hole axis everyday. How's it comming on the X6 version? I see it's been in the works since November.
  3. chashancock
    I assume VeriSurf Hole Axis will be made available for X6. Any idea when?
  4. chashancock
    I don't think so. I had considered using FBM Drill to automatically give me points and lines....execpt I have no holes. I am running along the edge of of surface to place points.
  5. chashancock
    Yes, you understand what I am trying to do! Bummer, I was afraid it was not possible. It seems so obvious though, "translate along a chain". Sounds like it should have been around for years.
  6. chashancock
    Ahh Haa! now we're moving in the right direction! Excellent! Converting to a spline gave me the ability to put x number of points around the entire "chain" in one shot. Love it! Now, how do I get the lines that need to go with the points around in one shot? Xform Translate wants to do a straight line between the from/to locations, it wont follow the spline. Thanks for your help. This hs been driving me nuts. I have several similar but different parts that require 100 - 150 of these points/lines each.
  7. chashancock
    I just tried this....It works ok for creating the point along one entity, but now I have to create the line to with it and then back to copying again......I was hoping for a solution that allows me to select the entire chain, not just one entity in the chain. Any thoughts? p.s. I am on X5.
  8. chashancock
    I am trying to create points/lines around a closed chain composed of several lines and arcs of various sizes to be uses for 5-axis drilling. My current method is very tedious, I create 1 point and then the line from it at the angle I want, then xform translate point by point around the chain. Some places I get lucky and can use copy from/to with a number of copies, but mostly its one at a time. Is there a way to create copies of the point/line at a set intraval around the entire chain all in one shot? The angle of the line is the same all the way around, leaning out by 10deg.
  9. chashancock
    Thanks David - Looks like just the thing to get me started.
  10. chashancock
    Thanks Ben, sent him an email this morning.
  11. chashancock
    Can someone please suggest some reading material on editing post files? I need to learn how to make changes, but haven't a clue what I'm looking at when I open the post file. We just got a new machine at work and the post file from In House is too generic. My reseller is good, but very busy. Management is looking at me to get the new machine running asap. I have to figure out this post thing yesterday. I just completed tranition from x4 to x5.
  12. chashancock
    Is it possible (and if so, how?) to open the tool file in Excel. I am on X4 mu3. There are some things i would like to change in my tools and it would be so much easier to see it in a spreadsheet, rip down through the changes and then save back to .tools.

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