Is it possible to overlay one drawing with another drawing in mastercam,to check the fit between the two of them. And if so how do I do it.
Thank you very much Bob
Sorry I have X
Is it possible to overlay one drawing with another drawing in mastercam,to check the fit between the two of them. And if so how do I do it.
Thank you very much Bob
Sorry I have X
Hi Bob,
What version of Mastercam ?
In older versions (9 & earlier) you would want to merge the 2 files and keep the geometry on separate levels and compare manually...
In newer versions (X & later I think...) there is a feature called "change recognition". It does exactly what you are looking for and more... It actually helps you update existing toolpaths for the revised part, etc...
Which version of X as this option came in later in X's life.
(Note: The opinions expressed in this post are my own and are not necessarily those of CNCzone and its management)
Cadcam
Software and hardware sales, contract Programming and Consultant , Cad-Cam Instructor .
That would be X MR2
Bob Z the change "change recognition" was brought in for X2 and later.
(Note: The opinions expressed in this post are my own and are not necessarily those of CNCzone and its management)
Cadcam
Software and hardware sales, contract Programming and Consultant , Cad-Cam Instructor .
Copy All Entities to a new Layer. Merge the new part into the existing part. Now you can turn on/off layers to see if they look different.
Mike Mattera
Tips For Manufacturing Training CD's, DVD's for Mastercam, SolidWorks, Inventor, G-Code Training & More
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Thank you all very much for your help
you can also use .stl files I believe, to compare machining operations when you are verifying.
http://eapprentice.net/lesson%207/vi...%20solids.html
I kind of got the feeling he was using 2d "drawings".
Mike Mattera
Tips For Manufacturing Training CD's, DVD's for Mastercam, SolidWorks, Inventor, G-Code Training & More
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I was using 2d drawings. I just needed to make sure the top of one and the bottom of another part matched each other. The merge files worked perfact.
Thanks again for your help.
I didn't know which one your were looking for, I was just trying to contribute in case it would help.
Nothing wrong with that. Someone else probably got a useful tip from that tasty tid bit of information.
Mike Mattera
Tips For Manufacturing Training CD's, DVD's for Mastercam, SolidWorks, Inventor, G-Code Training & More
http://www.tipsforcadcam.com