Hi all,
I'm new to the world of CNC programming and had a question regarding left hand rules and right hand rules. Most CAD systems that I know of operate in the Right-hand rule coordiate system. The company that I work for has a Quintax CNC that operates in a Left-hand coordiate system. I will need to duplicate complicated trim lines in Pro/E and then pull datum point info from Pro/E and use this to help create the G-code programs. I run into difficulty doing this since pro/E and the Fagor controller G-code coordinate system are not compatible and It requires me to do some hand subtraction to get the datum point info correct. Is there any quick or easy conversion I could do other then using determinents to pull coordinate info from Pro/E directly into a g-code program i'm writing without having to do any hand calculations. I would ideally like to create a coordinate system in pro/e that looks exactly like that of the CNC coordinate system so that it's easier to visualize what i'm doing, the only problem is that as far as I know Pro/E does not allow left hand coordinate systems. Any help on this topic would be appreciated.
Thanks, Elton