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reverse order of features?

Hi I want to mirror a bunch of features, but it would be really cool if I could reverse the order of the mirrored features as it would speed up the cycle time so it doesnt have to go all the way to the other side of the part. (i.e. Im programming the bottom half left to right, when I mirror to the top, I would like it to go right to left, not left to right again). Is there a way to do this without using "optimize path" and hoping PCDMIS doesnt mess up clearance moves?

Thanks
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  • Hi I want to mirror a bunch of features, but it would be really cool if I could reverse the order of the mirrored features as it would speed up the cycle time so it doesnt have to go all the way to the other side of the part. (i.e. Im programming the bottom half left to right, when I mirror to the top, I would like it to go right to left, not left to right again). Is there a way to do this without using "optimize path" and hoping PCDMIS doesnt mess up clearance moves?

    Thanks


    That would be a neat trick and I would like to know.
    I have been doing the hard way, from bottom up…cut/paste, cut/paste, cut/paste, cut/paste, cut/paste, cut/paste, cut/paste, cut/paste…and then change features’ names…whew!…so tedious.

    I'm trying to reverse the order of a dimensioned feature from:

    Dim (Feature)= Locaton of Circle1 ..etc
    X 3.7 .......etc.
    Y 1.6 .......etc.
    D .020 .....etc.


    TO

    Dim (Feature)= Locaton of Circle1 ..etc
    D .020 .....etc.
    X 3.7 .......etc.
    Y 1.6 .......etc.

    In this case, I'm trying to move the diameter to the first position followed by x and y.
    I figure there must be setting I'm overlooking.

    Thanks


    Change it from edit window; I don’t know any other way.
    You get more and better responses if you start your own thread
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  • Hi I want to mirror a bunch of features, but it would be really cool if I could reverse the order of the mirrored features as it would speed up the cycle time so it doesnt have to go all the way to the other side of the part. (i.e. Im programming the bottom half left to right, when I mirror to the top, I would like it to go right to left, not left to right again). Is there a way to do this without using "optimize path" and hoping PCDMIS doesnt mess up clearance moves?

    Thanks


    That would be a neat trick and I would like to know.
    I have been doing the hard way, from bottom up…cut/paste, cut/paste, cut/paste, cut/paste, cut/paste, cut/paste, cut/paste, cut/paste…and then change features’ names…whew!…so tedious.

    I'm trying to reverse the order of a dimensioned feature from:

    Dim (Feature)= Locaton of Circle1 ..etc
    X 3.7 .......etc.
    Y 1.6 .......etc.
    D .020 .....etc.


    TO

    Dim (Feature)= Locaton of Circle1 ..etc
    D .020 .....etc.
    X 3.7 .......etc.
    Y 1.6 .......etc.

    In this case, I'm trying to move the diameter to the first position followed by x and y.
    I figure there must be setting I'm overlooking.

    Thanks


    Change it from edit window; I don’t know any other way.
    You get more and better responses if you start your own thread
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