I am beginning to attempt to program off a cad model. I have a sample part, every time I press cad=part my alignment moves off my cad model. I am actually trying to program off of cad on a part I have a sample for before I make a program off a part that I have no sample for.
I import model, translate trihedron where I want it, create alignment accordingly. I have no idea why CAD= PART would need to exist. Never used it. Would someone far wiser than I explain why it exists?
I can give you at least one example where this can be handy. If you program a part without CAD, and then wanted to add a CAD model after the fact, you would need to use CAD = PART. I suspect there might be another reason or two, but this is the first that comes to mind. I agree not everyone needs it, and it is often mis-understood, but it can still be handy on occasion.
oh, and I do not consider this to make me far wiser than you, but as someone told me recently (so as not to call me old), I might have more experience.
I import model, translate trihedron where I want it, create alignment accordingly. I have no idea why CAD= PART would need to exist. Never used it. Would someone far wiser than I explain why it exists?
I can give you at least one example where this can be handy. If you program a part without CAD, and then wanted to add a CAD model after the fact, you would need to use CAD = PART. I suspect there might be another reason or two, but this is the first that comes to mind. I agree not everyone needs it, and it is often mis-understood, but it can still be handy on occasion.
oh, and I do not consider this to make me far wiser than you, but as someone told me recently (so as not to call me old), I might have more experience.
