So im working on this part, and im trying to use the level rotate and origin alignment. I understand which vectors to level to and rotate too. However the machine isnt correctly reading where the part is after i allign it. Am i supposed to find the origin offset of each origin and offset it too that? like click on the cad for the Yorigin and enter the negative value in the origin box? Im also trying to use CAD=PART. Ive been programming 2 years, have mastered iterative aligns but barely use the level rotate and origin align but it seems like the programmers im learning from arent comfortable with using it either
If the nominals for the features used for the alignment does not match the print/CAD, then you should use CAD->Part.
AND you will need to do origin offsets for what the cad model says those datum features should be.
import cad
set up part
take the jogbox and measure the datum features (plane on top, line on front edge, line of left side)
make an alignment, level to plane (Z), rotate to line on front (X+ if you measure from left to right), origin X on 'left line', Y on 'front' line, Z on plane
At this point, your manually measured features have THEO values equal to MACHINE CO-ORDINATES. That is where your alignment is, NOT on or to the cad model.
IF the top (where you measured the plane) is supposed to be Z12.345, then you also need to do an origin offset for Z of -12.345, same for the other axis as well.
Now, your alignment is 'correct' to cad nominals, BUT, the features themselves STILL HAVE machine co-ordinate THEO (nominal) values. Your alignment will NOT lay over the cad model
You can either (BEFORE YOU MAKE THE ALIGNMENT!) change all the theo values (including the vectors) for those manually measured features OR
You can click CAD=PART when you make the alignment (after you level, rotate, origin, origin offset) and it will UPDATE the theo (nominal) values for all your manually measured features to the CAD model and you don't have to screw around with all that manual typing to make the theo values for the manually measured features correct to cad.
If the nominals for the features used for the alignment does not match the print/CAD, then you should use CAD->Part.
AND you will need to do origin offsets for what the cad model says those datum features should be.
import cad
set up part
take the jogbox and measure the datum features (plane on top, line on front edge, line of left side)
make an alignment, level to plane (Z), rotate to line on front (X+ if you measure from left to right), origin X on 'left line', Y on 'front' line, Z on plane
At this point, your manually measured features have THEO values equal to MACHINE CO-ORDINATES. That is where your alignment is, NOT on or to the cad model.
IF the top (where you measured the plane) is supposed to be Z12.345, then you also need to do an origin offset for Z of -12.345, same for the other axis as well.
Now, your alignment is 'correct' to cad nominals, BUT, the features themselves STILL HAVE machine co-ordinate THEO (nominal) values. Your alignment will NOT lay over the cad model
You can either (BEFORE YOU MAKE THE ALIGNMENT!) change all the theo values (including the vectors) for those manually measured features OR
You can click CAD=PART when you make the alignment (after you level, rotate, origin, origin offset) and it will UPDATE the theo (nominal) values for all your manually measured features to the CAD model and you don't have to screw around with all that manual typing to make the theo values for the manually measured features correct to cad.
