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
CAD=PART is only needed if you write a program on the CMM and later import a CAD model and want to align it to the program. If you have the CAD model when you start the program, create features from the CAD model and align to them. Whether or not you offset is only important relative to the dimensions you need.
miles.c There are no hard fast rules as to what you need to set the origin to or what to offset. It all depends on your dimensioning needs.
You will need to level to a feature
You will need to rotate to either a feature with an axis(a line or cylinder) or to two features representing the ends of an axis(like the I.D. of a part and a timing hole).
You will also need to set the origin to, a.k.a. translate to, a feature for the X, Y, & Z axes. It can all be the same feature or one feature for each axis.
After that, it would depend on the print what offsetting or rotating you do with the alignment. It should all be driven by your reporting needs per the print.
miles.c There are no hard fast rules as to what you need to set the origin to or what to offset. It all depends on your dimensioning needs.
You will need to level to a feature
You will need to rotate to either a feature with an axis(a line or cylinder) or to two features representing the ends of an axis(like the I.D. of a part and a timing hole).
You will also need to set the origin to, a.k.a. translate to, a feature for the X, Y, & Z axes. It can all be the same feature or one feature for each axis.
After that, it would depend on the print what offsetting or rotating you do with the alignment. It should all be driven by your reporting needs per the print.
