I've got a file where Mask On Arc won't work and I'd like to know why. The file is an imported Pro/E IGES file. I'd be happy to e-mail the X2 file if someone wants to try and figure out why Mask On Arc won't work on this file.
I've got a file where Mask On Arc won't work and I'd like to know why. The file is an imported Pro/E IGES file. I'd be happy to e-mail the X2 file if someone wants to try and figure out why Mask On Arc won't work on this file.
Stefan,
Create-Curves-On All Edges worked perfectly! Thank you very much.
Any idea why Mastercam requires this on an imported IGES file to get Mask On Arc to work? I already had all the surfaces on a different level and had them turned off and Mask On Arc still didn't work until I tried what you suggested -> Create-Curves-On All Edges.
This tells me that there were no arcs and just surfaces and maybe Splines. He had you creat the wire data from the surfaces you had.
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Cadcam
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If the IGES did not contain arcs, then there's nothing to select.
You could also create(change to ) a new layer and Create - Curves - All - Edges. Then you can just turn off the layer with the surfaces that you dont want to see.
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can you give me the org Iges file?
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Cadcam
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Mastercam user, I agree to your terms. As I have to live by this daily for my company.
Mitsui Seiki , have your people at work thought of asking for native files or Step or para solid models.
Iges is an ugly format. It works but there is much work in allot of cases.
For one you can have many voids in the model by how the other software out putted the proper flavor of Iges. and mostly what you get are splines instead of lines and arcs.
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Cadcam
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Ok I did find an issue. the file works fine without remaking the arcs. I am going to say that you are using a WCS just like I would and did . when I did the arc option only did a few of the arcs. BUT if you take and the part from the right side and Xform and rotate the geo instead of WCS the file works fine. So the issue at hand is the WCs seeing it in the new plane as it comes in as front.
So Xform to the new top and do the drill mask on arcs and all will work.
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Cadcam
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