[TXFred]

I'm running Alibre 2011 Personal Edition.

Apparently there's a feature in Alibre that lets you place different parts of a model on different layers. I want to use this to create .igs files with multilayered components. Specifically, I want to model my Glacern vises with the movable jaw on a seperate layer, so that I can bring them into SprutCAM and adjust the vise to simulate clamping on my workpiece.

The Alibre help files describe this feature, but I cannot locate it in the software. Where is it?

Frederic

[dbrija]

I'm running Alibre 2011 Personal Edition.

Apparently there's a feature in Alibre that lets you place different parts of a model on different layers. I want to use this to create .igs files with multilayered components. Specifically, I want to model my Glacern vises with the movable jaw on a seperate layer, so that I can bring them into SprutCAM and adjust the vise to simulate clamping on my workpiece.

The Alibre help files describe this feature, but I cannot locate it in the software. Where is it?

Frederic

Only seen/used it in 2D drawing mode. No signs of it elsewhere (I'm using Expert)

[TXFred]

Only seen/used it in 2D drawing mode. No signs of it elsewhere (I'm using Expert)

Where is it in your version of Alibre?

Frederic

[dbrija]

Where is it in your version of Alibre?

Frederic

I'm in 2012, but if you open a new drawing, it should be under File->Design Properties->Layers

[davidperry3]

I was doing the same thing. I found that you don't need layers just draw your main vice then as a seperate part draw the moveable jaw. In SprutCam import (in fixtures) the main vice then import the moveable jaw. It will go in as a sub directory of the main vice as long as you have "main vice" highlighted. now when you select main vice and transform it moves both the vice and the jaw. if you select moveable jaw and transform then it only moves the jaw.

[davidperry3]

Just playin around