Mirrored parts and their drawings?
Mirrored parts and their drawings?
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What is the mainstream practice with mirrored parts?
Do you make drawing just for the main part?
How do machinists coupe then with making
mirrored parts form one drawing?
WBR,
Linqur
Do you make drawing just for the main part?
How do machinists coupe then with making
mirrored parts form one drawing?
WBR,
Linqur






RE: Mirrored parts and their drawings?
I guess it would really depend on what the vendor needs. Does the vendor use the solid model with a CAD/CAM package to generate machine code? Your best bet would be to discuss this with the vendor (machinist). It should all come down to the cost of doing business. If it costs you $100 to make a second drawing and saves $200 in production time, make two drawings. If the vendor will not pass the cost savings down to you, don't.
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RE: Mirrored parts and their drawings?
Our parts are "suitable" for being machined by "hand",
meaning not in CAM.
But if we come to this two drawing option..
How difficult would it be to programmatically
create the other drawing?
Are the mirrored part's solid features (edges, planes etc)
named as in master part? Could I read the master drawing
and then create drawing for mirrored through API by just
querying the master's annotaions, dimensions, etc?
Linqur
RE: Mirrored parts and their drawings?
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RE: Mirrored parts and their drawings?
Linqur
RE: Mirrored parts and their drawings?
Unfortunately, that's about all I have in my bag on the issue. Maybe someone else will chime in on the question.
Sorry I couldn't be of more help.
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