Coordinate System Definition
Coordinate System Definition
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Hi everybody, hope someone can help me with the next issue. We are a manufacturer of aluminium extrusion dies. We use SW2008 for the CAD part and Hypermill [SW Goldpartener] for 5-axis CAM-machining. The question now is if it is possible to define a new coordinate system with Z direction pointing in view direction [screen position obntained by using 3D-mouse]. This is how we sometimes judge machineability of certain corners of the die. I am looking for the fastest way to achieve this. We do not export any geometry, but stay within SW and can switch directly to Hypermill within SW. I need sometimes multiple coordinate systems to do the job
Thanks in advance , Bert
Thanks in advance , Bert






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Bert
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Chris
SolidWorks/PDMWorks 08 3.1
AutoCAD 06/08
ctopher's home (updated Apr 30, 2008)
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Greetings, Bert
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I have seen plenty of users create models like they are still in AutoCAD...the top is in the front plane. Then the machine shop has to rotate the model to make it work for them.
Chris
SolidWorks/PDMWorks 08 3.1
AutoCAD 06/08
ctopher's home (updated Apr 30, 2008)
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We use AutoCad, our customer use SolidWorks. How to convert SolidWorks format prints to AutoCad prints that we could balloon those drawings using our AutoCad? Thanks,
tt
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Then, ask your customer to export their drawings as DXF or DWG before sending them to you.
Or buy SolidWorks and do it yourself. I don't know of any third-party software for converting .slddrw to .DXF.
-handleman, CSWP (The new, easy test)