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Multiple Products with Multiple Processes

Multiple Products with Multiple Processes

Multiple Products with Multiple Processes

(OP)
Greetings,

  I'm a new V5 user with training.  I'm NC programming and our instructor in class only went over simple 1 process jobs.  What I want to do is have multiple stage jobs.  To do this I have a product for each different set-up.  What I'm having a problem with is when I bring in my 2nd operation I can't constrain the 2nd set-up into place with the common component.  I keep getting a "component is not active" message although the component appears to be clearly active.  I have many years with V4 5axis so this is very different for me.

  Thanks in advance!

RE: Multiple Products with Multiple Processes

I do not use the NC module but i will give it a shot.

Product A
  Product B
    Setup plate.Catpart
    part2machine.Catpart

  Product C
    Setup Plate.Catpart
    part2machine.Catpart

Double pick the product (B or C), this will highlight the name in blue - indicating the active level.  Create a fix constraint on the Setup Plate,  constrain the part2machine to the plate.

Regards,
Derek
 

RE: Multiple Products with Multiple Processes

(OP)
Thanks Derek,

  I tried this at the product level without any problem.  It's when I'm in the process area where the trouble begins.  I was able to do this in the process area with only one process complete, then add a product, then add a process and it would constrain OK.  It was when I had two process existing that the problems started.  The 2nd process was a mirror of the 1st operation so I assumed it would work the same way, however I could add the 2nd product no problem it's when I tried to constrain it I received the "component not active" message.  Again, both products were clearly active, I could pick either one 1st but when I went to pick the other is when I get stuck.

  Thanks for the feed back, is there anyone with multiple process experience that can help?

  Norm

RE: Multiple Products with Multiple Processes

Create multiple process files (1 process file for every attitude)... That will save you a lot of head aches down the road. ...  

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