Is there anyone at you facility that does program tool motion with CATIA? Even the simplest tool motion requires the proper license(s), machine specific .pptables and a post processor. Also needed is knowledge of work holding and cutting tools. Sorry this is the best I can tell you.
Itsmyjob,
That explains the issue. I copy '2d' points for patterns and thought I would just create a sketch with these points for the pattern.
Thanks for your help.
Bryan
Ferdo,
I need to create holes on a non-planar surface. The holes that are supplied are the pierce points, the holes need to be perpendicular to the surface as they are rivet holes.
Itsmyjob,
These are 3d points.
Regards,
Bryan
itsmyjob,
As far as creating a circle etc. yes the sketch stays in the tree. I am copying the points from a geometrical set in the same document. If I copy the points into a sketch that has other geometry in it, when leaving sketcher, the points are 'copied' into the geometrical set from which...
Jackk, I have tried all of your suggestions. I can see the sketch in the tree until I leave sketcher. After that, the sketch is no longer in the tree.
I appreciate your suggestions,
Bryan
I am supplied points by our customer and need to create holes into an airframe skin. I want to place the points into a sketch so that I can use the user defined pattern function and create all of the holes at once. I have copied the points into the sketch and when I exit the sketcher, the sketch...
Look in Options--> Machining--> Operation--> DISPLAY TOOL PATH OF OPERATION IN CURRENT PART-OPERATION. Uncheck this box and it should not display your tool path.
Bryan
Create your standard axis, and then create an axis at your new origin. Now translate the part from the new origin to the standard axis. The translation is in the generative shape workbench.
Or right mouse click on your new origin axis and set as current.
Is either of these, what you are...
In options,display, there is an option for the Z buffer. Not sure of the actual verbiage, but this will get you close. I will look tomorrow and give you the actual.
