not sure what is happening

[jonas]

A1 =ALIGNMENT/START,RECALL:STARTUP,LIST=YES
ALIGNMENT/ROTATE,XPLUS,TO,LIN1,ABOUT,ZPLUS
ALIGNMENT/TRANS,XAXIS,CIR1
ALIGNMENT/TRANS,ZAXIS,CIR1
ALIGNMENT/TRANS,YAXIS,LIN1
ALIGNMENT/LEVEL,ZMINUS,PLN1
ALIGNMENT/END

is the set-up of this alignment bad

[Bill **********]

A1 =ALIGNMENT/START,RECALL:STARTUP,LIST=YES
ALIGNMENT/LEVEL,ZMINUS,PLN1
ALIGNMENT/ROTATE,XPLUS,TO,LIN1,ABOUT,ZPLUS (ZMINUS is leveled above)
ALIGNMENT/TRANS,XAXIS,CIR1
ALIGNMENT/TRANS,ZAXIS,CIR1 (PLN1 ABOVE)
ALIGNMENT/TRANS,YAXIS,LIN1
ALIGNMENT/END


There are several possible problems here. By rotating about ZPLUS your X Axis is probably running the opposite direction that you intended.


Bill

[dwade]

A1 =ALIGNMENT/START,RECALL:STARTUP,LIST=YES
ALIGNMENT/LEVEL,ZMINUS,PLN1
ALIGNMENT/ROTATE,XPLUS,TO,LIN1,ABOUT,ZPLUS (ZMINUS is leveled above)
ALIGNMENT/TRANS,XAXIS,CIR1
ALIGNMENT/TRANS,ZAXIS,CIR1 (PLN1 ABOVE)
ALIGNMENT/TRANS,YAXIS,LIN1
ALIGNMENT/END


There are several possible problems here. By rotating about ZPLUS your X Axis is probably running the opposite direction that you intended.


Bill

Follow what Bill has done with your alignment and use as "The Rule for Alignments".

When building a full alignment always, level 1st, rotate 2nd and origin last in that order. As a habit I build start alignments then go through the datums as needed for FCF's and create my alignment as I measure each feature. Once through with measuring all of the features required I will build the complete alignment as Bill has done and always maintain the same order as shown below.

A_B_SLOT   =ALIGNMENT/START,RECALL:ST2, LIST= YES
            ALIGNMENT/LEVEL,ZMINUS,PL_A
            ALIGNMENT/ROTATE,XPLUS,TO,LIN_B,ABOUT,ZPLUS
            ALIGNMENT/TRANS,XAXIS,SLT_ST
            ALIGNMENT/TRANS,YAXIS,SLT_ST
            ALIGNMENT/TRANS,ZAXIS,PL_A
            ALIGNMENT/END

[jonas]

I would like to take a screen capture and bring it into the forum for a visual aid in helping trouble shoot my problems, i am not sure how to do this.

[JM222]

...use your print screen button...open MS Paint and paste it in...save the file....

[j.gonzalez]

print screen copy to paint

[j.gonzalez]

[ATTACH]5338[/ATTACH]

[russd]

For a small fee... my last workplace bought a program called Snag-it. Wonderful little program for taking screen captures, allow editing and adding things and pdf conversion all in one. Last I knew it was like $50. We used to get a lot of large pdf prints. Allowed me to balloon prints much faster than screen dumps / save / paint / pdf converter and so on. It's worth the free trial to see if you like it.

[sealevel]

...For a small fee... my last workplace bought a program called Snag-it.

+1
excellent utility software. Another great product from TechSmith is Camtasia Studio. Can't be beat for capturing animations from the screen......

and for what it's worth? In my beginner's binder I got from original Demon training, it says never rotate before leveling......ergo, I concur 100% with Bill

[jjewell]

"When building a full alignment always, level 1st, rotate 2nd and origin last in that order."

As DWADE said, that is your issue, nothing else, other than translating z origin to a 2d circle.

[Lab_ratt]

"When building a full alignment always, level 1st, rotate 2nd and origin last in that order."

As DWADE said, that is your issue, nothing else, other than translating z origin to a 2d circle.

jonas - this is "GOSPEL".......KWIM?
ignore it at your own risk

[Brian Gudauskas]

In training we stress: "Level then rotate then origin". It's the safest. YES there are times you can do it out of order and get what you want, but take no chances.