CAD part and clamp files

[Lepage]

Hello everyone,
does any one know how to go about coupling a CAD model of a clamp device together with a part CAD model in PCDMIS to where one would see how both are fitted together to be able to properly place move commands to avoid the clamp device fixture during offline programming? Thanks

Lepage

[MrComment]

Your "Clamp device" cad model has to have the same coordinate system as your part CAD file. If they match already then all you have to do is import it into your program, when prompted choose "merge".

If the Clamp device cad doesnt have the same coodinate system and if your using v4.1 then fix the coodinate system of the Clamp device with the Transform tool before merging the cad data in a seperate program first.

[Peter Warcholyk]

Lepage,

Why don't you take a picture of your set up, and insert it into your part program?

I do this all the time, and then once the move points are programmed around the clamp, it will work everytime.

Regards,
ZydecoPete

[Lepage]

Thanks a lot guys! Mr. Comment, what if the coordinate system is outside the part on the cad model after importing? Can I do the initial alignment then import (and merge) the clamp device to the part model? I’m not using v4.1 right now. I had some very bad experiences with it, and have not approved it for further use. I’m still using v3.5 mr2

ZydecoPete, I don't have a work piece to take a picture of, just a cad file of the part and a fixture cad file in which I made myself.

[rangerboat72]

Thanks a lot guys! Mr. Comment, what if the coordinate system is outside the part on the cad model after importing? Can I do the initial alignment then import (and merge) the clamp device to the part model? I’m not using v4.1 right now.

The alignments won't work. Do you still have 4.1 loaded? If so, do a "transform" using 4.1 to correct your coordinates and save the file to 3.7.

[Roberto]

Lepage,

Why don't you take a picture of your set up, and insert it into your part program?

I do this all the time, and then once the move points are programmed around the clamp, it will work everytime.

Regards,
ZydecoPete

That's not an option when you have to write programs before even fixtures are built and no samples yet.
I ask engineering to give me a cad of part mounted on fixture for off-line programming.