I have a job Im doing where the customer provided me with waterjet blanks that need to have a few machining operations done like pockets, drilling, tapping.
I have the solid model imported and I want to display the stock exactly as the waterjet blanks look like for verification purposes. I went ahead and selected FILE in the SHAPE category and loaded a .STL file of the blank. It displays correctly but does not align itself with the actual solid model. The STOCK ORIGIN options are all greyed out so I have no adjustment.
This it the first time Ive tried it this way, most of the time I just use a rectangle shape with dimensions. Ive attached a few screen shots so you can understand what I mean. The green rectangle represents the fixture plate, my goal was to have the part centered on the fixture plate. The part itself is just a simple 2 bolt exhaust flange.
Should I be trying to align the model with the stock instead of the other way around since there is more adjustment with the translate function?
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Jim
I have the solid model imported and I want to display the stock exactly as the waterjet blanks look like for verification purposes. I went ahead and selected FILE in the SHAPE category and loaded a .STL file of the blank. It displays correctly but does not align itself with the actual solid model. The STOCK ORIGIN options are all greyed out so I have no adjustment.
This it the first time Ive tried it this way, most of the time I just use a rectangle shape with dimensions. Ive attached a few screen shots so you can understand what I mean. The green rectangle represents the fixture plate, my goal was to have the part centered on the fixture plate. The part itself is just a simple 2 bolt exhaust flange.
Should I be trying to align the model with the stock instead of the other way around since there is more adjustment with the translate function?
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Jim