topic Re: Macro Help for Component Thickness in PowerMill Forum

Macro Help for Component Thickness

murali.bNBYL4 — Mon, 22 Oct 2018 13:10:56 GMT

Hi,

Any one help me selected color surfaces move to different machining Mode.

I have got below macro but all surfaces moving in in machine mode.

VIEW MODEL ; SHADE OFF
VIEW MODEL ; SHADE RESTORE
VIEW MODEL ; WIREFRAME OFF
// take the surface you have Select into surface default
EDIT THICKNESS COMPONENTS COLLISION // set the surfaces to Collision
EDIT THICKNESS ACQUIRE

THICKNESS APPLY
THICKNESS ACCEPT

EDIT SELECTION MODEL FILTER "Blue"
EDIT THICKNESS COMPONENTS MACHINE

I required except selected color surfaces move into Collision mode.

Re: Macro Help for Component Thickness

rafael.sansao — Mon, 22 Oct 2018 13:30:08 GMT

Your question was not clear to me. In any case, you should be looking for something like:

EDIT SELECTION MODEL DELETE
EDIT SELECTION MODEL FILTER "Blue"
EDIT THICKNESS DEFAULTLIST UPDATE 0 NEW
EDIT THICKNESS COMPONENTS COLLISION
EDIT MODEL ALL SELECT INVERT ALL
EDIT THICKNESS ACQUIRE
THICKNESS APPLY
THICKNESS ACCEPT
EDIT MODEL ALL SELECT INVERT ALL

Re: Macro Help for Component Thickness

murali.bNBYL4 — Mon, 22 Oct 2018 14:11:33 GMT

Hi rafael.sansao,

Thanks.

My requirement is Blue color surface should be in Machining mode and other all color surfaces should be in Collision mode.

If required in next macro i put Yellow color machine Mode( Machine) and other entire model should be in Collision. hope this is clear.

Re: Macro Help for Component Thickness

rafael.sansao — Mon, 22 Oct 2018 14:21:58 GMT

EDIT MODEL ALL SELECT ALL
EDIT THICKNESS DEFAULTLIST UPDATE 14 NEW
EDIT THICKNESS ACQUIRE
EDIT SELECTION MODEL DELETE
EDIT SELECTION MODEL FILTER "3,3,255" //Blue
EDIT THICKNESS DEFAULTLIST UPDATE 0 NEW
EDIT THICKNESS COMPONENTS COLLISION
EDIT MODEL ALL SELECT INVERT ALL
EDIT THICKNESS ACQUIRE
THICKNESS APPLY
THICKNESS ACCEPT
EDIT MODEL ALL SELECT INVERT ALL

Re: Macro Help for Component Thickness

murali.bNBYL4 — Mon, 22 Oct 2018 16:03:19 GMT

Hi Rafael,

Its working as my expectation, that's great ...

Thank you.