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appiek
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Cam operations for an easier work flow

Hi all. I am running a small business. I would like to know if there is an easier way to do the toolpath generating. My current workflow works like this.

1. Customers buy the boards that I sell. I currently have  about 30 products that I sell, made of 18mm mdf. I would like     to make the the boards as ordered and don't want to make stock.

2. I have all the products as components in a project folder. So I select the products that I have to make. Insert them into an assembly called manufacture. 

3. Copy and paste the quantities that I need then arrange them on the stock sheet.

4. Do the setup and stock selection.

5. Now this is where I think it could be better. First engrave then holes then contour and each time this process is the same and I have to select all the holes(I know about the select all same size function) all the engrave and all the contours on each sheet. And for each product the same method applies each time. 

 

Isn't there a way to save the toolpath for each product. And when it is arranged. To do something like. Use component toolpath(witch you create in the component folder) to generate the toolpaths on the piece of stock. And then have a option to arrange toolpath by tools or operation. Thanks for the help.  

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seth.madore
in reply to: appiek

What you are looking for is not possible at this time, but it's something we're working on solving quite actively!

 

-EDIT- oh boy, I just noticed that this post was from December of '22, but it just showed up in the MFG forum a couple days ago! I can only assume that this was posted in an incorrect location and was just recently moved to the MFG forum. I do apologize for the delay in response....


Seth Madore
Customer Advocacy Manager - Manufacturing
Pabiuro
in reply to: seth.madore

Hey,

maybe it is late but not for me. While I was looking for some workaround for this issue I found yours late response. Do you have more details on it? Maybe some date? :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes: I waiting for it for about 3 years now

seth.madore
in reply to: Pabiuro

@Pabiuro nope, still not possible..


Seth Madore
Customer Advocacy Manager - Manufacturing