Have you looked at the camworks tutorial for multi-part assemblies? they were bragging about this functionality back in camworks 2001 and even had multiple parts in vices on the box back then.i guess you just have to decide if you want to learn how to use that set of features. but be aware that option 2) is the way you are supposed to do it if you want camworks, solidworks, and your haas minimill to operate together at their fullest and live the parametric dream. but if thats the way you want to go, then so be it. this basically defeats the purpose of your multi thousand dollar camworks packages ability to deal with multiple parts, and they have certainly made quite the effort to offer advanced functionality in that regard. but id like to learn option 2)ģ) look at this from a G code stand point, like you described, by manipulating things with G54, etc. ive done option 1) because it wasnt that bad for what i was doing. this is the right way, although i havent done it myself. this is an ugly, awkward method.Ģ) do it the way camworks intended, which is do to a "camworks assembly" where things are fixtured and the individual parts are recognized as individual by camworks.
now make toolpaths based on the geometry that is there. Not very handy.Ĭamworks 2014, Solidworks 2013, Haas Mini-Mill.i believe there are the following approaches to this:ġ) put all the parts you plan on machining into an assembly, then make a merged "part" out of them. The only way I can see is to mirror the whole part at it G55 (using G54 as part one) and then re-program the whole thing. Like it to cut both features on the 2 parts with tool one and move on to the next feature with tool 2, cut both parts, and so on. I've got it to just cut another part on the vise with the same program but it cuts one complete part and then the next. I've gone thru all the help files and video I can find in an attempt to have Camworks mirror the toolpaths to another vise.
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