I am trying to setup to machine a pipe flange. Pipe flange is round and my slug of stock is round.
My pipe flange is radial around the Z axis.
I cant creat cylinder stock to encompass my part. My only options seem to be be radial around X or Y.
This seems either quite short sited by the program or I am missing something.
Why is the bottom of my stock at -0.75?????????
Then I try to do it the SIMPLE way be using the "set part Z" button' now my stock goes to -1.75???????
I try setting my stock to 1.749 (0.001 thick) as near as I can tell it is almost to zero.
I set the stock to 1.75 and it disappears as it cancels itself out.
So far I have know wasted 1.25 hours on an extremely simple job and it still isnt right!
Guys I truly love this software, but some of this stuff is getting ridiculous!
PS service pack 1 really did help thanks.
Derek
Problem creating stock
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Problem creating stock
We can add the Z cylinder stock to the enhancement list
The regions all all created on the Construction plane. That is why it was going to 0
The regions stock is creating a bigger stock, we have fixed this issue and it will be available in the next service pack.
For now, do the following.
1. Create circle on the cplane
2. Create a regions stock, by typing in the high value to be Z of the circle and low value to be (Z - height of stock).
3. Now that you have got your stock, use the locate part within stock to move the stock to the desired position.
The regions all all created on the Construction plane. That is why it was going to 0
The regions stock is creating a bigger stock, we have fixed this issue and it will be available in the next service pack.
For now, do the following.
1. Create circle on the cplane
2. Create a regions stock, by typing in the high value to be Z of the circle and low value to be (Z - height of stock).
3. Now that you have got your stock, use the locate part within stock to move the stock to the desired position.