PT4 DXF Converter User`s Manual
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1. The intersecting points can be taken from two lines two arcs or a combination of a line and an arc Circles cannot be used with this choice To make an intersection the absolute reference select choice A then click on the two pieces of geometry that will intersect at the point you want to use After you click on the second piece of geometry a red mark will appear to show you where the absolute zero is now set This choice also allows the use of the intersection of two lines that meet off of the given geometry If this is the case you will not be able to see the red mark where the new absolute zero reference is set 3 5 3 Choice B An End Point 8 The ProtoTRAK Parasolid Converter Operating Manual 3 6 3 7 This allows you to the use an end point of a line or an arc Click on a line or arc close to the end point to be used as the absolute zero reference Circles cannot be used with this choice 3 5 4 Choice C An Arc Center This allows you to use the center of an arc or circle as the absolute reference point by simply clicking on an arc or circle Also notice the second status line choices have been modified as is appropriate for the 2 D DXF format Editing the Drawing Sometimes the lines of the drawing aren t exactly what you need to machine For example you may want to add a ramp on or off at the beginning or end of a profile You can easily add lines to the print using the Add Line and New Point feature Once these li2. diplaysed when you open a file SOLID P N 15974 mod 3 AXIS EVENT INCH Drag Box n Solid Face Set Select Pan Jaon Foot Rotate Fit Wire Views Z Undo 3 2 Status Line The first line SOLI D indicates you are programming with the Parasolid Converter P N shows the opened part number AXIS indicates 2 axis or 3 axis programming 5 The ProtoTRAK Parasolid Converter Operating Manual EVENT click to display a drop down box for programming non dimensional information in the events INCH indicates if dimensions are in inches or mm The second line Select click to enable line point or surface selecting Turns off Pan Zoom and Rotate You may often be able to select even if this key is not active Pan click to enable panning left right up or down Left click and hold mouse to pan Drag Zoom click to enable drag zoom in and out Left click and hold mouse to zoom Box Zoom click to enable box zoom Left click and hold mouse at one location then move pointer diagonally and release to define area to be enlarged Rotate click to enable rotation of part Left click and hold then move mouse to rotate and release to stop rotation Fit click to resize the part within the display area Solid Wire Press once to show solid only again to show wire frame only and again to show both the default and generally best display Face View Press to show face view This will show the view as defined in the Parasolid until you have defined
3. say you wanted to machine five holes the same size Within the Parasolid Converter you would select Drill then select each of the holes to add them to your event group Then you would click on Event and fill in the prompts The information that you put in the prompts for the first of the Drill events would be copied to the rest of the events in the event group In contrast if you end the Parasolid Converter and go to the Program Mode to fill in the prompts you would have to fill in the same information for every drill event Sample Exercise This exercise programs the part shown in this manual using the ProtoTRAK Parasolid Converter Plug a mouse into your ProtoTRAK and follow the steps below SOLID P N 15974 mod 3 AXIS EVENT INCH Zoom Fit Zoom Box Und View In Draw Out Zoom z Solid X 2 6282 Y 4 0539 ADD NEW HIDE BREAK INQUIRE CON GEOM LINE POINT LINE GEOM TINUE 1 Open part number 15974 mod X_T located in the X_T Sample program folder on the C drive of the ProtoTRAK 2 Click A 3 Rotate part to show side with 4 counterbored holes 13 The ProtoTRAK Parasolid Converter Operating Manual rE OMN AU A Click on top surface with the counterbored holes to declare it is up Click OK Click TRANS AXES 3 times to orientate part as shown in the figure above Click OK Click on the top surface to set Z absolute zero Click OK Screen shifts to 2D DXF format Click C Click on either large circle line Notic
4. the top view in 3 4 Set Z defines the Z defaults see section 3 3 Undo undoes one mouse click SOLID P N 15974 mod 3 AXIS EVENT INCH Drag Box 2 Solid Face Set Select Pan Joon Foai Rotate Fit Wire Wow Z Undo 3 3 Set Z Defaults Click on Set Z to call the following drop down box 6 The ProtoTRAK Parasolid Converter Operating Manual 3 4 3 5 SOLID P N 15974 mod 3 AXIS EVENT INCH z Solid Face Set Rotate Fit Wire View Z Undo Set Z Defaults Drag Box Select Pan AeA en Set Z Rapid Thru Mill Depth Thru Drill Depth SetZ Rapid KINNI a eA FWD BACK RETURN The data within the Parasolid knows the depth of every hole and surface However this is often not the depth you want your tool to go to As you program the part you can choose whether you want the depth of the tool to be the same as the surface you choose or adjusted by the defaults you input in the Set Z drop down box Z Rapid is the rapid to feed transition distance above the surface to be machined Thru Mill Depth is the distance generally deeper and therefore minus from the final depth surface This is typical when machining a little below the bottom of a part when cutting around the part perimeter or through the part profile Thru Drill Depth is the distance generally deeper and therefore minus from the final depth surface plus the Z dimension of the drill conical point This is automatically calculat
5. 2 Load in the rest of the event information and use Tool 3 l Il bet you have a good feel for this by now Finish up the part by drilling and then counterboring perhaps with a circle profile the four holes When finished click END SOLID to create a normal ProtoTRAK PT4 program that you can run or edit as any other 16 The ProtoTRAK Parasolid Converter Operating Manual
6. Box View In Draw Out Zoom Solid EVENT 1 DRILL KA DRILL OR BORE DRILL X 2 9920 abs Y 1 8120 abs Z RAPID 0 1000 abs Z END ESS PECKS FOR DRILL RPM Z FEEDRATE TOOL lt ZEND J PAGE PAGE DATA DATA INSERT DELETE EVENT FWD BACK FWD BACK EVENT EVENT SOLID P N 15974 mod 3 AXIS EVENT INCH Drag Box n Solid Face Set Exit a sess Zoom Zoom fact Wire View 4 Solid Z Depth 1 0000 WITH NO OFFSET OFFSET RETURN 5 Fill in the rest of the prompts to complete the event 10 The ProtoTRAK Parasolid Converter Operating Manual 6 Click EVENT to go back to the Select Event screen 7 Repeat 1 through 5 for all geometry and events 8 Click END SOLID when complete Countersink Note For Z end on a countersink zoom in and click the conical sloped surface The parasolid knows the diameter and slope angle of the surface and will automatically calculate and load the proper Z dimension for the countersink point into the Z END prompt 3 7 2 Event Types Drill Allows the conversion of any circle into a Drill event All the same sized drills should be picked at the same time Mill Allows the conversion of any straight line into a Mill event Click on the end of the line where you want to establish the beginning point X Beg Y Beg Arc Allows the conversion of any arc in the drawing into an Arc event Click on the end on the arc where you want to establish the beginning point X Beg Y Beg Profile Allows th
7. The ProtoTRAKo Parasolid Converter Operating Manual Document P N 28070 Version 111412 Parasolid for Mills Compatible with offline and SMX ProtoTRAK Control models Southwestern Industries Inc 2615 Homestead Place Rancho Dominguez CA 90220 T 310 608 4422 F 310 764 2668 Service Department 800 367 3165 e mail sales southwesternindustries com service southwesternindustries com web southwesternindustries com Copyright 2012 Southwestern Industries Inc All rights are reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means mechanical photocopying recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of Southwestern Industries Inc While every effort has been made to include all the information required for the purposes of this guide Southwestern Industries Inc assumes no responsibility for inaccuracies or omission and accepts no liability for damages resulting from the use of the information contained in this guide All brand names and products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders Southwestern Industries Inc 2615 Homestead Place Rancho Dominguez CA 90220 Phn 310 608 4422 u Fax 310 764 2668 Service Department Phn 800 367 3165 u Fax 310 886 8029 Table of Contents ProtoTRAK Parasolid Converter Operating Manual 1 0 Introduction Parasolid Versions Parasolid Extensions Mouse Req
8. and profiles quickly and easily You will be asked if you want to chain when you select Pocket or Profile To use chaining select Yes then click on the first line in the pocket or profile The first line you select will determine where the ProtoTRAK begins to machine You will then be prompted to continue This second line tells the ProtoTRAK which direction to go Once the chaining begins it will continue in the direction you choose until it encounters one of the following An end point that is the same as the beginning of the profile or pocket event This signals the completion of an enclosed shape An intersection or branch that requires a decision from you If this is encountered the system will prompt you to select the direction by clicking the next line or arc segment you want included in the pocket or profile 3 7 5 Color Schemes and Status Flags Through out the conversion process on the 2D DXF presentation the geometry changes colors from white to purple to blue to green White Geometry not yet associated with any ProtoTRAK event Purple Geometry has been associated with a ProtoTRAK event the event type is still current and the Undo feature active for that event Blue Geometry has been associated with a ProtoTRAK event the event type is no longer current you changed event types or the Event button has been pressed Additional information needs to be entered before the event is complete Undo feature does not work on t
9. arately from your machine or Offline System you may have to install software first and then activate the option 2 1 Installing the Parasolid Software For ProtoTRAK SMX Pendants Please note that prior to downloading the Parasolid software you may also need to download the latest master version of software Go to service code 33 to see what version of master software is loaded on your control You must have a 5 0 or later version loaded before you can download the Parasolid software Please go to our website to find this latest software as instructed below To download the Parasolid software via a USB flash drive or to obtain the latest version of any Parasolid software version visit our website at www southwesternindustries com go to the Software Downloads section and follow the instructions in order to download the latest software to your ProtoTRAK control To install place the correct software on a USB device and plug into a USB port on the pendant Press the SYS key and then press the Update Options softkey to begin the process of loading the new software For ProtoTRAK Offline The Parasolid software option will need to be downloaded separately from the offline software You can download the latest version of offline software at www southwesternindustries com 2 2 Activating Parasolid After the software is loaded you must activate the key our way of controlling the use of the software with the following procedure 1 On you
10. d press SET If you do not have an activation password please call customer support United States 800 367 3165 Canada and Mexico 310 608 4422 Euro Region and Africa UK 0 1823 674 200 Please have the Hardware Key Serial Number and Option Serial Number below available when you call HARDWARE KEY SERIAL NUMBER 1323 OPTION C TRAKing E Handwheels OPTION SERIAL NUMBER 45278 OPTION STATUS NOT ACTIVATED ACTIVATION PASSWORD F F2 FR F4 F5 F FT F8 RETURN If you do not already have the activation password write down the Hardware Key serial number and Option serial number shown on the screen and call SWI Customer Support After taking the serial numbers SWI Customer Support will give you your password Please 4 The ProtoTRAK Parasolid Converter Operating Manual note this option is not free If you have not placed an order for the DXF Converter you will need to do so before we can give you the activation password 5 After the password is entered the Parasolid Converter is ready for use 3 0 Creating a ProtoTRAK Program Using the Parasolid Converter Creating a ProtoTRAK PT4 program from a X_T Parasolid is very straight forward If you are already familiar with the ProtoTRAK DXF converter you will find Parasolid very easy 3 1 Opening a Parasolid Part Program The Parasolid Converter is launched automatically when you open a Parasolid file with a X_T extension The following screen will be
11. e a red box at center of large circles This is the X and Y absolute zero Click CONTINUE Click NEW POINT Click near bottom of line marked A then drag a line down to form a ramp on move for machining the perimeter as shown in the figure above Click near the left side of line marked B then drag a line to the left to form a ramp off move for machining the perimeter as shown in the figure above Click CONTINUE Click PROFILE to mill around the outer perimeter Click YES to chain Click the ramp on line created in step 14 then click the vertical line above it marked A above The entire profile should now be purple Click EVENT to activate the drop down event box Press DATA FWD button to get to the Z RAPID prompt Click View Solid key in second status line Click the top surface as the reference from which Z RAPID is measured Click WITH OFFSET The display goes back to the event screen and Z rapid is 0 1000 abs our Set Z default Click View Solid again Rotate the part to show the bottom of the part Click the bottom surface Click WITH OFFSET because we want to machine a little lower than the bottom Load in rest of the event information as you would in ProtoTRAK programming Use tool offset LEFT and Tool 1 Click EVENT to eliminate the drop down box Click POCKET Click YES to chain Click a line and an adjacent arc in the oval pocket Click EVENT drop do
12. e conversion of any connecting lines and arcs into a Profile event When selecting a profile event the first line clicked determines where the profile starts and the second line clicked determines the direction of the profile Each line or arc segment in the profile must be connected to each other but the profile may be open ended Pocket Allows the conversion of any connecting lines and arcs into a Pocket event When selecting a pocket event the first two lines clicked determine the direction of the Pocket Clockwise or Counterclockwise Pocket segment geometry must be connected to each other and must be closed it needs to end where it began Tap Allows the conversion of any circle into a Tap event It should be noted that you cannot click on the Solid to fill in the Z END information This prompt must be entered manually 3 7 3 Event Groups You create event groups out of items on the drawing that you want to machine the same way Click on an event and then click all the similar pieces of geometry When you press the Event key the Parasolid Converter will automatically fill in the data in all the events in the event group by using the data you enter in the first event of an event group For example say you have 5 holes to drill that are all the same size To program these select Drill and click on each of the five circles on the drawing that represent the drill locations By doing this you have created an event group made up of these f
13. ed because the Parasolid knows the hole diameter and assumes a 118 point drill Click Set Z a second time to remove the drop down box Orientating the Part From the screen in section 3 1 the Parasolid Converter is asking you to select which side is up on the part you are programming Nearly always just select A rotate the part to identify the up surface click on that surface and click OK Occasionally the up surface will be sloped and therefore not perpendicular to Z so click on B rotate the part to find a vertical surface a side or side of a hole click on it and click OK Next click TRANS AXIS Translate Axis one or more times to orientate the part to define positive X and Y Click OK when satisfied This is now your face view Setting Program Absolute Zero 3 5 1 Z Absolute Zero 7 The ProtoTRAK Parasolid Converter Operating Manual When the part is properly oriented the Parasolid Converter will ask you to set the part absolute zero Rotate the part if necessary to show the Z absolute 0 for example turn it over if the bottom of the part is your zero click on the surface and click OK Notice the system is now in its two dimensional DXF format This allows for much simpler selecting and programming The screen now shows SOLID P N 15974 mod 3 AXIS EVENT INCH Zoom Fit Zoom Box In Draw Out Zoom 3 5 2 Choice A An Intersection This allows you to use intersecting points like corners as the absolute zero reference
14. he event Green The event has been completely defined no further input is needed When you click on the Event button to enter data necessary to complete an event you will notice the Not OK flag at the top right hand corner Once the event definition is complete the flag changes to OK The part program will not run unless all events are OK 3 7 6 Completing the Event Once you choose the event type and then click on the features on the print there are two ways to fill in the rest of the information like feed rates and tool numbers 1 While still in the Converter click on Event 2 End the Parasolid Converter and go into Program mode 12 The ProtoTRAK Parasolid Converter Operating Manual 3 8 Both ways provide you with the familiar prompted interface of the ProtoTRAK but we recommend that you choose the first way stay in the Parasolid Converter and click the Event button We have two reasons for this recommendation First we have noticed that when we use the Parasolid Converter with large programs we find that answering the prompts right away makes it a bit easier to keep things straight Defining the event in its entirety before moving to the next event makes it unnecessary to remember event numbers later on The second reason is that using the Parasolid Converter allows you to establish event groups event groups are described above Event groups make it easy to program like pieces of geometry For example
15. information and use Tool 1 Click EVENT to retract the box Click DRILL Click the 3 inner circles in a bolt hole pattern around X Y abs zero that represents the drilled holes Click EVENT and then input 1 SET for drill Press DATA FWD button to get to the Z RAPID prompt Click View Solid click on the top surface of the holes countersink and click WITH OFFSET Click View Solid again rotate to see the bottom click on the bottom and click WITH OFFSET to drill through the 0 030 offset plus the drill point length Notice the total depth of the drill point is 1 1231 in a 1 plate Load in the rest of the event information and use Tool 2 Click EVENT to retract the box Click DRILL Click the 3 outer circles in the bolt hole pattern around X Y abs zero that represent the countersink holes Click EVENT and input 1 SET for drill Press DATA FWD button to get to the Z RAPID prompt and View Solid Click the top surface of the countersink and click WITH OFFSET Click View Solid again click on the sloped conical surface of one of the countersinks as shown below and click NO OFFSET Notice the Z END dimension is where the tip of the countersink must go SOLID P N 15974 mod 3 AXIS EVENT INCH Drag Box Solid Face Set Exit Select Pan Z z Rotate Fit Wire View Z Solid Be P Z Depth 0 6756 orrser ser E 15 The ProtoTRAK Parasolid Converter Operating Manual 7
16. ive drill events Now click on the Event button The screen will change to show the prompts for the first event of this event group When you fill in the blank prompts the X and Y data is already there for you the data you fill in will automatically be inserted into the other four events in the event group You can tell you are selecting items for the same event group by the color When each item is selected it turns purple If you want to separate event groups simply select a different event between them The other way to signal that you have finished selecting items for the event group is to click 11 The ProtoTRAK Parasolid Converter Operating Manual on the Event button When you do either of these things the items will go from purple to blue showing that you are no longer picking items for the event group Continuing with the example above say that you want to counterbore the same five locations The locations are the same but you want to use a different tool different RPMs and different Z dimensions Therefore you will establish a different event group After you establish the first event group you can either click the Event button and program the data for the first group click on the drill softkey again or click on something other than Drill and then select Drill again You will now be working ona new event group 3 7 4 Chaining Chaining is a powerful feature of the Parasolid Converter that enables you to program pockets
17. ne if you need to break geometry apart to create your part Press or click CONTINUE when editing is complete Note if you continue and go to the next screen and begin to program your part and you realize you need to make an edit you can go back to this screen by pressing the BACK button and edit without losing your program Converting Geometry into a ProtoTRAK Part Program Now that the ProtoTRAK Parasolid Converter has the geometry absolute reference and proper edits for the part programming is just a matter of selecting the events With the ProtoTRAK Parasolid Converter you have total control over how the part is made just like regular ProtoTRAK programming 3 7 1 The basic steps are 1 Pick the event type 9 The ProtoTRAK Parasolid Converter Operating Manual 2 Pick the geometry on the drawing go to the solid if you want a better representation of the part The X and Y dimensions will be loaded into the event type you choose 3 Click to show the drop down event Click on the Z RAPID click View Solid in the second status line click on the surface that Z Rapid is measured from and click WITH OFFSET to load the appropriate value for Z RAPID 4 Click on Z END if not already highlighted click View Solid click on the surface that is the same as Z END and click WITH OFFSET for through events or NO OFFSET for exact depths See note below for countersinks SOLID P N 15974 mod 3 AXIS EVENT INCH Zoom Fit Zoom
18. nes are added they may be programmed in exactly the same way as the other features of your part Add Line Creates a line between existing beginning or end points of a line or arc Click on one line or arc at a place nearest to the point you want to use A red X will confirm the point that is selected Next click on another line or arc The DXF will add a new line between these points you designated To remove the line immediately after it is drawn click the Undo button New Point Creates a line between an existing beginning or end point on the drawing and a new point you establish by clicking the mouse Click on one line or arc at a place nearest to the point you want to use A red X will confirm the point that is selected Next click wherever you want the line to end The DXF will add a new line between these points you designated To remove the line immediately after it is drawn click the Undo button Hide Line Click hide line then click on an unwanted line to hide it Click UNDO to bring it back Break Geom Allows intersecting lines to be broken into separate line segments Click on one segment of one of the lines and then on one segment on the other line Click on UNDO to unsegmentize the lines Inquire Geom Click key then click any line arc or circle When clicking a circle the diameter will be shown beside the X and Y pointer location position under the part Click line again to un highlight This feature may be useful to determi
19. r ProtoTRAK control go to Service Code 318 Activate Converter Service Codes are found in the Set Up Mode Here you should see all active and inactive converters Inactive converters will be listed in Gray If the Parasolid Converter is not grayed out i e it is black it is already activated Skip the rest of this section and go to 3 0 Loading a Parasolid part program 3 The ProtoTRAK Parasolid Converter Operating Manual 2 3 A different screen will appear on which you will see a Hardware Key serial number an Option Serial number and a phone number to contact SWI Customer Support You will also see a If you already have your activation password 4 blank field labeled Activation Password enter that in now and press Inc Set or Abs Set S A Advanced Features B Network C TRAKing E Handwheels D Part Verify SX 1 AutoDesk Inc AutoCad DXF ACAD DXF 2 Southwestern Industries Inc SWI MX2 3 Southwestern Industries Inc SWI MX3 4 Southwestern Industries Inc IN F6M CAM 5 Haas Automation Inc HAAS HS1 6 Fadal Inc Fadal GCode FAD FAD 7 Southwestern Industries Inc GCD SWI GCD 8 Southwestern Industries Inc OUT FEM CAM 9 Siemens Parasolid X_T X_T A INSTALL Data Forward to the grayed out PARASOLID Converter option and press Install The software option you have selected must be activated with an Activation If you have an Activation Password input it now an
20. recommended because the background tasks may cause damage by interfering with ProtoTRAK real time operation 1 5 Microsoft Updates Please note that the ProtoTRAK control is not designed to be automatically downloading updates from Microsoft or for that matter any 3 party software There is only a limited amount of free space on the compact flash card and downloading files to it until it is full may result in the ProtoTRAK to stop working properly 2 The ProtoTRAK Parasolid Converter Operating Manual Also note that administrators must exclude the ProtoTRAK from programs such as Windows Server Update Service where the software will automatically try to download updates to the control 2 0 Installing and Activating Parasolid The Parasolid Converter is optional software that must be purchased from Southwestern Industries If you purchased this option with your machine or control the software should already be installed and activated If this is the case you may skip the rest of this section You can tell if your converter is activated by looking at the data in Service Code 318 Service Codes are found in the Set Up Mode Service code 318 will display a list of all available converters Active converters are displayed in black letters inactive converters are displayed in gray letters If the Parasolid Converter is not on the list at all call the Southwestern Industries Service Department If you purchased your Parasolid Converter sep
21. t solid graphical CAD systems can output as a Parasolid file The standard program or file extension and the one that must be used with the ProtoTRAK is X_T 1 3 Mouse Required You may run the Parasolid Converter on either the ProtoTRAK CNC or the ProtoTRAK Offline system depending on which system you bought it for If you run the converter on the ProtoTRAK CNC you must have a mouse or other pointing device plugged into the mouse port or USB port depending on the model of control For ProtoTRAK controls that have USB drives available a USB mouse should be recognized immediately after plugging in But for the models that have the PS2 mouse port if you didn t have the mouse plugged in at the time the ProtoTRAK was turned on you must turn off the ProtoTRAK plug in the mouse and then turn the system back on When running the Parasolid Converter on the ProtoTRAK CNC a keyboard may be used but it is not necessary You can use the front panel keys on the control pendant to input any data necessary throughout all the operations of the Parasolid Converter 1 4 Virus Protection As a device ProtoTRAK CNCs are not generally susceptible to viral infections The part programs they run are non executable text files You can further assure protection by avoiding e mail programs and web browser programs loaded onto the ProtoTRAK and by using a router with a firewall An anti virus program is not necessary since the virus risk is low and is not
22. uired Virus Protection Microsoft Updates Installing and Activating Parasolid Software Installing Activating Using the Parasolid Converter for Mills Opening a PARASOLID Program Status Lines Set Z Defaults Orientating the Part Set Program Absolute Zero Editing the Drawing Converting Geometry into a ProtoTRAK Part Program Sample Exercise for Milling PARASOLID 1 The ProtoTRAK Parasolid Converter Operating Manual ul www NNNN DN e O WO ONN UU 16S 1 0 Introduction Thank you for your purchase of the ProtoTRAK Parasolid Converter software In order to avoid repetition this manual assumes you have basic proficiency with programming a ProtoTRAK CNC With the ProtoTRAK Parasolid converter you may quickly and easily create ProtoTRAK part programs using the data stored in a Parasolid file With the ProtoTRAK Parasolid Converter you are in complete control of the creation of your 2D or 2 D part program You pick the order of events and the direction you want to machine in an easy interactive process The coordinates are loaded into to the part program in the way you direct leaving you the minimal task of adding the non dimensional information in the prompted ProtoTRAK format 1 1 Parasolid Versions The ProtoTRAK Parasolid converter is only available for use with the ProtoTRAK SMX control used on mills Its part number is CONV PARA M 1 2 Parasolid Extension Parasolid is a solid model file format owned by Siemens Mos
23. wn box Press DATA FWD button to get to the Z RAPID prompt Click View Solid rotate to see the top of the part Click the top surface and click WITH OFFSET Click View Solid Click the bottom surface of the pocket zoom if you need to and click NO OFFSET because this is the exact depth that you want Load in the rest of the event information and use Tool 1 Click EVENT to retract box Click POCKET and NO to chain Click the larger circle around X Y abs zero Click EVENT Data forward to the Z RAPID prompt and just input 0 1000 because you know where the top of the part is Click View Solid and zoom in a bit Click the surface that is at the bottom of the larger circle which is the same as top of the 3 countersink holes then click NO OFFSET 14 The ProtoTRAK Parasolid Converter Operating Manual Load in the rest of the event information and use Tool 1 Notice the radius was input automatically because the Parasolid model knows this Click EVENT to retract the box Click PROFILE and NO to chain Click the smaller through hole around X Y abs zero Click EVENT Press DATA FWD button to get to the Z RAPID prompt Click View Solid click on the surface at the top of the 3 countersink holes and click WITH OFFSET Click View Solid rotate the part to see the bottom click on the bottom surface and click WITH OFFSET to go a little deeper Load in the rest of the event
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