Note that this literally reverses the direction and that
the tool will cut in the opposite direction. If multiple passes have been
made, the Reverse command will cause the last pass to be cut first.Several commands are available to copy or alter one or more machining operations from the instruction list. Note that only the toolpaths are altered by these commands – there is no alteration of the original design geometry.
These commands copy and transform the calculated toolpath. They do not regenerate the path in its new position. This means that fixed points such as home or toolchange positions and moves to Z clearance may not give the desired output. Such moves should not be included in the instructions to be transformed. Subroutines used for repeating the hole cycle positions may also be invalidated as they will no longer have unique identifying numbers.
These are the Edit menu commands
(in Manufacture Mode):
Transform Mirror – (Milling
and Wire only) Check to reverse the order of the sequence and the direction
of the tool along the toolpath on the mirrored instructions. Note that this literally reverses the direction and that
the tool will cut in the opposite direction. If multiple passes have been
made, the Reverse command will cause the last pass to be cut first.
On simple toolpaths the Reverse command will allow the climb/upcut conditions to be maintained on a mirrored toolpath.
Transform Repeat – (Milling only) Copies the toolpath at successive depths.
Transform Rotate – (Milling and Wire only) Rotates or copies a series of operations one or more times about a selected point. This is used where the same feature appears several times about a central point.
Transform Translate – Moves or copies a series of operations one or more times. This is used where the same feature appears more than once in a component.
Changes have been made in EdgeCAM 7.00 to the way in
which the Translate command works, particularly for controller subroutines.
These changes result in a better correlation between the moves shown by
EdgeCAM graphics and the toolpath on the machine tool. See Notes
on Translate Command.
In Wire Erosion, you may only translate the toolpath in the X and Y directions.