You see a warning if you edit a CPL that is the 'Initial
CPL' of a machining sequence, as there are potential dangers. For example:www.kxcad.net Home > CAM Index > EdgeCAM Index >
See also: Editing CPLs
You see a warning if you edit a CPL that is the 'Initial
CPL' of a machining sequence, as there are potential dangers. For example:
Rapids will move with with the CPL, as they are based on explicit coordinate input or free digitises, while toolpath moves associative to geometry will not move with the CPL. This means that the CPL edit may move a rapid so that it collides with part geometry.
If you rotate a CPL of a milling sequence so the geometry no longer lies in the plane of the CPL, the cycles would fail to regenerate.
About construction planes (CPLs) in EdgeCAM
A CPL definition requires three main parameters:
An origin
This defines where the origin of your CPL lies with respect to the World origin. Although the standard CPLs have their origins coincident with the World origin, this need not be true for any CPLs that you define for yourself.
An orientation
This defines the orientation of your CPL with respect to the World axes. Although the standard CPLs are orthogonal to the World axes, this need not be true for any CPLs that you define for yourself.
A name
Names allow you to swap to another CPL and come back to your own CPL when required. Each CPL must have a unique name.
An unlimited number of CPLs can be created. When a CPL
is created it becomes the current CPL and remains active until another
CPL is selected or created.