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Note: Allows you to type in information about the part for later use
or output into a report.
Alias: Regular part name. Used for Super Part reporting.
Revision value: Revision number of the part.
Quantity: Number of regular parts. Used for Super Part reporting.
Step 2: Click the OK button. The NC Express screen will now be blank. You
are ready to create a new part.
(*Note – Part properties for a part that were set in the New Part dialog can be
viewed by going to Settings menu | Properties. Ex. If a part was created and
part properties were set for that part, when you open the part in NC Express,
you are able to view the properties from the Settings menu | Properties.)
4.3.2 Importing a DXF from Flat
If the part you are going to use exists as a DXF file and you want to modify or
create a cp file from the DXF, you will have to import the DXF from the folder
where it is stored. In NC Express, under C:\fms\ncexpress directory, there is a
folder called ‘geomdir’. The ‘geomdir’ folder is the default location for DXF files.
The default DXF directory will automatically change to the last directory where a
DXF file was imported.
The following exercises will demonstrate how to import a DXF into NC Express.
4.3.2.1 EXERCISE- Import DXF 2
Step 1: Go to File menu | Import or click on the Import DXF button on the
toolbar . Both of these options will bring you to the Open dialog box
with the ‘geomdir’ folder. If the DXF is not located in the ‘geomdir’, navigate
to where the DXF is located on your machine or on a network.
Step 2: Once you have found the DXF, click on it and click the Open button in
the dialog box. The DXF should now be displayed on the screen.
(*Note – If there are other layers (numbers, letters, or other characters) on the
DXF, they will be disposed of later when Autotooled, leaving only the part
geometry).
In the case where a DXF file is being imported from the flat, NC Express will
import all layers of the DXF file. It is important that all part geometry (internal
& external contours) is on it’s own separate layer(s) when doing this. All
unwanted layers (ex. Dimensions) can be filtered out of the file when
Autotooling the part. Picture below shows a part that would be imported with
many different layers within.
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