Video Inspection Software User’s Guide
DXF Import and Auto Programming The M3 system will convert DXF part drawing files into part programs using the DXF import and Auto Program module. To convert a DXF drawing file into a part program: 1 While the M3 program is in the interactive mode, press the Open Part button to display the Open Part dialog. System toolbar > System menu > Open Part button 2 Select DXF from the File Type menu, select the desired file and press Open. The import DXF Dialog will be displayed.
Import DXF part file
Choose DXF parameters
Specify auto program parameters
3 Choose the desired layers for import, the unit type for import, and specify the desired scale factor to be used for import and then press “Done” to continue. The DXF features will be added to the Feature List with DXF tags, 4 Trim (delete) features from the imported DXF file that you do not want to be part of the resulting auto- program. 5 Specify registration (datum) features to be used for the auto program registration by performing datum operations directly on the DXF features using reference frame operations described earlier in Section 7: Reference Frames. The specified registration features will be moved to the top of the Feature List. 6 Press the Play Button to display the Auto Program dialog and initiate the auto program process. System toolbar > System menu > Play button 7 Specify the desired number of points per feature to be programmed, the desired FOV size to be used at each stage location, and the indent margin to be used for positioning point clouds from the DXF element feature ends, and then press Done to continue. 8 The auto program path will be generated by the system and program playback will be initiated. Probe the registration features specified on the DXF part image. Program playback will proceed once registration is complete. 9 Press the Single Step button to initiate single step playback. Edit toolbar > Single Step button
10 In the single step mode, use the left and right step buttons, or keyboard arrow buttons to advance or rewind the program, one step at a time. 11 Perform program edit commands as needed to complete the playback of the auto programmed part. 12 Press the Save button to save changes when the program is
Auto program path generated
complete to store changes made to the program. System toolbar > System menu > Save button
Cut/Copy/Paste Program Steps Program steps (non-datum steps) can be cut/copied and paste into the program. To do this: 1 Author a program and switch to edit mode. 2 Select the program steps to be cut or copied (copied in the example below).
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