MM MCX part into INCH based fixture - CNCzone.com-The Largest Machinist Community on the net!

bostosh · #1 02-06-2011, 11:41 PM

Is there an easy way to pull MM based part file
into a Inch based fixture file?
or just Xform scale 1 millimeter = 0.039 370 078 74 inch
after the merge?

I want to machine in inches.

Superman · #2 02-07-2011, 02:14 AM

Opening the MM part file, should also load the MM config file, all units are set to MM, etc. etc,

Just load the INCH config file, it will ask to convert the graphics image to INCH, say YES
and your done...

Alt[F8] is shortcut to the system config dialog. bottom of dialog

bostosh · #3 02-08-2011, 12:10 PM

Thanks, that was TOO easy, or is there such a thing as T00 easy? Yes I've been doing things the "old way" too long. However we built the Space Shuttle with punched cards, went to the moon with punched cards, finally ditched those in early 80's while on the B1-B job. Thanks

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