Best way to optimize my program

[jeffrey001]

Hi,

When doing multiple works offset fixtures, when program is completed, what is the best way to optimize it, I mean to save time for tool change by going from G54 to G55 and G56.

ex: If I have a 1/2 end mill in the spindle, I want to do all toolpaths that use this tool for the G54, G55, G56.

Can I use the toolpath translate function to do that.

Thanks, Jeff

[WallyL7]

Just put the tools in order in your toolpath tree. (iow don't have all of G54 first, then G55, etc, - go by the tool - so have all of the 1/2" endmill toolpaths first, then the next tool, etc.) I'd only pay attention to the work offsets at the next level - within a tool's group, so it doesn't take the 1/2" endmill and cut a feature on G54, then G56, then back to G54, etc...(unless it makes sense to do it that way)

[txcncman]

Highlight all of the operations in the operations manager, right click, then click on sort, then sort by tool number.

[WallyL7]

I may have misread it. I thought he was simply doing multiple operations on a part (G54 1ST SIDE, G55 SECOND SIDE, ETC)...but if you are doing the same operation over and over...then yes, toolpath translate.

[jeffrey001]

Highlight all of the operations in the operations manager, right click, then click on sort, then sort by work offset.

Thanks, I will see what I can do with this.

Thanks also to WallyL7.

Jeff