Re: software for machining pockets with little bosses in them

On 30 Jan 2006 16:39:37 -0800, "Polymer Man" <ncarothers@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>>Using fixture offsets I trust .....
>
>How do you do it?

You program in the part's coordinate system.
The machine operator sets the fixture offsets to map
where the part is on the machine to the machine's coordinate
system.
You need to use care & turn the fixture offsets on & off for
tool changes, usually.
--
Cliff
.