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ejw

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From: McMurray, PA

Registered: 2004-11-11

Posts: 6

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AUTO-DIFF

Is it possible to use an in process file with AUTO-DIFF.
I have a die that we rough mill in the soft state and then we finish mill after heat treat.
I created a in process cut after the roughing and open that to run the finishing program. When I run AUTO-DIFF can check for gouges  I have none, But when I check for excess stock I get the following report.

AUTO-DIFF Solid Report

Comparison Type: Excess
Excess Tolerance: 0.015

DESIGN COMPONENT(S):

Component Name: Design
Component Type: Design
Model Type: STL (M:\VeriCut\Mikron_VCP600\mfg14264-design.stl)

SUMMARY:
AUTO-DIFF found 25282 errors. First 5000 error records are displayed in the table.

Maximum excess of 7.973749 occured at record 16549
Number of Excesses: 5000

I seems like AUTO-DIFF does not see the design part.
Any thoughts.

Thanks
Ed

DaveF

Senior Member

From: Valencia, CA

Registered: 2005-08-20

Posts: 304

Re: AUTO-DIFF

Ed

The DSN must be visable in the work piece view
when you run autodiff, can you display the dsn?
is it in the correct place?

Can you x-caliper dist / stk/ dsn?

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Dave Frank
Aerospace Dynamics International, PCC
Valencia Ca
"Where else can you have this much fun,.......and get paid???."

ejw

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From: McMurray, PA

Registered: 2004-11-11

Posts: 6

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Re: AUTO-DIFF

Dave

Thanks for the suggestion.

I did find even though the project tree showed a design part that was visible, I couldn't see it.
Turns out the design STL model was junk.

Thanks
Ed

DaveF

Senior Member

From: Valencia, CA

Registered: 2005-08-20

Posts: 304

Re: AUTO-DIFF

Check this out:
Bill Made a real good white paper on STL files

http://cgtech.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t … ht=polyfix

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Dave Frank
Aerospace Dynamics International, PCC
Valencia Ca
"Where else can you have this much fun,.......and get paid???."