Edit Part Coordinate System dialog (PartMaker)

Use the Edit Part Coordinate System dialog to set the Part Coordinate System (PCS) before programming in PartMaker using a sold model. The PCS is the coordinate system in which a solid model is oriented.

To display the Edit Part Coordinate System dialog, select Solids > Edit Part Coordinate System from the Menu bar.

The following settings are available:

Part Coordinate System Rules — Click to display the <PRODUCT> Part Coordinate System dialog, where you can view the rules for setting the Part Coordinate System for the model.

Set New Part Origin

Set Part Origin — Select this option to enable the Set Part Origin drop-down list, where you can select how to set the part origin:

• Vertex — Select to set the new origin at the vertex you select from the solid model.
• Arc / Circle Center — Select to set the new origin at the center of the arc or circle you select from the solid model.
• Face Center — Select to set the new origin at the center of face you select from the solid model. The face can be a sphere, torus or a planar face.
• Edge MidPoint — Select to set the new origin at the midpoint of the edge you select from the solid model. The edge must be a straight line.

X, Y and Z — These fields display the X, Y and Z coordinates of the new origin. You can enter the coordinates manually or PartMaker enters the coordinates based on your selection from the solid model.

Set — Click to set the new origin at the point defined by the coordinates in the X ,Y and Z fields.

Align Axis to Selected Edge or Surface

Align Axis — Select to align the selected edge or surface from the solid model with the Part Coordinate System axis (X Axis, Y Axis or Z Axis) selected in this area of the dialog.

Align — Click to align the edge or surface selected in the solid model with the selected axis of the Part Coordinate System.

Transform Coordinate System

From — Select the axis orientation you want to transform.

To — Select the final axis orientation for the transformation.

Transform — Click to transform the axis according to your selections in the From and To fields.

Rotate Part

X Axis — Select to rotate the part about the X axis.

Y Axis — Select to rotate the part about the Y axis.

Z Axis — Select to rotate the part about the Z axis.

Angle — Enter the angle about which the part rotates. Negative values are allowed.

Rotate — Click to rotate the model using the axis and angles specified.

Buttons

Clear All Transforms — Click to clear all the transforms performed on the part since it was imported into the job file and return it back to its original coordinate system.

Undo — Click to reverse the last origin change, axis transform, or part rotation performed on the part.

Close — Click to close the dialog.