Moving part zero ....

[toolznthings]

Hi All,

How do you move the part zero to a random location such as the center of a circle at a odd location on the stock blank ?

Thanks in advance !
Brian

[IslaWW]

Brian..
Fairly easy.

Setup job using your preferred XY datum.
Find Center of circle that you wish to be XY datum Write down coords
Go back to job setup check "use offset" and enter NEGATIVE X and Y numbers that match the circle center coords.
Click OK

[4DThinker]

I'm assuming your want to set the X/Y Datum position somewhere other than a corner or the center of the material.

Start with the Datum set to the center if the material.
Draw or load in the vectors you want to use.
Click on the circle once, then hover over its center point with the mouse cursor.
At the bottom of the screen it will show you the X and Y coordinates the cursor is at relative to the datum point. Make a note of these coordinates.
Now go back into material setup. In the X/Y Datum position area click on Use Offsets.
Now type in negative values of X and Y coordinates you made a note of.
Click OK at the bottom, and your new datum point should be right in the center of that circle.

4D