Multiaxis Drill

[Metallic]

Hey all,

I am currently having my post from Postability updated to output correct code for the Multiaxis Drill output (it wasn't outputting in vectors). I messed around with it a bit and it looks like a huge time saver for doing multaxis drilling.

 

Am I correct in assuming that? It is alot faster than creating planes and doing it the old school way. Any bugs?

 

Thanks.

[Leon82]

It's been buggy if I used the planes orientation. 

 

Sometimes the calculate from top unchecks itself too. I want the old one back

[crazy^millman]

I have done it both ways. The issue with Solids is where and how it decides the top and bottom. The feature has a chamfer or is on a complex surface I have seen some wonky results. Once you work of the differences it i usable, but not the same.

[Aaron Eberhard]

2 hours ago, Leon82 said:

It's been buggy if I used the planes orientation.  

 

Sometimes the calculate from top unchecks itself too. I want the old one back 

 

Can you give any examples of steps to repeat those problems?  I can't find any record of either those being reported.

What "old one" do you want back?

 

Thanks!

[Leon82]

1 hour ago, Aaron Eberhard - CNC Software said:

 

Can you give any examples of steps to repeat those problems?  I can't find any record of either those being reported.

What "old one" do you want back?

 

Thanks!

When using the plane as a reference I had some cycles seem to switch planes on their own.

 

My coworker every time he opened the parameters and closed the box the calculate depth from top became unchecked.

 

The old 5 axis drilling under the multiaxis menu

[Metallic]

Well when I get the updated post back from my reseller i will try to break it...and see how useful it is.

[GoetzInd]

I use lines and it works pretty well.

Mike 

[Aaron Eberhard]

On 9/24/2020 at 4:22 PM, Leon82 said:

When using the plane as a reference I had some cycles seem to switch planes on their own.

 

My coworker every time he opened the parameters and closed the box the calculate depth from top became unchecked.

 

The old 5 axis drilling under the multiaxis menu

I can't replicate the planes thing, would you mind sending in the file?

There was an issue back during the beta cycle of 2020 (I think it only was out in the tech previews, it may not have even made public beta?) where the checkbox wasn't sticking.  If you can replicate it, please let me know.

Have a great weekend!

[Greg Williams]

On 9/25/2020 at 2:14 AM, Metallic said:

I am currently having my post from Postability updated to output correct code for the Multiaxis Drill output (it wasn't outputting in vectors). I messed around with it a bit and it looks like a huge time saver for doing multaxis drilling.

Did you get a fix for this one? It appears that something internally has changed as 4 axis posts are having trouble as well

[Chally72]

Depending on the starting post, 4 axis posts may need to be updated to support the full capabilities of Multiaxis Drilling. This potential problem scenario existed before the introduction of the new unified drilling toolpath, but is perhaps more prevalent because it's so easy now to change drill ops from toolplane drilling to multiaxis drilling just by adding to the selection and flipping a switch in the tool axis control page.

 

Things that 4-axis posts may not be set up for, but need to support, when posting a multiaxis drill operation set to 4-axis:

• Rotary angles
• Mapping the planes to get the correct values into X, Y, Z
• Breaking the drill cycle at angle changes, rotating to the new face, and restarting the drill cycle

[Chris McIntosh - Postability]

On 9/28/2020 at 5:53 PM, Greg Williams said:

Did you get a fix for this one? It appears that something internally has changed as 4 axis posts are having trouble as well

Greg, 

Not sure exactly what issue you're running into with the 4-axis but we have done some recent updates to better support the advanced drilling operation.  Feel free to drop me a line and we can see about sorting you out.

Chris