Mastercam router and the drill block

[Chris Parish]

I am trying to use the drill block in Router 9.1 MR0304. I have 8 holes at 32 mm apart.

 

Toolpaths/ drill block / (window points or all arc -- tried both), select the default drill block, then I hit OK. I then go to the operations manger, ")" geometry points defined

 

I then click on geometry, add points, select the points, now it is showing 8 points in the operation but I must regenerate it. Once I do regenerate it, the geometry goes back to "0".

 

 

What am I doing wrong??

 

Please let me know

[George_Gerhard]

CParish

you cannot use points in the block drill feature.

Have you created a hd9 file?

you must create this. This file is a representation of your boring unit, you must create it exactly as what is on your machine. In other words if the first 4 drills are 5mm and the second 4 are 8mm, then create the hd9 file the same. The block drill feature looks for a match between your drawing and the hd9 file. So the diameters of your drills must be exactly the same as your holes in the part. Also when you creare the hd9 file make sure your distance between drills is 32mm

let me know if you need help making the hd9 file

 

rgds

George

[Chris Parish]

George;

 

 

Thanks, I was using the mprouter as an example post to star t with, by going through this (=toolpaths/ next menu drill block), I clicked ont ? mark. That was exactly the problem the drill diameter must be exactly the same size as the actual arcs on the drawing. Now it seem to give me what I want.

 

 

Thanks,

[GLeonard1]

On 8/23/2004 at 10:18 PM, George_Gerhard said:

CParish

you cannot use points in the block drill feature.

Have you created a hd9 file?

you must create this. This file is a representation of your boring unit, you must create it exactly as what is on your machine. In other words if the first 4 drills are 5mm and the second 4 are 8mm, then create the hd9 file the same. The block drill feature looks for a match between your drawing and the hd9 file. So the diameters of your drills must be exactly the same as your holes in the part. Also when you creare the hd9 file make sure your distance between drills is 32mm

let me know if you need help making the hd9 file

 

rgds

George

Hi George.

 

How do I create a hd9 file?

 

Regards

 

Geoffrey

 

[crazy^millman]

24 minutes ago, GLeonard1 said:

Hi George.

 

How do I create a hd9 file?

 

Regards

 

Geoffrey

 

After 13 years not sure he is still around. Hopefully he has been waiting all the time for you to come in and ask this very question. 

In 2017 you use the aggregate definition process in the Machine Definition.

[GLeonard1]

2 minutes ago, 5th Axis CGI said:

After 13 years not sure he is still around. Hopefully he has been waiting all the time for you to come in and ask this very question. 

In 2017 you use the aggregate definition process in the Machine Definition.

Hi Ron.

I've added a new block drill to the Kinematic tree at a Router Connection Point.

I'm not familiar with the aggregate definition process.

Please help?

Geoffrey

 

[GLeonard1]

3 minutes ago, GLeonard1 said:

Hi Ron.

I've added a new block drill to the Kinematic tree at a Router Connection Point.

I'm not familiar with the aggregate definition process.

Please help?

Geoffrey

 

Nevermind...I got it...

 

[crazy^millman]

4 minutes ago, GLeonard1 said:

Nevermind...I got it...

 

Welcome to the forum. Glad you solved your problem. Please share with others so in 13 years you help the next person who comes along. Sorry we get these random time warps and just wanted others to pay attention to the date and not think George is a mean person if he never answers you after 13 years of bring this back up again.

[GLeonard1]

17 minutes ago, 5th Axis CGI said:

Welcome to the forum. Glad you solved your problem. Please share with others so in 13 years you help the next person who comes along. Sorry we get these random time warps and just wanted others to pay attention to the date and not think George is a mean person if he never answers you after 13 years of bring this back up again.

I saw the date but decided to take a chance.

What can I say...a moment of desperation...but thanks for your help Ron.

Let me wrap things up with this issue then I'll start posting.

Later

Geoffrey

[crazy^millman]

2 minutes ago, GLeonard1 said:

I saw the date but decided to take a chance.

What can I say...a moment of desperation...but thanks for your help Ron.

Let me wrap things up with this issue then I'll start posting.

Later

Geoffrey

Geoffrey, thank you sir your help and contribution is greatly appreciated.