Picking Holes in X

[Jack K]

How is everyone picking there holes to drill? I used to pick Drill- Manual- Center then pick all my holes. In X it seems like it is missing something or I am not seeing it. I never used to use auto cursor but in X I feel like that is the only choice and I am not used to it yet. Seems like alot more clicks...what am i missing?

 

Mask on arc seems to work about the same and I do use this on big die sets with hundreds of holes and it works good.

[Guest]

if I have wireframe/2D drawn, I'll use entities, that will default to center. If I have a solid I set autocursor to center and pick the holes.

[DavidB]

Entities.

Dam your quick John

[spade117]

you got the right idea,it just takes a little time to get used to.

[Thad]

I use entity on everything.

 

Thad

[Mike Mattera - TFM]

Mask on Arc and them pick the hole by the size you want to machine. Picking each hole manually is WAY to time consuming.

 

Mike Mattera

[Jack K]

I did not realize the that entity defaulted to center. I will check that again....thanks!

 

Mask on arc is good if you designer has drawn his holes sizes are all different. What is a 3/8 screw and 3/8 dowel are the same size? adda clearance hole the same size and you have a mess. I tend to do alot of big die sets that have hundreds of holes and mask on arc has helped big time....but I need to be carefull.

 

Jack

[cadcam]

the option for Entity center was added in MR1 so you know. if I am doing a solid I leave it at the default and pick the edge of the solid hole and it gets the center.

 

other wise I use mikes way the enitiy way matters what the part is and the info really.

 

this changes daily.

[Thad]

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Picking each hole manually is WAY to time consuming.

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Not when there's only 5 holes.

 

Thad

[toolall1]

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Picking each hole manually is WAY to time consuming.

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i agrree with mike

[JOHN HIMES]

Be careful when using "entity", if you select a spline unknowingly the end points will be use for drill locations.

[Jim ..]

You can C-Hook Drill points then simple window points, if you have many holes to do.

[AllenT]

I spoke with in-house today, the shortcut option will be in MR2 and....it'll be 6 months from now! Oh man, I miss the C,E,Q... in V9 when it comes to select something.

Allen

[Jorgen]

MR 2 will not arrive untill September? And on top of that ETA would have to be adjusted for the usual delay so in all reality that would mean that we wouldn't see MR2 until the end of the year. Can someone from CNC please tell me that this is not correct.

[Nick_AFRL]

if there is more then 3 holes i use the auto drill thingy....!

[Guest]

he he he, hehehe, he said thingie

hehehe, he he he