Axis Substitution and Drilling holes

[sidhu]

Can I use axis substitution with drilling holes ? I can create toolpaths using pockets and contours for axis substitution but for drilling I'm having a problem.

 

Or is the best way using transform toolpath?

 

Thanks

 

Sidhu

[crazy^millman]

Transform all the way. Why make it harder than it has to be?

 

You can make a operation on top. Then copy that operation then say ghost to index to a specific place. Then transform from there if you needed it to start a place different from top.

 

I put a sample file on the FTP in the X4 folder. It is called TRANSFORM_ROTATE.Z2G

 

Here is sample code doing this without even using a C-plane.

 

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O0000 (ROTATE)

(MACHINE - MIGHTY/YAMA SEIKI)

(CUSTOMER - ADD CUSTOMER)

(PART # - TRANSFORM)

(MODEL # - TRANSFORM.MCX)

(PROGRAMMER - RON

(PROGRAM NAME - ROTATE.NC)

(DATE - MAR-09-2010)

(TIME - 3:04 PM)

(PROGRAM REV - N/C)

(T133 - 1/4 DRILL - H133 - D133 - D0.2500")

N100 G00 G17 G20 G40 G80 G90

N110 G91 G28 Z0.

N120 T133 M06 ( 1/4 DRILL)

N130 (MAX - Z1.1)

N140 (MIN - Z0.)

N150 G00 G17 G90 G54 A0. X-2. Y0. S1069 M03

N160 G43 H133 Z1.1

N170 G94

N180 G99 G83 Z0. R1.1 Q.075 F4.28

N190 G80

N200 G91 G28 Z0.

N210 G00 G90 A45. X-2. Y0.

N220 G43 H133 Z1.1

N230 G99 G83 Z0. R1.1 Q.075 F4.28

N240 G80

N250 G91 G28 Z0.

N260 G00 G90 A105. X-2. Y0.

N270 G43 H133 Z1.1

N280 G99 G83 Z0. R1.1 Q.075 F4.28

N290 G80

N300 G91 G28 Z0.

N310 G00 G90 A165. X-2. Y0.

N320 G43 H133 Z1.1

N330 G99 G83 Z0. R1.1 Q.075 F4.28

N340 G80

N350 G91 G28 Z0.

N360 G00 G90 A225. X-2. Y0.

N370 G43 H133 Z1.1

N380 G99 G83 Z0. R1.1 Q.075 F4.28

N390 G80

N400 G91 G28 Z0.

N410 G00 G90 A285. X-2. Y0.

N420 G43 H133 Z1.1

N430 G99 G83 Z0. R1.1 Q.075 F4.28

N440 G80

N450 G91 G28 Z0.

N460 G00 G90 A345. X-2. Y0.

N470 G43 H133 Z1.1

N480 G99 G83 Z0. R1.1 Q.075 F4.28

N490 G80

N500 M05

N510 G91 G28 Z0.

N520 G28 Y0. A0.

N530 G90

N540 M30

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HTH

[JDowe]

Axis substitution works for me

Just create a line in the top view starting

at the center of rotation - this line should be

pi x dia of rotation long - easy to get this by

generating a line then in the length box type

"L" and pick on a circle the diamter of rotation

now create as many points as you want and write

drill toopath in the top plane - the point at the end of the line in the center of rotation will drill at 0 at the middle of the line the point will drill at 180 be aware that if you want 4 equally spaced holes create 5 points because the the one at the far end drills at 360 which duplicates the the first end