hole vectors

[Joeyls319]

Hello all

 

Got a question. I have a part with a number of various sized holes in it and all of them are at compound angles. My question is how can I create the vector lines for the center of the holes so I can create a toolpath to drill them? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

 

thanks in advanced

 

jJoey

[Joeyls319]

forgot to mention I'm using X6.

 

Joey

[happycat64]

try vericut for x6 it will auto create vector line for you

[Jeremy Herron@DBS Solutions™]

Verisurf hole axis is free. Check the pinned topics at the top.

[crazy^millman]

Free Tool from Verisurf?

 

Here is the link to download it for X6. http://www.emastercam.com/board/index.php?app=downloads&showfile=562

[Chris Rizzo]

Or update to X7. It has a solids hole-axis feature. (Verifsurf will do surfs as well however, and has more functionality)

[crazy^millman]

Verisurf will also do arcs and wireframe as well.

[Joeyls319]

Gentlemen,

 

Thank you so much for the ideas.

 

Crazy, Thanks for the link. It's a beautiful thing. that's exactly what I was looking for.

 

Love to update to X7 but that's up the employer. I just started and I don't know why they haven't updated yet.

 

again,thanks guys

 

Joey

[cobra95kev]

In X6 you can also use FB Drill to get those vectors, if you have a solid model that is.

[happycat64]

i also meant verisurf, not vericut --sorry

[brandon b]

Verisurf is awesome!!

[Buddy J]

While I loved and use(d) the free Verisurf hole axis tool, I have to say, the X7 option

is SO much easier and cleaner to use.

No longer do I have to delete and run the "findoverlap" c-hook, to clean up multiple centerlines created from every

modeled diameter, (c/bores, sinks etc.)

And can choose only the diameters you want.

But the Verisurf tool saved my butt many, MANY times and was much appreciated!

[brandon b]

I still use verisurf cuz I don't have soilds

[MIL-TFP-41]

While I loved and use(d) the free Verisurf hole axis tool, I have to say, the X7 option

is SO much easier and cleaner to use.

No longer do I have to delete and run the "findoverlap" c-hook, to clean up multiple centerlines created from every

modeled diameter, (c/bores, sinks etc.)

And can choose only the diameters you want.

But the Verisurf tool saved my butt many, MANY times and was much appreciated!

 

With Verisurf you can also pick which features you want....I didnt know there was a way to "select all"

[crazy^millman]

Also the new auto hole axis does all that and so much more.

 

Funny people complain just to complain sometimes. A free tool that saved your butt, but yet you complain about something that is free. :old forum headscratch:

 

Here is a breakdown of the new Auto Hole Axis From Verisurf that is free.

 

Click on the Auto Hole Axis Here:

 

 

Then you have some options on what you want to do. When it 1st comes up it gives you a basic summary.

 

 

Then if you want to select all holes quickly click on the select all holes and then bases off of what you have chosen for option you will then get those results.

 

 

Then if you want more detailed information about those holes you can pick the Show Statistics button.

 

 

Now if you wanted to pick certain hole and see what they are you can pick them and it will do it that way as well.

 

 

Hopefully that gives you some ideas what the Verisurf free tool does. Mastercam new Hole Axis is a great tool I am not pointing of what the free tools does to be against what they offer. I just wanted others to see what some of the different options are that the free tools gives uses with Solids, Surfaces and wireframe that might need them.

[MrFish]

I'd like to see either verisurf or mastercam hole axis create a line that is on the axis but is above the solid face , i.e. pointing away from the hole as when you do any 5 axis drilling this is what you need to select , an endpoint of a line that is above the hole to be drilled as this sets the side the drill is working from.

[crazy^millman]

That is what the extend function does in the hole Axis. It will extend the line above the hole. There is also a pierce function that allows you to pick a line and get the point and hole normal that vector on the surface. Solids do not have normals which is direction inside or outside were as surfaces do.

 

HTH

[Buddy J]

With Verisurf you can also pick which features you want....I didnt know there was a way to "select all"

 

Looking back, I apparently wasn't selecting correctly.

I'd pick the entire solid model and get the overlaying result.

Even so, it was a life saver!

[Buddy J]

......

Funny people complain just to complain sometimes. A free tool that saved your butt, but yet you complain about something that is free. :old forum headscratch:

 

...

 

Wasn't aware I WAS complaining. I was and am VERY appreciative of the tool and as I posted above, the flaw I encountered was of my own making.

:new forum Excuse the crap out of me

[MrFish]

That is what the extend function does in the hole Axis. It will extend the line above the hole. There is also a pierce function that allows you to pick a line and get the point and hole normal that vector on the surface. Solids do not have normals which is direction inside or outside were as surfaces do.

 

HTH

 

Yes it does, but correct me if I'm wrong , when you select your point for 5 axis drilling it needs to be the end point of the axis line, this is where it would be good if the line only extended above the solid hole face.