Drilling random holes down hill

[tiredtoolmaker]

I'm not an idiot at Mastercam but not an expert either. This is the first time I have ran into this issue.

 

I attached the model as a solid with no curves, etc.

I'm looking for the best way to drill these holes without having wasted time drilling from a single reference plane.

 

It's too much trouble selecting each hole and adjusting the linking parameters.

 

Is FBM or stock model machining an option as I have no experience using these?

 

I feel this is simple but I'm drawing a blank. Thanks for any suggestions.

BLOCK.MCX-7

[Teh Bear without Brains kinda idiot]

go the simple wAY

Use Solid hole axis comand to build arcs geo

After that its rather simplewithregular drilltoolpath all settings incremental

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It's too much trouble selecting each hole and adjusting the linking parameters.

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Use select entities by window

 

 

HTH

[tiredtoolmaker]

Thanks Teh Bear...I knew it was going to be simple.

[crazy^millman]

I'm not an idiot at Mastercam but not an expert either. This is the first time I have ran into this issue.

 

I attached the model as a solid with no curves, etc.

I'm looking for the best way to drill these holes without having wasted time drilling from a single reference plane.

 

It's too much trouble selecting each hole and adjusting the linking parameters.

 

Is FBM or stock model machining an option as I have no experience using these?

 

I feel this is simple but I'm drawing a blank. Thanks for any suggestions.

 

Or if they are all the same depth then sue incremental values. Put your point at the same place on each hole either top of the hole or bottom of the hole and go from there. If they very only slightly then you can use the largest difference as your safety distance. You might cut some air on some of the holes, but would be a quick process.

 

HTH

[tiredtoolmaker]

I don't think you could beat the first way you said. It took me maybe 30 seconds to accomplish.