It would be nice if tool libraries could be mass

edited - and if the coolant function was

seperate from the tools step and peck

OOps that will give straight walls - I think you

can do it by creating one toolpath at each depth

then translating it along the axis to get multiple cuts at that depth the distances can be obtained graphically by creating a circle of

1.25 - .315 then drawing parallel lines at the

desired depths then trim these lines to the circle and break these lines in lengths equal

the amount of cut in the z direaction then translate each depth cut by the cut amount - it appears that each initial cut will need to be offset in the positive and the negative direction from the center of the groove

Never tried it for something like this but

On the thread cut parameters page under

NC Code format is path called alternating

which has the tool cut on the front edge of the

thread path and then on the trailing edge of the thread maybe this would work in this case

You can go to machine group and choose design

then delete the lathe group and then choose the

mill - but this probably is not any quicker

What is the recommended coordinate system for

sub spindle work is it good practice to

make Z negative into the sub spindle

Maybe

Go to side or front view draw a box so that

the top is y-.25 and the bottom is y-1 then

select inside the box using window or area

Problem with taps seems to be the designation

of TPI in English as opposed to pitch in Metric

Backplot first then save as geometry

create arcs at top and bottom do loft cut

or use arcs to create a lofted solid and do

a boolean remove

Try finish blend with a curve at the top and bottom of the cone - set cuts to along - cuts

to spiral

OOPS

Right in front of me

Thanks for the help

Im using Mcam X2 Mill

In the advanced multi axis toolpaths - Using the impeller floor path - the tool is

starting in the middle of the impeller -

is there a way to force this toolpath to start

at the other end of the path

Thanks for any help

Could use c-axis toolpath face contour

If you dont have a Y axis your flats will

be rolled with a slight contour if you

use c-axis contour

Go to the miscellaneous tab

Switch to advanced interface

Pick utility tab

Put the amount wanted in the axial shift box

In the group NCI Output box

Check "operation type"

If the 2.200 radius is tangent to the face

location 1.833 - then the center of the 2.200

arc is 2.200 in the minus x direction from

the 1.833 point - if the arc ends at the

endpoint of the 11.64 chord then a triangle

can be constructed from the endpoint of the

arc center using 23.28 degrees - this shold allow

caculation of the first Z location

Set c-plane to right

in the planes box at the bottom of the screen

select c-plane toolplane origin

select a point on the geometry

select create new from the dialog box

and give it a name in the Name View box

Also set new origin and make it WCS

are choices in this box

create letters above your solid

create solids from your letters so that they

project down into the original solid

boolean remove the bottom of the letters

using the original solid - the bottom of the

letters solids will now match the contour of

your original solid - transform the letters

down into your original solid by the depth wanted

then boolean reomve the letters from the original

Make sure you have letters as lines - arcs - splines if the letters were created in drafting

they must be converted to this geometry

to avoid this create letters using create

letters not drafting notes

Maybe try peck drill cycle with your bar

on the second page where depth is set

you can offset the tool in x to get sizes

Scan it - bring it in as bitmap use

raster to vector c-hook

If your post is configured for the aggregate set

the tool-construction plane to the view

that your geometry is in and write your pocket

as usual - make sure your aggragate is defined in your machine def

Maybe create flowline curves on the surfaces

and program as 3-d curves

Top view use d c-plane use create line multi

and just give the coordinates of the next endpoint - ie: 0,0 d2 z-1 d3 z-2 d4 z-3

You can place the geometry anyplace you like but

when you give coordinates the pattern part

is located so that original part origon

is at the new coordinates - when you

create the pattern originally make sure the

origin is at the point you want to use for the insertion location ie: if you have arcs that

you need to locate at centers make sure they

are originally created with the centers at 0