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Custom Macro

Anonymous — Wed, 08 Aug 2018 11:44:46 GMT

Hello to all. I have a macro that I wrote for helical bores, in my machines. How can I get FeatureCam to output the same macro when creating a bore or hole feature during programming? The code will look something like this , G65 P7090 X0 Y0 B2.5 C1. K.05 R.01 W.35 Z.55 I only want to output this call and not the moves that the software generates. Thanks

Re: Custom Macro

dames99 — Wed, 08 Aug 2018 22:38:39 GMT

You can use a toolpath feature and enter the code in the text box.

David

Re: Custom Macro

abhishek.juvekar — Thu, 09 Aug 2018 03:19:55 GMT

Hi @Anonymous,

Thanks for your posting on Autodesk Forum.

Did you try with Drill/Mill Options in hole feature?

Help says:

"Rough with Endmill to full diameter — this option lets FeatureCAM rough to the final hole diameter without having a finish pass.

Use hole milling canned cycle if available ( ) — For machines that support hole/bore milling, such as Heidenhain Cycle 208, Siemens POCKET4, Fagor G88, and Haas G12/13. The hole milling canned cycle is posted using the hole milling format in XBUILD. If you enter a G code, for example G208, for the Hole Milling cycle in the NC Codes dialog in XBUILD, that code displays in the brackets after this attribute name, for example Use hole milling canned cycle if available (G208)."

Thank you.

Re: Custom Macro

Anonymous — Mon, 13 Aug 2018 10:53:05 GMT

Hi @Anonymous,

You can wrote a "User Defined Feature" there set the coordinate in XY and regard the feature you can manuelly set the depth of the hole i Z.

Hope this can give you a way:-)