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tdowdingZTCHH
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Multi tool drill operations

Is there an option for setting up this same type of thing for drilling cycles?  For example a tap cycle requires a center/spot drill, drill, chamfer and a tap.  Is there an option (or can I build a cycle) that when I select "TAP375" CAM knows I want a #3 center drill, a 5/16 tap and a 3/8-16 tap?  Other CAM systems have this feature but so far I have not found it.

kelbie.ockey
en respuesta a: tdowdingZTCHH

One option is the part library. You can definitely build your own cycle (in your example, a tapped hole with spot drill turned on would do it) and save it in the part library to be pasted in subsequent documents. 

 

With that in mind, there are likely instances where this may even be overkill. 

 

If you dig into the machining configurations, you will notice that you can customize exact spot/center drill tool diameters that can be used for all holes. With this in mind, if you want to always center drill with the same tool, setting this up will reduce one step every time you create a hole. 

 

If you find yourself frequently creating tapped holes, I would recommend looking at the "tapped hole recognition by tap drill diameter.bas" add-in. This add-in creates tapped hole features during feature recognition. It requires you to model your hole diameters at the minor diameter of the tapped hole. I want to say that @christopher_marion had a great webinar, or maybe a forum post detailing this method.

 

With this combination, you could effectively reach the same end point you are describing with the least amount of clicks.

 

Finally, the port add-in could be worth a look. Based on your description, this would likely fit the bill for you, but might be overkill. This allows you to recognize very specific hole cycles for specific sets of modeled 'cylinders'. This would require the most work up front, but would likely be the most robust solution to get you the result you are looking for. Similar to the tapped hole add-in, this could be setup to recognize holes modeled at the minor diameter to automatically create the expected tapped hole set of cycles. 

 

That's a lot of info.... let me know if you have any follow-up questions. 



Kelbie Ockey
Sr. Implementation Consultant
ncassou
en respuesta a: kelbie.ockey

@kelbie.ockey 

 

Hi there,

 

I'd be interested on how to use the port cavity add-on if you have any information on it. I've been looking at examples on Youtube but they are outdated.

 

Thanks!