Drill a hole in center of pocket
Drill a hole in center of pocket
Hi Les,
if I select some areas for pocket milling and if I'd like to drill a hole in the center of each pocket (i.e. where the pocket cycle starts) to make it easier for the following tool to work, is there a function or a variable to support me for this ?
If not it would be a nice feature to add :
a 'Drill a hole in the center' - cycle ?
Thanks,
Richard
if I select some areas for pocket milling and if I'd like to drill a hole in the center of each pocket (i.e. where the pocket cycle starts) to make it easier for the following tool to work, is there a function or a variable to support me for this ?
If not it would be a nice feature to add :
a 'Drill a hole in the center' - cycle ?
Thanks,
Richard
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The problem is mainly in how to implement it. Operations are independent of each other so I can't create a drilling operation that depends on another operation's cut starts. The other option is to add drilling options to the pocketing dialog but that adds a lot of extra confusing options that few people will need.
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Pete,
MLCS has obviously great tools but s&h to Germany for example for #202
is as follows :
First-Class Mail International ($17.64)
Priority Mail International ($31.05)
Express Mail International ($38.00)
UPS Worldwide Expedited (SM) ($91.00)
UPS Worldwide Saver (SM) ($95.12)
UPS Worldwide Express (SM) ($98.87)
That's pretty too much for a hobbiest like me
Richard
MLCS has obviously great tools but s&h to Germany for example for #202
is as follows :
First-Class Mail International ($17.64)
Priority Mail International ($31.05)
Express Mail International ($38.00)
UPS Worldwide Expedited (SM) ($91.00)
UPS Worldwide Saver (SM) ($95.12)
UPS Worldwide Express (SM) ($98.87)
That's pretty too much for a hobbiest like me
Richard
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My idea was actually to ' collect ' some positions to use for drilling in connection with G81/G80 and if I do this I will know that the drilling operation will work with the same parameters at every position. If I need different values i.e. for the depth I will have to add them manually in each line .
And for for use as drilling coordinates the G00 in each line must be removed, too (manually of course)
The same way I could add between each move a subprogram call to mill something like a pattern at this position.
I know those capabilities from the control I use day by day at work (Heidenhain TNC 430).
Anyway I can use it the way it works now
Thanks
Richard
And for for use as drilling coordinates the G00 in each line must be removed, too (manually of course)
The same way I could add between each move a subprogram call to mill something like a pattern at this position.
I know those capabilities from the control I use day by day at work (Heidenhain TNC 430).
Anyway I can use it the way it works now
Thanks
Richard