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NXOpen Selecting machining drive surface

NXOpen Selecting machining drive surface

NXOpen Selecting machining drive surface

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I am using NX5 and trying to automate a number of modelling and machining operations using NX Open. I am programming in vb.NET and am struggling with machining using a multi-axis variable contour operation.

I am able to create the operation and fill most of the parameters for the drive surface, but can't find a way of defining or selecting the actual drive surface itself.

Does anyone know of a way of doing this within NX Open?

RE: NXOpen Selecting machining drive surface

Hi there

I haven't used VB for CAM yet but I've been using Open C for many years.  The function that works there is
UF_CAMGEOM_append_items();  The geometry type is UF_CAM_drive.  I'm not sure if this is similar for VB but maybe it will point you in the right direction anyway.

Good Luck

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