NX5 CAM Missing drive method
NX5 CAM Missing drive method
(OP)
I follow NX5 CAST steps in "Surface Area Cutting".
And I see the following instructions:
Later I've checked the same strategy in NX4 and I see that there is Surface Area Drive Method.
NX5.0.2mp2
NX4.0.3
And I see the following instructions:
This is OK. But here I see a problem:Quote:
Click Create Operation .
Select mill_multi-axis from the Type list.
Click VARIABLE_CONTOUR .
Specify the following parent groups.
Program
1234
Tool
EM-1.0_0
Geometry
WORKPIECE
Method
MILL_FINISH
Type in NORMAL_DRIVE as the name.
Click OK.
There isn't that kind of drive method. You can see the applied picture. NX license is absolutely LEGAL!Quote:
Under Drive Method switch the method to Surface Area.
Click Specify Drive Geometry .
Later I've checked the same strategy in NX4 and I see that there is Surface Area Drive Method.
NX5.0.2mp2
NX4.0.3
Regards: Dimo Urumov
Aircraft Engineer
Plovdiv, Bulgaria





RE: NX5 CAM Missing drive method
Some other drive methods missing from NX5:
1.) Undefined --aptly named....what does it do?
2.) curve/point --for when you want a multi-axis flow cut?
3.) spiral --there must be a use for this one
4.) tool path --wha? When would one use this?
5.) radial cut --I have used this before
6.) user function --yeah, right.....
If this manufacturing module really is evolving into something better, then where is the variable_axis/flow cut, and especially the variable_axis/area milling people have been asking for for quite some time?
Hair's getting gray waiting,
capnhook
Proud Member of the Reality-Based Community..
RE: NX5 CAM Missing drive method
My NX5 has under Variable Contour (which is of course included):
Undefined
Curve/Point
Spiral
Boundary
Surface Area
Streamline (very cool new feature)
Tool Path
Radial Cut
Countour Profile
User Defined
It's all there - and more
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Bill
RE: NX5 CAM Missing drive method
Thanks for verifying this, Bill..
Kevin
Proud Member of the Reality-Based Community..
RE: NX5 CAM Missing drive method
As far as I can see - I don't have any choice during installation.
Regards: Dimo Urumov
Aircraft Engineer
Plovdiv, Bulgaria
RE: NX5 CAM Missing drive method
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Bill
RE: NX5 CAM Missing drive method
RE: NX5 CAM Missing drive method
I didn't called to GTAC because the company that I work for, have stoped the support. Because the NX-provider wasn't quite correct.
But I will try it in NX 6.0.0.24 later this week and I will post what's the deal.
Regards: Dimo Urumov
Aircraft Engineer
Plovdiv, Bulgaria
RE: NX5 CAM Missing drive method
Where are the other drive methods?
It's just like the NX5's bug.
Any ideas?
Regards: Dimo Urumov
Aircraft Engineer
Plovdiv, Bulgaria
RE: NX5 CAM Missing drive method
I didn't called to GTAC because the company that I work for, have stoped the support. Because the NX-provider wasn't quite correct.
But I will try it in NX 6.0.0.24 later this week and I will post what's the deal."
If you don't have support, how do you have 6.0....? Our company is behind in payments so we don't have support or access to 6.
So... Most times this is an issue with you Licensing Tool and Selected Bundles. Most "non-supported" licenses have corrupt or non-working features. Sounds like your license file is one of them. Presure your company to pony up.
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Bill
RE: NX5 CAM Missing drive method
In case of problem we call to them and receive an answer - "read the documentation". So this is the actual support here. We have paid for NX5 support (36 000 euro/year), but there was no support. NX6 is the same but we didn't pay for support.
Welcome to Bulgaria. Land of unlimited possibilities.
So Bill. As far as I can understand the problem is not in the license, but in installation media. The copy is some kind of demo, isn't it?
The installation DVD has NX5.0.0.25. Then we have installed update 5.0.2.
Obviously I'm not the only one having that problem. So "the problem is not in my TV". The software is buggy.
Regards: Dimo Urumov
Aircraft Engineer
Plovdiv, Bulgaria
RE: NX5 CAM Missing drive method
Please contact me for any information.
thank you.
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