2D Profile milling combined with "helical" in NX6
2D Profile milling combined with "helical" in NX6
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Dear all, we are a mold/die shop, using NX6-CamExpress [besides Hypermill] for machining [up to 5 axes & WEDM]. After hardening we would like to machine our 2D curves in a 3D manner, it can be compared with helical milling. After one pass around the profile the depth-feed [Z movement] should also be done, equally devided to the profile length, we are talking about a z-movement of 0.25 mm at each profile-pass. It looks a littlebit like streamline/helical-spiral. But I have my doubts about this one if I choose the on-profile option with respect to accuracy. Anyone some good tips/hints. If no multi-axis is needed for machining we base our machining on ME10-DXF.
Thanks in advance, Bert
Thanks in advance, Bert





RE: 2D Profile milling combined with "helical" in NX6
I used fixed contour and selected the Surface Area Drive Method and a Helical Cut pattern. By Selecting the face of the cylinder in the center of the part as the Drive surface and setting the projectsion vector to Normal to Drive I have the cut you described.
John Joyce
Tata Technologies
1675 Larimer St.
Denver, CO
www.myigetit.com
NX3,4,5,6 Solid Works, Pro/e, Solid Edge
RE: 2D Profile milling combined with "helical" in NX6
Until now I only found streamline available maybe you have an other suggestion?
Thanks, Bert
RE: 2D Profile milling combined with "helical" in NX6
I created a helix as the drive curve and a rectangle as the part geometry. If you want the system to mill in a 3 -D manner then you will need some 3-D geometry.
John Joyce
Tata Technologies
1675 Larimer St.
Denver, CO
www.myigetit.com
NX3,4,5,6 Solid Works, Pro/e, Solid Edge
RE: 2D Profile milling combined with "helical" in NX6
Bert
RE: 2D Profile milling combined with "helical" in NX6
Bert Claessen
A Dieshop in the Netherlands