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Posting Helical Milling

Posting Helical Milling

Posting Helical Milling

(OP)
I finally got around to importing "PB_CMD_helix" for arc output but our control seems to need an "R" on every line.
My circular move event has R toggled to force, but its not working on helical moves. For the hell of it I turned off modal for R, but now its putting an "R" on every X Y coordinate when using canned cycles.
Is there a simple fix for this?
Thanks  

Ray S
NX 7.0.1.7
www.appliedprecisionproducts.com

RE: Posting Helical Milling

Make sure you have the following set in the custom command:



set mom_sys_helix_pitch_type    "none"

and

set mom_kin_helical_arc_output_mode QUADRANT



Those two settings plus having R set to non modal should give you what you want.  It works for me at least.


 

Matt G
NX 7.5.1.5

RE: Posting Helical Milling

Another thing in case it makes a difference on your machines, you can specify full arcs or quadrants but it's under program, circular moves I think.

nx7
Windows7
Xeon 5520
Quadro FX3800
12GB ram
  

RE: Posting Helical Milling

(OP)
John-that did the trick.
Matt-You're right, non modal works, but it was giving me extra "R"s on the canned cycles and the guys on the floor didn't like that.
Thanks everyone for quick response.

Ray S
NX 7.0.1.7
www.appliedprecisionproducts.com

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