Sweep with Solid (similar to ball milling operation)
Sweep with Solid (similar to ball milling operation)
(OP)
Hi,
Is there any function that allows me to sweep a solid (ball end mill) along a guide that is similar to a ball milling operation in Siemens NX 8?
Thanks
Is there any function that allows me to sweep a solid (ball end mill) along a guide that is similar to a ball milling operation in Siemens NX 8?
Thanks





RE: Sweep with Solid (similar to ball milling operation)
RE: Sweep with Solid (similar to ball milling operation)
Example youtube video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lg62BrMLXgU
Instead of end mill, i would want to use a ball mill.
RE: Sweep with Solid (similar to ball milling operation)
RE: Sweep with Solid (similar to ball milling operation)
NX 6.0.5.3 (NX 8 Testing)
Windows 7 64
RE: Sweep with Solid (similar to ball milling operation)
PhillPD could you provide a NX file for your explanation?
RE: Sweep with Solid (similar to ball milling operation)
I was wondering how to revolve the end profile of the sweep solid to make a ball mill sweep cut?
Attached file
http://files.engineering.com/getfile.aspx?folder=b...
RE: Sweep with Solid (similar to ball milling operation)
However, what happens when i want to stop half way and not mill through the whole cylinder. It would have a spherical indentation on the end of the ball milling operation. The question now is how can i achieve that?
RE: Sweep with Solid (similar to ball milling operation)
RE: Sweep with Solid (similar to ball milling operation)
NX 6.0.5.3 (NX 8 Testing)
Windows 7 64
RE: Sweep with Solid (similar to ball milling operation)
RE: Sweep with Solid (similar to ball milling operation)
Mark Rief
Product Manager
Siemens PLM
RE: Sweep with Solid (similar to ball milling operation)
As for creating any NC programs, use the sheet solid to define the path, not the resulting subtracted solid.
NX 6.0.5.3 (NX 8 Testing)
Windows 7 64
RE: Sweep with Solid (similar to ball milling operation)
Should we leave the ball end indentation and let the CAM part handle it, or should we model it so that the CAM will follow the part?
Anyone has similar situation as here? The parts i try to model can be accomplish with some simple NC milling moves (4th axis helical moves and some tilted straight line moves) and not Splines curves to mill.
Should we simplify the modelling process, create some helical lines for CAM to follow (tool path) and then use CAM to cut the parts?