Sequential mill mirror path with climb milling without repicking the geometry
Sequential mill mirror path with climb milling without repicking the geometry
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Hi All,
Is there any way to do mirrored sequential tool path to climb milling cut direction without re picking the geometry. Some of
Presently I am doing sequential mill for mirror part with repicking the geometry to match the climb milling. Most of my parts have sequential mill paths where I can't use contour profile due part geometry
Regards,
Gani
Is there any way to do mirrored sequential tool path to climb milling cut direction without re picking the geometry. Some of
Presently I am doing sequential mill for mirror part with repicking the geometry to match the climb milling. Most of my parts have sequential mill paths where I can't use contour profile due part geometry
Regards,
Gani





RE: Sequential mill mirror path with climb milling without repicking the geometry
John Joyce
N.C. Programming Supervisor
Barnes Aerospace, Windsor CT
NX7.5, NX9.0, NX10.0(Testing)
Vericut7.3.3
RE: Sequential mill mirror path with climb milling without repicking the geometry
In Catia's Multi-Axis Flank Contouring command (which is actually an NCL routine) you could simply reverse the belt of drive surfaces with a single click. It works because in Catia you can't pick multiple check surfaces in your belt of drive surfaces. And Most of the times it could produce a good climb cutting tool-motion for the mirror part as long as designer/modeler did a good job.
Maybe UG folks can add such capability in the future versions of Sequential Mill as long there are no multiple Check Surfaces.
RE: Sequential mill mirror path with climb milling without repicking the geometry
RE: Sequential mill mirror path with climb milling without repicking the geometry
Say it ain't so.
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RE: Sequential mill mirror path with climb milling without repicking the geometry
If you mirror the solid after it is programmed, I would expect te selections to remain intact.
Mark Rief
NX CAM Customer Success
Siemens PLM Software
RE: Sequential mill mirror path with climb milling without repicking the geometry
RE: Sequential mill mirror path with climb milling without repicking the geometry
There is a lot of work required to mirror NX toolpaths. To get mirrored paths to climb mill has always been a lot of work, unlike Brand "C" software, as you may have noticed.
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RE: Sequential mill mirror path with climb milling without repicking the geometry
RE: Sequential mill mirror path with climb milling without repicking the geometry
I've heard it will be going away for at least the past 15 years.
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RE: Sequential mill mirror path with climb milling without repicking the geometry
RE: Sequential mill mirror path with climb milling without repicking the geometry
Sequential Milling, although dated in its interaction, is still a valuable milling module that provides unique functionality not found in our other milling processors. For the advanced user who requires complete positioning, tool axis, and looping control (ala APT), it is invaluable.
The Contour Profile drive method was introduced to provide a more automated way to do what Sequential Milling does. If Contour Profile will do the job, this is our recommended processor. But we know that there are complex cases where the manual control provided by Sequential Milling is the only way to get the desired tool path, so we continue to support it.
Mark Rief
NX CAM Customer Success
Siemens PLM Software
RE: Sequential mill mirror path with climb milling without repicking the geometry
What ever I am following the procedure is good for sequential mirror path, there is no other simple way to change from conventional to climb cut (for mirror). Please suggest me