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  1. sekhon

    Machining dimples on a contoured surface with ball nose?

    Hi friends, I need to machine dimples (.012" deep) with a 1/16" ball nose on a contoured face.I tried to use fixed contour with curve/point method and selecting all the points one by one as a drive geometry but nx generates path only for the last selected point. I have attached a picture in...
  2. sekhon

    Need help to suppress interference in a power supply.

    Hello friends, I just modified 110~220v 12V 100 amp JD200 server power supply(from dell poweredge6800) for my high current needs.I had to reroute the AC input from front of the supply to the back.Its working good but i am having strange problem.It works fine during the day but sometimes it shuts...
  3. sekhon

    How to machine using spherical cutter?

    Hello guys, Been trying to find a way to finish this part with a spherical tool but having problems.Nx 8.0 is not allowing the tool to touch the side walls of the part and sensing the shank would hit the top smaller opening of the part even thou shank is smaller than the tool dia.I am attaching...
  4. sekhon

    Z-level_follow_cavity

    Hi, we have just switched from NX3 to NX4.In NX4 I couldn't find Z-level_follow_cavity.It was active in NX3.NX4 only got simple Z-level Cavity milling.If anybody knows about this please give me some information.
  5. sekhon

    Out of memory!!

    Hi, we have just switched to NX4 (running on Pentium 4,1 GB Ram and Windows XP).The problem is that while mirroring a faceted body,system gives error"out of memory".I have tried to increase swap file from 500mb to 2GB.But it didn't work.I tried it on NX3 and it's fine in NX3.If anybody can...
  6. sekhon

    Undercutting

    Can anybody tell how to do undercutting with lollypop tools in NX3?I can't make the tool to reach undercut area while finishing.I know this can be done easily on mastercam but I couldn,t find any way to do that on NX3.Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks
  7. sekhon

    Manufacturing

    Hi, We are facing problem in manufacturing.The problem is that while generating tool paths for milling round bodies,UG outputs tool path as points.It outputs some of the moves as a small arcs and rest of them points even while machining some standard diameters.It's ok for new machines...
  8. sekhon

    Turning below the centre line

    Hi! Few days ago we had to do some work on a lathe that is retrofitted with cnc control.So the tool travels below the centre line means working area is -Y+Z plane.But I wasn't able to make a program for that.It's good only for modern lathes whose tool post moves on the other side(or...
  9. sekhon

    Setting BASE_DIR

    Hello everybody! I am new to UG and I have to set the environment variable %UGII_BASE_DIR% to the installed folder on my computer.Can anybody tell in detail how to do that.I shall be highly thankfull to you. Thanxs Sekhon
  10. sekhon

    Question?

    Hello evrerybody! Can anybody tell how to do plunge milling with nx3? Thanxs Sekhon
  11. sekhon

    NX3 Post Processor

    Hello Everybody, I am facing problems with NX3 postprocessor.The problem is that while using nx3 postporcessor some circular engage moves comes out straight lines but if I use same file and use GPM then it comes exactly as in part file.I don't know why is that.Anyone know how...
  12. sekhon

    Creating own tool library

    I want to create my own tools,holders(like end mills and Tool holders while using NX3 CAM) and want to save them so that I can use them again and again rather than filling every field again and again. Anybody knows how to do it in UG NX3? Thanxs!

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