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  1. snuffy

    Surface normal output for tool path

    Mark, Tom H. (GTAC) helped me. I think I've got it now. Thanks again.
  2. snuffy

    Surface normal output for tool path

    I guess I cannot upload a .jpg file. Here is the text for error message, "Contact Date cannot be generated when Motion Output is Arc, NURBS or Sinmuerik Spline. The Motion Output will be changed to Line. Is there anyway to get the surface normal of contact point of a contoured face in NX...
  3. snuffy

    Surface normal output for tool path

    Thank you Mark. I tried that but got an error message.
  4. snuffy

    Surface normal output for tool path

    I want to use (Siemens command) CUT3DF (3D cutter comp.) on a 5 axis machine with a Siemens 840D SL control. To use CUT3DF you need the surface normal of the contact point. I am using a ball end mill and need to comp. when milling a contoured surface. How can you output the surface normal...
  5. snuffy

    5-axis CAM Software

    Sometimes having the same CAD/CAM package that your customer uses can give you an advantage in winning a job bid. What kind of work are you doing? Complex 5-axis work or 3-axis work? I'd stay away from NCL unless you have experienced people who are familiar with it. It's a powerful system but I...
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