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  1. jordan83

    Adding custom buttons to operations to draw from database

    that makes sense. At first thought I'm not sure how that method would work if there were multiple operations. I'll have to start experimenting to see what I can figure out. If I have existing ude's with user input boxes, is it possible to use API to write values to those boxes. I assume that I...
  2. jordan83

    Adding custom buttons to operations to draw from database

    I am working on customizing an EDM operation and post. I would like to use something like the standard milling "set machining data" button. I want to build a data base in excel and have the button pull EDM machining parameters from the data base based on tool diameter and work piece material...
  3. jordan83

    Finding true top and bottom of hole

    In NX is there a way to find the true top and bottom of a hole that is not normal to a surface? I am currently using Vero VISI and there is a "draw axis" function. This will put a circle at the top and bottom of the cylinder that would make the hole. Any suggestions...
  4. jordan83

    NX Postbuilder-mom variable for feature/hole depth

    Thanks for the reply. Since I am using a spot drill cycle the feed to variable only return s the depth of the cycle not the depth of the feature. Basically I am using a spot drill cycle to program an edm sink machine. That is why this is probably an odd request. So I need to be able to access...
  5. jordan83

    NX Postbuilder-mom variable for feature/hole depth

    Is there a mom variable to return a value for a feature depth? I use the "find features" to find/create holes in a part. Now I want to be able to post the depth value. I am using a "spot drill" operation so I cannot use $mom_cycle_feed_to type variables as the operation does not go to the...

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