NX6, I will try to get a similar sketch on here, there are 6 slots on a 100mm turned diameter, the slots are horizontal and the woodruff cutter is vertical, the woodruff is 4mm wide and 30mm in diameter, the slots are 4mm deep, 6mm wide(3mm below and above centerline), and 20mm long coming away...
Hi,
I am new to NX and I am trying to cut 6 slots on a diameter using a 4 axis lathe and a woodruff cutter, the slots have the radius of the cutter at the end of the slot.
the intention is to bring the woodruff cutter in Vertically and rough and finish the slot Horizontally from the front face...
Today I successfully milled the slot just as I wanted to do it using Face Milling Area just as recommended,it worked just fine without altering the NCM settings, thanks for your input Guys!
is there any other training material anyone can recommend?, books etc, i'm new to NX and have been on the courses in june this year, i'm now in the process of modelling and programming simple parts and some of the information from the course has come trickling back, i'm already glad that ive...
i have had another day of messing with the ncm's and still no joy.
but i have spoken to someone that recommends planar mill or planar profile for a slot, my only problem now is setting the part and blank boundaries correctly.
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I am trying to mill an open ended slot with cavity mill, the problem i have is that the tool does not feed down in fresh air in front of the job as i would like it to, i have altered nearly everything i coould in the non cutting moves but still has not solved the problem, any ideas?
