Generic Motion Question

[Franklin M.]

Hi all,
The system administrator just loaded 1899 on my box. I had read about the enhancements to Generic Motion giving you the ability to create your own custom cycles etc. We have been adding automated deburr tools to a lot of our program, mostly made by Heule. I've been salivating over my own cycles to drive the tools as it is tedious when you have to add them to hundreds of holes in a single part.

Anyway, I reviewed the doc info (not very good) then viewed the video on youtube that was posted by Siemens but it is version 1847. I found the 3 features in modify dialogue, turned them on, Conditional Move and Loop Move are visible but Reference Subop is nowhere too be found. I called GTAC and got "let me look into it", which I think was GTAC speak for I don't have a clue how it works. Also it doesn't appear that the 2 that showed are working correctly, the doc show operators under them in a tree style format, mine don't appear to do anything.

Anyone out there willing offer a pointer or two, the location of a tutorial would be fantastic.

Regards, Frank

Franklin
UG 10,13 & 18
NX 1,2,4,6,11 & 12
NCL502 (yep I love Sequential Mill)

 

[shags72]

Can you link the videos? Haven't seen them. I had the post output the Heule cycles with cycle text and feed options and depth of hole. Before that was get one correct in gen mot and instance transform around the part. If you develop the post it makes point selection way easier. This is in drill ops not holemaking.

 

[Franklin M.]

Good morning,

We are doing the same thing currently, 1 hole in generic motion and then instance it around. That is very tedious. Starting in version 1747 they added some loop logic into generic motion, it was further enhanced in 1899 to allow direct post output, more or less you can create a smart insert statement that goes direct from generic motion to the post. Bad part is it appears the feature is broken. I have just moved from V12 to 1899, the inputs are not in the create subop drop down. You have to go into customize dialog, drill down thru several menus and then turn them on, "them" are reference subop, conditional move and loop move. even after you turn them on only conditional move and loop move show up.

There is a Siemens video on youtube that gives an rough overview but little of what is in the video shows up, it is more a teaser that a good reference.

I started an IR report on Friday and will call them again shortly. I'll post what I find and will share.

Regards, Frank


Franklin
UG 10,13 & 18
NX 1,2,4,6,11 & 12
NCL502 (yep I love Sequential Mill)

 

[shags72]

Great I will take a look for the video.