multiple mill position

[cncmilman]

First off thanks for a great form , i been reading here for some time since i been learning nx3 manufacturing.

question-

What i want to do is mill the same part in multiple positions, i know how to translate the model in multiple places but the problem is the CAM session does not follow along .
Is this possible to do in nx3

thanks

 

[hudson888]

Okay it has been a while, but stick with it because it can be done. We had a machine with two spindles normal to one another and I know that we managed to program the paths in the same file then swap axis systems half way through. I couldn't say how to do it off the top of my head, but at least you should be able to.

Best Regards

Hudson

 

[cncmilman]

hudson888

you make it sound like it's a post processor option?

another example of my issue, We have a Hurco vertical milling machine and you make a conversational program and have the option to do a pattern location (machine multiple locations), this is a very handy time saver.

I only have 1/2 year on nx and don't have many ideas to try so i ask here for help

 

[hudson888]

I think it may have been a post option to shift the axes. there was a command issued that basically output the first part of the program such that the Z axis in the CAD became Y, and then in the second part the Z axis was true Z. To do this we wrote two post-processors one describing the machine as 5 axis vertical mill and another to use it as 4 axis horizontal mill.

If you think about it just concatenating the output from two separate programs would have done pretty much the same thing. We only had a handful of parts that needed to be done this way so it wasn't a big issue for us.

Best Regards

Hudson

 

[jelmerra]

put the cursor on the operation right mouse button then choose object then transform. A standard postprocessor will output all programs in sequence. A more advanced postprocessor will stick the operations in subprograms.

http://www.rouwe-analysis.info

 

[derekkarp]

Transform or instance the operations like jelmerra says, then put the transformed operations in a new MCS with a different coodinate system. There is no need to transform the models, or any solids.
-Derek