Tapping with NX 1

[LayKanae]

Hello everyone

Someone knows if is posible adding the retract move for the "tapping operation"
in NX, i want to cut .200 inches, and retract .100, just like a break chip
operation.

Thanks

 

[joycejo]

Yes you can. Are you using Drilling operations (Point-to-point) or Hole Making operations. What version of NX are you using?
In Drilling you can set the Rtrcto value to distance and it should retract between each hole.
In Hole making you need to go to the non cutting moves and set the Transfer/Rapid - Between Holes



John Joyce
N.C. Programming Supervisor
Barnes Aerospace, Windsor CT
NX6, NX7.5,NX8.5, NX9.0
Vericut7.3

 

[Tingsryd]

I think the OP is asking for backing the tool back up slightly periodically to break the chip; such as G73 is to drilling operations. Perhaps Mark could chime in about this...

NX9
Waiting for 10.2

 

[markrief]

When you create a holemaking tapping operation, and set the Motion Output to Machine Cycle, there ae 4 tap cycles available:
Drill, Tap
Drill, Tap, Float
Drill, Tap, Deep
Drill, Tap, Breakchip

If you choose Breakchip, you get options for the depth increments.
A typical listing looks like this:
CYCLE/TAP,BRKCHP,STEP,1.2250,RAPTO,2.5000,FEDTO,-24.5000,RTRCTO,AUTO,MMPR,1.5000




Mark Rief
NX CAM Customer Success
Siemens PLM Software