UG NX3 CAM for B-Axis Mill Turn

[bme0319]

There's an ad in this month's edition of Manufacturing Engineering magazine for NX3 which shows what appears to be simulation for a B-Axis Mill-Turn type machine.

We run UG NX2 in house and use it to program for 5-axis milling. We haven't made the jump to NX3 yet because our custom Grip utility doesn't work (that's another story).

We have a seat of Esprit to program and simulate our B-Axis (Mori Seiki MT) machine because UG CAM hasn't really supported (well) this type of milling.

Is anyone out there using UG NX3 CAM to program and/or simulate a B-Axis Mill/Turn?? How's it going?

PP

 

[Duece]

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We have a seat of Esprit to program and simulate our B-Axis (Mori Seiki MT) machine because UG CAM hasn't really supported (well) this type of milling.
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Doesn't anyone find this a problem? I mean we're paying for a HIGH END cam system, yes I do use NX3. Yet it does not support or do well, even the easiest of multi-axis toolpaths. I mean sequential mill is still used as a toolpath generator. This type of tool path genration went out with older systems like Encode. Where are the real, powerful, multi-axis toolpaths like those offered in other systems?

BTW I do think the design end of NX is the balls, it is, I think, quite difficult if not impossible to find a more powerful design system.

How much $$$ a in maintenance fees for a not quite ready for prime time CAM system. I can't believe we got snookered into purchasing this CAM software.