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Milling Hole Chamfers
Milling Hole Chamfers
NX CAM 9.0.2:
Milling Hole Chamfers
Using the new Hole Chamfer Milling operation subtype to machine
chamfers on holes.
This is one of many hands-on demonstrations designed to introduce you to the powerful capabilities in
NX CAM 9.0.2. In order to run this demonstration, you will need access to NX CAM 9.0.2.
Visit the NX Manufacturing Forum to learn more, ask questions, and share comments about NX CAM.
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Hands-on Demonstration: Milling Hole Chamfers
Hole Chamfer Milling allows you to machine modeled and non-modeled chamfers of different diameters.
Each chamfer is machined using a single circular cut. This operation requires a supported chamfering
tool such as a chamfer mill, spot drill, or countersink tool with a defined tracking point. The operation
determines the in-process feature volume.
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Prerequisites:
1. You will need access to NX CAM 9.0.2 in order to run this demonstration.
2. If you haven’t done so already, download and unzip Milling Hole Chamfers.7z. You will find the
.7z file attached directly to this Tech Tip article in the NX Manufacturing Forum.
Two workflows will be demonstrated. The first workflow will use a single geometry group to machine
modeled and non-modeled chamfers of various sizes. The second workflow will use feature
recognition to create multiple geometry groups.
Demo1:
1. Open chamfer_milling1.prt in NX.
In this first workflow you will create a geometry group containing all the holes. You will create a hole
milling operation to machine the holes and chamfer milling operations to machine the chamfers. This
is the recommended workflow for simple parts with chamfers that can be machined using a single
tool.
5. Click HOLE_BOSS_GEOM .
6. Select WORKPIECE from the Geometry list.
7. Click OK.
8. Click and drag diagonally to form a rectangle that encloses the entire part.
The Tracking Points dialog box is new for drilling tools. It is the same as the one currently used
for milling tools. This tool contains two system-defined tracking points and one user-defined
tracking point.
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In the hole chamfer milling operations, you will specify which one of these tracking points to use
as the drive point.
28. In the Path Settings section of the dialog box, select D10 from the Drive Point list.
Note: When the angle of the cutter tip does not match the angle of the modeled chamfer:
The operation leaves material if the cutter angle is less than the chamfer angle.
The tool gouges if the cutter angle is greater than the chamfer angle. NX reports the
gouges.
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30. Click OK to complete the operation.
31. In the Program Order view of the Operation Navigator, select Mill.
32. Click Verify Tool Path.
33. Select the 2D Dynamic tab.
34. Click Play.
35. Click OK in the Blank Geometry dialog box.
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44. Click the lock next to C-Sink Diameter and select User defined to unlock it.
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Changing the tool path output
For hole chamfer milling operations, you might wish to generate the tool path along the top edge of
the chamfer. You can do this by using output contact/tracking data.
Demo2:
This workflow demonstrates how to create hole chamfer milling operations using features that have
been recognized and grouped. This is the recommended workflow for more complex parts that
require different tools for chamfer milling.
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Recognize and group features
12. Click Create Feature Groups at the bottom of the dialog box .
13. Click OK in the Group Features dialog box.
14. Display the Geometry View of the Operation Navigator.
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Six feature groups have been created.
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20. Click Display next to Specify Feature Geometry.
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19. Click Display next to Specify Feature Geometry.
A tracking point must be defined in the tool so that it may be specified in the operation as the drive
point.
Note: The Tracking Points option will need to be customized into the tool dialog box for
previously created or retrieved tools:
In the Machine Tool View of the Operation Navigator, right-click on the tool name and
select ObjectCustomize.
In the Items Used section of the dialog box, expand Tab Page:More.
Select Group:Tracking.
In the Items to Add section of the dialog box, select Customizable Item from the Dialog
Item Type list.
Select Tracking Points from the list.
Click Add to Dialog.
Click OK.
Newly created tools and newly retrieved tools will contain the Tracking Points option in the dialog
box.
These values place the tracking point on the 10.000 mm diameter cross section of the tool.
31. In the Path Settings section of the operation dialog box, select D10 from the Drive Point list.
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Note: If you wish to display the tool path on the edge of the chamfer, click Non Cutting Moves,
select the More tab, select All Passes from the Cutcom Location list, select the Output
Contact/Tracking Data check box, and click OK. Generate the tool path.
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