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Process Optimization
Optimize the Automated Drill process. The following options are available from the dropdown list:
By Cutter |
The cutter order is optimized for reducing cutter change. |
By Sequence |
The toolpath is created according to the order of the sequences in the Automated Drill Tree. |
By Orientation |
This method optimizes the machine table/head rotation. The cutter is orientated according to the first Hole Group and all sequences are drilled cutter-by-cutter. |
By Orient. + Seq. |
The method is similar to By Orientation, but the toolpath is created according to each sequence, rather than cutter-by-cutter. |
By Cutters by User Order |
The cutter order within the sequence
is user-defined. |
These parameters appear in the Drill Parameters table of the Automated Drill procedure.
Note: For 3X Automated Drill - Only the By Cutter and By Sequence options are available.
Automated Drill User-Defined Cutter Sorting
The process to enable the automatic sorting of cutters inside an NC Automated Drill procedure, is as follows:
Define the cutter types (cutter families). In the General NC preferences, set the Special Sort for AutoDrill checkbox to ON and define the various cutter types.
Define the sort order of the cutter types. In Special Automated Drill Sort preferences, set the Use Special Sort checkbox to ON, add the cutter type (defined in #1) and define the sort order within the cutter type.
For each cutter in the cutter table, define to which cutter type it belongs. In the Motion Param. tab and the Cycle Param. tab of the Cutters & Holders dialog, select the cutter type from the Automated Drill Sort Cutter Type dropdown list. This dropdown list is only displayed if the Use Special Sort checkbox (#2) is set to ON.
In the Automated Drill procedure Drill Parameters table, set the Process Optimization parameter to the By Cutters by User Order option. This option is only available if the Use Special Sort checkbox (#2) is set to ON
In the Automatic Drill Cutter List dialog, the value in the column Cutter Type column is as defined for each cutter in the Cutters & Holders dialog (#3). The Cutter Type column is only displayed if the Process Optimization parameter is set to the By Cutters by User Order option (#4).
Note: Cutters used by the Automated Drill procedure that have not been defined a cutter type (#3), or have a value that does not appear in the Special Sort for AutoDrill list (#1), will assume the lowest priority in the sort order.
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