I have attached the macro I use all of the time for thread milling. I run it from a PCB panel but you can run it as is using the "Macro - Execute - threadmill.mcl - Accept". Just fill in the variables as noted in the heading of the macro.
-----Original Message----- From: MikeH [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2001 6:56 AM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: [mfg-smartcam] thread mill Hello, I am trying to form a .9375 -16 thread. I get the following code when using thread mill. I believe the code at line N10 is wrong. Shouldn't the I value be 1/2 of the major dia.,which is .9375? Also,is it possible to use helical geometry instead of the thread mill command to do this? Is it also possible to create 2 passes using thread mill, or does the software limit you to one single turn helix? N0 G00 G80 G17 G40 N1 G92 X0.0 Y0.0 Z0.0 N2 T13 N3 S1200 M06 N4 G00 G90 X-0.2815 Y-0.65 M03 N5 G43 Z2.0 H13 N6 M08 N7 Z0.1 N8 G01 Z-0.4375 F40.0 N9 G42 D13 X-0.2002 F5.0 N10 G02 X-0.2002 Y-0.65 Z-0.5 I-0.4688 J0.0 N11 G40 G01 X-0.2815 N12 G00 Z1.0 N13 G80 M09 N14 G00 Z0. H00 M05 N15 G90 X0.0 Y0.0 N16 M30 N17% Thanks for your help. ====================================================================== To find out more about this mailing list including how to unsubscribe, send the message "info mfg-smartcam" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ======================================================================
THRDMILL.MCL
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