RE: [mfg-smartcam] grooving with Production turning v11.5

[Michael Senack]

Title: RE: [mfg-smartcam] grooving with Production turning v11.5

When grooving with a tool narrower than the groove I use the following method...

 

I groove by plunging the middle leaving equal material on both sides and leaving .01" on diameter.

Retract and go to the left hand side of the groove where I either chamfer or corner break and profile

the the left hand side to full depth. Clear the part. Retract. Go to the right hand side.

Chamfer or corner break and profile right side to depth . Once at depth, I drag across the

bottom to blend up with the left hand side. Clear the part and retract.

 

This method of grooving is not as simple to do as adding an automated grooving element but it works well.

 

If you would like, I can e-mail a sample shape file for you.

 

Regards,

Michael Senack

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Jimmy Cooper [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 10:00 AM
To: Smartcam User Group (E-mail)
Subject: RE: [mfg-smartcam] grooving with Production turning v11.5

Louis,

Thanks for the suggestion, but that won't work because my groove is defined as a single element, I assume that you define your grooves as multiple elements.  It just seems that there should be a simpler way than having to define a single groove as multiple groove elements and calculating the step over needed.

I tried setting the anchor point at the right hand edge, and the groove width as a minus value, but it still cuts the groove from left to right.

I did find an option in the .smf that lets you start the groove in the center and work out to each edge(question #200), but that is not quite what I want to do.

.........Anyone??

Thanks
Jimmy

-----Original Message-----
From: Bigelow, Louis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2002 4:26 PM
To: 'Jimmy Cooper'; Smartcam User Group (E-mail)
Subject: RE: [mfg-smartcam] grooving with Production turning v11.5

we do a lot of grooving, just group the geometry in the order you want the
cuts
and seq. move with by select order.
Louis

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jimmy Cooper [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2002 1:58 PM
> To:   Smartcam User Group (E-mail)
> Subject:      [mfg-smartcam] grooving with Production turning v11.5
>
> When grooving with a tool narrower than the groove being machined  SC
> always starts grooving at the edge closest to the spindle nose and
> subsequently works its way out to the finish groove width(Z plus
> direction).  Is there a way to get it to go the other direction?
> 
> Thanks
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