Re: Drilling with Vector

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., "Tim Goldstein" <timg@k...> wrote:

>
> > I also use Vector . I just put points where I want to drill the

holes,

> > either at the depth I want the hole to go to or all at z=0 and
> > then cut and
> > paste them to the desired depth. After inserting NC select Cycle

and

> > select the G83 peck cycle. Highlight the drawing window and

generate the

> > NC. A macro then asks for the clearance plane, peck depth and
> > feedrate. Seems to work for me, don't know if this is the best
> > or only way
> > of doing it.
>
> Thanks for pointing this out. I was happy doing the manual edit,

but this is

> sure a lot faster.
>

There are probably at least 6-8 different ways to drill holes with
Vector, depending on what kind of job you want to do.

Alan's technique with the Connect at Z is very popular with the
woodworkers, who often don't have drilling cycles on their CNC
routers ( I even know one guy that would rather take a sharp stick in
the eye than drill holes with a router, he LOVES to do it with
Vector). I have also used Copy paste with -Z displacement and
multiple copies to draw peck drilling cycles that mimicked the
pecking cycles for machines that didn't have them. Once you have
drawn one, you can copy and Paste with Snap at all the hole points
you have previously drawn.

Always remember the selection by hole size, and that Vector can drill
either a circle or a point, that it can drill at the depth drawn, or
ask you for a specific hole depth for a seies of holes, and that it
will automatically generate varying Z depths to match the depths that
you need drilled.

And as one of our hecklers has tried to negatively point out, you CAN
edit the code if you want to, but it's not required.

Last but not least, the Reorganize command works with holes too.
Select all your holes and reorganize to create an optimized tool path
between all the holes. I have made some very complex adaptor plates
in the last few months and the centerdrilling and drilling and
drilling and drilling time was probably cut in half by reorganizing
instead of just randomly picking the holes.

Best Regards, Fred Smith- IMService

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