Creating a turning hole group in PartMaker – through hole

This section describes how to program the hole through the center of the part:

1. Select a colour for the toolpath from the Color Palette, then click the New Hole Group button to display the Hole Group Parameters dialog.

   

2. Complete the Hole Group Parameters dialog as shown, then click Cycle to display the Select Cycle dialog.

   

3. On the Select Cycle dialog, click Add New Cycle to display the Edit Cycle dialog.
4. Click Insert operation, then complete the Edit Cycle dialog as shown:

   

5. Click Select Tools, change the New Tool Diameter to 0.25 and then clickAdd New Tool.

   

6. Complete the Edit Tool dialog, as shown, noticing that the Orientation and Tool Post values have changed. Click OK when you have finished.

   

7. You now need to create a new drill tool suitable for the diameter of this hole. To do this, click Add New Tool on the Select Tool dialog, then complete the Edit Tool dialog as shown:

   

   

8. When you have completed the Edit Tool dialog, click OK to confirm your changes. PartMaker returns to the Edit Cycle dialog:

   

9. Click OK on the Edit Cycle dialog to return to the Hole Group Parameters dialog:

   

10. On the Hole Group Parameters dialog, click Apply, then Close.

    You can now visualize the toolpath: