Drilling process output, Rotary tool

These steps explain how PartMaker outputs an NC program for a drilling process (as well as for any other hole making process such as tapping, reaming, and so on) using a live rotary tool.

The first step is to output a Process Header Format as follows:

The Program Start Format is output if a given process is the first process in the Process Table, otherwise if a tool used in a given process needs to be activated and brought into position to being cutting, the Tool Change Format is output, otherwise the Process Start Format is output.

Drilling Process Output Steps (rotary tool, milling face):

1. Process Header Format:

   • Program Start Format or

   • Tool Change Format or

   • Process Start Format

     Process Header Formats contain tool and spindle related information such as Tool Number, Spindle Speed, Work offset.

2. Rapid Move Format (Tool moves to the Clearance plane)

3. *Canned Cycle Format

4. Move to Hole Location Formats

   Move to Hole Location Format is used to output the holes' locations into NC Program File.

   Note: Move to Hole Location Format will be replaced by a Subprogram Call Format if subprograms are enabled in PartMaker/Mill.

5. Canned Cycle Cancel Format.

6. Process End Format.