----- Hole Patterns in Slope Mode -----

Multus U4000 OSP300-SA

Hello Men, I've been on this machine 3+ years but unfortunately it's been mostly repetitive turning work with a limited amount of milling other than basic hole processes and junk and stuff. I did manage to finally figure out how to apply cutter comp on endmills successfully all on my own! Anywho I have a part to machine with 390 holes in it, all on 45 Degrees. 39 holes in a line along Z axis, then rotate C axis 36 Degrees and repeat. 1" OD 3/4 ID tube. I'm looking for the most efficient method to program all these damn holes. I've done little to none on the slope stuff, mainly just tinkering in spare time and what not. I'm capable of looping a repetitive operation with simple statements. I do most of my code longhand bc it's generally faster than Featurecam as I do not stay sharp on the CAM software... I have the model loaded and when I run the AFR I'm getting some crazy code that I can tell just no way in hell it will run. So, will definitely get the post worked on soon. I've been doing this over 20 years and I wanna be able to do it without relying on a POS offline computer. Dont have IGF on the Multus but we have a Captain LM370MW with IGF as well as a couple LB15's. The code below is the first hole location all the way around radially that featurecam gave me. Would appreciate any solid and accurate information so I can wrap my head around slope machining and one day hopefully do this crap blindfolded!







NA358 G140 ( HOLES @ 45 Deg.)
G50 S500
G15 H1
G20 HP=2
G17 G40 G90 G94
TD=030358 M323 ( 3/16 Endmill )
G52 X100 Z2.5768 C90 SB=2000 M13 M63
G138
G17
G174 SX=0 SY=0 SZ=0
G127 B45
G0 X1.1626 Y0 Z2.5768 C90
M263
G183 X-.762 Y0 Z2.5768 C90 I0 D1 L1 F2.
C126
C162
C198
C234
C270
C306
C342
C18
C54
G180
G0 X1.1626 Z2.5768

G136
M262 M12
G94 G90
G20 HP=2
M109
M30



Attachment 468784

Here is the hot mess i get when i run AFR (automatic feature recognition)




G13
G140
G0 G40 G90 G95
G0 G90 X20. Z20.

( MAIN SPINDLE, X-AXIS ROTARY TOOL )
( DRILL HOLE1)
NA0006
G140
G15 H1
G20 HP=2
G17 G40 G90 G94
M110
(3/16 DRILL-ROTARY)
TD=060006 M323
MT=000601
BA=45.0 G52 X100. Z2.5768 SB=2037 M13 M63
M16
G138
G17
G174 SX=0. SY=0. SZ=0.
G127 B45.0
G0 X1.1626 Y0. Z2.5768 C90.
M147
M263
G183 X-0.762 Y0. Z2.5768 C90. I0 D0.188 L0.6234 F2.6736
Z-.3501 C126.
C162.
C198.
C234.
C270.
C306.
C342.
C18.
C54.
G180
G0 Z2.5768

( MAIN SPINDLE, X-AXIS ROTARY TOOL )
( DRILL HOLE2)
SB=2037
M16
G0 X1.4101 Y0. Z2.8243 C18.
M147
G183 X-1.009 Y0. Z2.8243 C18. I0 D0.188 L0.6234 F2.6736
G180

( MAIN SPINDLE, X-AXIS ROTARY TOOL )
( DRILL HOLE2)
SB=2037
M16
G0 X1.4101 Y0. Z2.8243 C54.
M147
G183 X-1.009 Y0. Z2.8243 C54. I0 D0.188 L0.6234 F2.6736
Z-.5976 C90.
G180
G0 Z2.8243

( MAIN SPINDLE, X-AXIS ROTARY TOOL )
( DRILL HOLE2)
SB=2037
M16
G0 X1.4101 Y0. Z2.8243 C126.
M147
G183 X-1.009 Y0. Z2.8243 C126. I0 D0.188 L0.6234 F2.6736
G180

( MAIN SPINDLE, X-AXIS ROTARY TOOL )
( DRILL HOLE2)
SB=2037
M16
G0 X1.4101 Y0. Z2.8243 C162.
M147
G183 X-1.009 Y0. Z2.8243 C162. I0 D0.188 L0.6234 F2.6736
G180

( MAIN SPINDLE, X-AXIS ROTARY TOOL )
( DRILL HOLE2)
SB=2037
M16
G0 X1.4101 Y0. Z2.8243 C198.
M147
G183 X-1.009 Y0. Z2.8243 C198. I0 D0.188 L0.6234 F2.6736
G180

( MAIN SPINDLE, X-AXIS ROTARY TOOL )
( DRILL HOLE2)
SB=2037
M16
G0 X1.4101 Y0. Z2.8243 C234.
M147
G183 X-1.009 Y0. Z2.8243 C234. I0 D0.188 L0.6234 F2.6736
Z-.5976 C270.
C306.
C342.
G180
G0 Z2.8243

( MAIN SPINDLE, X-AXIS ROTARY TOOL )
( DRILL HOLE2)
SB=2037
M16
G0 X1.6576 Y0. Z3.0718 C342.
M147
G183 X-1.257 Y0. Z3.0718 C342. I0 D0.188 L0.6234 F2.6736
G180

( MAIN SPINDLE, X-AXIS ROTARY TOOL )
( DRILL HOLE2)
SB=2037
M16
G0 X1.6576 Y0. Z3.0718 C306.
M147
G183 X-1.257 Y0. Z3.0718 C306. I0 D0.188 L0.6234 F2.6736
Z-.8451 C270.
C234.
C198.
G180
G0 Z3.0718

( MAIN SPINDLE, X-AXIS ROTARY TOOL )
( DRILL HOLE2)
SB=2037
M16
G0 X1.6576 Y0. Z3.0718 C162.
M147
G183 X-1.257 Y0. Z3.0718 C162. I0 D0.188 L0.6234 F2.6736
Z-.8451 C126.
G180
G0 Z3.0718

( MAIN SPINDLE, X-AXIS ROTARY TOOL )
( DRILL HOLE2)
SB=2037
M16
G0 X1.6576 Y0. Z3.0718 C90.
M147
G183 X-1.257 Y0. Z3.0718 C90. I0 D0.188 L0.6234 F2.6736
G180

( MAIN SPINDLE, X-AXIS ROTARY TOOL )
( DRILL HOLE2)
SB=2037
M16
G0 X1.6576 Y0. Z3.0718 C54.
M147
G183 X-1.257 Y0. Z3.0718 C54. I0 D0.188 L0.6234 F2.6736
G180

( MAIN SPINDLE, X-AXIS ROTARY TOOL )
( DRILL HOLE2)
SB=2037
M16
G0 X1.6576 Y0. Z3.0718 C18.
M147
G183 X-1.257 Y0. Z3.0718 C18. I0 D0.188 L0.6234 F2.6736
G180

( MAIN SPINDLE, X-AXIS ROTARY TOOL )
( DRILL HOLE2)
SB=2037
M16
G0 X1.905 Y0. Z3.0447 C18.
M147
G183 X-1.504 Y0. Z3.0447 C18. I0 D0.188 L0.6234 F2.6736
Z-1.0926 C342.
C306.
C270.
C234.
C198.
C162.
G180
G0 Z3.0447

( MAIN SPINDLE, X-AXIS ROTARY TOOL )
( DRILL HOLE2)
SB=2037
M16
G0 X1.905 Y0. Z3.0447 C126.
M147
G183 X-1.504 Y0. Z3.0447 C126. I0 D0.188 L0.6234 F2.6736
G180

( MAIN SPINDLE, X-AXIS ROTARY TOOL )
( DRILL HOLE2)
SB=2037
M16
G0 X1.905 Y0. Z3.0447 C90.
M147
G183 X-1.504 Y0. Z3.0447 C90. I0 D0.188 L0.6234 F2.6736
Z-1.0926 C54.
G180
G0 Z3.0447

( MAIN SPINDLE, X-AXIS ROTARY TOOL )
( DRILL HOLE2)
SB=2037
M16
G0 X2.1525 Y0. Z2.7972 C54.
M147
G183 X-1.752 Y0. Z2.7972 C54. I0 D0.188 L0.6234 F2.6736
Z-1.34 C18.
C342.
C306.
C270.
C234.
C198.
C162.
G180
G0 Z2.7972

( MAIN SPINDLE, X-AXIS ROTARY TOOL )
( DRILL HOLE2)
SB=2037
M16
G0 X2.1525 Y0. Z2.7972 C126.
M147
G183 X-1.752 Y0. Z2.7972 C126. I0 D0.188 L0.6234 F2.6736
G180

( MAIN SPINDLE, X-AXIS ROTARY TOOL )
( DRILL HOLE2)
SB=2037
M16
G0 X2.1525 Y0. Z2.7972 C90.
M147
G183 X-1.752 Y0. Z2.7972 C90. I0 D0.188 L0.6234 F2.6736
G180

( MAIN SPINDLE, X-AXIS ROTARY TOOL )
( DRILL HOLE2)
SB=2037
M16
G0 X2.4 Y0. Z2.5497 C90.
M147
G183 X-1.999 Y0. Z2.5497 C90. I0 D0.188 L0.6234 F2.6736
G180

( MAIN SPINDLE, X-AXIS ROTARY TOOL )
( DRILL HOLE2)
SB=2037
M16
G0 X2.4 Y0. Z2.5497 C126.
M147
G183 X-1.999 Y0. Z2.5497 C126. I0 D0.188 L0.6234 F2.6736
G180

Still trying to get this worked out... Here is what I have came up with. Some kind of confirmation, reassurance or objective feedback would be awesome!

G140 (INNER - TUBE)
G50 S1500
G15 H1
G0 G18 G40 G90 G95
G20 HP=2
/
/
/
NA358 G140 ( HOLES @ 45 Deg.)
V53=10
V54=0
V55=39
V56=0
G50 S1500
G15 H1
G20 HP=2
G17 G40 G90 G94
TD=030358 M323 ( 3/16 Endmill )
G52 X100 Z-1.0696 C90 SB=2000 M13 M63
G138
G17
G174 SX=0 SY=0 SZ=0
G127 B45
G0 X.5745 Y0 Z-1.0696 C90
/
GOTO NLOOP1
/
NLOOP2
G0 G91 Z-.35
G90
/
NLOOP1
G90 M263 M147
G94 G91 G1 X-.35 Z-.35 F2.
X.35 Z.35 F100.
M262 M146
C36
G90
V54=V54+1
IF[V54 LT V53]NLOOP1
V54=0
V56=V56+1
IF[V56 LT V55]NLOOP2
/
G0 G90 X2.5 M262 M12
G126
G136
G20 HP=2
M109
M30
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hy corey :) i can't check your code, since i don't know multus

if your code works, then i guess is ok; maybe try to ask for a code sample from your okuma dealer ?

if you wish, i can deliver you a simple application, built to handle your operation the way you want it; if you can make the machine run, i can help you shorten the programing duration for such operation, or whatever other custom kind; starting from your code, as a template / kindly :)

hy corey :) if you wish/still need, i may try to help, as meanwhile i got into simulations and slope helix, thus aspects related to all those holes of yours

I 1st dealed with fast restart programs for a part with hundreds of holes, a few years ago, as to shorten cycle time and restore fast from interuption

Things can be done / kindly :)