Originally Posted by
fourperf
hi guys, I have a trm (cnc 88 control, format 1). I am using solidworks/camworks (2 axis). Sould I be-able to threadmill or is that not possible since I dont have a 3 axis dongle. I would like to have the 3 axis dongle mind you but its a little steep for my blood.
Mark
You can do all of what the other guys said or in CAMWorks create a boss feature then in the 'attributes' section choose 'THREAD'. You then need to change the settings in the 'parameters' section to the correct thread pitch, generate operations and edit the defs.
You will also need to make sure that your post is set up to post the z-axis moves. Just double check the code. The nice part about the CAMWorks threadmill is that you can add the cutter comp to the program.
Jeff Lange
Lightning Tool & Manufacturing, Inc.