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  1. #1
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    hole drilling feature

    hi hope someone can help the issue i am having is i want to drill a a hole form the drill/machine holes tab im having a problem with one hole because the geomtrey isnt an exact circle. i wanted to drill a 20mm hole 14mm into a 18mm board and save it as a style for use with automation manger got everything working its just that one hole. i have attached a screenshot of what i mean. if anyone has any ideas i would appreciate it.
    thanks

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    Re: hole drilling feature

    Hi,

    geometry is join ? I mean a Circle with a lines.
    Alphacam post and VBA macros, Autodesk HSM post.
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    Re: hole drilling feature

    You need to tell, where the geometry comes from - solid featureextraction?

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    Quote Originally Posted by camnerd View Post
    You need to tell, where the geometry comes from - solid featureextraction?
    Yes it was a solid extraction I've just ended up making the circle smaller in sw

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    Re: hole drilling feature

    Quote Originally Posted by shiv15uk63 View Post
    Yes it was a solid extraction I've just ended up making the circle smaller in sw
    You could just do the feature extration, telling AC that it shoul include partial holes up to a certain angle - the it will make You a full circle automaticly

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    Re: hole drilling feature

    AlphaCam won't drill a hole thats not a full circle, just draw another circle at the centre of the semi circle to use just for drilling then hide it if it's in the way.

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    Quote Originally Posted by FrankCNC View Post
    AlphaCam won't drill a hole thats not a full circle, just draw another circle at the centre of the semi circle to use just for drilling then hide it if it's in the way.
    I'm doing this in automation manager so its abit of a pain if I have to drawer over 100 circles. I've managed to solve the problem by just making the circle smaller in solidworks before I import them into automation manager.

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