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    tapping with chip break

    Hi, guys Is there any way that I can cnc tap with chip break? I can not find any choice of operations in UG nx8.0 but UG nx8 post builder has chip break tap. how can I connect operations and ug post-processor thank you dave
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    chip break tap

    Hi, Mark Rief Are you talking about cycle type > edit parameters > specify number of > cycle parameters > option off => ##59 ? thank you Dave
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    chip break tap

    Hi, guys Is there any way that I can cnc tap with chip break? I can not find any choice of operations in UG nx8.0 but UG nx8 post builder has chip break tap. how I can add this extra into operation list? I am talking about heidenhain control. thank you
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    post link issue

    Hi shags72, I have posted them seperately, each result are totally ok but not linked post, from my understanding linked-post not even goes through in the very beginning. my programs are ordered by lathe => z-milling => x-milling, the programs for lathe would not go through the main post z-head...
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    post link issue

    Hi shags72, 1) I made mill-turn-zhead as the main post and linked to lathe and mill-turn-xhead, and named them zhead\turn\xhead 2) I also defined "user defined events" head event by machining method ==> object ==> start event ==>active head zhead\turn\xhead give me following message right way...
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    post link issue

    Hi shags72, Thank you so much for your answering. I have checked all the TCL files, found out that all the variable of mom_sys_add_cutting_time are defined at the beginning of procs, one is in proc MOM_end_of_path { } {, other one is in proc MOM_start_path { } {. I don't know what is the...
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    post link issue

    Hi joycejo, first thank you very much. at beginning I thought same thing, and I even looked rest of tcl calculation and found same expression, I even tried set a 5 set b 6 expr $a + $b 11 anyway the following is proc: #============================================================= proc...
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    post link issue

    Hi post experts, I had an issue when I was trying to link mill-turn posts together with nx8.0 I made 3 mill-turn posts turning & zhead & xhead, I tested them seperately all ok. 1) I made mill-turn-zhead as the main post and used linked feature connected turning and mill-turn-xhead, and named...
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    IPR output issue

    Hi Guys, I had a issue of ipr output. when I tried to output tapping cycle on mill, I need set feed-rate = 1/pitch, change the feed-rate mode to IPR, but after posting I can get right if feed_rate >= 0.1 (most time < 0.1 for inperial), when feed_rate <= 0.1 0.1 would be the only answer, I...
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    Millturn with xyzc UG Cartesian Coordinate Post-processor

    I was trying to make DMG Millturn with XYZC UG Post, I have did 1) 3-Axis mill-turn(xzc) 2) Initial axies Z 3) click Cartesian as Default Coordinate Mode and Circular Record Mode post result get -x coordination, Millturn is not suppose to have "-" X coordinate, how can get rid of this ? or...
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    Millturn milling feed in post

    About feedrate in millturn milling: I have tried to change default F to mom_feed_rate_per_rev in post-processor, and program from ipm to ipr, because it is normal to use inches per-rev as lathe feed, but the numbers are not what I wrote in the program. I know there are some kind of...
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    DMG millturn post-processor

    beauty,it works thank you so much joycejo !!!!
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    DMG millturn post-processor

    I have tried the escape character on both customer commands and block before, no luck.
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    DMG millturn post-processor

    I need put [ ] into my postprocessor as notes or a tool list, and I have tried using "new block" and customer commands, I can get (........), but DMG lathe only can reads [........] and customer commands would not let me to use [ ] as text. guys I need these, and thank you

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