NX Engraving a Logo with a Planar Mill Operation using Curves and Edges

A Planar Mill operation is used to engrave logo geometry on a milling machine. How is this operation setup?

Solution

1. On the Planar Mill dialog select the Standard Drive Cut Pattern. Note that the menus seen below are from the new Explorer menus. Though the menus are different the settings are the same as the legacy menus.



2. Add a Check mark to the Cutting -> Strategy -> Self-Intersection option.


3. Uncheck the Non Cutting -> More -> Collision Check option.


4. Before selecting curves or edges for Part Boundaries set the Tool Position On option from the Selection Bar. This option causes the center of the tool to be kept on the curve instead of tangent to the curve. Also be certain to press Add New Set after picking a set of connected curves. Selecting this option will cause a new boundary to be created. Creating multiple boundaries will cause a retract move to be included after cutting.



5. The operation might look something like the picture below when cutting.

Notes and References

Hardware/Software Configuration

Platform: all
OS: n/a
OS Version: n/a
Product: NX
Application: CAM
Version: V1863
Function: PLANAR_MILLING

Ref: 001-7795331