NX Alternate Climb and Conventional Tool Motion in a Floor Wall Operation

2023-01-05T21:34:22Z
NX for Manufacturing

Summary


Details

A Floor Wall operation is created to rough a notch. The operation will be set up to cut in both the Climb and the Conventional directions. The setting Containment -> Open Path -> Open Passes -> Alternate Cut Direction needs to be enabled to do this. The option is missing in the Floor Wall operation, though. How can this option be turned back on?

Missing option:

Release Versions
  • NX V2027
Solution

The Main -> Cut Pattern -> Follow Part option must be selected for the Alternate Cut Direction option to be visible.

Follow Part

When set the Alternate Cut Direction option will become available.

Alternate Cut Direction:

Notice the Climb and the Conventional tool motion as seen in the picture below.

Zig-Zag

Notes

KB Article ID# PL8673663

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