If you have a 4 or 5 axis CNC machine,
you may be looking to drill
holes on side faces
or angled faces of your panel.
This video will show you the steps
to do so.
On this example panel there are eight
dowel holes that we want to drill.
Four on the right side of the panel, and
four on the angled face on the other side.
In this example,
the component positioning has been created
for us using the default values.
This is resulted in an origin
coordinate system with the Z-axis facing
up, and a separate coordinate system
for each side
face of the panel.
To machine the holes on the side
face, select
the coordinate system with the Z-axis
normal to the face the holes are on.
In this case, that is face four.
Then select the inside
face of one of the holes.
Select drilling from the command manager.
And select any other holes on that face
you also want to drill.
Then select the tool you want to use
and set the operation to drill.
Click add and change any values you need
in the machining operation window.
Once you are done, click the green tick.
You can then simulate the operation to see
the result.
To machine the holes on the angled face.
You'll need to create a custom
coordinate system that has the Z-axis
normal to the face the holes are on.
To do this, right click
the OP0 origin in the tree and click edit.
Then click the Add New Coordinate
System button shown here.
For the
origin,
select the bottom left corner of the face.
And for the Z-axis, click
the angled face itself.
Use reverse direction
if necessary to make sure that the blue
Z axis arrow points away from the face
you are looking to machine.
The name of the coordinate system can
then be changed from the values tab.
From here, the steps to machine
the holes are the same
as for the side face.
Select the new coordinate system in the
SWOOD CAM tree on the left to activate it.
Then select the inside
face of one of the angled holes
and click the drilling command.
To select additional holes.
You can use the Select
All button in the pop out window
to automatically select
all holes on the face you are machining.
Then select the tool you would like to use
and set the operation to drill.
Click add.
And change any values you need to
in the machining operation window.
Once you are done, click the green tick.
And then simulate the
operation to see the result.
