Goto a new datablock
Select
the MILLING then LINES AND ARCS Soft Key
Enter
X Start To Half the Tool Diameter: IE: -.375
Y Start
to 0 – Z Start .05 – Z Bottom -1.0
Enter
the Tool # you setup to cut the thread with...
Set your
Offset to Left and ENABLE BLEND MOVES to “NO”
Press
the NEXT SEGMENT Softkey
Choose
ARC then CCW Softkey
X End
Will be ½
of the Diameter of the thread... 1.0"
Y End
will be 0 - X Center Leave Blank - Y Center Enter 0
Press
the NEXT SEGMENT Softkey
Press
the HELIX Softkey
Press
the CCW Softkey
X End
will be the Same or Leave Blank - Y End
Enter 0 -nZ End Leave Blank - X & Y Center Enter 0
Radius
will be Calculated
Lead
will be 1 / Pitch or in this case 1/10
Sweep
Angle will be calculated at 360 –If you wanted more turns, change it i.e. 3 Turns – 1,080
Press
the NEXT SEGMENT Softkey
Press
the ARC Softkey
Press
the CCW Softkey
The X
End will be where we started -.375 / Y End will be 0
Skip
X Center and Enter 0 For Y Center – the rest will be calculated
Press
DRAW – You may want to press the GRAPHIC SETTINGS Soft Key and set SHOW GRAPHICS to “Tool Path” to get a
clean Image.
Then
EXIT and REDRAW
