Sorting for drill/thread positions

This option is common for 2D and 3D Drilling, Drill Recognition and Thread Milling operations.

Sorting

You can choose one of following options from the Sorting list to control the sequence of the drill positions: 

• Default

Drilling of holes is performed according to the order in which the points were picked during the geometry definition.

• Shortest distance

This option enables you to define the direction of the sorted drill positions machining according to the shortest distance criterion.

• Advanced

This option enables you to sort the drill positions for machining of linear and circular drill patterns.

The button displays the Advanced Sort dialog box. This dialog box contains two tabs:

• The Linear tab contains the sorting methods appropriate for machining of linear drill patterns.

• The Circular tab contains the sorting methods appropriate for machining of circular drill patterns.

Reverse direction

SolidCAM enables you to reverse the sequence of drilling positions defined by the Default or Shortest distance options. This functionality enables you to optimize the rapid movements during the machining and increase the machining speed.

The Reverse direction check box enables you to reverse the sequence of drilling positions as shown.

When the same sequence of drilling positions is used in several drilling operations (e.g. center drilling, drilling and threading) the sequence reversing enables you to reduce rapid movements between the operations.

Show sorted

This button displays the sorted sequence of drill positions on the solid model.

Complete hole group

When this check box is not selected, the holes are drilled one by one, according to the chosen sorting method.

When this check box is selected, the holes are sorted by groups, according to the specified sorting method; the drilling order within each group is determined according to the sorting method.