Consolidating Drill Toolpaths
When a drill is being used in a couple of different toolpaths, it's possible to consolidate the points into one toolpath and sort the points out to be more efficient. In this example the spot drill will have all the points added and be sorted. Note: The example part file is attached to this solution and the video is available to watch.
First create the toolpaths, set the linking parameters to start at the top and drill to the desired depth.
Click and hold on the geometry in a spot drill toolpath after the first and drag it to the first spot drill toolpath.
A dialog box will pop up asking if the linking values should be saved for the merged geometry, select yes.
Repeat this for each desired toolpath, and regenerate. Note: It should look like it did before consolidating the geometry.
Click on the geometry for the first toolpath and expand the sort options. Select the desired option, click on the green check-mark, and regenerate the toolpath.
Once the toolpath is regenerated, Ghost out the extra toolpaths so they won't get posted, and then post out the toolpath
The image below shows Cimco Backplot G code simulation for the toolpath and the G code with 1 canned cycle and updated Z depths and R planes in 1 toolpath. Note: the post used is setup to return to the initial height between points, and in this example that is the clearance height of .5 set in the toolpaths.