SolidCAM 2016 Multiaxis Roughing
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SolidCAM Application Tutorial: Multiaxis Roughing - 1 SolidCAM + SOLIDWORKS The Complete Integrated Manufacturing Solution
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1. Introduction................................................................................................................. 1 2. CAM-Part Definition.................................................................................................... 5 3. Stock and Target Definition...................................................................................... 11 4. iMachining Operation................................................................................................ 15 5. Roughing Operations................................................................................................ 21
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Introduction
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About this course The goal of this course is to teach you how to use SolidCAM’s Multiaxis Roughing to machine a part This tutorial covers the basic concepts of Multiaxis Roughing. Once you have developed a good foundation in basic skills, you can refer to the online help for information on the less frequently used options. Prerequisites Students attending this course are expected to have basic knowledge of the SolidCAM software. Course design This course is designed around a task-based approach to training. The guided exercises will teach you the necessary commands and options to complete a machining task. The theoretical explanations are embedded into these exercises to give an overview of the Multiaxis Roughing capabilities. Using this book This tutorial is intended to be used in a classroom environment under the guidance of an experienced instructor. It is also intended to be a self-study tutorial.
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1. Introduction
Multiaxis Roughing The Multiaxis Roughing operation creates a multiaxis tool path used to rough out pocket shaped geometries. You can specify the inputs for floor, wall and ceiling surfaces which are used by SolidCAM to create the roughing tool path. The Multiaxis Roughing feature an excellent feature that can be used to rough large amounts of material with multiaxis movements. In this tutorial, apart from the Multiaxis Roughing operation, other operations of HSM, SWARF and iMachining are also used to help you rough out this part accurately.
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CAM-Part Definition
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The CAM-Part definition process for the part consists of the following stages: CAM-Part creation
CNC-Machine definition
Coordinate System definition
Stock and Target definition
• CAM-Part creation. At this stage, you have to define the CAM-Part name and location. SolidCAM defines the necessary system files and a folder to allocate the place to store SolidCAM data. • CNC-controller definition. It is necessary to choose the CNC-controller. The controller type influences the Coordinate System definition and the Geometry definition. • Coordinate System definition. You have to define the Coordinate System, which is the origin for all machining operations of the CAM-Part. You can create multiple CoordSys positions and in each machining step select which CoordSys you want to use for the operation. • Stock and Target definition. It is necessary to define a boundary of the stock that is used for the CAM-Part machining. SolidCAM enables you to define the model of the part in its final stage after the machining. The following exercises describe the full process of the CAM-Part definition. It is recommended to go through the stages in order to understand how the CAM-Part features are built. For this purpose, you have to turn off the automatic CAM-Part definition. 1. Click Tools Settings
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> SolidCAM > SolidCAM
2. CAM-Part Definition 2. In
the left pane, select CAM-Part.
3. Ensure
image.
that the settings are as shown in the
4. In the left pane, select Automatic CAM-Part definition. In the right pane, click the Milling tab. 5. Ensure
image.
that the settings are as shown in the
6. Click OK. 7. Browse to open the Roughing.SLDPRT
8. Click
SolidWorks part Multiaxis
the Feature Manager Design Tree
9. Expand Solid Bodies(3)
icon.
> SufraceCut2 >click the Showicon.
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10. Click Tools
> SolidCAM > New > Milling.
The New Milling Part window opens. 11. Click
to confirm the CAM part.
Define the CAM-Part in the Milling Part Data dialog box.
12. In
the CNC-Machine list, click table_table_exercise.
13. Click CoordSys
system for this part.
14. In
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button in the Define section to set the coordinate
the Place CoordSys origin to list, click Top center of model box.
2. CAM-Part Definition 15. Select
the face as shown in the image.
16. Click
The CoordSys Data window displays.
17. Enter
the parameters as shown in the image.
18. Click 19. Click
to close the CoordSys Manager window.
20. Click
to close the Milling Part Data dialog box.
The defined coordinate system looks like this:
The CAM part is now defined.
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Stock and Target Definition
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To define the stock you have to follow the steps mentioned in this chapter. 1. Click Stock 2. In
> Define.
the Defined by list, click 3D Model.
3. Select
the solid as shown in the image.
4. Click 5. Click Target
> Define.
6. Right
click the part > Select Other.
7. Select
the face as shown in the image. Click
The stock and target are now defined.
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3. Stock and Target Definition
You must define machine and material for the iMachining operation. 8. Right
click CAM-Part > CAM-Part Definition.
9. Click Edit iMachining Database.
10. Click
the New
icon to define a machine.
11. Enter
the machine name as DMU50.
12. Click Save.
13. Enter
the parameters as shown in the image.
14. Click
the Material DB tab.
15. Click
the New
icon to define a machine.
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16. Enter
the material name as Al6061.
17. Click Save.
18. Enter
the parameters as shown in the image.
19. Click Save&Exit.
20. Enter the defined machine iMachining Data section. 21. Click
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and material names in the
iMachining Operation
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1. Click
the Feature Manager Design Tree
2. Right
click Box-Extrude9 > Show.
3. Click
the SolidCAM Manager
4. Right click Operations of operations tree.
5. Enter
> Machine Setup > Add at start
6. Click OK.
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icon.
a value of 230 in the Z column.
7. Click ...
icon .
in the Fixture section.
4. iMachining Operation 8. Select
the fixture as shown in the image.
9. Click 10. Click OK
in the Machine Setup window.
The first operation you will use for roughing is 3D iMachining. 11. Right 12. In
click Setup > Add Milling Operation > 3D iMachining.
the Technology list, click 3D General.
13. Click Geometry.
14. Click
the New
icon under CoordSys.
15. Click
and select Surface-Untrim1 and Fillet9.
16. Click
These surfaces are required so that only the top and side surfaces are roughed and to prevent the cutter from entering the inside pockets.
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17. Click Tool
18. Click
> Select.
the Add Milling Tool
19. Select END MILL
icon to add a tool.
as the tool.
20. Enter
the parameters as shown in the
21. Select
the Holder check box.
image.
22. Select HSK A 63 ER 32x80. 23. Click 24. Select
the Holder collision protection check box. 25. Click Levels. 26. Click Lower level.
Ensure that SurfaceCut 2 is selected. 27. Select 28. Click
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the point as shown in the image.
4. iMachining Operation 29. Click Technology Wizard. 30. Set
the Machining level bar at 6.
31. Click Technology. 32. Enter
the parameters as shown in the image.
33. Click
the Save and Calculate
34. Click
the Simulate operation is calculated.
icon.
icon once the
The Simulation window displays. 35. Click SolidVerify.
36. Click
the Play
icon.
The simulation should look as displayed in the image. 37. Click
the Exit
icon.
38. Click
the Exit
icon to close the operation
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Roughing Operations
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First, you will add an HSM operation to rough out the top section of the part. 1. Go to the Feature Manager Design Tree Surface- Untrim1 under Surface Bodies(2)
and hide SurfaceCut2 under Solid Bodies(3) and
2. Click
the SolidCAM Manager
icon.
3. Right
click the operation > Add Milling Operation > 3D HSM.
4. In
the Technology list, click Linear machining.
5. In
the CoordSys list, click model.
6. Click Tool
7. Click
> Select.
the Add Milling Tool
8. Select BALL NOSE MILL 9. Enter
as the tool.
the parameters as shown in the image.
10. Select
the Holder check box.
11. Select HSK A 63 ER 32x80. 12. Click
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icon to add a tool.
5. Roughing operations 13. Click Constraint boundaries. 14. Select 15. In
the Created manually option.
the list,click User-defined boundary.
16. Click
the New
17. Select
icon under Boundary name.
the curve as shown in the image.
18. Click Yes
in OK to accept? window.
19. Click 20. Click Passes.
21. Enter
the parameters as shown in the image.
22. Click Link. 23. Click
the Retracts tab.
24. Select
the Minimal verical retract option.
25. Click
the Save and Calculate
26. Click
the Exit
icon.
icon to close the operation.
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The tool path should look as displayed in the image.
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5. Roughing operations
The next roughing operation of the part is using the SWARF machining operation. 27. Right
click the operation > Add Milling Operation > SWARF Machining.
28. Click Geometry. 29. In
the list, click Shortest distance.
30. Select surfaces.
the New
31. Select
the 8 corner faces as shown in the
image.
icon under SWARF
32. Click 33. Click Tool
> Select.
34. Select
the END MILL tool that was used for the iMachining operation. 35. Click Roughing and More. 36. Enter
the parameters as shown in the image.
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37. Click Misc. parameters. 38. Enter
the Custom triangulation values as shown in the image. 39. Click
the Save and Calculate
40. Click
the Exit
icon.
icon to close the operation.
The tool path should look as displayed in the image.
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5. Roughing operations
You will now machine the part from inside using the Multiaxis roughing operation. In Multiaxis roughing, the tool is always normal to the floor. 41. Right
click the operation > Add Milling Operation > Multiaxis Roughing.
42. Click Geometry.
43. Click
the New
44. Select
icon under Floor surfaces.
the faces as shown in the image.
45. Click
46. Click
47. In
icon under Wall surfaces.
the Color section, click Pick from Model.
48. Click 49. In
the New
once on the part.
the Color section, click Find Faces.
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The selected faces should be as shown in the image. 50. Click
51. Set
the Stock to leave on value as 0.5.
52. Click Tool
53. Click
> Select.
the Add Milling Tool
54. Select BULL NOSE MILL
icon to add a tool.
as the tool.
55. Enter
the parameters as shown in the image.
56. Select
the Holder check box.
57. Select HSK A 63 ER 32x80. 58. Click 59. Click Levels.
60. Enter
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the parameters as shown in the image.
5. Roughing operations 61. Click Tool path parameters. 62. Enter
the parameters as shown in the image.
63. Click Link. 64. Enter
the parameters as shown in the image.
65. Click
the Approach/Retreat tab.
66. Enter
the parameters as shown in the image.
67. Click
the Links tab.
68. Enter
the parameters as shown in the image.
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69. Click
the Save and Calculate
70. Click
the Exit
icon.
icon to close the operation.
The tool path should look as displayed in the image.
For the next operation, you must make a copy of the multiaxis roughing operation. 71. Right
click the operation > Copy.
72. Right
click the operation > Paste.
73. Right
click on the pasted operation > Edit.
74. Click Link. 75. Click
the Links tab.
76. Enter
the parameters as shown in the
image.
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5. Roughing operations 77. Click Geometry. 78. In
the Strategy list, click Adaptive.
79. Set
image.
the Stock to leave on values as shown in the
80. Click Tool path parameters.
In the Step over section you can see the values of Maximum step over and the Desired step over. These values give you a near constant cutting condition. You can keep these values as default.
81. Enter
the Step down values as per the image.
82. Click
the Save and Calculate
83. Click
the Exit
icon.
icon to close the operation.
The tool path should look as displayed in the image.
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