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Contents
1. Introduction................................................................................................................. 1
2. CAM-Part Definition.................................................................................................... 5
3. Stock and Target Definition...................................................................................... 13
4. iMachining Operation................................................................................................ 17
5. Roughing Operations................................................................................................ 23
6. Finishing Operations................................................................................................ 39
Introduction
1. Introduction
Port Machining
The Port Machining operation is an easy to use method for machining ports with tapered lollipop
tool, and has collision checks for the entire tool (shank, arbor, and holder). You can choose to cut
the top only, the bottom only, and specify how much stock to leave on the entire port. It uses 3-Axis
machining as far into the port as possible, and then switches to 5-Axis motion. Smooth transitions
are created where the tool paths meet at the middle of the port. It provides both roughing and
finishing tool paths to make ports from castings or billet.
CAM-Part Definition
The CAM-Part definition process for the part consists of the following stages:
CAM-Part creation
CNC-Machine 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. Browse
SLDPRT.
2. Click Tools
Settings.
2. CAM-Part Definition
3. In
4. Ensure
image:
7. Click OK.
8. Click Tools
Milling.
9. If
10. In
13. Select
14. Click
2. CAM-Part Definition
15. Enter
> Add.
19. Select
20. Click
21. Enter
25. Click
the New
29. Click
30. Click
the New
image.
10
icon.
2. CAM-Part Definition
33. Enter
37. In
38. In
39. Click
11
12
To define the stock you have to follow the steps mentioned in this chapter.
1. Click
3. The
image:
4. Click
5. Right
14
icon.
icon.
7. Select
11. Select
> Define.
12. Click
15
16
iMachining
Operation
1. Right
2. Enter a value of 225 as shown in the Z column. This will raise the part above the machining
level.
3. Click OK.
4. Click
6. Click
18
icon.
icon.
4. iMachining Operation
8. In
9. Click Geometry.
10. In
11. Click
the New
12. Select
image.
the times.
14. Click
15. Click Tool
16. Click
> Select.
icon.
19
18. Enter
19. Select
the image.
22. In
20
4. iMachining Operation
28. Click Pocket depth.
29. Select
30. Click
31. Click Technology.
32. Set
33. Select
36. Click
37. Click
the Exit
38. Select
icon.
icon.
21
22
Roughing Operations
Before you start the roughing operation, you must make a few changes to close the holes as shown
in the image.
1. Right
2. Click Insert
3. Enter
24
5. Roughing operations
4. Select
5. Click
6. Click
8. Click Insert
icon.
25
9. Select
10. Select
section.
11. Click
12. Click Insert
13. Select
14. Select
15. Click
You will now split this surface into two so that you get
two single tubes for machining.
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5. Roughing operations
16. Click Insert
17. Click
icon.
> Plane4.
20. Select
21. Select
section.
22. Click
23. Click Sketch
24. Click
> 3D Sketch.
the Line
icon.
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25. Select
26. Click
27. Click
29. Select
30. Click
This will ensure that you have three distinct tubes available
for machining.
31. Click
32. Click
28
icon.
> Add
5. Roughing operations
34. In
the New
37. Select
38. Click
39. Set
> Select.
41. Click
42. Enter
43. Select
the image.
holder.
icon.
as the
29
49. Select
50. Click
51. Enter the Retract distance value in the Levels section as shown
in the image.
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5. Roughing operations
53. Enter
54. Click
55. In
56. In
61. Ensure
62. Click
the New
63. Select
64. Click
65. Click Clearance data.
31
66. Enter
67. Click
image.
68. If you
click OK.
icon.
73. Click
the New
74. Select
icon.
75. Click
76. Click
77. Click
32
icon.
icon.
5. Roughing operations
78. Click
the Simulate
79. Click
the Play
icon.
33
80. Click
81. Click
icon.
icon.
the New
86. Select
87. Click
88. Click
the New
89. Select
90. Click
91. Click
92. Click Gouge check.
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5. Roughing operations
93. Select
94. Click
the New
95. Select
96. Click
97. Click Clearance data.
98. Enter
99. Click
image.
100. Click
the Simulate
101. Click
the Play
icon.
icon.
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102. Click
the Exit
icon.
103. Click
the Exit
104. Right
105. Right
106. Right
107. In the Feature Manager Design Tree, ensure that Split Line3 is
Offset10, Surface-Offset11, SPINE 1 and SPINE 2 are switched off.
108. Click Geometry.
109. Click
the New
110. Select
111. Click
112. Select
113. In
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5. Roughing operations
118. Click Tool path parameters.
119. Click
120. In
121. In
122. Click
icon.
127. Select
the New
128. Select
129. Click
130. Click Clearance data.
131. Enter
132. Click
133. Click
the Simulate
image.
icon.
icon.
37
134. Click
the Play
135. Right
136. In
on Geometry page.
> Add.
139. In
box.
140. Select
38
5. Roughing operations
141. In
142. Select
143. In
144. Click
149. Click
icon.
as the tool.
39
151. Enter
152. Select
image.
158. Click
the New
159. Select
in OK to accept? window.
161. Click
162. Click Passes.
163. Enter
image.
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5. Roughing operations
165. Select
166. Click
167. Click
168. In
171. Enter
172. Click
image.
174. Click
175. Click
the Simulate
176. Click
the Play
icon.
icon.
41
177. Click
the Exit
178. Click
the Exit
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Finishing Operations
1. Right
2. In
click the operation > Add Milling Operation > Port Machining.
3. Click Geometry.
4. In
operation.
7. Click Tool
8. Select
> Select.
9. Click Select.
10. Click Levels.
11. Click
12. Click
44
6. Finishing Operations
13. Select
14. Click
15. Enter
18. In
19. In
45
24. Click
25. Click
the Simulate
26. Click
the Play
image.
icon.
icon.
27. Click
the Exit
icon.
28. Click
the Exit
icon.
29. Right
30. Right
31. Right
32. In
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6. Finishing Operations
34. In
box.
operation.
39. Enter
image.
43. Click
the New
44. Select
45. Click
47
48. Click
49. Click
the Simulate
50. Click
the Play
icon.
icon.
the Exit
icon.
52. Click
the Exit
icon.
53. Right
54. Right
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6. Finishing Operations
55. Right
box.
61. In
the list.
> Select.
66. Click
67. In
68. In
49
73. Click
74. Click
the Simulate
75. Click
the Play
icon.
icon.
the Exit
icon.
77. Click
the Exit
icon.
50
6. Finishing Operations
78. Right click the operation
Operation > 3D HSM.
79. In the Technology
machining.
> Select.
85. In
86. In
88. Enter
image.
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90. Select
91. Click
92. Select
93. Enter
image.
96. Click
97. Click
98. Click
the Simulate
99. Click
the Play
icon.
icon.
the Exit
icon.
101. Click
the Exit
icon.
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