SolidCAM Application Tutorial Rotary Machining SolidCAM+SOLIDWORKS The Complete Integrated Manufacturing Solution
Contents
Contents
1. Introduction................................................................................................................. 1 2. Defining CAM-Part, Stock and Target........................................................................ 5 3. iMachining Operation................................................................................................ 11 4. Rotary Machining...................................................................................................... 17
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Introduction
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About this course This tutorial illustrates machining of an extruder using SolidCAM’s Rotary Machining technology. 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 machining an extruder. 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
Rotary Machining The rotary machining operation is designed to generate rotary tool path to mill parts on a 4-axis machine. It can be used to mill cylindrical parts like bottle molds and core, electrodes, and wood work. The tool paths are directly calculated on 3D geometry and not wrapped around. In this tutorial, you will use rotary machining as it has certain advantages over regular 4-axis machining. Firstly, in 4-axis machining, you require a dummy surface to project the actual surfaces to be machined. Secondly, in 4-axis machining, the tool axis is normal to the surface to be machined. Whereas in rotary machining, the tool axis is normal to the surface to be projected, resulting in not using the tool tip as it has 0 RPM that creates a rubbing effect and does not cut the material effectively. Thirdly, rotary machining is very effective in machining parts that have surfaces which are not meant to be used for morphed or flow line machining.
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Defining CAM-Part, Stock and Target
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1. Browse
to open the SolidWorks part ROTARY_PART.SLDPRT.
2. Click Tools
3. In
> SolidCAM > SolidCAM Settings.
the left pane, select CAM-Part.
4. Ensure
image.
that the settings are as shown in the
5. In the left pane, select Automatic CAM-Part definition. In the right pane, click the Milling tab. 6. Ensure
image.
that the settings are as shown in the
7. Click OK.
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2. Defining CAM Part, Stock and Target 8. Click Tools Milling.
> SolidCAM > New >
The New Milling Part window displays. 9. Click 10. In
the CNC-Machine list, click 4X_FANUC_0i_new.
11. Click Define
in the Coordinate System list.
You must define two coordinate systems as shown in the images below:
12. Click Stock 13. Ensure
image.
14. Select
in the Stock & Target model section.
that the same parameters are selected as shown in the
the stock as shown.
15. Click
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16. Click Target
17. Ensure
image.
in the Stock & Target model section.
that the same parameters are selected as shown in the
18. Click CAD selection.
19. Select
20. The
image.
the entire part as shown in the image.
selected target should look as displayed in the
21. Click Resume. 22. Click
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2. Defining CAM Part, Stock and Target 23. Click Edit iMachining Database 24. Click
the New
25. Enter Mazak
in the iMachining Data section.
icon to define a new machine.
as the machine name.
26. Click Save.
27. Enter
the parameters as shown in the image.
28. Click
the Material DB tab.
29. Click
the New
30. Enter C45
icon to define a new material.
as the material name.
31. Click Save.
32. Enter
the parameters as shown in the image.
33. Click Save
& Exit.
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34. In the iMachining Data section, select the Machine, Material and Machining level as shown in the image. 35. Click
The CAM part, stock, target and iMachining data are now defined.
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iMachining Operation
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1. Click
the Feature Manager Design Tree
2. Right
click Top Plane > Show.
3. Right
click Top Plane > Sketch.
4. Make
a sketch as shown in the image.
5. Click
the SolidCAM Manager
icon.
icon.
6. Right click Operations > Add Milling Operation > 3D iMachining. 7. In
the Technology list, click 3D General.
8. Click 9. In
the Geometry page.
the Coordsys list, click MAC 1 (1-Position).
10. Click Define
in the Working area section.
The Working area window displays.
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3. iMachining Operation 11. Select
the Working area check box.
12. Click Define
13. Select
image.
in the Auto Silhouette section.
the boundary as shown in the
14. Click Yes
in OK to accept? window.
15. Click 16. Click OK
window.
in the Working Area
17. Click Tool
> Select.
18. Click
to add a new tool.
19. Select BULL NOSE MILL. 20. Enter
the parameters as shown in the
21. Click
the Holder check box.
image.
22. Select BT 40 ER 32x60. 23. Click Select.
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24. Click Levels. 25. Enter
image.
the parameters as shown in the
26. Click Technology. 27. Enter
the parameters as shown in the
28. Click
the Save & Calculate
image.
29. Click
the Simulate operation is calculated.
30. Click the Play Simulation window.
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icon.
icon once the
icon in the
3. iMachining Operation
The tool path should look as displayed in the image.
31. Click
the Exit
icon.
32. Click
the Exit icon to close the operations manager.
33. Right
click the operation > Copy.
34. Right
click the operation > Paste.
35. Right
click the operation > Edit.
36. In
the CoordSys list, click MAC 1 (2-Position).
Keep all the other parameters as they are.
37. Click
the Save & Calculate
38. Click
the Simulate
39. Click
the Play
icon.
icon once the operation is calculated.
icon in the Simulation window.
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The tool path should look as displayed in the image.
40. Click
41. Click
the Exit
icon.
the Exit icon to close the operations manager.
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Rotary Machining
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1. Right 2. In
click Operations > Add Milling Operation > Rotary Machining 4 axis.
the Coordsys list, click MAC 1 (1-Position).
3. Click Geometry. 4. In
the Strategy list, click Along.
5. Click the New surfaces. 6. In
icon under Machining
the Configurations list, Click PART-ROTARY.
7. Select
the target as shown in the image.
8. Click 9. Click Tool
10. Click
> Select. to add a new tool.
11. Select TAPER BALL NOSE. 12. Enter
the parameters as shown in
13. Click
the Holder check box.
the image.
14. Select BT 40 ER 32x60. 15. Click Select.
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4. Rotary Machining 16. Click Tool path parameters. 17. Enter
the parameters as shown in the
18. Click
the Sorting tab.
19. Enter
the parameters as shown in the
image.
image.
20. Click Link. 21. In the Lead-Out. 22. Click 23. Enter
lists, click Use Lead-In and Use
next to Use Lead-In. the parameters as shown in the image.
24. Click OK. 25. Click
next to Use Lead-Out.
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26. Enter
the parameters as shown in the image.
27. Click OK.
28. Click
the Save & Calculate
29. Click
the Simulate
30. Click
the Play
icon.
icon.
icon in the Simulation window.
The tool path should look as displayed in the image.
31. Click
the Exit
icon.
32. Click
the Exit icon to close the operations manager. Right click the operation > Copy. 33. Right
click the operation > Paste.
34. Right
click the operation > Edit.
35. Click Geometry. 36. In
the Strategy list, click Around.
37. Click Tool path parameters. 38. Click
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the Sorting tab.
4. Rotary Machining 39. Enter
the parameters as shown in the
40. Click
the Save & Calculate
41. Click
the Simulate
42. Click
the Play
image.
icon.
icon.
icon in the Simulation window.
The tool path should look as displayed in the image. 43. Click SolidVerify.
The simulation should displayed in the image.
44. Click
the Exit
look
as
icon.
45. Click
the Exit icon to close the operations manager.
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