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Roughing Edgecam (Centre Cutting Tool)
Category : Edgecam
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Roughing Edgecam (Centre Cutting Tool)
It is really annoying when you simulate a part and you can’t figure out why Edgecam is showing a collision and you don’t know why.
When using the ROUGHING CYCLE it is important to tell Edgecam that the tool is centre cutting as this will change the cutter path.
Tick this box if the cutter is centre cutting. Most modern endmills do cut on centre so you can plunge them down.
It’s important because if you get this wrong in the real world the cutter will get very hot!
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CNC Programming Using CAD/CAM
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CNC Programming, When will it not be needed?
Are we fast approaching the day when we don’t need to know anything about CNC Programming in terms of G code etc.
Short answer is yes.
I was watching an interesting video on youtube the other day. This guy (seemed like a very clever guy) had bought an old CNC Lathe, a Mori Seiki.
I don’t think he had ever done any machining or general metal work type stuff.
His approach was untainted shall we say. He’d certainly never done any G code type CNC Programming.
He immediately looked for software which would program this machine and said how in the past it would have been programmed with G code by hand.
Anyway he got something like One CNC or Fusion 360 and created a program. He went on to produce quite a few parts.
Really this proves that you don’t need to know G Code programming, or does it?
Because I am an old dinosaur and I make a living partly from teaching people G code type CNC Programming, I wonder if people like me are clinging on to these old skills and not moving forward.
It reminds of the times when CNC’s were first introduced all the old guys used to say they would never replace the capstans and autos. I remember my dad beating my first chess computer and saying it was just a gimmick.
So what problems do you get when programming straight from software. Actually if you know what you are doing the answer is none. But do you know what you are doing?
The danger is when the person using the CAM system doesn’t really understand about work-holding and tooling.
I bet the aforementioned guy had some serious problems with his selection of cutting tools.
Edgecam Part Modeler Tutorial, Parametric Model
Category : Edgecam
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Edgecam Part Modeler Tutorial
Imagine you have a family of parts to create models for. The parts are all of a similar shape but the sizes vary in sizes.
This Edgecam Part Modeler Tutorial Video explains how to link your model to an XL Spread Sheet.
For simplicity I am using a washer but it could be something far more complex.
In this Edgecam Part Modeler Tutorial the thickness, bore diameter, outside diameter and chamfer size are listed for eight washers in a spread sheet. This spread sheet links to Part Modeler and you can add as many washers as you choose and vary the sizes.
One of my big projects over the last few years has been creating Macro Programmes for the machining of wedding rings. People who know me are saying “did they really trust him with all that precious metal“.
A wedding ring is quite a simple thing to produce on a CNC Lathe or so I thought. The customer then happened to mention that there were 250 styles. He needed to produce them in six different materials and in every size.
Try one if you want to get married all you need is a partner.
A quick bit of maths there are 143 sizes, 250 styles. Oh dear that’s like millions of programmes.
The clever ones amongst you already feel a Macro Programme coming on. I have love hate relationship with Macros.
Use them correctly and you have a very powerful tool. Used wrongly as they often are, they are a recipe for collisions and bullshit.
One of my Golden Rules is never over complicate CNC Code for your customer ie the CNC Setter Operator. Anyway no more ranting. This wedding ring Macro is a masterpiece and has been developed over nearly three years.
Hear is something you might not know. Edgecam Part Modeler can calculate weights if given the density of the material.