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Heidenhain Training
Category : Heidenhain Training
Heidenhain Training
CNC Training Call David: 07834 858 407
CNC Training Centre offers Heidenhain training both on-site and off-site. The Heidenhain TNC control has been around since the 1970’s and similar to Mazak it was well ahead of its time.
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Heidenhain is a lot more friendly to the user than some controls. A lot of controls will allow you to basically input any old shit and then try and run the code. With these types of control nothing is really monitoring what you are inputting. Not until you actually run the program do you start to get alarms flying around everywhere.
Whenever I train people, I would guess under 35, they have this real instinct to just type and press buttons at lightening speed. Now this is great when you are playing space invader or whatever. Sorry I am not well up on computer games.
You see the thing is now most software is very intuitive and programmers and interface designers have done an amazing job. We download an app or some free software and we fiddle around with it and soon its all working. The idea is you just experiment until you get it working. It’s designed with this in mind.
Take Microsoft word as an example. How many of you have actually been on a training course? Exactly none of you.
But everyday we all use it with great success.
Anyway start doing this on a CNC machine and bang crash wallop, you end up with a lost limb and a pile of scrap metal. And I didn’t even mention the busted tool and the machine that needs a £2000 re alignment. Anyway you get my drift.
CNC machines are just not that way at all. I mean yea there are a few exceptions but still you really need professional instruction. Sorry rambling again sign up today for a Heidenhain Training Course.
Roughing Edgecam (Centre Cutting Tool)
Category : Edgecam
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30 Five Star Reviews
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!
If you want to buy Edgecam contact us 07834 858 407
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- CNC programming training.
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Edgecam Part Modeler Tutorial, Parametric Model
Category : Edgecam
Edgecam Training Call David: 07834 858 407
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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.