Video Tutorial: CAM Samplemaking: General Case

With the CAM samplemaking you can eliminate format transfer errors and overhead by driving all NC programming on the basis of the main design. Optimized, associative tool paths are generated automatically, providing tool path trace animation of the cutting process and a configurable NC postprocessor for most NC controllers.

In this video,  we create a common CAM sample by generating and animating the tool path of a user 1up. Then an NC code is generated.

Video: Common CAM samplemaking

Click the icon to watch the video. Run time: 0:44 min.

PROCEDURAL STEPS

1. To create a new CAM drawing, on the CAM toolbar, click New CAM .
2. To load a CAM template, in the tabular area, in the CAM Tools tab, in the default template list, choose Zund M-800 CAM template. For details, see Loading a CAM Template.
3. To generate tool path, click Generate Tool Path .

The Tool Path Generation Options dialog box appears.

4. In the dialog box, adjust the settings.

NOTES:

• The optimal tool path is found automatically. For details, see Generating tool path.

• Tool paths are associated to the respective drawing. If you modify the drawing, the tool path is updated automatically.

5. To animate tool path, click Animate Tool Path .
6. To generate an NC code, click Generate NC .
7. In the NC generation properties dialog box that appears, adjust the settings as you want them to be.

An HPG file with the NC code is generated for the project.