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EdgeCAM Solid Machinist for
SolidWorks
Turning
Production MillingSurface Machining
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EdgeCAM Turning
This presentation shows a SolidWorks part ona sub-spindle, twin turret, mill/turn lathe.
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Use the EdgeCAM launchbutton within SolidWorks
to load the part intoEdgeCAM.
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The part is loaded
directly intoEdgeCAM as a solidmodel.
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Insert lathe includingchucks, headstock and
slides.
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Notice that an associativecopy of the part, with
features, has been transferredto the sub-spindle.
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Open the Instruction Browser. This machinehas an upper and lower tool turret. These are
shown side by side in the browser.
The screen has also been split intotwo and zoomed into the
component areas to be machined.
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Face the part in themain spindle.
Notice the Time Line.This will expand asnew toolpaths are
added.
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Turn theOD
andundercut.
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Now using the lower
turret, face the backof the part in the
sub-spindle.
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The profile of thepart can now be
milled using C axismilling.
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Add synchronization to ensure that subsequentevents do not take place until both the main andsub-spindle have finished what they are doing.
Spaces are added to the browser to provide clarity.
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Dock the sub-spindle with the main
spindle to pick up the component.
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The part is nowcomplete.
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EdgeCAM is constantly looking atthe original SolidWorks model and
automatically reports if it has beenupdated.
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With the new part automatically loaded onto boththe main and sub-spindles, Feature Finder looks at
the new model and identifies changed, deletedand new features relative to the original model.Changed features are easy to identify through
bold text in the Feature Browser.
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It can be seen that theturned profile has been
changed, making the existingtoolpaths unusable.
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Updating the toolpaths tothe new profile is easilydone by clicking on the
regenerate button.
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The milled profile willalso be updated in the
same way.
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The part is nowfully updated.
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The Time Line shows allthe activities on both
spindles and both turrets.
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EdgeCAM Production Milling
This presentation shows a component part loaded
onto a fixture and rotary table within SolidWorks.
The assembly is loaded directly into EdgeCAM and
the part machined.
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The part and its stock modelcan be assembled on to afixture within SolidWorks.
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The assembly can beloaded into EdgeCAM
using the EdgeCAMlaunch button.
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With the assembly loadedinto EdgeCAM, Feature
Finder identifiesmachineable features:
pockets, bosses and holes.
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Here are the features
found for the currentcoordinate plane.
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Enter manufacturingmode.
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The roughing processuses the casting asthe stock boundary.
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The roughingprocess produces anoptimized toolpath.
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Features can be machined byselecting them from the Feature
Browser or selecting them fromthe solid model.
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Selecting the tapped holefeatures provides the option to
perform a hole machiningoperation.
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This operation will perform the spotdrill, deep drill and tapping processes
within a single click.
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Utilizing the hole sizes from SolidWorks,EdgeCAM identifies the correct tools from theToolStore, with appropriate feeds and speeds.
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These toolpaths can now
be repeated for the otherfour faces.
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These toolpaths canthen be rationalized tominimize cycle time.
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EdgeCAM identifies that
the assembly haschanged.
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The revised assembly is loaded.
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Feature Finder automatically
identifies the features thathave changed.
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The toolpaths areregenerated.
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The roughing cycle is updated to thenew model and stock casting. Thehole process is also updated for the
two new tapped holes on all five faces.
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The part is now
complete.
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EdgeCAM Surface Machining
This presentation shows different EdgeCAM
toolpaths used in the manufacture of
components with sculptured solids andsurfaces.
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Face Milling
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Roughing
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RestRoughing
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RestRoughing
Intermediate Slices
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Parallel Lace
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Parallel Lace
Parallel Lace
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Flat LandFinishing
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Rest FinishingRest Finishing
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EdgeCAM Solid Machinist for
SolidWorksTrue Data Integrity
Automated Feature MachiningCAD to Toolpath Associativity
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