Machine Design handbook

This handbook is a practical guide for creating a Machine Design document (for use with Machine Simulation) from a solid model of a machine tool. The handbook does not try to duplicate the information elsewhere in FeatureCAM Reference Help, but rather gives you a framework for using that information more effectively, along with various practical suggestions to make the task more manageable.

We have assumed that you already know how to use FeatureCAM's machine simulation.

Before using this handbook, it is important that you are familiar with at least the introductory topics of FeatureCAM Reference Help.:

• Creating a Machine Design document
• General guidelines
• Machine Design concepts
• Lathe design overview (if you are creating a turning machine)