Manufacturing Extension — Machining

Steep and shallow strategy

In this video, we look at an example to see how the steep and shallow toolpath is ideal for machining parts with organic surfaces. We cover the key features of the toolpath that help increase efficiency and improve surface finish.

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Steep and shallow - Machining undercuts (3-axis)

In this video, you see an example of how to use 3-axis machining on a part that has undercuts.

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Steep and shallow - Machining undercuts (5-axis)

In this video, you see an example of how to use 5-axis machining on a part that has undercuts.

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Steep and shallow - Optimized passes

In this video, you see how to optimize parallel passes to include passes that run in the perpendicular direction so that you can improve the surface finish on parts that have shallow cavities and non-vertical walls.

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Hole recognition

In this video, we discuss how hole recognition can speed up the process of programming drilling operations and we show an example of how to use hole recognition on a part.

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Rotary strategy

In this video, you see how the rotary toolpath can be applied on a part such as a camshaft.

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Rotary - Collision avoidance

In this video, you see an example of how to avoid collisions when machining with the rotary toolpath.

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3D Contour multi-axis toolpath

In this video, you'll see how to use the multi-axis options that are available for 3D Contour to help minimize the number of setups required to finish the part.

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Flow 5-axis toolpath

In this video, you'll see how to generate a flow toolpath, which is useful for machining curved surfaces. You'll also see how to assess the distribution of toolpath points and their impact on the surface finish.

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Swarf toolpath

In this video, you'll see how to generate a swarf toolpath, which is a toolpath useful for machining tapered surfaces with the side of the tool.

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Multi-axis contour toolpath

In this video, you'll see how to generate a multi-axis contour toolpath, which is useful for applications such as deburring edges.

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5-axis: Collision avoidance

In this video, you see how to avoid collisions using the steep and shallow multi-axis options.

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5-axis: Lead and lean

In this video, you see how to use the lead and lean multi-axis settings.

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5-axis: From curve

In this video, you see how to control the tool-axis so that it points away from a sketched curve.

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5-axis: To curve

In this video, you see how to control the tool-axis so that it points towards a curve.

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5-axis: From point

In this video, you see how to control the tool-axis so that it is pointing away from a sketched point.

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5-axis: To point

In this video, you see how to control the tool-axis so that it is pointing towards a sketched point.

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Toolpath trimming - limiting by polygon

In this video, we explore examples where toolpath trimming can be used to remove unwanted toolpath areas, decrease machining time, and trim multiple toolpaths so that we are left with the desired toolpath coverage.

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Toolpath trimming - limiting by plane or boundary

In this video, you see how to trim a toolpath using a plane or a boundary. Planes and boundaries are useful to use during trimming because they are associative to the model.

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Toolpath trimming - splitting

In this video, we show an example of spliting and then reordering toolpaths to achieve safer machining. We show a second example where we split a toolpath and then change the tool to a longer tool on the toolpath that is covering a deep pocket.

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Change tools

In this video, we discuss the impacts of machining with short and long tools, and we show examples of how to use the Change Tool modification to change tools without needing to recalculate the toolpath.

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Delete passes

In this video, we show when it is better to use Delete Passes instead of toolpath trimming. We also show the different selection methods that are available to you, and when to use them.

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Move entry positions

In this video, you see how to use the Move Entry Positions modification, and you see a few examples of when it might be useful to use.

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Probe geometry

In this video, we show one example of how to use probing to update the tool wear on a CNC machine tool.

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Inspect surface

In this video, we show an example of how to set up one type of CNC machine tool for performing surface inspection.

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Part alignment

In this video, we walk through how to use part alignment to improve the location of a part on a CNC machine tool for a finishing operation.

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