Working with the 4th Axis - A Video Tutorial
Course program:
Lesson #1 — PowerMill program capabilities, basic elements for creating projects for CNC:
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General information about PowerMill;
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Studying the PowerMill interface;
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PowerMill project objects and their context menu;
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Auxiliary elements (dockers) of the PowerMill project.
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Assigning a blank;
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Setting the speed and feed;
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Setting auxiliary safe heights and displacements;
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Setting the starting point UP;
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Lead-ins and transitions between working strokes;
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Tail collision check;
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Panel for calculating trajectories, processing strategy;
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Project visualization tool.
Lesson #2 — Programming a Part for the 4th Axis and Writing NC Programs for CNC.
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Loading the model into PowerMill;
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Orienting and scaling the model in PowerMill;
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Visualizing and analyzing the model in the program;
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Analysis and study of dimensions and volumes of the allowance of the part;
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Purpose of the milling tool;
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Checking and creating a coordinate system for PowerMill;
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Assigning and adjusting a workpiece for a model;
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Creating toolpaths for selected tools;
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Creating NC files for the 4th axis postprocessor;
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Writing finished NC programs in G-codes for a CNC machine.
Lesson #3 — Programming and Writing NC Programs for the 4th Axis in ArtCAM.
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Loading a model into ArtCAM;
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Unfolding a model on the program plane;
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Checking the model rotation for creating NC programs;
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Saving and loading the rotated model for processing;
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Selecting a workpiece and choosing cutters for creating NC;
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Writing NC for the 4th axis of the prepared model;
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Storing NC in G-codes for the corresponding processor.
Lesson No. 4
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Loading the model into Vectric Aspire;
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Unfolding the model on the program plane;
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Checking Rotate the model to create the NC program;
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Save and load the rotated model for processing;
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Select the workpiece and choose the cutters to create the NC program;
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Writing NC programs for the 4th axis of a prepared model;
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Storing NC programs in G-codes for the corresponding processor.
Lesson #5 — Creating a Control Program for a Full-Fledged 4th Axis.