Working with the 4th Axis - A Video Tutorial

Working with the 4th Axis - A Video Tutorial

Course program:

Lesson #1 — PowerMill program capabilities, basic elements for creating projects for CNC:

1. General information about PowerMill;
2. Studying the PowerMill interface;
3. PowerMill project objects and their context menu;
4. Auxiliary elements (dockers) of the PowerMill project.
5. Assigning a blank;
6. Setting the speed and feed;
7. Setting auxiliary safe heights and displacements;
8. Setting the starting point UP;
9. Lead-ins and transitions between working strokes;
10. Tail collision check;
11. Panel for calculating trajectories, processing strategy;
12. Project visualization tool.

Lesson #2 — Programming a Part for the 4th Axis and Writing NC Programs for CNC.

1. Loading the model into PowerMill;
2. Orienting and scaling the model in PowerMill;
3. Visualizing and analyzing the model in the program;
4. Analysis and study of dimensions and volumes of the allowance of the part;
5. Purpose of the milling tool;
6. Checking and creating a coordinate system for PowerMill;
7. Assigning and adjusting a workpiece for a model;
8. Creating toolpaths for selected tools;
9. Creating NC files for the 4th axis postprocessor;
10. Writing finished NC programs in G-codes for a CNC machine.

Lesson #3 — Programming and Writing NC Programs for the 4th Axis in ArtCAM.

1. Loading a model into ArtCAM;
2. Unfolding a model on the program plane;
3. Checking the model rotation for creating NC programs;
4. Saving and loading the rotated model for processing;
5. Selecting a workpiece and choosing cutters for creating NC;
6. Writing NC for the 4th axis of the prepared model;
7. Storing NC in G-codes for the corresponding processor.

Lesson No. 4

1. Loading the model into Vectric Aspire;
2. Unfolding the model on the program plane;
3. Checking Rotate the model to create the NC program;
4. Save and load the rotated model for processing;
5. Select the workpiece and choose the cutters to create the NC program;
6. Writing NC programs for the 4th axis of a prepared model;
7. Storing NC programs in G-codes for the corresponding processor.

Lesson #5 — Creating a Control Program for a Full-Fledged 4th Axis.