SOLIDWORKS CAM Standard Milling Setup
Previous article: SOLIDWORKS CAM Standard Milling Setup 8/9: Simulate Toolpaths Once we are happy with our set-up, we need to export a text file that contains the program of G and M codes for the CNC machine to cut the part. To generate toolpaths, click…
Previous article: SOLIDWORKS CAM Standard Milling Setup 7/9: Generating Toolpaths The integrated simulator in SOLIDWORKS CAM is a great way to preview your set-up and trouble shoot issues. Click Simulate Toolpath in the CAM command manager or right-mouse on Mill Part Setup1 and select Simulate…
Previous article: SOLIDWORKS CAM Standard Milling Setup 6/9: Sorting Operations Now, we convert our set-up parameters into geometry that will guide the tool. To generate toolpaths, click Generate Toolpath in the CAM command manager or tight-mouse on Mill Part Setup1 and select Generate Toolpath. Operations…
Previous article: SOLIDWORKS CAM Standard Milling Setup 5/9: Generate Operation Plan SOLIDWORKS CAM Sorting Operations is a simple process, click Sort in the CAM command manager or right-mouse on Mill Part Setup1 and select Sort Operations. In the Sort tab we may reorder the operations…
Previous articles: SOLIDWORKS CAM Standard Milling Setup 4/9: Extract Machinable Features Once our features have been defined, we may generate our operation plan. Click Generate Operation Plan in the CAM command manager or pick your right-mouse-button on Mill Part Set-up1 and select Generate Operation Plan….
Previous article: SOLIDWORKS CAM Standard Milling Setup 3/9: Defining Coordinate System Now that we have set-up our machine, defined the stock and the coordinates, SOLIDWORKS CAM will automatically extract machinable features from the model for machining. First, we need to set the options. Here we…
Previous article: SOLIDWORKS CAM Standard Milling Setup 2/9: Defining Stock In this article, we will define our Coordinate System for 2.5/3 axis milling with SOLIDWORKS CAM Standard. The Coordinate System setup indicated on the part will become the work offset for machining (ex. G54). It…
Previous article: SOLIDWORKS CAM Standard Milling Setup 1/9: Defining Machine In this article we will define our Stock for 2.5/3 axis milling. SOLIDWORKS CAM has versatile tools for quickly defining the size of the stock while maintaining references to the part so geometry changes update…
In this article, we will define our CNC Machine for 2.5/3 axis milling in SOLIDWORKS CAM Standard. To machine our parts properly we must define the capabilities of our CNC Machine. Defining a CNC Machine In the SOLIDWORKS CAM Feature Tree we can define our…