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GibbsCAM 2006, v8.0Customer Rollout
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General Enhancements
OpenGL
1) This will open the Appearance
Settings dialog containing
OpenGL and other displayparameters.
2) This will duplicate the
Appearance Setting so the
settings can be changed.3) Once the preferences have been
duplicated they can be renamed.4) This will allow you to change
the background.
5) This will turn on and off thedisplay of the axis marker.
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Note: The default Appearance Setting values are protected; they CANNOT be changed.
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Help Menu
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Network License Option (NLO)
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Search for help items.2) Pick on an item for help (same as the
question mark icon in the tool bar).
3) Open the Getting Started PDF document.4) Open the Whats New in GibbsCAM 2006
PDF document.
5) About GibbsCAM has changed; you can seethe tabs across the top.
NLO will now support multi-
instancing and the NLO server will
now run on the MS Server 2003
operating system.
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Document Dialog
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1) The MDD choices have
changed. The 16 generic
lathe MDDs have beenconsolidated down to 4 by
giving the user control
over the lathe shank size.
2) The Mill Tool Holder Class
(backside) can be selected from
the document dialog.
Note that the correct set of tools
will be loaded, based on the Mill
Tool Holder Class selected, and/orthe Lathe Shank Size selected.
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Document Dialog (continued)
The GUI for the 4-axis set up haschanged. The generic setup will
now support C axis rotation.
The 5-Axis GUI has also changed.
This will only show a correct
configuration. You can also set the
axis limits here so you dont have to
edit the MDD.
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CAD Import
New CAD File Import Capability includes:
ACIS R16 files.
CATIA R13, R14, R15, and R16 files.
Solid Edge V18 and Solid Edge assembly files.
Text and binary DXF formatted files.
SolidWorks 2006 and parts containing only "imported bodies".
AutoCAD 2006 using the new AutoDesk RealDWG capability.
Drag and Drop for all imported files (not only for VNC files).
CAD
Multi circle center points.
Note:
1) Select circle command.2) Select circle by center point.
3) Enter the correct R value.
4) Select the points.
5) Create circles.1
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Circles created
You can use shift drag to
select points to build
circles or select circles tocreate points in center of
the circles.
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CAD (continued)
Sort circles like points
Circles can now be sorted just
like points.
1) From the modify menu select the
sort command. Pick the desired
sort you want.2)
Select the circles.
3) Then Do it.
4) You can see below the circles
have been sorted.
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Outline Geometry
RMM Connect / Disconnect
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BUTTON
1) Select geometry from solids button.
2) Select the outline button.
3) Set a tolerance.4) Select faces or a solid.
5) Do It.
6) It will generate an outline of thepart in the current CS, including
silhouette curves when needed.
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Right mouse button now
has Connect / Disconnect.
Click on any terminated
point, right mouse click.
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Solids
CS Align
The RMM now has the ability to quickly
align the face of a solid to the current CS.
1) Turn on face selection.2) Select face of the solid.
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RMM align face to CS.
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Setting the Origin
Solids
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The origin can be placed using twoedges or in the center of a circle using
the circles edges.
1) Open the CS pallet and create a new CS.
2) Select a face.
3) Align the CS to the face using the align command.4) Select two edges.
5) Use the origin button to place the origin at the
intersection of these two edges.6) This also is accomplished by selecting the edge of a
circle. This will put the origin in the center of thecircle.
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The origin is now at
the intersection of the
two edges.
The origin is now at the
center of the circle.
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STL ImportGibbsCAM 2006 has the ability to importSTL models as Faceted Bodies. They can
be used in display and as a fixture or stockbody in Cut Part Rendering. They are not
used for creating toolpath (machining).
Faceted model. You can see this
model looks different. It is moretransparent. You can apply solid
properties (part, stock, or fixture).
Part model.
You can also create a faceted body or save an STL file
from flash CPR or Machine Sim for in-process stock.
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Solids (continued)
Picking faces With the profiler you now have
a choice to select all the facesinside a selected boundary.
Also with face selection turned on
you can shift window drag. All the
faces that have some part of the faceinside the window drag rectangle will
be selected.
1) Select profile.
2) RMM select faces inside.
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Machining
Tool Holders
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1) The desired tool holder can beselected from an internal holder
database.
2) This field is used to set the
distance from the tip of the toolto the face of the holder.
3) User-created custom tool
holders are still available.
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The new tool holders will be included
in the standard product.
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Machining (continued)
Entry/Exit Several changes to Entry/Exit
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On the dialog we have
combined Entry and Exit.
2) We have added Ramp andHelix in for contouring.
3) Added an advanced radio
button for more control of the
Entry /Exit.
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Machining (continued)
Entry/Exit (continued)
Advanced Entry/Exit.
1) CRC Line defines a line of toolpath to turn on cutter comp.
2) Off Part Line defines a line
move just prior to the radius.
3) Off Part Dist defines a dist. offthe part to the radius start.
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Z Ramp allows the tool to rampin from an incremental Z depth.
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Note: All values will also be applied to the Exit
moves, unless you check the Exit box.
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Machining (continued)
RMM mouse Start and End markers
Use RMM to move the start and end
markers to the desired location on the
geometry without having to drag themarkers. This works for both milling
and turning.
1) Typical start of tool path.2) RMM on the geometry that you want to be the
end marker. The marker moves to the selected
geometry.3) RMM on the geometry you want to be the
start marker. The marker moves to the
selected geometry.
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GUI change Bolded Dialog Tabs
Tabs that are in Boldcontainsettings that will affect the
tool path based on the current
selection.
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1) No solid is selected therefore the tabIS NOT in Bold.
2) The solid is selected and the tab IS in
Bold.
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Machining (continued)
Hole Feature Drill
What is a hole feature?
A hole feature is a point with attributes. The attributes
contain information about each hole. The drill process
now has two options for defining the hole dimensions;
from hole and from tool. The hole depth and R
value can be obtained directly from the hole feature.
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Machining (continued)
Profiler
Surface Flow
Profiler can now be used to
drill holes.
Surface Flow is now gouge checked. It will
check against selected and non-selected faces.
1) Check the Gouge Protect box.
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Not gouge protected.3) Gouge protected.
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Machining (continued)
Operations Manager
Operations Manager is an easy way to look at your
operations. If you have a large program you canview selected ops you can sort. This works well
when used with the Find Ops Plug-In.
Note: The Op Manager is for viewing. It is notan editor. To edit an op; right mouse click on
an operation record.
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Machining (continued)
Operations Manager continued
The operations manager has some
RMM selections for viewing the
spreadsheet.
1) Show selected Ops; this will
show only the operations that
are selected.2) Show All Ops; this will show
every operation in the list.
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Multi-level Sort; this will allowyou sort by a specific topic.(See 3a)
4) Apply Sort Order; based on the
sort choices that you made, thiswill reorder the operations
accordingly. This may produce
a warning. (See 4a)5) Calculate TP Len/Time.
6) Print; Prints the spreadsheet.
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Plug-Ins
Sharp Corners
Fillet tool path takes any pocketing
or contouring operation and putsradiuses on the sharp corners of the
tool path.
Before-The corners are
square. After-The corners arerounded.
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Helix Bore
Helix Bore creates a helical tool path for
round shapes. It also will automatically
take one complete finish pass at the
bottom of the hole.
1) Helix Bore can work with pointsor circles.
2) Select a tool.
3) Launch the Plug-In.
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Pick your points or circles.5) Do It.
One thing to keep in mind, if you are
using circles the Plug-In knows the size
you are going to cut.
If you are using points you need to
specify the bore diameter.
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Offset Contour
Offset Contour creates multiple side
passes by stepping the tool path over.
1) Select any open or closed
contour.
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Select the Offset Contourmenu, fill in the fields.
3) Do It will create multiple
operations.4) Then redo all ops.
5) Finished tool path.
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Z Ramp Contour
Z Ramp Contour takes any closed contour
and creates a continuous spiraling tool
path in Z.
1) Select any closed contour.
2) Launch the plug-in.
3) Finished tool path.
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HSM
High Speed Machining (HSM). This
Plug-In will extend the tool path and
put loops on the lace cut tool paths
necessary for high speed machining.
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HSM (continued)
Extend Strokes extends the tool path.
Tool Path before it is extended.
Tool Path after it has been extended.
1) Check the box Extend Strokes.2) Select the tab Extend Strokes.
3) Fill in the amount by which you
want to extend the tool path.
4) Do It.
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HSM (continued)
Entry Feed Line changes the rapid
move to a feed move when
entering the part.
Rapid move.
Chan ed to a feed move.
1) Check the box Entry Feed Line.2) Select the tab Entry Feed Line.
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Fill in the amount you want toextend.
4) Do It.
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HSM (continued)
Added Arc to entry move.
1) Check the box On / Off Moves (Z
Plane Arcs).2) Select the tab On / Off Moves (Z Plane
Arcs).
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Fill in the amount you want to extend.4) Do It.
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HSM (continued)
Before; the tool path has no loops.
After; the tool path has loops at
the ends.
Lace Cut Stepovers puts loops on
the tool path ends.
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1) Check the box Lace Cut Stepover.2) Select the tab Lace Cut Stepover.
3) Fill in the radius value max step
over.
4) Do It.
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Pinch Turning
Pinch Turning - Creates two interlaced toolpaths so two tools can cut on an OD at the
same time. One tool needs to be in the upper
turret and one tool needs to be in the lower
turret.
1) Create two tools; one in the upper
turret and one in the lower turret.
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Create a roughing process.3) Select the tool that will be in the
lower turret.
4) Launch the Plug-In.5) Fill in the Lag Between Turrets
value.
6) Do It; and the tool path is created.
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Pinch Turning (continued)
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Roughing operation.
Finished tool ath.
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Get Draft Angle
Get Draft Angle; pick anyplanar face on a solid. The Plug-
In will return the angle of that
face relative to the current CS.
1) Pick a face.2) Returns the angle of the
selected face.
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Model Associativity
Model Associativity allows you toassociate tool path with a changed
solid model.
1) Set to Selected Body; here you would
select the changed solid.2) Replace First Solid With Second; hereyou would pick the first solid then the
second.
3) Replace Solid With Heir; this is usedif you modify the current solid in
GibbsCAM.
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Model Associativity (continued)
1) Create the tool path on your model.2) Select the new solid.
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Launch the Plug-In, set parameters.4) Do It.
5) Updated tool path.
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Show Face Normals
1) Show Face Normals; thisgraphically shows an array of
normal vectors on a selected
face.
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Select Plug-Ins, Solids, ShowFace Normals.
3) You can select color, length,
and density of the normal lines.4) Select a face of a solid.
5) You will see the face normal.
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Find Ops
Find Ops Plug-In is a search for tool or operation types.
This Plug-In will work very well with the Op Manager.
1) Choose the search parameters. In this case
look for tool 5.
2) Tool found.
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Import VNC
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Tools used or all tools.2) This will not create
duplicate tools.3) Imports the solids in the
files you selected.
4) You have some choicesof what to import.
5) Import Workgroups
used, CSs used, or all.6) Use TMS Options will
set up all the correct
options for TMS CSs.
Import VNC is designed to import the operation from a VNCfile into an existing file. This works well for TMS or
advanced milling parts.
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Import VNC (continued)
1) Open File 16) Import VNC Full.
2) File imported.3) Go to Plug-Ins Mach. Sim.-TMS.
4) Import VNC.
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Import VNC (continued)
5) Add files to import.6) Select 15) Import VNC CORE.
7) Do It.
8) You will get a message; Do youwant to import this file? Click OK.
9) CS Matching - Pick from the left
which CSs you want to import.
10) Select which CS you would likethe file to go to.
11) Press OK.
12) The new files and the tools areimported.
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Mirror Ops
Mirror Ops; this will mirror any operation and
maintain climb or conventional G41/G42.
1) Select one or more Operations.
2) Select the Mirror Ops menu.
3) Fill in the appropriate fields.
4) Finished tool path.
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Rotary RoughRotary Rough is for solids in Mill
Turn or Advanced Mill. It will
create three different types of toolpath along any of the principal axes.
1) Linear cuts along the axis of rotation.2) Rotary cuts around the solid, keeping the
tool normal to the surface.
3) Helical cuts a continuous path around theaxis of rotation.
Linear Rotary Helical
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Turning
Extend tool path at start
New selection on the menu:
Start Side Extension. This will
extend the tool path from thestart by the specified amount in
the stroke direction.
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Lathe form tools
Form tools for lathe can now be used
for roughing.
The same rules apply for creating formtools. The touch off point is built at the
XY origin.
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Chuck Face
Tool Sub Positions
On the document dialog there
is now a field for setting thechuck face thickness.
The Grip Z value in the SubSpindle utility ops can now be
specified relative to the Chuck
Face that is defined.
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Tool sub position can now be
input in the tool dialog. This is
used for Flash Tooling or other
tools with multiple cuttingpositions.
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Note: Flash CPR now supports
MTM