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ContentsCopyright................................................................................................................................ 2Conventions Used in this Guide............................................................................................. 6Recommended Operating Systems and Hardware for Edgecam........................................... 7Supported Operating Systems........................................................................................................... 7Minimum Specifications ......................................................................................................... 8

Pre-Requisites ............................................................................................................................................ 10Licensing Requirements ............................................................................................................................. 10Before you Start .......................................................................................................................................... 10Overview of the Lesson .............................................................................................................................. 11

What is Edgecam Solid Machinist?...................................................................................... 12Datum Position ........................................................................................................................................... 13Translate..................................................................................................................................................... 13Rotate ......................................................................................................................................................... 14Scale ........................................................................................................................................................... 14

Exercise 1 – Transforming Solid Parts..............................................................................................15Align Body for Milling Command .......................................................................................... 22Exercise 2 - Align Body for Milling.....................................................................................................23Exercise 3 - Align For Milling- Dynamic Translating ..........................................................................25Preparing Solid Models for Manufacture .............................................................................. 29

Feature Types (AFR) .................................................................................................................................. 29The Features Window................................................................................................................................. 30Feature Find – Auto component selection.................................................................................................. 31Feature Capping ......................................................................................................................................... 33Holes........................................................................................................................................................... 33Find Radial.................................................................................................................................................. 34Find All Holes.............................................................................................................................................. 34Mill............................................................................................................................................................... 34Nesting........................................................................................................................................................ 35Open Pocket ............................................................................................................................................... 35Open Mill..................................................................................................................................................... 36Flat Face Features...................................................................................................................................... 36

Exercise 4 –Using the Feature Finder...............................................................................................37Exercise 5- Advanced Feature Finder...............................................................................................41Manual Feature Finding ....................................................................................................... 44Exercise 6 – Manual Feature Finding ...............................................................................................45Exercise 7 – Prepare Solid for Machining .........................................................................................47Creating Stock ..................................................................................................................... 48

Automatic Stock.......................................................................................................................................... 49Digitise ........................................................................................................................................................ 49Stock ........................................................................................................................................................... 50

Exercise 8 - Creating Fixturing..........................................................................................................53Machining Solids Using Features......................................................................................... 55

Introduction ................................................................................................................................................. 55Switching to Manufacture Mode ................................................................................................................. 55

Exercise 9 – Manufacturing Environment..........................................................................................56Exercise 10 – Defining Fixtures ........................................................................................................60Creating CAM Instructions ................................................................................................... 62

Manual ........................................................................................................................................................ 62Manually Created Machining Instructions................................................................................................... 63


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Automatic ....................................................................................................................................................63Automatically Created Machining Instructions ............................................................................................64Machining Process for Packing Adaptor Component .................................................................................64

Exercise 11 – Creating a Face Mill within the ToolStore...................................................................65Edgecam ToolStore ....................................................................................................................................65

Machining in Edgecam .........................................................................................................68Operation Preferences ................................................................................................................................68

Exercise 12 – Face Milling................................................................................................................ 69Viewing the Toolpath in Edgecam ........................................................................................73Editing...................................................................................................................................75Exercise 13 – Editing the Face Milling Operation ............................................................................. 75Exercise 14 – Roughing Operation...................................................................................................77Viewing the Operation ..........................................................................................................83The Roughing Cycle .............................................................................................................85

The General Tab .........................................................................................................................................85Stock Type ..................................................................................................................................................87More… Tab .................................................................................................................................................89Using Containment Boundaries in the Roughing Cycle..............................................................................89Boundary Control ........................................................................................................................................89Depth Tab....................................................................................................................................................89Contouring Tab ...........................................................................................................................................90Approach Tab..............................................................................................................................................90Approach Types: .........................................................................................................................................91Approach Moves, Order of Preference .......................................................................................................91

Exercise 15 – Viewing the Toolpaths................................................................................................ 92Exercise 16 – Flat Land Finishing.....................................................................................................93Exercise 17 – Profiling Operation .....................................................................................................99Exercise 18 – Drilling Cycle............................................................................................................ 103Manipulating Machining Instructions...................................................................................110

Moving/Copying/Inserting a Machining Instruction ...................................................................................110Inserting a CAM Instruction.......................................................................................................................110

Trainee Notes .....................................................................................................................111Exercise 19 – Generating the CNC Program......................................................................112Edgecam Simulator ............................................................................................................114

About Simulate Machining ........................................................................................................................114About Rapid Result ...................................................................................................................................114Changing Playback Speed........................................................................................................................115Pausing the Simulator ...............................................................................................................................115Output Window..........................................................................................................................................116Collision Detection ....................................................................................................................................116Machine Simulation and Graphics ............................................................................................................117Using STL Files.........................................................................................................................................117Using the STL File Model..........................................................................................................................117Waste Stock Removal...............................................................................................................................117Recording AVI's.........................................................................................................................................118

Associative Reloading of Solids..........................................................................................119Reloading Manually...................................................................................................................................119Automatic Reloading .................................................................................................................................120Reload Preferences ..................................................................................................................................120

Exercise 20 – Reloading a Modified Solid ...................................................................................... 121Trainee Notes............................................................................................................................................124


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Machining With Boundaries ............................................................................................... 125Extracting Geometry from a Solid............................................................................................................. 125Geometry from Edges............................................................................................................................... 125Geometry from Loops ............................................................................................................................... 125Geometry from Vertices............................................................................................................................ 125Creating Features for Machining Boundaries ........................................................................................... 126

Exercise 21– Creating a Containment Boundary ............................................................................127Exercise 22 – 3D Machining with Profiling Cycle ............................................................................132

General Tab.............................................................................................................................................. 134Depth Tab ................................................................................................................................................. 135Helical ....................................................................................................................................................... 135The Control Tab........................................................................................................................................ 136Finish Shallow Area .................................................................................................................................. 136Start/End Tab............................................................................................................................................ 136Profile Extensions (Start/End tab) ............................................................................................................ 136

Solid Machinist Associativity .............................................................................................. 142Exercise 23 – Toolpath Associativity...............................................................................................1423D Machining and Feature Capping .................................................................................. 145Exercise 24 – Using Feature Caps When 3D Machining.................................................................145

Document Revision Control ...................................................................................................................... 153

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