Lesson 5

FACE
MILLING
Lab. 05
Academic Year 2012/2013
COMPUTER AIDED MANUFACTURING

Prismatic Machining (1) 3-Axis Milling
GOAL
and Outline
Introduction
Computer Aided Manufacturing
GOAL:
3-Axis Milling Definition

3-Axis Milling for Prismatic Machining (Prismatic Surface)
Outline:
Machining (CAM) setup
NC Machine Definition
Creation of a Group of Operations
Create a Facing operation
CAM
Manufacturing Cycles General Machining

Changing Part
Main
Machining Position (Re-Set up
part and fixture)
Types
1st Pos.
Turning
Phase
2nd Pos.
Manufacturing
Cycle
Milling
Phase
1st Pos.
Grinding
Phase
1st Pos.
PHASE
SUB-PHASE
Changing Operation in the same

Position (no re-set up part and
fixture)
Cylindrical Turning
Facing
Cylindrical Turning
Facing
Centering
Hole Making
Flattening
Contouring
Internal Cylindrical
Grinding
OPERATIONS
CAM
Machining Planning
CAM
Element of Machining Planning

Blocking and
Positioning
(Fixturing)
Tools:
Material, Shape,
dimension, etc
Sequence of
machining
Cutting
Parameters:
MRR, Cutting Speed, Cutting Force,
Cutting Power, etc
Machining Planning
CAM
Element of Machining Planning

For each sub-phase
Blocking and
positioning
Tools
Sequence of
machinings
Cutting
paramters
CAM - NC Manufacturing
CAM
NC Manufacturing create and manage data required to drive the tools

during the machining of the working part (workpiece RAW).
This is possible following a sequence of steps starting from the model of
the final part to the output, a CL ASCII file. Next, the final NC Code for
specific CNC machine come from post-processind the CL file (Post
Processor).
CATIA Assembly Design
Start from the 1st Machining Product = 1st placement
CAM
NC-Manufacturing
CAM
Create a plane
Elements of Reference
NC-Manufacturing
CAM
NC-Manufacturing
Planes of transition/ rotation.

Function: safety plane, trajectory planning, etc.
CAM
CATIA CAM: NC Manufacturing
CAM
Design Part
Working part (RAW)
Manufacturing Product
Product
Equipment
Settings of the group of

operations (Phase)
NC Machines
Set-up of machining
programs
Tools
Definition of working
operations /Tool
Creation of CL data
(APT)
Post-Processor
Process
Start NC macchine Tool
Production of the
model
CATIA CAM: NC Manufacturing
CAM
Design Part
Working part (RAW)
Product
Equipment

operations (Phase)
NC Machines
Set-up of machining
programs
Tools
operations /Tool
Creation of CL data
(APT)
Post-Processor
Process
Production of the
model
CATIA CAM: Prismatic Machining
CAM
Manufacturing Setup of the Group of Operation

(Part Operation)
Manufacturing
Model
Planes
Equipment
Setting of the
group of
Operations
(Manufacturing
Program)
NC Machine
CAM
Prismatic Machining create data required to drive tools

in a 2,5D machining process for prismatic surface.
Start > NC Manufacturing > Prismatic Machinig
CAM
File of the
manufacturing
process
name.CATProcess
Files of the
Manufacturing
Product
name.CATProduct
CAM
CATIA NC Manufacturing
CAM
The Manufacturing Workbench

Process Tree
Process List
Products
Other Elements
Tools
Parameters
Materials
Machining Reference
system
CAM
Setup of the Manufacturing Program (Group of operations)
CATIA NC Manufacturing
CAM
Definition of:
NC Machine
Reference System of the Machine
Manufacturing Product to be used in the actual setup
Selection of:
Design model
Work piece (part to be machined)
Equipment (fixturing system)
Reference and security planes / sizes
Transition/Rotation planes


Design Part
CAM
Working part (RAW)
Product
Equipment

operations (Phase)
NC Machines
Set-up of machining
programs
Tools
operations /Tool
Creation of CL data
(APT)
Post-Processor
Process
Production of the
model
Definition: NC Machine
Double click
CAM
Definition: NC
Machine
With 1
rotational table
will create 4axis milling
CAM
Definition: NC Machine
CAM
Definition: Axis of the NC Machine
CAM
CAM
CAM
Definition: Manufacturing Product
CAM
Selection:
Design model
Work piece
Fixturing elements
Sizes/security planes
Transition/Rotation planes
CAM
CAM
Selection: designed part, RAW part, safety plane, fixturing system
CAM
The Most Common Operation
Insert a facing operation in a Opertions group:

- Select the facing operation
- Indicate (select) the machining program
CAM
Geometries and surfaces definition
- Mandatory
(Main-red)
- Auxiliaries (not mandatory)
CAM
Main Geometries
Surface to be machined
- Face or surface
- Possible offset
Lateral bound
- To be closed
- detection:
automatic (contour detection)
manual (edge detection)
- Possible offset
CAM
Element to be not
machined
Starting Point
CAM
Upper plane (the

reference for the
step depth
evaluation)
Select the surface

to produce
CAM
CAM
Upper plane
Lateral boundary
Tool definition
CAM
Tool definition
CAM
Cutting
parameters
CAM

Cutting (Machining) Strategy Tool-path options
CAM
CAM
Visualize the tool-path
- Play option
- Video Option
- Analyze / verify
- Tool-path info

Visualize the tool-path:
CAM

Visualize the entire tool-path:
CAM
Summary of the Lesson
CAM
Prismatic Machining (1):

Manufacturing Programming:
Define reference elements

Define Machines
Define and select products
Setup of a Manufacturing Program
Create a Facing Operation
Tool Definition
Tool-path preview
Machining simulation

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FACE

COMPUTER AIDED MANUFACTURING

Computer Aided Manufacturing

3-Axis Milling Definition

Manufacturing Cycles General Machining

Computer Aided Manufacturing

Changing Operation in the same

Computer Aided Manufacturing

Element of Machining Planning

Computer Aided Manufacturing

Element of Machining Planning

Computer Aided Manufacturing

NC Manufacturing create and manage data required to drive the tools

CATIA Assembly Design

Computer Aided Manufacturing

Start from the 1st Machining Product = 1st placement

Computer Aided Manufacturing

Computer Aided Manufacturing

Planes of transition/ rotation.

Computer Aided Manufacturing

CATIA CAM: NC Manufacturing

Computer Aided Manufacturing

Working part (RAW)

Settings of the group of

CATIA CAM: NC Manufacturing

Computer Aided Manufacturing

Working part (RAW)

Settings of the group of

Computer Aided Manufacturing

CATIA CAM: Prismatic Machining

Manufacturing Setup of the Group of Operation

CATIA CAM: Prismatic Machining

Computer Aided Manufacturing

Prismatic Machining create data required to drive tools

CATIA CAM: Prismatic Machining

Computer Aided Manufacturing

Start > NC Manufacturing > Prismatic Machinig

CATIA CAM: Prismatic Machining

Computer Aided Manufacturing

Computer Aided Manufacturing

The Manufacturing Workbench

CATIA CAM: Prismatic Machining

Computer Aided Manufacturing

Setup of the Manufacturing Program (Group of operations)

Computer Aided Manufacturing

CATIA CAM: Prismatic Machining

Computer Aided Manufacturing

Working part (RAW)

Settings of the group of

CATIA CAM: Prismatic Machining

Computer Aided Manufacturing

CATIA CAM: Prismatic Machining

Computer Aided Manufacturing

CATIA CAM: Prismatic Machining

Computer Aided Manufacturing

CATIA CAM: Prismatic Machining

Definition: Axis of the NC Machine

Computer Aided Manufacturing

CATIA CAM: Prismatic Machining

Definition: Axis of the NC Machine

Computer Aided Manufacturing

CATIA CAM: Prismatic Machining

Definition: Axis of the NC Machine

Computer Aided Manufacturing