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Advanced Milling - 3+2

Course Description
The Geometry Creation course provides the first level of GibbsCAM training to get you started.
You will learn the basics of GibbsCAM and how to draw and manipulate geometry. At the end
of the course you will be able to create geometry that will be used in the next course.
Course Outline
Document Control Dialog
Rotary Axis Setup
Coordinate Systems List
Create a new CS
Rename CS
Set CS visibility
Set Work Fixture Offset numbers
Preferences
CS Palette
Full explanation of all CS
manipulation functions and context
menus with and without utilizing
selected geometry
Task Bar
Show CS
Modify Menu
Change CS (XYZ)
Change CS (HVD)
Geometry
Create geometry in a User CS
Move geometry from one CS to another
Geometry colour explanation
Quickly select the CS associated to
a piece of geometry
Tool Paths
Machining CS selection

2.5D Solid Creation


Course Description
The Production Solids - Creation course is designed to teach you how to create your own solid
models. You will learn how to extrude and revolve using geometry to create solid bodies. In
the end you will be able to use the various solid modeling functions to create a solid model of
the sample parts.
Course Outline
Solid Modeling Palette
Full explanation of how to use the
2.5D creation functions
Body Bag
Full demonstration of how to send
solid bodies to and from the Body
Bag
Creating new pages
Task Bar
Show Solids
Render/Wireframe
Face Selection
Edge Selection
File Menu
Import
Export
Features Menu
Feature Manager
Solids Menu
Overview
Miscellaneous
History Tree
Solid Properties
User Color
Feature Manager

2.5D Solid Machining


Course Description
The Production Solids - Tool Path course will teach you how to apply tool paths to the solids
created in the previous course. In the end you will be able to machine 2.5D solids by utilizing
solid selection and extracting geometry.
Course Outline
Geometry Palette
Geometry From Solids
Coordinate Systems
Use the CS Palette to manipulate a
User CS with the help of solid body
faces and edges
Machining Palette
Part/Constraint/Stock settings
Geometry Palette
Geometry from Solids
ask Bar
Toggle Profiler
Feature Menu
Hole Manager
Tool Paths
How to create a Holes, Contour
and Roughing tool path using a
solid body
Miscellaneous
Identify a solid as a Part
Identify a solid as Stock
Identify a solid as a Fixture

3D Surface Creation and Tool Path


Course Description
The 3D Surface Creation and Tool Path course will teach you how to create 3D surfaces and
apply surfacing tool paths to the solid models that you create. In the end you will be able to
create 3D tool paths to machine complex surfaces on created or imported solids.
Course Outline
Surface Modeling Palette
Full explanation of all sheet creation
functions
Solid Modeling Palette
Full explanation of the unexplained
functions that relate to 3D surface
creation
Cut Part Render
Analyze Cut Part
Set CPR Stock = Target
Task Bar
Indicate Sheet Side
Modify Menu
Toggle Sheet Side
Tool Paths
How to create a Surface and
Advanced 3D Machining tool path
using a solid body

Rotary Milling
Course Description
The Rotary Milling - Design and Tool Path course will teach you how to create programs using
positional indexing as well as polar and cylindrical milling. In the end you will be able to create
tool path to machine features along the radius of a cylindrical piece of stock. You will also
learn Mill/Turn techniques to use both mill and lathe operations on a single part.
Course Outline
Document Control Dialog
Rotary Axis Setup
Workgroups
Enable the Wrapped option for a
workgroup
Task Bar
Wrap Geometry
Modify Menu
Unwrap Geometry
Wrap Geometry
Geometry
How to wrap geometry on a radius
How to create geometry while
wrapped
Tool Paths
Create a positional tool path wit
rotary indexing on a 4 Axis Mill
and C-Axis Lathe
How to create a Polar &
Cylindrical Milling tool path on a
4 Axis Mill and C-Axis Lathe
How to set a start angle and
duplicate tool paths using the
rotary axis
How to engrave on the radial
surface of the material
How to set up mill tools and
create milling operations on a CAxis
Lathe

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