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NX CAM benefits Interpolated passes NX provides tool 5-axis area patterns All of the familiar
• You can reduce setups with paths that flow organically with your part 3-axis area clear patterns are provided with
multi-axis milling faces. With these Streamline patterns, you additional tool axis control. Raster cuts,
can interpolate cutting passes between offset patterns and interpolated cut strokes
• Time saving templates
boundaries for the smoothest finishes. You are all available.
control cutting motion and
can even cut true 3D spiral patterns with no
tool axis with minimum 5-axis swarf cutting You can keep the side
step-over marks.
user input of the tool aligned with selected faces
Automatic valley rest milling NX discovers while controlling tilt.
• User control makes it
uncut valley material remaining from larger
possible to program Automatic 3-axis tilt NX CAM invokes
diameter tools, including bull-nose tools.
virtually any 5-axis cut automatic tool tilt as a reaction to tool
You can cut the remaining tools along or
holder collisions in deep cavities. Tilting
• Turbines and blisks are cut across valleys.
the tool over to provide clearance for the
quickly and accurately
Nurbs output You can output NURBS holder facilitates cutting with shorter tools
NX CAM features records for the smoothest machine motion and higher feed rates.
• 5-axis surface area milling and take advantage of high-level controller
Turbomachinery milling NX CAM opti-
with lead/lag capabilities.
mizes programming for turbomachinery
• Contour profile provides Facet machining With NX CAM, you can configurations, including multi-bladed
swarf cutting use scanned data or other faceted repre- turbines and blisks. Special operations for
sentations such as .stl and the JT™ format roughing and finishing blades and hubs
• Sequential mill provides
for NC programming. maintain clearances even in the tightest
cut-by-cut user control
blade configurations. Geometry inputs
5-Axis Milling
• Turbomachinery milling for allow for imperfect and unstitched selec-
5-Axis Milling provides extensive capabili-
multi-blade geometry tions without slowing down the
ties for simultaneous multi-axis cutting of
programmer with geometry repair.
complex surfaces, including multiple drive
methods with a wide range of tool axis 5-axis user control NX CAM includes high
control options. 5-axis surface contouring levels of user-controlled 5-axis milling.
and a set of tool axis interpolation options You can control multi-axis tool motion with
facilitate 5-axis machining on the most traditional drive, part and check surface
demanding of parts. specifications. These flexible options
make it possible to program virtually any
5-axis tool tip cutting You can trace area
5-axis cut.
patterns across complex geometry while
specifying tool axis lead and lag relative to
the surface normal
NX
NC wizards With the NC Wizard Builder, such as altering a basic stock material
you can create semi-automated processes shape. Using the standard model editing
customized to your environment. Highly functions, you can perform important
familiar wizard presentations enable you to model cleanup tasks with key editing
streamline common tasks with minimum capabilities for:
user input.
Associative geometry You can create
Postprocessing The Advanced 5-Axis associate copies of master geometry,
Machining package outputs production- enabling model editing without affecting
ready g-code with integrated post- the original design model.
processing. You can edit and fine tune
3D wireframe construction for boundar-
existing postprocessors with our included
ies Wireframe elements can be constructed
interactive Post Builder application or even
from scratch or derived from part edges.
build a postprocessor from scratch using
Boundaries can be used directly for certain
Post Builder templates. In addition, you can
2D operation types or used indirectly as
use included sample posts or download a
containment boundaries to control tool
post from our support library.
path coverage.
Shop documentation You can produce
Basic solid shapes Solid blocks and
html setup documents with the included
cylinders can be created for use as blank
shop doc capability.
models or fixture components.
Feed rate optimization NX CAM helps you
Surface extensions and patches You can
to easily maximize material removal rates
patch over features that don’t need to be
and minimize tool wear. The ability to
machined. Tool paths will move smoothly
adjust feed rates to achieve a specified chip
across the patch, rather than try to dig into
volume eliminates overloading as well as
the feature. You can extend faces to help
under-utilization of the cutting tool.
guide tool tips around 3D edges if
Assembly modeling NX CAM includes necessary.
important fixture components in the
Surface and edge extraction Surfaces and
programming session and provides intel-
edges can be extracted, divided, projected
ligent collision avoidance. Our master
and used in various ways to more precisely
model concept keeps the assemblies and
support the needs of NC operations. For
tool paths associative to your source
example, a divided surface provides an
model. NX assembly design supports
additional edge that can be used to drive or
“top-down” and “bottom-up” approaches
define tool paths. Likewise, trim, sew and
and provides rapid navigation of the
join functions enable surface and edges to
assembly hierarchy with direct access to
be modified to support NC operations.
the design model of any component or
subassembly. Synchronous modeling Synchronous
modeling, a powerful method for directly
Standard model editing functions
editing solid faces, is also available in
NX CAM provides geometry tools to address
the NC environment. Developing as-cast
common model editing functions that
models or other derivatives from the
make NC programming more efficient. The
existing parts is easy since the programmer
standard range of provided functions are
simply needs to push and pull on the
effective for making the kinds of changes
existing faces.
to existing models that are sometimes
needed in the NC programming context,
NX
Extended CAD content included with Basic surfacing You can create complex
the CAD/CAM package surfaces and solid models using loft and
The standard CAM version of the CAD/CAM sweep techniques, including multi-rail
package provides geometry tools to address methods. You can also fine tune surfaces
common model editing functions. A set of with surface extension and surface normal
more extensive CAD functions (described control.
below) is available in the CAD/CAM version
Sheet metal With the included sheet metal
of this package that enable you to create
capabilities, you can create sheet metal
and edit complex 3D part models and
component models using feature-based
produce drawings. The combination of
design tools for tabs, flanges and other
CAD and CAM in one system provides one
typical features. You can use forming tables
of the most fully integrated solid modeling
and bend sequence tables to account for
systems available today.
bend deformation and generate accurate
Drafting You can create engineering flat pattern data for manufacturing.
drawings that remain associative to your
Associativity You can absorb changes
part models, including automatic view
with ease with a fully integrated CAD/CAM
creation from solids, hidden line processing
system that keeps the NC program con-
and automated parts lists. You can use
nected to the design model and updates to
templates to automatically create drawings
new geometry.
for borders and view layouts.
Available add-ons
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