What is new in solidcam2011

SolidCAM 2011 What’s New

SolidCAM operations ribbon

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Improvement in selection speed (highlighting) • Use SolidWorks highlighting in: – 3D model selection – Face selection – Target and Stock selection

• Important for big CAM-parts

Improvement in simulation speed • Speed of simulation with “Show data” closed: – 436% time savings in HostCAD. – 68% time saving in SolidVerify

• Speed of simulation with “Show data” opened: – 57% time savings in HostCAD. – 28% time saving in SolidVerify

Improvement in geometry synchronization • Suppressed chains are not erased from geometry. Can be repaired after “Unsuppress“ automatically.

• Suppressed faces are not erased from geometry, just hidden. Can be repaired after “Unsuppress” automatically.

Improvement in operation names and CAM-tree view • Tool deleted from operation name – user can define whether to show it or not, as property of CAM-tree.

Improvement in SolidCAM settings • Customization of Simulation modes • Automatic CAM-part definition settings

SolidCAM settings by SolidCAM Professor >>

SolidCAM 2011 - What’s New

New operations

New: Inter-operation movement operation • Planar • Cylindrical • Spherical

Inter-operation movement by SolidCAM Professor >>

New: Toolbox cycles

Toolbox - strategies

• Spiral open slot • Spiral open slot wide • Spiral closed slot wide • Simple slot • Closed slot • Spine slot Spiral slot by SolidCAM Professor >> Simple/Closed/Spine slots by SolidCAM Professor >>

Toolbox - strategies

• Simple corner • Broaching • Simple multi bosses • Ruled • O-Ring • Flattened surface on cylinder Simple corner, Broaching, Simple multi bosses by SolidCAM Professor >> Ruled, O-Ring, Flattened surface on cylinder by SolidCAM Professor >>

SolidCAM 2011 - What’s New

MACHINE DEFINITION

New: Machine ID definition

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Complete definition of CNC machine

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Define Machine Devices and options

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Define Machine Kinematics

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Define Machine table-turret submachines

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Define Machine work-zone

MachineID definition by SolidCAM Professor >>

New: Sub-machines • Sub-machine = combination of Turret and Table

New: Machine Control operation • The Machine Control Operation enables managing the various machine devices • Define action process for a number of devices • Control over device’s options – easy generation of output for CNC machine that activates the device options • Available both in Milling and Turning

Machine Control Operation by SolidCAM Professor >>

SolidCAM 2011 - What’s New

Tool Table

Tool Table • New interface of Tool table

• Composite turning tools • Turrets definition • Mounting

New interface of Tool table User-interface improvements to make the tool table easier to use

Tooltable interface by SolidCAM Professor >>

Turning tools: composite, drilling, simple  Composite tools provides the user with four tool types – Turning , Grooving, Threading, Boring.  Drilling tools provides the user with following drilling tools – Drill, Center Drill, Chamfer Drill, Spot Drill, Reamer, Tap and Bore.  Simple tools provides the user with the following turning tools – Ext. Rough, Ext. Thread, Ext. Groove, Ext. Contour, Int. Face Back, Int. Thread, Int. Groove, Int. Contour, and Int. Rough.

Composite Turning tools New composite turning tools built from the insert and holder

Composite turning tools by SolidCAM Professor >>

Turrets definition •

Rotary turrets

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Linear turrets

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Spindle head

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Tool Storage

Turning tool Mounting •

Tool angle

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Setup angle

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B-angle

Milling tool Mounting •

For Rotary and Linear turrets.

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Define tool position in turret related to Main Spindle.

Coolant • Coolant options according to Machine ID • Separate Machine and Turret coolants

Coolant by SolidCAM Professor >>

Tool change position • Possibility to define tool change position in operation • Separate X, Y and Z axis movements

Tool change position by SolidCAM Professor >>

Support STL holder in Milling

SolidCAM 2011 - What’s New

Tool path editor

Tool path editor •

Tool path editing to remove any unneeded moves

SolidCAM 2011 - What’s New

2.5 Milling

2.5D milling – Improve Profile Link

Improve lead-in/lead-out: • Tangent Extension • User-defined

2.5D Link improvements by SolidCAM Professor >>

2.5D milling – Profile/Pocket - Improve Keep tool down

Improve Keep tool down in: • Links between passes • Links between chains by providing 2 types of links: o Through Safety distance o Through Clearance level

Keep tool down by SolidCAM Professor >>

SolidCAM 2011 - What’s New

HSR/HSM

New: HSR (High Speed Roughing) • Roughing strategies of High Speed Machining

High Speed Roughing by SolidCAM Professor >>

HSM – Link facet tolerance to passes tolerance • Facet tolerance automatically changes when Passes tolerance is changed (Facet tolerance = Passes tolerance/2.1)

Tolerances and Fillets improvements by SolidCAM Professor >>

HSM - Fillets •

Add the Basic option that provides fillet quickly – but with less parameter control

Tolerances and Fillets improvements by SolidCAM Professor >>

Improve link in HSM to sim 5x – Relink option

• Possibility to use links like in 5x. Sim. operation

Link improvement (Relink) by SolidCAM Professor >>

SolidCAM 2011 - What’s New

Turning and Mill-Turn

SolidCAM 2011 - What’s New

Stock and Fixtures

Stock definition •

Single dialog box for the stock model definition

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Extended functionality for the stock model definition: • • • • • •

Cylinder Box Revolved boundary around Z Extruded boundary 3D Model STL

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Automatic Material boundary generation Automatic Cylinder stock definition Automatic Stock definition for Turning parts

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Show on model – shows box and cylinder Stock and Fixture definition by SolidCAM Professor >>

Fixture definition

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Single dialog box for the fixture model definition

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New fixture types:

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Fixture (3D Model) Chuck (User Defined) Chuck (Standard)

Automatic Clamp geometry generation No need to define Clamp at the beginning

Standard chuck fixture library

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Definition of standard chuck dimensions in Fixture library

Fixture library by SolidCAM Professor >>

SolidCAM 2011 - What’s New

New Turning operations

New Turning operation: Face • •

New Face operation to perform facial turning Replaces the current possibilities of facial turning within the Turning and Grooving operations.

Face turning operation by SolidCAM Professor >>

New Turning operation: CutOff • •

New Cutoff operation to perform cutoff of machined part Replaces the current Cut Work type within the Grooving operation.

CutOff operation by SolidCAM Professor >>

New Turning operation: Angled Grooving •

New Angled grooving operation to perform machining of angled grooves

Angled grooving operation by SolidCAM Professor >>

New turning operation: Sim. 4x Turning Possibility to change tool angle during turning operation.

SolidCAM 2011 - What’s New

Enhancements of Turning operation

Enhancement of turning operation by SolidCAM Professor >>

Enhancements of turning operation – Modify Geometry •

Modify geometry : •

Start/End Extension/trimming

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Modify offset

Enhancements of turning operation (grooving tool) Rough type - Ramping • New Rough type – Ramping

Enhancements of turning operation – iMachining stratgy • Grooving tool with round tool tip.

Enhancements of turning operation •

Advanced Stairs method for Turning finish

Enhancements of turning operation - Strategies

Enhancements of turning operation – Break edges

Enhancements of link in turning operations Define the link movement for finish cuttings for the following SolidCAM operations:

•Face operation •Turning operation •Grooving operation •Angled Grooving operation •Cutoff operation

Enhancements of link in turning operations Approach point

Retract point

Enhancements of link in turning operations – lead-In/leadout Lead IN

Lead OUT

SolidCAM 2011 - What’s New

Enhancements of Drilling operation in Turning

Enhancements of Drilling operation •

Start and End position

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Delta depth

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Center Shift

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Depth type improvements

Enhancement of drilling operation by SolidCAM Professor >>

SolidCAM 2011 - What’s New

Enhancement of Threading operation in Turning

Enhancement of threading operation by SolidCAM Professor >>

Enhancements of threading operation – Modify geometry •

Modify geometry :

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Start/End Extension/trimming

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Modify offset

Enhancements of threading operation – Thread standards •

Thread standards

Enhancements of threading operation – Number of starts Enables the user to perform the machining of multi-start threads, within the Threading operation Thread Start

Thread Start Thread Start

Thread St art

Thread St art

Thread St art

Circular: creates a circular pattern of threads around the revolution axis (Z-axis) - the threads are evenly distributed.

Linear: creates a linear pattern of threads. The threads are distributed in the positive direction of the revolution axis (Z-axis). The distance between two successive threads is defined according to the following formula: Distance = Pitch / Number of threads.

Enhancements of threading operation – Threading cycles •

Threading Cycles support

SolidCAM 2011 - What’s New

Enhancements of Grooving operation in Turning

Enhancement of grooving operation by SolidCAM Professor >>

Enhancements of grooving operation – Modify geometry •

Modify geometry :

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Start/End Extension/trimming

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Modify offset

Enhancements of grooving operation – Break Edges •The Break edges option enables you to modify the geometry by applying chamfers/fillets in the external/internal corners of the geometry.

Enhancements of grooving operation - Technology Finish Options:

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Turn-Groove method ISO-Turning method Down only Advance down only Stairs method

SolidCAM 2011 - What’s New

Multi-Turret synchronization

Multi-Turret synchronization • Multi-Turret timeframe • Operations synchronization • Limitations control

Multi-turret synchronization by SolidCAM Professor >>

Multi-Turret timeframe • • • •

Turret Synchronization dialog box Timeframe Operation boxes Uniform view (without timeframe)

Operations synchronization •

Start-Start synchronization

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End-End synchronization

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Start-End synchronization

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Automatic waiting adding.

Limitations control •

Detection of clashes between milling and turning operations with different turrets on same table.

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Detection of clashes between turning operations using different Spins on the same spindle.

AN iNTELLIGENT APPROACH TO MACHINING

July 9, 2010

Chris Calderone

iMachining Goals

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Simplified User Experience

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Optimized Tool Paths

4 Consistently Efficient Cutting

Higher Material Removal Rates

iMachining Two Modules

Technology Wizard Speed & Feed Manager

Intelligent Tool Path Generator

3 Problems with Typical Standard Tool Paths

Standard Tool paths

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Over Loaded Tools

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Cutting Air

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Non Tangent Tool Paths

(unpredictable loads)

(inefficient)

(sharp changes in the tool path)

iMachining’s Intelligent Tool Path

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Controlled Step Overs

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Exact Stock Material Machining

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Smooth Tangent Tool Paths

(no over loading of the tool)

(no air cutting)

(smooth machining)

iMachining’s Intelligent Tool Path

Controlled Step Overs

Exact Stock Machining

(no over loading of the tool)

(no air cutting)

Smooth Tangent Tool Paths (Smooth Machining)

iMachining Tool Path

iMachining - Complete Controlled Step Over Controlled step over

iMachining - Controlled Step Over viewed as cutting angle

80 degrees maximum

90 degrees

Controlled cutting angle

Never exceed cutting angle in iMachining!

iMachining - No Air Cutting

Machined corner first

iMachining - Tangent Tool Paths Automatically

Smooth and Tangent

3 Problems with Standard Tool Paths

Over Loaded Tools

Cutting Air

Non Tangent Tool Paths

iMachining’s Intelligent Tool Path

Controlled Step Overs

Exact Stock Machining

(no over loading of the tool)

(no air cutting)

Smooth Tangent Tool Paths (Smooth Machining)

Entire Part Using iMachining

Electrical Housing

2 Features Only Found in iMachining

Morphing Spirals Only in iMachining!

Intelligent Separation only in iMachining!

Min and Max Sep over (Cutting Angle) for Morphing Spirals

80 degrees

Maximum cutting angle

20 degrees

Minimum cutting angle

Morphing Spirals After Separation

Morphing Spiral

iMachining Rest and Finish cuts Finish Clean corners then profile pass

Rest Remove material from areas where larger tool could not fit.

Optimal Speeds and Feeds by the Technology Wizard

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Material & Machine Databases

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Synchronize All Parameters

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Seamless Integration

Key Features of the Technology Wizard

Chip Thickness

Speed and Feed Adjustment

Anti-Vibration

#1 Chip Thickness

Chip Load at 90 Degrees

Chip Load at 20 Degrees

Faster feed Rates!

Efficient

Reasons to reduce speeds and feeds

Not preferred

Need to reduce force

#2 Speed and Feed Adjustment

Anti Vibration Techniques Tool diameter Number of flutes Helix angle Depth of cut

ACPs = Axial Contact Points

4.5 ACPs 4 ACPs 3 ACPs 2 ACPs

2 ACPs

Perfect Depth

Many Contact Points

The best tool path!

Morphing spirals Intelligent separation Reduced programming time Best user interface Reduced cycle times First part success Automatic speeds and feeds

iMachining • Optimal Tool path • Speeds and feeds definition (Technology Wizard) Result: Major savings in machining time and increased tool life

SolidCAM 2011 What’s New