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CAM Milling Training Guide

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Contents:

Forward ............................................................................................................................................................................. ..…….1 Chapter 1 ZW3D CAM Environment Introduction and 2X Machining Case Study ..................................................................... 2

1.1 How to go to CAM environment in ZW3D? .......................................................................................................... 2 1.1.1 Open files in ZW3D ...................................................................................................................................... 2 1.1.2 Go to CAM plan............................................................................................................................................. 3

1.2 Introduction to ZW3D CAM Environment.............................................................................................................. 5 1.3 ZW3D 2X Machining Case Study .......................................................................................................................... 11

1.3.1 Import the file and go to CAM environment .............................................................................................. 11 1.3.2 Create Stock ................................................................................................................................................ 11 1.3.3 Add different operations and create tool path ........................................................................................... 13 1.3.4 Tool path setting and modification ............................................................................................................. 18 1.3.5 Create tool path for grooves with “Spiral” Strategy ................................................................................... 21 1.3.6 Create tool path for slots with “Spiral" Strategy ......................................................................................... 28 1.3.7 Use Command “Ramp” to create tool path for slots .................................................................................. 35 1.3.8 Hole Machining –ZW3D Hole Tactic ............................................................................................................ 39 1.3.9 Product Contour Machining –Profile Operation ......................................................................................... 42 1.3.10 Solid Verify ................................................................................................................................................ 46 1.3.11 Selection on Machine and Post ................................................................................................................ 50 1.3.12 Generate NC Code ................................................................................................................................... 50

Chapter 2 3 Axis Milling Operation .......................................................................................................................................... 54 2.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................... 54 2.2 Tool Library Customization ............................................................................................................................ 54 2.3 Orientation .................................................................................................................................................... 63 2.4 Create Stock ................................................................................................................................................... 66 2.5 Create Top Face Cut Operation ..................................................................................................................... 67 2.6 Create Roughing Operation ........................................................................................................................... 72 2.7 Create Rest Rough Operation ........................................................................................................................ 75 2.8 Tool path Editing ............................................................................................................................................ 80 2.9 Create Finishing Operation – Z Level ............................................................................................................. 81 2.10 Create Finishing Operation – Lace ............................................................................................................... 86 2.11 Create Finishing Operation – Offset 3D ....................................................................................................... 89 2.12 Solid Verify ................................................................................................................................................... 92 2.13 Generate NC Code ....................................................................................................................................... 94

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Forward Normally, users get part from their clients or they designed part by themself, then programming tool-path for the part and generate NC code for CNC machining. In this tutorial, we are focus on how to programming tool path in ZW3D CAM.

3D format files

NC Codes

Fig 3.1 Simple Work Background

Designed part

Programming tool path

Machining

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Chapter 01

ZW3D CAM Environment Introduction and 2X Machining Case Study

1.1 How to go to CAM environment in ZW3D?

1.1.1 Open files in ZW3D:

Launch ZW3D and click "Open" as Fig 1.1 shown below or use "Ctrl + O" to open files.

Fig 1.1 Open ZW3D File

*NOTE: ZW3D supports following file formats: DWG, DXF, IGES, PARASOLID, STEP, STL, CATIA V4 & V5, INVENTOR, NX, ProE, SolidWorks, SolidEdge, etc.

Fig 1.2 ZW3D Support File Format

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Please open "ZW3D 2X Machining" sample file and get following geometry.

Fig 1.3 2X Milling Model

1.1.2 Go to CAM plan:

Right click on the drawing space and choose “CAM Plan”(Shown in Fig 1.4)

Fig 1.4 Create a New CAM Plan

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Click “OK” on the “Select a template” window(Shown below)

Fig 1.5 Select CAM Template

Now you are in CAM environment as shown below,

Fig 1.6 CAM environment

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*PS: You can also click “CAM Plan” on the quick menu (Shown Fig 1.7).

Fig 1.7 Another Method to Create CAM Plan

1.2 Introduction to ZW3D CAM Environment

1.2.1 CAM Interface Sections:

CAM Interface :

There are three sections in the CAM environment: the top section is for operation selection; the left section is

CAM Manager Tree; and the right section is Drawing Area (Shown Fig 1.8).

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Fig 1.8 CAM Interface

You can left-click to choose different views of geometry on Tool Bar as picture shown below.

Fig 1.9 View Setting

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*NOTE: You can use “Ctrl + 1”to quickly set the rotating center; press and hold the right mouse button to rotate the geometry to any position; press and hold the middle mouse button to pan; roll the wheel forward to zoom in and back to zoom out; right click on the screen to pop up the context menu.

You can choose different display mode on the Tool Bar as picture shown below.

Fig 1.10 Display Mode

*NOTE: You can use “Ctrl + F” to change the geometry between “Wireframe” and “Shade”.

You can select different operations or editor on the Ribbon Interface, including Drill, 2x Mill, 3x Quick Mill, 5x Mill,

Turning, etc.

Fig 1.11 CAM Ribbon Tab

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Introduction of CAM Manager Tree:

Introduction of the Interface

1. Geometry Used for selecting and managing the

machining objects including Part,

Stock, and the Features under the

Part

2. Clearances

Used for define the tool clearance

distance

3. Frames

Insert and define alternate Frames, in

other words, it used for create and

define programming coordinate

system

4. Tactics

Right click to add hole tactics and

milling tactics here

5. Operations

Management all elements of the tool-

path and including all operations

about the tool-path

6. Machine

Post Configuration

7. Output

NC Code output control

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Tips:

1). Double click on the icon or text of the

Manager Tree is different input.

2). Double click on the icon would enable

you to hide or display the tool path.

3). Double click on the text would enable

you to go to Parameters setting.

4). Right click on the text would open

context menu.

Fig 1.12 CAM Manager Tree

If you want to switch from CAM environment to CAD, you can click the “Exit”button on the Tool Bar, or you can double click the geometry on CAM Manager Tree.

Fig 1.13 How to Back to CAD in CAM (Way 1)

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Fig 1.14 How to Back to CAD in CAM (Way 2)

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1.3 ZW3D 2X Machining Case Study

1.3.1 Import the file and go to CAM environment

Please open the “ZW3D 2X Machining" sample file, and go to CAM environment.

Fig 1.15 Example Model

1.3.2 Create Stock

You can go to Setup>>Add Stock to add stock as picture shown below. In the popped out dialogue, please

set the Length, Width and Height with 5mm each as shown in Fig 1.17.

Fig 1.16 Create Stock

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Fig 1.17 Stock Parameters

Click or middle click on the rolling button to confirm. It will pop put the window “Hide [Part

001_Stock.1.2]”, just click “Yes”.

Fig 1.18 Hide Stock

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1.3.3 Add different operations and create tool path

First, you can choose Distance and Surface Curvature commands from Inquire ribbon tab to check the

length and radius size of the part.

Fig 1.19 Inquire

Pick Distance command to check length size as below.

Fig 1.20 Check length size

Pick Surface Curvature command to check radius size as below,

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Fig 1.21 Check radius size

After we get the size of the part, then we can decide which cutter can be used.

Use "Zigzag" to create tool path to machining the top face. You can go to 2X Mill>>Zigzag.

Fig 1.22 Create Zigzag Operation

Select "Create" in the pop-out dialogue; Select "profile" and click "OK".

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Fig 1.23 Define Feature

In the Profile dialogue, please hold “Shift”and select any line on the profile of top face to get all picked–

total 12, then click Ok or middle click two times to finish (Fig 1.24).

Fig 1.24 Select Curves to Create Profile Feature

*PS: You can get all tangent objects picked when holding “Shift”

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In the pop-out Profile Feature dialogue, click “OK” or middle click then the profile1 is created successfully.

Fig 1.25 Define Profile Feature

*NOTE: The features under the operation tree are used for define the machining object.

Normally, the Profile is the recommended feature for 2 axis milling operations except in Chamfer, Corner Round, Helical and Nesting operations.

Select cutting tool. After you click "OK" on Profile Feature then the cutting tool setting dialogue will pop

out automatically as picture shown Fig 1.26.

*NOTE: all operations can't be paused; otherwise the next-step dialogue wouldn't pop out automatically.

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Fig 1.26 Define Tool

*NOTE: In Tool Manager, we also can define the tool ID, Holder, Speed and Feed in the following tables.

After the cutter setting is finished, “Calculate [Zigzagcut 1] now” will pop out; just click “Yes" and the tool

path will be generated then.

Fig 1.27 Calculate Tool Path

Define the radius of cutter

Define the name of cutter

Define the diameter of cutter

More parameters, Holder, Speed & Feed tables

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Fig 1.28 Calculate Result

1.3.4 Tool path setting and modification

From the tool path generated, the top surface can't be machined fully. You can double click on “Zigzagcut 1” or “Parameters” at manager tree to modify the parameters:

CAM Manager Tree>>Operations>>Zigzagcut 1>>Parameters

Fig 1.29 Parameter Define

In dialogue “Zigzagcut 1", go to Limiting>>Boundaries, select "Past Boundary” on Tool Location and click

“Calculate”. The new tool path will be generated.

Double click to modify the setting of tool path

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Fig 1.30 Re-generated Tool Path

*Key point: Parameters include 5 items: Primary, Limiting, Path Setting, Link & lead and Display. All Operations are classified by the same way.

Fig 1.31 Parameter Setting

Primary: Setting basic parameters related with

machining, like spindle speed, tolerance, step

size etc.

Limiting: Define the machining area of tool-path.

Path Setting: Define and control cutting tool-path.

Link & Lead: Setting of Link, lead in and lead out.

Display: Setting the display mode of tool path.

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Click “OK” to exit Parameter form.

*Tips1: The illustration would be displayed when rest the mouse pointer over the blank table.

Fig 1.32 illustration in Parameter form

*Tips2: Double click icon of Operation>>Zigzagcut1 to hide the tool path.

Fig 1.33 How to Hide Tool Path

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1.3.5 Create tool path for grooves with “Spiral” Strategy

Use command “Spiral" to create tool path for two grooves. Click 2X Mill>>Spiral

Fig 1.34 Create Spiral Operation

Click“Create”

Fig 1.35 Create New Feature

Select “profile" and click ok, then go to "profile" dialogue. Hold“Shift”to pick all lines on the top of both

two caves–since the depth is the same, both two caves can be done in one Operation. Then click OK

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Fig 1.36 Select Feature Type

Fig 1.37 Choose Lines

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Click“OK" on the Profile Feature dialogue, shown as below.

Fig 1.38 Define Profile Feature

On the pop-out Tool List dialogue, you can click "Manage" to modify the settings of cutters. Here you can

just pick D20 to proceed.

Fig 1.39 Tool List

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In dialogue “Calculate [Spiral1] now”, select “NO" to set more parameters; this way can save time and

improve efficiency.

Fig 1.40 Calculate request

Set cutting step sizes in Primary table as picture shown below.

Fig 1.41 Setting Step Sizes

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Pick Limiting table, then click“Top" to select the surface of work piece and click “Bottom”to select the

bottom of cave as picture shown below.

Fig 1.42 Select Top and Bottom Limiting

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In Path Setting>>Cut order, select Region First. Then click “Calculate” to generate the tool path as picture

shown in Fig 1.44.

Fig 1.43 Set Cut Order

Fig 1.44 Calculate Result 1

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You can go to Link and Lead to select Link Type to Blank Plane, then click “Calculate” to change tool path

as Fig 1.46.

Fig 1.45 Change Link Type


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1.3.6 Create tool path for slots with “Spiral" Strategy

Use command “Spiral" to create tool path for 4 slots on the round cave. Right click on Spiralcut 1

operation, pick Duplicate to copy this operation.

Fig 1.47 Copy Operation

Right click on profile 2 feature to remove it from new Spiralcut 2 operation.

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Fig 1.48 Remove Feature

Right click on Features and pick “Add” to create a new Profile feature for this operation,

Fig 1.49 Add Feature

Repeat Profile feature creation steps to pick all lines on the top of slots to create a new profile feature.

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Fig 1.50 Add Feature

Fig 1.51 Pick All Lines

After Profile feature was created, right click on Tool: D20, select“Manage" to add new cutters.

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Fig 1.52 Add New Cutter

Create a new tool named D10 and set the Radius and Diameter then click OK, and pick Yes in popup

dialog box.


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Fig 1.54 Use New Tool

Double click "Parameters". Change Top and Bottom limiting point.

Tips: You also can type into -20, -25 directly.

Fig 1.55 Set Top and Bottom Limiting

Click "Calculate" and get the following tool path Fig 1.56:

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You can go to Path Setting table to select "Side Finish Type" as "None", and go to Link and Lead table to

select Auto engage/retract as "None", then pick "Calculate" to changed tool path as Fig 1.57.

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1.3.7 Use Command “Ramp” to create tool path for slots

Go to 2X Mill>>Ramp

Fig 1.58 Create Ramp Operation

In dialogue “Select Feature for operation”, click "Create">> "Profile">>"OK", hold “Shift” key to pick the

lines to create new profile feature,

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Fig 1.59 Create New Profile

Click tool "D10"in the automatic pop-out window "Tool List". Then Click“Yes” in the pop-out window to

calculate the tool path.

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Fig 1.60 Tool List

*PS: If the window “Tool List” is not popped out automatically, please go to Manager Tree>>Tool (double click) and

select the tool “D10”.

Fig 1.61 How to Define Tool

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Please go to Manager Tree>>Rampcut 1>>Parameter (double click) to set the parameters. Please define

the exact point for Top and Bottom.

Fig 1.62 Define Top and Bottom Limiting

Please set Profile Side to "Left" to change cutting postion of tool path.

Fig 1.63 Set Parameters

Click "Calculate" on window “Rampcut 1”to re-calculate the tool path.

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Fig 1.64 Click Calculate


*PS: If the tool path generated in a wrong position, you can double click "Parameter" and go to Path Setting

>>Profile Side and change the input to 'Left" then click “Calculate”

1.3.8 Hole Machining –ZW3D Hole Tactic

Right click on Manager>>Tactics and select “Insert Hole Tactic”.

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Fig 1.66 Create Hole Tactic

Double click "Features" then pick Part and click OK.

Fig 1.67 Define Machining Object

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Right click on “Hole Tactic 1”and select “Create/Calculate Operations”.

Fig 1.68 Click Calculate


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1.3.9 Product Contour Machining –Profile Operation

Click 2X Mill >>“Profile" for machining the contour of the part, as shown below.

Fig 1.70 Create Profile Operation

Select“Profile 1” as the machining object.

Fig 1.71 Machining object

Pick “D10”in the Tool List, as shown below:

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Fig 1.72 Select Tool

Pick No to move on to Parameters form.

Fig 1.73 Parameters Form

Define the Bottom limiting point as below（The lower surface of part）.

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Fig 1.74 Define Bottom Limiting

Tips: You can skip the limiting point setting if this point is on the current horizontal feature.

Change Profile Side to “Right” in Path Setting tab show as below.

Fig 1.75 Path Setting

Click “Calculate”, then you can get the tool path show as below.

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Note: Tool Management

Right click on the “Tool”to manage the tools.

Fig 1.77 Tool Right Click Menu

*P.S.: Double click “Tool” is to manage the current tool. If no tool is applied, “Tool List” would pop out.

Remove the tool from the current

operation.

Delete selected tool in current CAM

Plan, it will affect all operations where

this tool was applied.

Create new tool, load tool from other

tool library or manage tools.

Select the existing tools which are

previously created or loaded from Library

in current CAM Plan.

Rename current tool.

Edit the current tool, but it will affect

other operations where this tool was

applied.

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1.3.10 Solid Verify

If you want to verify all operations, please right click “Operations” and select “Solid Verify”.

Fig 1.78 Select Solid Verify

*P.S.: If you want to verify some specific operations, hold “Shift” or “Ctrl" key to pick any operations then right click

to select “Solid Verify”.

Fig 1.79 Solid Verify Some Operations

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The window below is to manage the Solid Verify.

Fig 1.80 Solid Verify Setting

Clicking “Option” allows you to have more setting on Simulation, as picture shown below Fig 1.81.

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Fig 1.81 Solid Verify Option

Also we can use quick verify to check the tool-path, right click on an operation, select “Verify”.

Fig 1.82 Select Quick Verify

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Click “>”, the tool will move forward, click “<”, the tool will move backward.

Fig 1.83 Quick Verify Dialog box

Click “Pick” to positioning cutter on anywhere of tool path, and you can check Feed, Speed, and X, Y, Z

value of current position in Tool path Verify dialog box.

Fig 1.84 Check the details

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1.3.11 Selection on Machine and Post

Double click Manager Tree>>Machine and then click “Post Configuration" to select the right Post on the

list, then pick “OK".

Fig 1.85 Define Machine

1.3.12 Generate NC Code

Right click Manager Tree>>Output and then click "CL/NC Setting".

Fig 1.86 Pick CL/NC Setting

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Pick the "open" icon to set a folder for output NC files, and then pick “OK”.

Fig 1.87 Output Program Form

Right click "Operations" and go to "Output" to generate a NC file for all operations, (You can also

generate different NC files for each operation).

Fig 1.88 Output NC Codes

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*P.S.: If you want to generate a NC file for a specific operation, please pick the operation name and right click to

select "Output". If more than two specific operations are required, please hold "shift" or "control" and follow the

above same operation. Also you can double click on “Output” to create a new nc node, then select the operations

and press left mouse button and drag them into new nc node.

Double click "P0001" allows you to have more setting on current NC file.

Fig 1.89 Output Setting Form

*P.S.: The Output Setting form is a little different with Output Program form, the setting within Output Program

form affect the NC files which will be generate, the Output Setting form just affect current NC file.

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Click "NC Code File" to generate NC Code.

Fig 1.90 Output NC Code

Click "Operation List" to generate the Operation List.

Fig 1.91 Output Operation List

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Chapter 02

3 Axis Milling Operation

2.1 Introduction

In this chapter, we will talk about the operation of 3 axis milling. Now, let's begin with a bottle mold example. The example is shown in figure 2.1.

Fig 2.1 Bottle Mold

2.2 Tool Library Customization

Before we start to programming, let’s customize a tool library first, it will save your programming time in

the actual production.

Click “New” >> “CAM Plan” >> Input a new name “Tool Library” >> “OK”.

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Fig 2.2 Create a New CAM Plan

Pick “Save” icon or use “Ctrl + S” to save CAM Plan to a folder.

Fig 2.3 Save CAM Plan

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Right click on drawing area, then pick “Tool Manager” icon.

Fig 2.4 Open Tool Manager

Set parameters of tool as following pictures (Diameters 20, Radius 0.8)

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Fig 2.5 Set Tool Parameters

Set parameters of tool holder as below picture shows.

Fig 2.6 Set Tool Holder Parameters

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Set speed and feed parameters as below picture shows,

Fig 2.7 Set Speed & Feed Parameters

Click “Save All” and “Cam Browser” window would pop put. Follow the steps in Fig 2.9 to find Tool

Library.Z3 (.z3 file created previously) and pick “Tool Library” from the bottom on the right-hand side, all

parameters of tool, tool holder, speed & feed would be saved. The configuration of first tool was finished then.

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Fig 2.8 Save All

Fig 2.9 Specify Tool Library to Save

Use the same method (from page 55 to current page) to create other two cutters, the parameters setting

for these two cutters show as following pictures (these two cutters skip the holder setting)

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Fig 2.10 Parameters of D6R3

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Fig 2.11 Parameters of D8R4

Pick “Save”, then pick “Close” icon to finish tool library setting.

Fig 2.12 Save and Close Tool Library

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2.3 Orientation

Please open the “Mill_Bottle” sample file under the installation folder <…:\Program Files\ZWSOFT\ZW3D

2017 Eng\training>, then double click to open “blowmold”.

Fig 2.13 Open “blowmold”

First, use “Move” command to set the origin point of programming on the corner of the mold, please

follow the steps in below pictures to operating.

*PS: The step 4 is used for choose filter type, here you could select “Shape” type.

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Fig 2.14 Pick “Move” Command

Step 5, Pick Part >> Middle click >> Step 6, Pick corner point >> Step 7, Pick origin point >> Middle click

Fig 2.15 Pick

Continue Middle click to repeat the Move command, then operating as below pictures to rotate part as 270 degree to get

the finally result.

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Fig 2.16 Finally Result

*PS: Besides of move or rotate part in the CAD environment, you also can define the programming origin point in

CAM environment directly by use Frame function.

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Click “CAM Plan” icon to create a CAM Plan and pick “OK” to enter CAM Plan.

Fig 2.17 Create new CAM Plan

2.4 Create Stock

Click “Add Stock” in the setup ribbon tab (Fig 2.18).

Fig 2.18 Pick Add Stock

Add 2 mm in the top of part, then click “Ok” >> “Yes”.

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Fig 2.19 Define Stock

2.5 Create Top Face Cut Operation

Click “2x Mill” >> “Topface Cut”

Fig 2.20 Create Topface Cut

Hold Ctrl key to select the part and stock in the pop up "Select Feature" window (Fig 2.21). Then click OK.

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Fig 2.21 Select Feature

Click the "Load All" in the pop up tool manager dialog box.


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Then follow the steps as below picture to load D20R0.8 cutter from Tool Library which are we created

previous,

Fig 2.23 Load Tool from Tool Library

*PS: You can load cutter combine tool ID, tool holder, speed and feed by use “Load All”

Then click “OK” >> “Yes”, Fig 2.24.

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Fig 2.24 Confirm Tool Selection

Then Click “Yes” to calculate tool-path,

Fig 2.25 Calculate Tool path

The calculate result is shown in below.

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And you can right click on operation to select “Verify” to check the tool path, you will find out the Speed,

Feed, and holder already load into this tool path.

Fig 2.27 Verify Tool path

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2.6 Create Roughing Operation

Double click icon of Operation “Topface1” to hide the tool path.

Click “3x Quick” >> “Offset 2D” of rough operation.

Fig 2.28 Create Rough Milling Operation

Select the Part and then click “OK” (Fig 2.29).

Fig 2.29 Select Feature

*PS: In 3x quick milling module, if you don’t add the stock to Feature tree under the operation, the system will

consider the stock as the minimum box which can cover current part.

Click “D20R0.8” in the Tool List to use the same cutter, Fig 2.30,

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Click “No” in “Calculate [Rough Offset 2d 1] now ?” to enter parameters form.

Fig 2.31 Define Reference Operation

Input the parameters as following three pictures. Then click “Calculate” in the bottom. The result is

shown in Fig 2.35.

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Fig 2.32 Set Thickness and Step size

Fig 2.33 Set Corner Radius of Tool path

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Fig 2.34 Set Link and Lead


2.7 Create Rest Rough Operation

Right click “Rough Offset 2d 1” operation then select “Duplicate”

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Fig 2.36 Copy Operation

Right click on “Tool : D20R0.8” under “Rough Offset 2d 2” then pick “Manage” to open Tool Manager

form,

Fig 2.37 Open Tool Manager

Use “Load All” command to load D6R3 from previous tool library and pick “OK” to use it for the “Rough

Offset 2d 2” operation,

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Fig 2.38 Load D6R3 from Tool Library

Double click on the "Ref Op" of "Rough Offset 2d 2" operation. Select “Rough Offset 2d 1” operation,

then click OK.

Fig 2.39 Define Reference Operation

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Double click on "Parameter" of "Rough Offset 2d 2" operation, input the parameters as following three

pictures. Then click “Calculate” in the bottom. The Result is shown in Fig 2.43.

Fig 2.40 Change Step size

Fig 2.41 Change Path Pattern Guide and Corner Radius

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Fig 2.42 Change Link and Lead Parameters


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2.8 Tool path Editing

Right click on Operation “Rough Offset 2d 2” to pick “Trim”,

Fig 2.44 Pick Trim Command

Roll the middle mouse button to zoom in the part, then pick several points to define the area for trim,

Middle click to confirm and then pick “OK”

Fig 4.45 Define Trim Area

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Fig 2.46 Trim Result

2.9 Create Finishing Operation – Z Level

Double click icon of Operation>> “Rough Offset 2d 2” to hide the tool path. And pick triangle symbol as

below picture to pack up the operations.

Fig 2.47 Pack up Operations

Click “Z level” to create z level operation,

Fig 2.48 Create Z level Operation

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Double click “Part” in “Select Feature for operation” to add part to Feature tree, then click “Create” to

create a profile feature,

Fig 2.49 Add Part to Feature tree

Hold “Shift” key to chain select the lines on top of part for create Profile feature, middle click to confirm.

Fig 2.50 Pick Lines for Create Profile feature

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*PS: In 3x quick milling module, add “Profile” feature for define machining area is recommend way. But if you

change the Feature type as Part, it will used for guide tool path in some operations.

Click “Manage” >> “Load All”, to load tool D8R4 from previous tool library, and click “OK” and “Yes” to

use D8R4 for this operation.

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Fig 2.51 Load Tool D8R4

Click “No” to switch to parameters form.

Fig 2.52 Switch to Parameters form

Set parameters as following Fig 2.53, then click “Calculate” to get tool path as Fig 2.54 shows.

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Fig 2.53 Define Machining Area


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2.10 Create Finishing Operation – Lace

Click “Lace” Operation in 3x Quick mill ribbon tab,

Fig 2.55 Create Lace Operation

Select the “Part” and “Profile1” as the Feature and then click “OK”,


Click “D8R4” to use the same cutter for this operation.

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Click “No” to switch to parameters form,


Set parameters as following Fig 2.59, then click “Calculate” to get the tool path as Fig 2.60.

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Fig 2.59 Define Machining Area


Double click icon of operation “Z level 1” to show z level tool-path, and you can rotating part to check Z

level combine Lace tool path.

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Fig 2.61 Check Z level combine Lace Tool path

2.11 Create Finishing Operation – Offset 3D

Here introduce one more Finishing operation.

Click “Offset 3D in the 3x Quick mill ribbon tab

Fig 2.62 Pick Offset 3D Operation

Do the same way, select the “Part” and “Profile1” as the Feature and then click “OK”,

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Click “D8R4” to use the same cutter for this operation.


Click “No” to switch to parameters form,

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Set parameters as following Fig 2.66, then click “Calculate” to get the tool path as fig 2.67.

Fig 2.66 Parameter Setting

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Fig 2.67 Offset 3D Calculate Result

2.12 Solid Verify

Right click on the “Operations” in CAM manager, and select "Solid Verify" (Fig 2.68).

Fig 2.68 Pick Solid Verify Command

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Click “Run Simulation” button (Fig 2.69). Also you can click “Rapid to end” to quick finish simulation.

Fig 2.69 Run Simulation

The simulation result is shown in Fig 2.70.

Fig 2.70 Solid Verify Result

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Click “Options” >> “Analysis” >> “Visual” to check the rest materials.

Fig 2.71 Analysis Rest Materials

2.13 Generate NC Code

Double click “Machine” to select “Fanuc Basic” post.

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Fig 2.72 Machine Setting

Hold shift key to select five operations to output NC file.

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Fig 2.73 Select Operations to Output

And you can find out the Tool ID already output which are setting in tool library.

Fig 2.74 NC Output Result

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