This tutorial guides you through the process of using CAM Assist's ‘3+2 Axis’ machining mode, with a ‘User-defined' machining direction, to compute a toolpath strategy for a part.
When using the ‘User-defined’ machining direction:
The tool orientation comes from the orientation you specify in the Target setup(s) within CAM Assist.
A toolpath strategy will only be computed by limiting the tool to the specified orientation.
Facing operations will only be computed if the +Z Axis is selected.
The tool then operates on the partfrom a fixed orientation, which means that the orientation cannot change during cutting.
This tutorial uses CloudNC’s part ‘Demo 1’. However, the same process can be used for any part that can be opened in Siemens NX.
Preparation
Before you can follow this tutorial, you must have successfully completed the preparation steps:
Install CAM Assist - follow the instructions in Installing CAM Assist.
Open a part - this tutorial uses the part ‘Demo 1’ (for details on how to open that part, see Getting Started with CAM Assist).
Open CAM Assist - from the CAM Assist panel, select ‘CloudNC CAM Assist’, the first option.
Using the ‘3+2 Axis’ Machining mode
On completing the Preparation, you’ll see the CAM Assist user interface with the part ‘Demo 1’ open, as shown below.
To use the ‘3+2 Axis’ Machining mode with a ‘User-defined’ machining direction, you’ll take the following steps: