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The tutorial covers the basic concepts of using InventorCAM's Multiblade Machining to machine an impeller blade.

The goal of this course is to teach how to use InventorCAM's Multiblade Machining to machine an impeller blade.

The main steps in the CAM-Part definition process are: CAM-Part creation, CNC-controller definition, Coordinate System definition, and Stock and Target definition.

InventorCAM 2014

Application Tutorial: Multiblade Machining


1995-2013 SolidCAM
All Rights Reserved.

Contents

Contents
1. Introduction............................................................................................1
2. CAM-Part Definition................................................................................5
3. Stock and Target Definition...................................................................13
4. Multiblade Roughing Operation............................................................19
5. Blade Finishing Operation.....................................................................25
6. Fillet Finishing Operation......................................................................31
7. Hub Finishing Operation.......................................................................37

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Introduction

About this course


The goal of this course is to teach you how to use InventorCAMs Multiblade Machining to machine
an impeller blade. This tutorial covers the basic concepts of Multiblade Machining. Once you have
developed a good foundation in basic skills, you can refer to the online help for information on the
less frequently used options.
Prerequisites
Students attending this course are expected to have basic knowledge of the InventorCAM software.
Course design
This course is designed around a task-based approach to training. The guided exercises will teach you
the necessary commands and options to complete a machining task. The theoretical explanations
are embedded into these exercises to give an overview of the Multiblade Machining capabilities.
Using this book
This tutorial is intended to be used in a classroom environment under the guidance of an
experienced instructor. It is also intended to be a self-study tutorial.

1. Introduction

Multiblade Machining
The Multiblade Machining operation easily handles impellers and bladed disks, with multiple
strategies to efficiently rough and finish each part of these complex shapes. All the blade surfaces
are machined in a single operation. Various cutting strategies are supplied for roughing and finishing
of the impeller parts. Multi-bladed parts are used in many industries. This operation is specifically
designed to generate the necessary tool paths for the different multiblade configurations.
Some of the advantages of this powerful operation are:
Powerful engine for machining impellers.
Minimum inputs needed
Automatic tool axis control
Root fillets are handled with ease
Different strategies for Roughing, Blade finishing, Fillet finishing, and Hub finishing

A Multiblade impeller has the following elements:


1. Hub surface
2. Main blade
3. Leading edge
4. Trailing edge
5. Fillet
6. Splitter
7. Shroud

CAM-Part Definition

The CAM-Part definition process for the impeller part consists of the following stages:
CAM-Part creation

CNC-Machine definition

Coordinate System definition

Stock and Target definition

CAM-Part creation. At this stage, you have to define the CAM-Part name and location.
InventorCAM defines the necessary system files and a folder to allocate the place to
store InventorCAM data.
CNC-controller definition. It is necessary to choose the CNC-controller. The controller
type influences the Coordinate System definition and the Geometry definition.
Coordinate System definition. You have to define the Coordinate System, which is the
origin for all machining operations of the CAM-Part. You can create multiple CoordSys
positions and in each machining step select which CoordSys you want to use for the
operation.
Stock and Target definition. It is necessary to define a boundary of the stock that is used
for the CAM-Part machining. InventorCAM enables you to define the model of the part
in its final stage after the machining.
The following exercises describe the full process of the CAM-Part definition. It is recommended to
go through the stages in order to understand how the CAM-Part features are built. For this purpose,
you have to turn off the automatic CAM-Part definition.
Before you start, go to the Autodesk Inventor ribbon and select the CAM Settings command from
the InventorCAM 2014 tab. In the left pane, select Automatic CAM-Part definition. In the right pane,
click the Milling tab and clear the following check boxes: Definition of Stock, and Definition of
Target.
These settings can be turned back on at any time.

2. CAM-Part Definition

CAM-Part Definition
1.

Double click the Autodesk Inventor icon.

2.

Browse to open the Autodesk Inventor part Multiblade.ipt.

3.

Click InventorCAM 2014 > New > Milling.

The New Milling Part window displays.

4. Accept
OK.

the default part file name and path and click

The Milling Part Data window displays.

5. In the CNC-Machine:
NEW.

list, click DMU60_

Click Define in the CoordSys section to


set the coordinate system for this part.
6.

7. In the Place CoordSys origin to


center of model box.

8.

list, click Top

Select the face as shown in the image.

2. CAM-Part Definition
9.

Click Finish in the CoordSys window.

The CoordSys Data window displays.

10.

Click OK in the CoordSys Data window.

11.

Click Finish in the CoordSys Manager window.

The Milling Part Data window displays.

Click Save&Exit in the Milling Part Data


window.
12.

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2. CAM-Part Definition

The defined Coordinate looks like this:

The CAM part is now defined.

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Stock and Target


Definition

To define the stock you have to follow the steps mentioned in this chapter.
1.

Click InventorCAM Manager > Model.

2. Click Modeling View > DesignModel: 1


Bodies (4) > Revolve1 > Visibilty.

3.

Click Model >InventorCAM Manager.

4.

Click Stock > Define.

The Model window displays.

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> Solid

3. Stock and Target Definition


5.

In the Defined by list, click 3D Model.

Select one face of the solid body as shown in the


image.
6.

7.

Click Finish in the Model window.

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8.

The selected stock should look as shown in the image:

9.

Click InventorCAM Manager > Model.

10. Click Modeling View > DesignModel: 1


Bodies (4) > Revolve1 > click on Visibilty.

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> Solid

3. Stock and Target Definition


11.

Click Model >InventorCAM Manager.

The stock is now defined.


The target is automatically picked up by InventorCAM.

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Multiblade Roughing
Operation

1. Right click Operations > Add Milling


Operation > Multiblade Machining.

2. In the Technology
Roughing.

list, click

3.

Click the Geometry page.

4.

In the Strategy list, click Offset between Hub and Shroud.

5.

Click the New

6.

Select the faces as shown in the image.

icon under the Blades, Splitters, Fillets section.

You have to pick


up all the blades,
shrouds, and fillets
of
these
three
highlighted parts of
the impeller. You
have to select total
23 faces.

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4. Roughing Operation
7.

Click Finish in the Select Faces window.

8. Keep an offset of 0.35


to leave on option.

9.

Click the New

mm in the Stock

icon under the Hub section.

10.

Select the face as shown in the image.

11.

Click Finish in the Select Faces window.

12. Keep an offset of 0.35


Stock to leave on option.

13.

Click the New

mm in the

icon under the Shroud section.

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Select the face as shown


in the image.
14.

15. Click Finish in the


Select Faces window.

16.

Click Tool > Select.

17.

Click

18.

Select TAPER MILL as the tool.

icon to add a new tool.

Taper ball nose is the most commonly used cutter for machining impellers
as it is very rigid and provides very good results.
Enter the parameters as
shown in the image.
19.

20. Select BT40 ER 32x60


Holder.
21.

Click Select.

You do not require to set the parameters in the Levels page. Keep the parameters as default.

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4. Roughing Operation
22. Click Tool path
parameters > Technology.

Enter the values as


shown in the image.
23.

24.

tab.

Click the Surface quality

25. Set the Machining


tolerance limit as 0.05
26.

mm

Click the Sorting tab.

27. In the Method list, click


Zigzag, start from leading
edge.

28.

Click the Save & Calculate

29.

Click the Simulate

icon.

icon once the tool path is calculated.

The Simulation window displays.

30.

Click the Play

icon.

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The calculated tool path


should look as displayed in
the image:

31.

Click SolidVerify.

The final cut stock should


look as displayed in the
image:

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Blade Finishing
Operation

Right click the roughing operation


> Add Milling Operation > Multiblade
Machining.
1.

2. In the Technology
finishing.

list, click Blade

3.

Click the Geometry page.

4.

In the Strategy list, click Offset between Hub and Shroud.

5.

Click the New

6.

Select the faces as shown in the image.

icon under the Blades, Splitters, Fillets section.

Click Finish in the Select Faces


window.
7.

8.

In the Hub list, click faces1.

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5. Blade Finishing Operation


9.

Click Finish in the Select Faces window.

10.

In the Shroud list, click faces2.


This is the same face that you had selected in the roughing operation.

11.

Click Finish in the Select Faces window.

12.

Click Tool > Select.

13.

Select the same tool that was used for the earlier roughing operation.

14.

Click Tool path parameters > Technology.

Enter the parameters as shown in


the image.
15.

16.

Click the Save & Calculate

17.

Click the Simulate

icon.

icon once the tool path is calculated.

The Simulation window displays.

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18.

Click the Play

icon.

The calculated tool path


should look as displayed in
the image:

You will now create


finishing of the splitter.
For that, you have to save
and copy this operation.

19.

Click the Save & Copy

20.

Click the Geometry page.

21.

Click the New

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icon.

icon under Blades, Splitters, Fillets section.

5. Blade Finishing Operation

Select the faces as


shown in the image.
22.

23. Click Finish in the


Select Faces window.

24.

Click the Save & Calculate

25.

Click the Simulate

icon.

icon once the tool path is calculated.

The Simulation window displays.

26.

Click the Play

icon.

The calculated tool path


should look as displayed in
the image:

You have completed the machining of the blade and splitter. In the next chapter you will look at
machining of the fillet.

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Fillet Finishing
Operation

Right click the blade finishing


operation > Add Milling Operation >
Multiblade Machining.
1.

2.

In the Technology list, click Fillet finishing.

3.

Click the Geometry page.

In the Blades, Splitter, Fillets list,


click faces3.
4.

You have used this geometry in an earlier


operation also. The selected geometry
must be as shown in the image:

5.

In the Hub list, click faces1.

6.

Click Tool > Select.

7.

Select the same tool that was used for the earlier blade finishing operation.

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6. Fillet Finishing Operation


8.

Click Tool path parameters > Technology.

Enter the parameters as shown in the


image.
9.

10.

Click the Save & Calculate

11.

Click the Simulate

icon.

icon once the tool path is calculated.

The Simulation window displays.

12.

Click the Play

icon.

The calculated tool path should


look as displayed in the image:

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Save and copy this operation to complete the machining of the splitter.

13.

Click the Save & Copy

icon.

14.

In the Blades, Splitter, Fillets list, click faces4.

The selected faces should


look as shown in the image:

15.

Click the Save & Calculate

16.

Click the Simulate

icon once the tool path is calculated.

The Simulation window displays.

17.

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Click the Play

icon.

icon.

6. Fillet Finishing Operation

The calculated tool path


should look as displayed
in the image:

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Hub Finishing
Operation

Right click the fillet finishing


operation > Add Milling Operation >
Multiblade Machining.
1.

2.

In the Technology list, click Hub finishing.

3.

Click the Geometry page.

4. In the Blades, Splitter, Fillets


faces.

list, click

The selected faces should look as shown in


the image.

Keep a margin of 0.15 mm in


the Stock to leave on option.
5.

6.

In the Hub list, click faces1.

7.Click Tool

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> Select.

7. Hub Finishing Operation


8.

Select the same tool that was used for the earlier blade finishing operation.

9.

Click Tool path parameters > Technology.

10. Enter the value of 18 in


maximum number option.

the By

11.

Click the Sorting tab.

12.

In the Method list, click Zigzag, start from leading edge.

13.

Click the Save & Calculate

14.

Click the Simulate

icon.

icon once the tool path is calculated.

The Simulation window displays.

15.

Click the Play

icon.

The calculated tool path


should look as displayed in
the image:

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