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This document discusses part programming using CAD/CAM. It describes the product design and manufacturing processes, highlighting synthesis and analysis as key sub-processes. It then focuses on CAD/CAM NC programming, outlining the common functions of NC packages for toolpath generation, verification, and automatic programming code generation. Finally, it provides the key steps to generate a part program using CAD/CAM, from defining the finished part and stock to verifying toolpaths and posting NC files for CNC machining.

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Part Programming Using CAM Workstation1

This document discusses part programming using CAD/CAM. It describes the product design and manufacturing processes, highlighting synthesis and analysis as key sub-processes. It then focuses on CAD/CAM NC programming, outlining the common functions of NC packages for toolpath generation, verification, and automatic programming code generation. Finally, it provides the key steps to generate a part program using CAD/CAM, from defining the finished part and stock to verifying toolpaths and posting NC files for CNC machining.

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Part Programming using CAM

Workstation
By
B R Borkar
Asst. Prof., Amrutvahini College of Engineering, Sangamner
Email:[email protected]
Introduction
• CAD/CAM has been utilized in engineering
practice in many ways including
– Drafting
– Design
– Simulation
– Analysis and
– Manufacturing
Product life cycle
The Design process
Synthesis
Design definition, Collecting relevant
Design
specification and design information
need and feasibility study
requirements

Analysis
Design
Design modeling
communication Design Design Design and Design
and evaluation optimization analysis simulation conceptualization
documentation

The Manufacturing Process

Production The CAM Process


Planning

Design and
Process procurement Quality
of new tools
Production Packaging Shipping
Planning control
Order
Material

NC, CNC, DNC


programming

Marketing
Product life cycle
• Design need – customers’ or markets’ demand
• Two main phases:
– The design process and
– Manufacturing process
– Two main Sub-processes:
• Synthesis and
• Analysis
• Synthesis: The philosophy, functionality and uniqueness of the product
are all determined during the synthesis.
• Design takes the form of sketches and layout drawings that shows the
relationship among the various parts
CAD/CAM NC Programming
CAD/CAM NC Programming
• CAD/CAM systems have NC packages
(modules) which can be used for NC
programming in an integrated CAD/CAM
environment.
• The common functions of such an NC
packages are feature recognition, toolpath
generation, collision detection, APT program
generation, and postprocessing.
NC package provide tool library.

– Milling – Centre drilling


– End mill – Back spotting
– Ball mill – Boring bar
– Taper mill – Side milling
– Drilling – Key cutter
– Basic drill – Lollipop
– Countersink – Corner rounding
– Spot drill – Chamfering
– Tapping – Thread milling
– Reaming – Plunge milling
– Boring
Toolpath generation
• Once the tool is defined, a toolpath can be generated
using the defined tool and the part geometry.
• When the toolpath is generated it can be verified on
the graphics display.
Toolpath verification
• Display of animation sequence that shows the
tool moving along the generated path.
• If mistakes are spotted, the toolpath can be
modified accordingly and reverified.
• Once accepted, the time and cost estimates
can be calculated.
Advantages of toolpath verification

• By toolpath verification we can check


whether…………
1. The cutter removes the necessary material from
the stock.
2. The cutter hits any clamps or fixture on
approach.
3. The cutter passes through the floor side or side
of pocket, or through a rib.
4. The toolpaths are as efficient as they could be.
• In addition, the NC package can generate the
APT program automatically from the toolpath
information stored in the part database.

• Finally, the NC package can postprocess the


APT program to translate it to the low level
machine language, including the G-code and
M-code, suitable for the MCU.
Steps to generate part program
1. Define the finished (final) part.
Create the part model. Start the NC package and
open the part file. This is the final machined part.
2. Assign machine definition

Part
3. Define the Stock.
This is the workpiece to be machined.
4. Define the operation setup.
Specify the name of the operation and other cutting
parameters such as spindle speed, feedrate, cutting depth,
and so forth…..
5. Viewing the toolpaths.
Select the operation/s to
preview its toolpath
6. Verifying the toolpaths.
Select the operations to
verify its toolpaths.
7. Posting the toolpaths. (Post Processing)
Select all operations to post their toolpaths to create NC
files. (G-code and M-code)
8. Displaying the posted NC code.
8. Sending NC files to machine.

 After the NC file is reviewed, edited and saved,


setup machine control to accept the NC file. This is
done according to machine and control
manufacturer’s procedures.

 When the machine control is ready to receive the


NC file, configure preferred editor or communication
program to communicate with machine control.

 Send the NC code to machine control according to


machine and control manufacturer's documentation.
Once the communication process started, the
send/receive data processing is mostly managed by
machine control.

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