User Guide

5-axis MachiningSolidCAM2005 Milling Manual
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Contents
1. Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 5
2. User Interface ........................................................................................................................... 6
2.1 Adding a 5-axis Operation ....................................................................................................6
2.2 5-axis Operation user interface ............................................................................................8
2.3 Stages of the Simultaneous 5-axis Operations parameters definition ............................... 10
3. CoordSys Page ...................................................................................................................... 11
4. Tool Page ................................................................................................................................ 12
5. Levels Page ............................................................................................................................ 14
6. Geometry Page ...................................................................................................................... 17
6.1 Drive surface selection ....................................................................................................... 18
6.2 Cut Controls: ...................................................................................................................... 20
6.2.1 Parallel cuts ..................................................................................................................
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Exercise 1: .................................................................................................................... 23
Exercise 2: .................................................................................................................... 25
6.2.2 Cuts along curve ........................................................................................................... 26
Exercise 3: .................................................................................................................... 27
Exercise 4: .................................................................................................................... 28
6.2.3 Morph between two curves ........................................................................................... 30
Exercise 5: .................................................................................................................... 32
Exercise 6: .................................................................................................................... 34
6.2.4 Parallel to curve ............................................................................................................
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Exercise 7: .................................................................................................................... 37
Exercise 8: .................................................................................................................... 38
6.2.5 Project curves ............................................................................................................... 40
Exercise 9: .................................................................................................................... 41
Exercise 10: .................................................................................................................. 43
6.2.6 Morph between two surfaces ........................................................................................ 45
Exercise 11: .................................................................................................................. 46
Exercise 12: .................................................................................................................. 48
6.2.7 Parallel to surface .........................................................................................................
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Exercise 13: .................................................................................................................. 52
6.3 Flip Stepover ...................................................................................................................... 54
Exercise 14: .................................................................................................................. 55
6.4 Cutting Method ................................................................................................................... 56
6.5 Cut Order ........................................................................................................................... 58
Exercise 15: .................................................................................................................. 60