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Transcript
00:04
In this video, you’ll: Use probing to set the WCS location
00:11
Many machine tools come with wireless probing systems that can help to set the work coordinate systems for parts.
00:19
Open the file 3D Advantage Probe.f3d in the Manufacture workspace of Fusion 360.
00:27
From the ViewCube, click Home to properly orient the model.
00:32
From the Browser, select Setup1.
00:36
Notice that this setup machines one side of the part.
00:41
Review a few toolpaths by selecting them in the Browser.
00:45
Then, select Setup2.
00:48
Here, notice that the work coordinate system is placed in the center of the part.
00:54
Since Z is being set off the bottom of the model,
00:58
the Z datum must be set in the machine off the top of the parallels before the part is inserted in the vice.
01:07
Once the Z datum has been probed in, the part can be placed in the vise so that X and Y and can probed off the stock.
01:17
Now, select both Setup1 and Setup2.
01:22
From the Toolbar, Milling tab, Actions panel, click Simulate.
01:27
Back in the Browser, under Setup2, select Adaptive2.
01:33
Notice that there is a protective hat of material on the part from Setup1
01:39
that prevents the probe from touching off on the machined surfaces of the part.
01:44
Because the X and Y axes have been set based on the raw, uncut stock of the part, they are not accurate.
01:52
Play the simulation.
01:54
The Adaptive2 toolpath removes the hat of material,
01:58
and then the facing operation provides a final cleanup of the part.
02:03
Close the Simulation dialog.
02:06
With the material removed, an in-process probing cycle can be used to shift the current WCS based on the machined faces of the part.
02:18
This ensures that X and Y datums are located exactly in the center of the part instead of the previous location,
02:28
which was based off of the saw cut edges of the stock with poor accuracy.
02:34
To do this, from the Toolbar, expand the Setup drop-down, and then select Probe WCS.
02:44
From the Probe WCS dialog, click the Tool selection prompt.
02:50
In the Tool Library, there is already a Probe tool within the document.
02:55
From the list, select 31 – Probe, and then click Select.
03:01
Back in the Probe WCS Dialog, open the Geometry tab.
03:07
In the canvas, select the faces to probe.
03:11
The program updates its operation based on your selection.
03:16
Click OK.
03:18
Now that the probe has been used to accurately locate the X and Y datums of the part,
03:24
a chamfer operation can be used to deburr the perimeter of the part,
03:29
and the operator can be confident that the toolpath will line up with the previously machined geometry
03:37
that was cut on the first side of the part.
Video transcript
00:04
In this video, you’ll: Use probing to set the WCS location
00:11
Many machine tools come with wireless probing systems that can help to set the work coordinate systems for parts.
00:19
Open the file 3D Advantage Probe.f3d in the Manufacture workspace of Fusion 360.
00:27
From the ViewCube, click Home to properly orient the model.
00:32
From the Browser, select Setup1.
00:36
Notice that this setup machines one side of the part.
00:41
Review a few toolpaths by selecting them in the Browser.
00:45
Then, select Setup2.
00:48
Here, notice that the work coordinate system is placed in the center of the part.
00:54
Since Z is being set off the bottom of the model,
00:58
the Z datum must be set in the machine off the top of the parallels before the part is inserted in the vice.
01:07
Once the Z datum has been probed in, the part can be placed in the vise so that X and Y and can probed off the stock.
01:17
Now, select both Setup1 and Setup2.
01:22
From the Toolbar, Milling tab, Actions panel, click Simulate.
01:27
Back in the Browser, under Setup2, select Adaptive2.
01:33
Notice that there is a protective hat of material on the part from Setup1
01:39
that prevents the probe from touching off on the machined surfaces of the part.
01:44
Because the X and Y axes have been set based on the raw, uncut stock of the part, they are not accurate.
01:52
Play the simulation.
01:54
The Adaptive2 toolpath removes the hat of material,
01:58
and then the facing operation provides a final cleanup of the part.
02:03
Close the Simulation dialog.
02:06
With the material removed, an in-process probing cycle can be used to shift the current WCS based on the machined faces of the part.
02:18
This ensures that X and Y datums are located exactly in the center of the part instead of the previous location,
02:28
which was based off of the saw cut edges of the stock with poor accuracy.
02:34
To do this, from the Toolbar, expand the Setup drop-down, and then select Probe WCS.
02:44
From the Probe WCS dialog, click the Tool selection prompt.
02:50
In the Tool Library, there is already a Probe tool within the document.
02:55
From the list, select 31 – Probe, and then click Select.
03:01
Back in the Probe WCS Dialog, open the Geometry tab.
03:07
In the canvas, select the faces to probe.
03:11
The program updates its operation based on your selection.
03:16
Click OK.
03:18
Now that the probe has been used to accurately locate the X and Y datums of the part,
03:24
a chamfer operation can be used to deburr the perimeter of the part,
03:29
and the operator can be confident that the toolpath will line up with the previously machined geometry
03:37
that was cut on the first side of the part.
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