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00:04
In this video, you’ll :
00:07
Analyze the supplied drawing and/or model and select the appropriate manufacturing process.
00:14
When reviewing a model to determine the appropriate manufacturing process,
00:19
it is often the case that more than one process may be required to manufacture it in the most efficient way possible.
00:28
Open the file Stock Selection.f3d.
00:32
This part could be milled, but because it is circular, it would be more efficient to lathe it first.
00:40
So, the first step in preparing this model for both the lathe and milling processes is to copy it to create a lathe model.
00:48
The lathe model will then be used in the setup for the milling process for this part.
00:55
In the Design workspace, from the Browser, expand Bodies and then select Body1.
01:02
Right-click Body1 and, from the shortcut menu, select Copy.
01:08
Then, right-click the Bodies folder and select Paste to paste it into the same location as the original part.
01:17
The Move/Copy dialog displays, but do not make any changes.
01:22
Simply click OK to close the dialog.
01:26
Back in the Browser, toggle OFF the visibility of Body1.
01:31
Select Body2.
01:33
Click twice slowly on the name to activate the text field.
01:39
Enter “Lathe” to rename it.
01:42
Now, to create the lathe stock body, you can delete the features that would be milled from the Lathe body.
01:51
Select the holes at the end of the fingers and then, from your keyboard, press DELETE.
01:59
Continue to select holes in the model and delete them.
02:03
There are other ways to select features.
02:06
From the Toolbar, in the Solid tab, expand the Select drop-down.
02:12
From here, click Freeform Selection.
02:16
Now, in the canvas, click and drag your cursor clockwise to create a freeform, closed shape with a solid line as its boundary.
02:27
This is an inclusion selection that selects only objects within the boundary.
02:33
Now, click and drag your cursor counterclockwise.
02:37
A freeform shape displays, with a dotted line as its boundary.
02:42
This is a crossing selection, and it selects all objects within the boundary, even if those objects extend past the dotted line.
02:53
Click and drag your cursor clockwise to create an inclusion selection of one of the pockets at the edge of the part.
03:02
From your keyboard, press DELETE.
03:05
The pocket is deleted.
03:07
Delete all the pockets using this process.
03:11
This is an efficient way to delete areas of a model.
03:15
Now, continue to select any sloping faces of the model and delete them.
03:21
Press CTRL as you select the adjacent faces, and then press DELETE.
03:27
The program automatically heals the model into a solid form.
03:36
Next, select the mating faces of the fingers and delete those.
03:44
Again, the model heals itself.
03:47
Once you have finished healing all the holes and faces, the part appears as it will be after it is lathed.
03:56
Now it is time to set this body as the starting stock for the milling process.
04:04
First, toggle OFF the visibility for the Lathe body, and then select Body1 to make it active.
04:12
Expand the Workspace picker and select Manufacture.
04:17
In the Milling tab, select Setup.
04:21
The Setup dialog for this part displays.
04:24
On the Setup tab, leave the Work Coordinate System (WCS) as it is.
04:31
Open the Stock tab.
04:34
Expand the Mode drop-down and select From solid.
04:39
Now, from the Browser, under Models, navigate to Bodies and select Lathe to designate the lathe model
04:47
as the stock that the milling process will begin from.
04:51
Save the file.
04:53
Now, the model is prepared to be lathed and milled.
Video transcript
00:04
In this video, you’ll :
00:07
Analyze the supplied drawing and/or model and select the appropriate manufacturing process.
00:14
When reviewing a model to determine the appropriate manufacturing process,
00:19
it is often the case that more than one process may be required to manufacture it in the most efficient way possible.
00:28
Open the file Stock Selection.f3d.
00:32
This part could be milled, but because it is circular, it would be more efficient to lathe it first.
00:40
So, the first step in preparing this model for both the lathe and milling processes is to copy it to create a lathe model.
00:48
The lathe model will then be used in the setup for the milling process for this part.
00:55
In the Design workspace, from the Browser, expand Bodies and then select Body1.
01:02
Right-click Body1 and, from the shortcut menu, select Copy.
01:08
Then, right-click the Bodies folder and select Paste to paste it into the same location as the original part.
01:17
The Move/Copy dialog displays, but do not make any changes.
01:22
Simply click OK to close the dialog.
01:26
Back in the Browser, toggle OFF the visibility of Body1.
01:31
Select Body2.
01:33
Click twice slowly on the name to activate the text field.
01:39
Enter “Lathe” to rename it.
01:42
Now, to create the lathe stock body, you can delete the features that would be milled from the Lathe body.
01:51
Select the holes at the end of the fingers and then, from your keyboard, press DELETE.
01:59
Continue to select holes in the model and delete them.
02:03
There are other ways to select features.
02:06
From the Toolbar, in the Solid tab, expand the Select drop-down.
02:12
From here, click Freeform Selection.
02:16
Now, in the canvas, click and drag your cursor clockwise to create a freeform, closed shape with a solid line as its boundary.
02:27
This is an inclusion selection that selects only objects within the boundary.
02:33
Now, click and drag your cursor counterclockwise.
02:37
A freeform shape displays, with a dotted line as its boundary.
02:42
This is a crossing selection, and it selects all objects within the boundary, even if those objects extend past the dotted line.
02:53
Click and drag your cursor clockwise to create an inclusion selection of one of the pockets at the edge of the part.
03:02
From your keyboard, press DELETE.
03:05
The pocket is deleted.
03:07
Delete all the pockets using this process.
03:11
This is an efficient way to delete areas of a model.
03:15
Now, continue to select any sloping faces of the model and delete them.
03:21
Press CTRL as you select the adjacent faces, and then press DELETE.
03:27
The program automatically heals the model into a solid form.
03:36
Next, select the mating faces of the fingers and delete those.
03:44
Again, the model heals itself.
03:47
Once you have finished healing all the holes and faces, the part appears as it will be after it is lathed.
03:56
Now it is time to set this body as the starting stock for the milling process.
04:04
First, toggle OFF the visibility for the Lathe body, and then select Body1 to make it active.
04:12
Expand the Workspace picker and select Manufacture.
04:17
In the Milling tab, select Setup.
04:21
The Setup dialog for this part displays.
04:24
On the Setup tab, leave the Work Coordinate System (WCS) as it is.
04:31
Open the Stock tab.
04:34
Expand the Mode drop-down and select From solid.
04:39
Now, from the Browser, under Models, navigate to Bodies and select Lathe to designate the lathe model
04:47
as the stock that the milling process will begin from.
04:51
Save the file.
04:53
Now, the model is prepared to be lathed and milled.
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