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Transcript
00:02
Set up stock NW CS.
00:05
After completing this video, you'll be able to
00:08
create a new CAM setup, define stock and define a CAM or coordinate system.
00:15
In fusion 3 60.
00:16
We want to begin by uploading and opening the supply data
00:18
set precision machine and caliper front preset up dot F three Z
00:23
A dot F three Z file is another type of archive file that contains multiple designs.
00:29
In this case, we have a design that is the entire caliper,
00:32
which we've already seen before.
00:33
And we have a version that was derived,
00:36
which is just the front portion of our caliper and there's also a vice.
00:40
So make sure that you take a look at this design
00:43
before closing your data panel and moving into the manufacturer workspace.
00:47
Once we're in the manufacture workspace,
00:49
the first thing that we want to do is identify the units.
00:52
The units by default are going to be metric, but we can change those to inch.
00:56
And if you constantly work an inch, you can also set that as your default units
01:00
from here. We now want to create our milling setup
01:04
to do this. Let's make sure that we're on the milling tab and create a new setup.
01:08
If you're on the milling tab,
01:09
the operation type will automatically default to milling.
01:12
But you can also change that if you happen to be on a different tab,
01:15
make sure that yours does say milling and then we
01:18
can move on to selecting the model and our fixture
01:21
for the model. We want to make sure that we're using the caliper.
01:23
So let's expand the models,
01:25
expand the top level of the precision machining caliper.
01:29
Let's also expand the body's folder and note
01:31
that we've got the derived caliper front.
01:34
This is represented with an arrow,
01:35
meaning this was pulled from another external design.
01:38
We've got our stock and then we've got a component that represents the entire vice
01:43
for the model we want to use for machining. We're gonna select the caliper.
01:48
Next,
01:48
we want to activate the fixture option and we
01:51
want to select all the components of our fixture.
01:53
In this case,
01:54
just selecting that component inside of the browser is the easiest thing.
01:58
Next, we want to define the stock.
01:60
And by default,
02:01
this is gonna be based on a relative size based on the part that we've selected.
02:05
We can see here that the stock that we have on the
02:07
screen is slightly different size than the stock that's been modeled.
02:11
If we view this from the side.
02:13
For example,
02:14
you can see that the stock that was modeled is sitting directly on a set of parallels.
02:18
But the stock that is automatically offset from the caliper is not long
02:23
enough to actually be held in the vice in this current position.
02:26
This is why it's a good idea for us to model our stock in Fusion
02:33
the part and our work holding.
02:35
So for this example, we want to change the mode to from solid
02:39
and then select our stock solid inside of the browser.
02:43
We can see that the stock is four inches by 1.75 by two inches.
02:48
Then back in our setup,
02:50
we want to make sure that we set the
02:51
coordinate system at the correct orientation and position.
02:55
We need to make sure that Z is pointing up first.
02:57
So we're going to change the orientation based on the selected Z and X axis.
03:02
We can select a vertical edge or one of the default axes.
03:05
In this case, I'm gonna select Y
03:08
this puts Z in the vertical position which matches the orientation on our machine.
03:12
However, X is pointing the wrong direction
03:15
because X is in the correct orientation, just the wrong direction.
03:18
We can simply flip X without making a selection.
03:22
Then we want to use a stock box point in the upper left hand corner.
03:26
When we're setting this up on the machine.
03:28
It's important to note that our caliper is centered in the
03:31
vice to make sure that we've got equal clamping pressure.
03:34
And we're gonna be using the stock size to represent
03:37
the corner or the location of our W CS.
03:40
This can be done manually or with probing if needed.
03:44
Now that we have this set,
03:45
let's navigate to the post process section and make sure that we
03:48
have our program name number and W CS offset set properly.
03:52
For this example, we're gonna be using 10100 for the program number.
03:58
Our comment is going to be caliper front op one or operation one.
04:03
And the W CS that we want to use is going to be G 54.
04:07
Since we don't have a machine selected in our set up,
04:10
we need to use these W CS offset numbers
04:13
zero and one will both represent G 54 in our host nextgen control.
04:18
But it's always a good idea to be specific with this
04:21
one is definitely G 54 2, is definitely G 55 and so on.
04:26
So make sure that you are deliberately putting in values
04:29
that represent the coordinate system that you plan to use.
04:32
Once we have that we can say, OK,
04:34
there's one more step to this process that we wanna do.
04:37
We first want to rename setup 1 to 1 and create an associated named view.
04:42
I'm gonna use the view cube in the upper corner between the front,
04:46
the left and the top views.
04:47
And then I want to zoom into my part,
04:50
simply move it to the middle of the screen.
04:52
Then we want to right click on one go to associated name view and make a new named view.
04:58
This is going to create a name view in the name view folder called
05:01
one, which is the name of our setup.
05:03
And this means that any time we rotate the model, we can click on one
05:07
or we can also click on the activate button next to one.
05:12
And this will not only show the same view but
05:14
also the components that are visible in the setup.
05:17
So this is going to be extremely helpful as we begin to program our part,
05:21
having this associated name view
05:24
at this stage. Let's make sure that we do save this before moving on to the next step.
Video transcript
00:02
Set up stock NW CS.
00:05
After completing this video, you'll be able to
00:08
create a new CAM setup, define stock and define a CAM or coordinate system.
00:15
In fusion 3 60.
00:16
We want to begin by uploading and opening the supply data
00:18
set precision machine and caliper front preset up dot F three Z
00:23
A dot F three Z file is another type of archive file that contains multiple designs.
00:29
In this case, we have a design that is the entire caliper,
00:32
which we've already seen before.
00:33
And we have a version that was derived,
00:36
which is just the front portion of our caliper and there's also a vice.
00:40
So make sure that you take a look at this design
00:43
before closing your data panel and moving into the manufacturer workspace.
00:47
Once we're in the manufacture workspace,
00:49
the first thing that we want to do is identify the units.
00:52
The units by default are going to be metric, but we can change those to inch.
00:56
And if you constantly work an inch, you can also set that as your default units
01:00
from here. We now want to create our milling setup
01:04
to do this. Let's make sure that we're on the milling tab and create a new setup.
01:08
If you're on the milling tab,
01:09
the operation type will automatically default to milling.
01:12
But you can also change that if you happen to be on a different tab,
01:15
make sure that yours does say milling and then we
01:18
can move on to selecting the model and our fixture
01:21
for the model. We want to make sure that we're using the caliper.
01:23
So let's expand the models,
01:25
expand the top level of the precision machining caliper.
01:29
Let's also expand the body's folder and note
01:31
that we've got the derived caliper front.
01:34
This is represented with an arrow,
01:35
meaning this was pulled from another external design.
01:38
We've got our stock and then we've got a component that represents the entire vice
01:43
for the model we want to use for machining. We're gonna select the caliper.
01:48
Next,
01:48
we want to activate the fixture option and we
01:51
want to select all the components of our fixture.
01:53
In this case,
01:54
just selecting that component inside of the browser is the easiest thing.
01:58
Next, we want to define the stock.
01:60
And by default,
02:01
this is gonna be based on a relative size based on the part that we've selected.
02:05
We can see here that the stock that we have on the
02:07
screen is slightly different size than the stock that's been modeled.
02:11
If we view this from the side.
02:13
For example,
02:14
you can see that the stock that was modeled is sitting directly on a set of parallels.
02:18
But the stock that is automatically offset from the caliper is not long
02:23
enough to actually be held in the vice in this current position.
02:26
This is why it's a good idea for us to model our stock in Fusion
02:33
the part and our work holding.
02:35
So for this example, we want to change the mode to from solid
02:39
and then select our stock solid inside of the browser.
02:43
We can see that the stock is four inches by 1.75 by two inches.
02:48
Then back in our setup,
02:50
we want to make sure that we set the
02:51
coordinate system at the correct orientation and position.
02:55
We need to make sure that Z is pointing up first.
02:57
So we're going to change the orientation based on the selected Z and X axis.
03:02
We can select a vertical edge or one of the default axes.
03:05
In this case, I'm gonna select Y
03:08
this puts Z in the vertical position which matches the orientation on our machine.
03:12
However, X is pointing the wrong direction
03:15
because X is in the correct orientation, just the wrong direction.
03:18
We can simply flip X without making a selection.
03:22
Then we want to use a stock box point in the upper left hand corner.
03:26
When we're setting this up on the machine.
03:28
It's important to note that our caliper is centered in the
03:31
vice to make sure that we've got equal clamping pressure.
03:34
And we're gonna be using the stock size to represent
03:37
the corner or the location of our W CS.
03:40
This can be done manually or with probing if needed.
03:44
Now that we have this set,
03:45
let's navigate to the post process section and make sure that we
03:48
have our program name number and W CS offset set properly.
03:52
For this example, we're gonna be using 10100 for the program number.
03:58
Our comment is going to be caliper front op one or operation one.
04:03
And the W CS that we want to use is going to be G 54.
04:07
Since we don't have a machine selected in our set up,
04:10
we need to use these W CS offset numbers
04:13
zero and one will both represent G 54 in our host nextgen control.
04:18
But it's always a good idea to be specific with this
04:21
one is definitely G 54 2, is definitely G 55 and so on.
04:26
So make sure that you are deliberately putting in values
04:29
that represent the coordinate system that you plan to use.
04:32
Once we have that we can say, OK,
04:34
there's one more step to this process that we wanna do.
04:37
We first want to rename setup 1 to 1 and create an associated named view.
04:42
I'm gonna use the view cube in the upper corner between the front,
04:46
the left and the top views.
04:47
And then I want to zoom into my part,
04:50
simply move it to the middle of the screen.
04:52
Then we want to right click on one go to associated name view and make a new named view.
04:58
This is going to create a name view in the name view folder called
05:01
one, which is the name of our setup.
05:03
And this means that any time we rotate the model, we can click on one
05:07
or we can also click on the activate button next to one.
05:12
And this will not only show the same view but
05:14
also the components that are visible in the setup.
05:17
So this is going to be extremely helpful as we begin to program our part,
05:21
having this associated name view
05:24
at this stage. Let's make sure that we do save this before moving on to the next step.
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