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Transcript
00:08
In this final lesson, we will be looking at programming a part for a lathe with live tooling.
00:15
Up to this point in the class, we've only looked at the programming process for parts to be machined on standard 2-axis lathes.
00:23
In this lesson, we will be introducing milling features into our program, allowing us to program both traditional turning features and milling features on the same part.
00:36
We're going to jump straight into milling and feature recognition.
00:40
So if you haven't already done so, I recommend that you take a look at our FeatureCAM Mill class to better familiarize yourself with these concepts before you continue.
00:52
Once again, we'll begin with the first step in our workflow and create a new blank turn/mill document with millimeter as the unit of measurement, no stock wizard since we'll be working through the Import Wizard, and the configuration set to the one we created in lesson 2.
01:10
Once our new document opens, we can then import the turning part 3 parasolid file.
01:17
Let's start by aligning our Z direction with the center of a revolved surface.
01:23
Once you have that option, hover over the edge of any of these revolved surfaces and select one to align as Z direction.
01:32
Similar to the last lesson, changing our X direction won't affect this part at all, so just press "Next".
01:40
At this point, we have officially imported our part.
01:43
And as we've come to expect, the Import Wizard has now smoothly transitioned us into the stock step of our workflow.
01:52
Select Round as the stock material type and make sure that the center of rotation is aligned with the hole at the center of our part.
02:01
For this lesson, let's once again assume that we have already cut and measured the piece of material we will be using for the part, and enter our exact dimensions.
02:11
Give the part an OD of 240 millimeters, a length of 20 millimeters, an offset of 3.25 millimeters, and an ID of 0.
02:24
Now, just as we've done in the previous lessons, let's place our setup on the right face of the stock and offset the Z to align with our part face as opposed to the stock face.
02:37
When we're done, the setup should be located on the center of our part’s face.
02:42
Once we've completely worked through the Import Wizard, make sure that the basic metric tool crib is selected and make sure that the Turn Post 3 post processor is our active post by dragging and dropping the .cnc file into our user interface.
02:58
When you're done, we should see Basic Metric and Turn Post 3 active in our status bar.
03:05
With that, we've completely worked through the first three phases of our workflow.
03:10
Hopefully by now you're very comfortable with these first three steps and can work through them on your own.
03:18
With our part imported, stock setup, and machining preparation done, we're ready to start creating features.
Video transcript
00:08
In this final lesson, we will be looking at programming a part for a lathe with live tooling.
00:15
Up to this point in the class, we've only looked at the programming process for parts to be machined on standard 2-axis lathes.
00:23
In this lesson, we will be introducing milling features into our program, allowing us to program both traditional turning features and milling features on the same part.
00:36
We're going to jump straight into milling and feature recognition.
00:40
So if you haven't already done so, I recommend that you take a look at our FeatureCAM Mill class to better familiarize yourself with these concepts before you continue.
00:52
Once again, we'll begin with the first step in our workflow and create a new blank turn/mill document with millimeter as the unit of measurement, no stock wizard since we'll be working through the Import Wizard, and the configuration set to the one we created in lesson 2.
01:10
Once our new document opens, we can then import the turning part 3 parasolid file.
01:17
Let's start by aligning our Z direction with the center of a revolved surface.
01:23
Once you have that option, hover over the edge of any of these revolved surfaces and select one to align as Z direction.
01:32
Similar to the last lesson, changing our X direction won't affect this part at all, so just press "Next".
01:40
At this point, we have officially imported our part.
01:43
And as we've come to expect, the Import Wizard has now smoothly transitioned us into the stock step of our workflow.
01:52
Select Round as the stock material type and make sure that the center of rotation is aligned with the hole at the center of our part.
02:01
For this lesson, let's once again assume that we have already cut and measured the piece of material we will be using for the part, and enter our exact dimensions.
02:11
Give the part an OD of 240 millimeters, a length of 20 millimeters, an offset of 3.25 millimeters, and an ID of 0.
02:24
Now, just as we've done in the previous lessons, let's place our setup on the right face of the stock and offset the Z to align with our part face as opposed to the stock face.
02:37
When we're done, the setup should be located on the center of our part’s face.
02:42
Once we've completely worked through the Import Wizard, make sure that the basic metric tool crib is selected and make sure that the Turn Post 3 post processor is our active post by dragging and dropping the .cnc file into our user interface.
02:58
When you're done, we should see Basic Metric and Turn Post 3 active in our status bar.
03:05
With that, we've completely worked through the first three phases of our workflow.
03:10
Hopefully by now you're very comfortable with these first three steps and can work through them on your own.
03:18
With our part imported, stock setup, and machining preparation done, we're ready to start creating features.
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