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NX CAD/CAM 3-Axis Milling Foundation
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NX CAM benefits• Automatedholemakingcapabilityspeedscommonprocesses
• Boundary-basedcuttingprovidesflexibilitytocutonminimalgeometry
• Solids-basedcuttingcutscomplexshapesintelligently
• HSMsupportmaximizesmachinetoolinvestments
• Smoothcuttingcapabilitieskeepfeedrateshighwhileprovidingfinefinishes
• Streamlinepatternsfitcuttingstrokestothesurfacessothatpassesflowalongthepartnaturally
• Intelligentrestmillingoptionsfacilitateassociativemulti-stageroughingtechniques
• MastermodelcapabilityensuresthatNCdevelopmentstaysassociativetothesourcemodel
• ModelEditcapabilitiesmakeiteasytoadjustmodelforoptimalNCprogramming
• IntegratedpostprocessorandPostBuilderprovideproduction-readyoutput
• Allsupportingfunctionsareprovided
SummaryNX™CAD/CAM3-AxisMillingFoundationsoftwareprovidesanentry-levelpackagefocusedongeneral3-axismillingwithintegratedCAD.AllofthesupportingfunctionsforNCprogrammingareprovided,fromtranslatorstotoolpathvisualizationtopostprocessing.
3-Axis Milling
3-AxisMillingprovidesextensivefixed-axiscuttingcapabilitiesforcomplexsurfacessuchasthosefoundinmoldanddieapplications.Thisfunctionalityenablesyoutoachievethesmoothesttoolpathresultsinsteepareasbyspecifyingaprojectionvectordifferentfromthetoolaxis.
Independent projection vectorNXCAMachievesthesmoothesttoolpathresultsinsteepareasbyenablingyoutospecifyaprojectionvectordifferentfromthetoolaxis.
Smooth raster cuttingTomaintainhighfeedratesandfinefinishes,youcanoutputthesmoothestraster,orzig-zag,cutswithspecialstep-overmovesandoptimizedpointdistributiontomaintainhighfeedratesandfinefinishes.
Smooth offset cuttingNXfacilitatessmoothoffsetpatterncutswithspecialstep-overmovesandcornertreatmentstomaintainhighfeedratesandfinefinishes.Youcancutinsideoutoroutsidein.
Steep/nonsteep area recognitionYoucanlimitrastercutstononsteepareasforbettercutdepthcontrol,aswellasprovideconsistentsemifinishcutswithcombinationz-levelandrasterfill-inpatterns.
Hole makingExtensiveholemakingfunctionsareprovidedforspotdrill,drill,reamboreandtap.Youcanusedeepdrill,peckdrillandspecialboringcycles.User-definedcyclesprovideanyneededholemakingcapability.Efficienttraversesmini-mizeliftswhileaccountingforallpartandfixturegeometry.Specialmulti-axisfilter-ingautomaticallyswitchesMCSfornonparallelholeselections.
Feature-based automationYoucantakeadvantageofautomaticfeatureprocessingthatcomesstandardwithNX.Featurerecognition,processapplicationandtoolselectionfunctionsautomateholemakingforcommonclassesofholes.Customprocessdevelopmentisseparatelyavailable.
Face millingSolids-basedfacemillingautomaticallyrespectspartandfixtureboundarieswhileefficientlyclearingfaces.
Boundary cuttingYoucantraceboundar-iesthetraditionalwaywitheitheredgesorwireframeelements.Youcanindividuallyspecifyoffsets,compensationandotherfactorsforboundaryelements.Theseboundariesserveasthebasisforeithersingle-tracecutsorareaclearingpatterns.
Generic motion controlYoucanbuildstep-by-steptoolmotionwithinteractivedraghandlesandchaintogethercuttraceswiththemostefficienttransitions.
Probing cycles NXCAMperformson-machineprobingwithincludedRenishawprobingcyclesforsingle-tipprobes.Youcanmeasurefaces,holesandbosses.
Generalized roughingNXCAMroughsanygeneralized3Dshapewithintelligentmulti-levelvolumeremovalpatternsandautomaticallycutslevelscorrespondingtohorizontalfaces.Areaclearingpatternsincludezig,zig-zag,partoffsets,blankoffsetsandtrochoidalpatterns.
High-speed machining (HSM)NXCAMprovidesspecializedHSMpatternsforeitherboundary-orsolids-basedroughing.Youcankeepyourtoolpathsmoothwithcornertreatments,step-overs,engagesandretractstofacilitatethehighestpossi-blefeedrates.Usingtheincludedcuttingparameterlibrary,youcanoptimizespin-dlespeeds,feedratesandengagementdepthstomaximizesafematerialremoval.Trochoidalloopsprotecttoolsfromexcessiveengagement.Whencompletecornersarerequired,feedrates
Interpolated passesNXprovidestoolpathsthatfloworganicallywithyourpartfaces.Withthesestreamlinepatterns,youcaninterpolatecuttingpassesbetweenboundariesforthesmoothestfinishes.Youcanevencuttrue3Dspiralpatternswithnostep-overmarks.
Automatic valley rest millingNXdiscov-ersuncutvalleymaterialremainingfromlargerdiametertools,includingbull-nosetools.Youcancuttheremainingtoolsalongoracrossvalleys.
NurBS outputYoucanoutputNURBSrecordsforthesmoothestmachinemotionandtakeadvantageofhigh-levelcontrollercapabilities.
Facet machiningWithNXCAM,youcanusescanneddataorotherfacetedrepre-sentations,suchasthestlandJT™formatsforNCprogramming.
2.5-Axis Milling and Drilling
2.5-AxisMillingandDrillingoperationscoversolidsandboundary-basedz-levelmachiningthroughamixofmanualandautomatedprogrammingmethods.
Flexible machining coordinate system (MCS)WithNXCAM,youcanmakeholesandplanarcutsanywhereonthepart,usinganyvalidtoolaxis.These2.5-axiscutscanbeperformedby3+2positionalmachinesinanyorientation.
NX CAD/CAM 3-Axis Milling Foundation
NX CAM features• Holemaking• Facemilling• Boundarycutting• Generalizedroughing• Z-levelfinishing• Synchronoustechnology• Advancedsurfacing• Wizardbuilder• PostprocessingandPostBuilder
• Shopdocumentation• Rasterandoffsetpatterns• Interpolatedpatterns• Automaticvalleycutting
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PostprocessingTheMillingFoundationoutputsproduction-readyg-codewithinte-gratedpostprocessing.YoucaneditandfinetuneexistingpostprocessorswithourincludedinteractivePostBuilderapplica-tionorevenbuildapostprocessorfromscratchusingPostBuildertemplates.Inaddition,youcanuseincludedsamplepostsordownloadapostfromoursupportlibrary.
Shop documentationYoucanproducehtmlsetupdocumentswiththeincludedshopdoccapability.
Feed rate optimizationNXCAMhelpsyoutoeasilymaximizematerialremovalratesandminimizetoolwear.Theabilitytoadjustfeedratestoachieveaspecifiedchipvolumeeliminatesoverloadingaswellasunder-utilizationofthecuttingtool.
Assembly modelingNXCAMincludesimportantfixturecomponentsintheprogrammingsessionwhilefacilitatingintelligentcollisionavoidance.Ourmastermodelconceptkeepsassembliesandtoolpathsassociativetoyoursourcemodel.NXassemblydesignsupports“top-down”and“bottom-up”approacheswhilefacilitatingrapidnavigationoftheassemblyhierarchythroughdirectaccesstothedesignmodelofanycomponentorsubassembly.
Standard model editing functions
NXCAMprovidesgeometrytoolstosupportcommonmodeleditingfunctionsthatmakeNCprogrammingmoreefficient.Thestandardrangeoffunctionsprovidedareeffectiveformakingchangesto
automaticallyreducetoaccountforheavierlocaltoolloads.
Z-level finishingYoucancreatez-level,orwaterline,finishingpassesoncomplex3Dgeometry.Suitableforrelativelysteepareas,thesecutsprovidezigandzig-zagoptionswithsmoothengages,retractsandstep-overs.
rest machiningForre-roughing,NXCAMcutsonlytheareasuntouchedbypreviousroughingoperations.Youusesmallertoolsonlyasneededforcornercleanoutanduselongertoolsonlyasneededfordeepreaches.
Standard supporting functions
TranslatorsYoucanreaddatafrompracticallyanyCADsystemwithasetoftranslatorsforParasolid®softwareformatsandtheIGES,DXF,STEPandJTformats.Inaddition,youcanwritedatainalloftheseformats,plusstl.
Operation navigator FromtheCAMapplication’sinformationcenter,youcancreate,view,modify,verify,inspectandorganizeyourNCprograms.Youcanmanagetools,methods,geometryandoutputfromaninformation-richprogramdisplay.
Tool path visualizationYoucanstayconfidentwithtoolpathvisualizationandmaterialremovalverificationtools.Integratedcollisioncheckingidentifiesanypossibleproblems.
Tool path editingYoucanmakefastchangestotoolpathresultswithgraphicaleditingtoolsandprotectyoureditsbylockingtoolpathsfromfuturerecalculations.
NC wizardsWiththeNCWizardBuilder,youcancreatesemi-automatedprocessescustomizedtoyourenvironment.Thesehighlyfamiliarwizardpresentationsenableyoutostreamlinecommontaskswithminimumuserinput.
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existingmodelsthataresometimesneededintheNCprogrammingcontext,suchasalteringabasicstockmaterialshape.
Usingthestandardmodeleditingfunc-tions,youcanperformimportantmodelcleanuptaskswithkeyeditingcapabilitiesfor:
Associative geometryYoucancreateassociatecopiesofmastergeometry,enablingmodeleditingwithoutaffectingtheoriginaldesignmodel.
3D wireframe construction for boundariesWireframeelementscanbeconstructedfromscratchorderivedfrompartedges.Boundariescanbeuseddirectlyforcertain2Doperationtypesorusedindirectlyascontainmentboundariestocontroltoolpathcoverage.
Basic solid shapesSolidblocksandcylinderscanbecreatedforuseasblankmodelsorfixturecomponents.
Surface extensions and patchesYoucanpatchoverfeaturesthatdon’tneedtobemachined.Toolpathswillmovesmoothlyacrossthepatch,ratherthantryingtodigintothefeature.Youcanextendfacestohelpguidetooltipsaround3Dedgesifnecessary.
Surface and edge extractionSurfacesandedgescanbeextracted,divided,projectedandusedinvariouswaystomorepreciselysupporttheneedsofNCoperations.Forexample,adividedsurfaceprovidesanadditionaledgethatcanbeusedtodriveordefinetoolpaths.Likewise,trim,sewandjoinfunctionsenablesurfaceandedgestobemodifiedtosupportNCoperations.
Synchronous modelingSynchronousmodeling,apowerfulmethodfordirectlyeditingsolidfaces,isalsoavailableintheNCenvironment.Developingas-castmodelsorotherderivativesfromtheexistingpartsiseasysincetheprogram-mersimplyneedstopushandpullontheexistingfaces.
Basic surfacingYoucancreatecomplexsurfacesandsolidmodelsusingloftandsweeptechniques,includingmulti-railmethods.Youcanalsofinetunesurfaceswithsurfaceextensionandsurfacenormalcontrol.
Sheet metalWiththeCAD/CAMMillingFoundation,youcancreatesheetmetalcomponentmodelsusingfeature-baseddesigntoolsfortabs,flangesandothertypicalfeatures.Youcanuseformingtablesandbendsequencetablestoaccountforbenddeformationandgenerateaccurateflatpatterndataformanufacturing.
AssociativityTheCAD/CAMMillingFoundationabsorbschangeswitheasethroughafullyintegratedCAD/CAMsystemthatkeepstheNCprogramconnectedtothedesignmodelandupdatestonewgeometry.
Available add-onsYoucanconfiguretheperfectCAMseatbyaddingthetoolpathcreationoptionsthatyourprogramsrequire.Youcanchoosefrom:• Turning• WireEDM• 5-AxisMilling• TurbomachineryMilling• MachineSimulation• Feature-BasedMachiningAuthor
Available Teamcenter integrationYoucanintegrateyourNXMachCAMpackagewithTeamcenter®softwarebyincludingtheNXCAMTeamcenterClientadd-on.ThisMach-levelintegrationprovidesamanagedenvironmentforyourNXdata.AdditionalTeamcenterfunction-alityisavailableseparately.
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Extended CAD content (included with the CAD/CAM package)
ThestandardCAMversionoftheCAD/CAMpackageprovidesgeometrytoolstosupportcommonmodeleditingfunctions.AsetofmoreextensiveCADfunctions(describedbelow)isavailableintheCAD/CAMversionofthispackagethatenablesyoutocreateandeditcomplex3Dpartmodelsandproducedrawings.Thecombi-nationofCADandCAMinonesystemprovidesoneofthemostfullyintegratedsolidmodelingsystemsavailabletoday.DraftingYoucancreateengineeringdrawingsthatremainassociativetoyourpartmodels,includingautomaticviewcreationfromsolids,hiddenlineprocess-ingandautomatedpartslists.Youcanusetemplatestoautomaticallycreatedraw-ingsforbordersandviewlayouts.
Solid modelingUsingtheCAD/CAMMillingFoundation,youcandevelop3Dmodelswithafullrangeofsynchronousmodelingandparametricmodelingtools,includingwireframe,primitives,sweptandrevolvedbodies;Booleanoperationsandassociativeeditingaresupported.Youcanprovidedetailssuchasblends,tapersandthin-wallfeatures.NXmodelingispoweredbysynchronoustechnology,SiemensPLMSoftware’suniqueapproachto3Ddesignthatcombinesthepowerofparametricfeature-basedmodelingwiththefreedomofhistory-freemodeling.
user-defined featuresTheCAD/CAMMillingFoundationletsyoucaptureandstorefamiliesoffeaturesforeasyretrievalandediting,startingwithexistingassocia-tivesolidmodels.Youcanestablishrelationshipsbetweenparameters,definefeaturevariables,setdefaultvaluesanddecidethegeneralformthefeaturewilltakewhenstarted.
Milling Foundation benefits• FulldesigncapabilitywithintegratedCAD/CAMseat
Milling Foundation features• 2Ddrafting• Solidmodeling• Basicsurfacemodeling• Sheetmetalmodeling• Advancedsurfacemodeling• Productmanufacturinginformation