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SOLIDCAM 2010TRAINING COURSES

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SOLIDWORKS BASIC COURSE 4

SOLIDCAM BASIC COURSE: 2.5D MILLING 6

ADVANCED SOLIDCAM TRAINING COURSE 8

HSM TRAINING COURSE 10

HSS TRAINING COURSE 12

SIM. 5-AXIS TRAINING COURSE 14

TURNING TRAINING COURSE 20

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Lesson 1: SolidWorks: Basics and user interface

1. What is SolidWorks

2. Creating/Opening files

3. SolidWorks user interface

4. Modeling in SolidWorks

Lesson 2: SolidWorks: Introduction to sketching

1. 2D Sketching

2. Sketch entities

3. Sketch relations

4. Dimensions

5. Extrude

6. Saving files

Lesson 3: SolidWorks: Basic Part Modeling

1. Basic modeling

2. Boss feature

3. Revolved feature

4. Sketching on a planar face

Length: 3 days

Prerequisites:

• None

SOLIDWORKS BASIC COURSE


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5. Cut Extrude feature

6. Using the Hole Wizard

7. Filleting

Lesson 4: Assembly modeling

1. Basic assembly approaches

2. Creating a new assembly

3. Adding components

4. Components positioning and mating

5. Sub-assemblies

6. Smart mates

7. Pack and Go

Lesson 5: Configurations of Parts

1. Configurations

2. Using configurations

3. Creating configurations

4. Editing parts with configurations

Lesson 6: SolidWorks Drawing

1. Creating drawing

2. Drawing sheets and sheet formats

3. Creating and positioning views

4. Dimensioning

5. Tolerances

6. Section view

7. Broken view

8. Detail views

9. Projected view

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SOLIDCAM BASIC COURSE: 2.5D MILLING

Lesson 1: SolidCAM Part Definition

1. CAM-Part definition process

2. CAM-Part Data

3. CNC-controllers

4. Coordinate Systems

5. Stock Model

6. Target Model

Lesson 2: Introduction to 2.5D Milling operations

1. Face milling operation

2. Tool definition

3. Geometry definition

4. Profile operation

5. Pocket operation

6. Drill operation

Lesson 3: 2.5D Milling operations (continue)

1. Multiple Coordinate System definition

2. Tool Table

3. Geometry definition (continued)

4. Face Milling operation (continued)

5. Profile operation (continued)

Length: 5 days

Prerequisites:

• SolidWorks basic knowledge


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6. Pocket operation (continued)

7. Link movements

8. Rest Material machining

9. Chamfering

Lesson 4: Slot Machining

1. Slot operation

2. Geometry definition (continue)

3. Chamfering with Slot operation

4. Chamfer tool

5. Drill operation (continue)

6. Tool path sorting

7. Templates

8. T-Slot operation

Lesson 5: Advanced 2.5D Milling operations

1. Contour 3D operation

2. Thread milling operation

3. Drill Recognition operation

4. Pocket recognition operation

Lesson 6: Indexial milling

1. Indexial 4th axis milling

2. Indexial 5th axis milling

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ADVANCED SOLIDCAM TRAINING COURSE

Lesson 1: Introduction and Basic concepts

1. Machining Process Overview

2. Parameterization of operations

Lesson 2: Machining Process definition

1. Machining Process Table definition

2. Machining Process Table Manager

3. Machining Process definition

4. Machining Process Define Manager

5. Parameters and Expressions

6. SolidCAM standard functions

Lesson 3: Machining Process Usage

1. Inserting Machining Processes

2. Machining Process Insert Manager

3. Defining the geometry

4. Assigning values to variables

Lesson 4: Advanced Machining Process

1. Assigning pictures to Machining Process

2. Assigning description to Machining Process

3. Machining Process types

4. Adding Machining Processes into Operations menu

Length: 1 day

Prerequisites:


• SolidCAM basic knowledge (2.5D Milling)


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Lesson 5: Standardization with Machining Processes

1. Creating Default Sets

2. Default Sets management and customization

Lesson 6: Machining Processes for automation of Milling tasks

1. Machining Process for Profile Machining

2. Machining Process for the Pocket Machining

Lesson 7: Defining Machining Process with existing operations

1. Define the operation group

2. Operation groups manipulations

3. Adding operations group to the Machining Process Table

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HSM TRAINING COURSE


1. Start HSM Operation

2. SolidCAM HSM Operation overview

3. Parameters and values

Lesson 2: HSM Roughing

1. Contour Roughing


3. Tool data definition

4. Boundary definition

5. Tool path linking

6. Hatch Roughing

7. Rest Roughing

Lesson 3: HSM Finishing

1. Constant Z machining

2. Helical machining

3. Horizontal machining

Lesson 4: HSM Finishing (continue)

1. Linear Machining

2. Filleting

Length: 2 days

Prerequisites:




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1. Radial Machining

2. Spiral Machining


1. Morphed Machining

2. Offset Cutting


1. Boundary Machining

2. Rest Machining

3. 3D Constant Step Over


1. Pencil Milling

2. Parallel Pencil Milling

3. 3D Corner Offset


1. Prismatic Part Machining

2. Combine Constant Z with – Horizontal

3. Combine Constant Z with – Linear

4. Combine Constant Z with – 3D Constant Step Over

5. Combine Constant Z with – 3D Corner Offset

Lesson 10: Advanced HSM options

1. Holder Clearance within HSM roughing

2. Taper tool use

Lesson 11: Convert HSM to Sim.5 Axis operation

1. Source Operation definition

2. Associative Conversion

3. Tools Limitations

4. Tool Axis Control Limitations

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HSS TRAINING COURSE


1. Start HSS Operation

2. SolidCAM HSS Operation overview

3. HSS Strategies overview

Lesson 2: Parallel Cuts strategy


2. Tool definition

3. Parallel Cuts - Constant Z

4. Parallel Cuts - Linear

5. Parallel Cuts – Hatch


Lesson 3: Parallel to curve strategy


2. Tool path parameters

3. Gouge checking

Lesson 4: Parallel to surface strategy



Length: 1 day

Prerequisites:




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Lesson 5: Perpendicular to curve strategy



Lesson 6: Morph between two curves strategy



Lesson 7: Morph between surfaces strategy



Lesson 8: Projection strategy



Lesson 9: Advanced HSS options

1. Gap areas machining

2. Undercut areas machining with Lollipop tool/T-Slot

3. Rounding Corners

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SIM. 5-AXIS TRAINING COURSE

Lesson 1: CNC-Machines, kinematics and architecture

1. Head/Head CNC-Machines

2. Aerospace parts machining with Head-Head CNC-Machines

3. Table/Head CNC-Machines

4. Revolution parts machining with Table-Head CNC-Machines

5. Table/Table CNC-Machines

6. Die & Mold parts machining with Table-Table CNC-Machines

Lesson 2: 5-axis machining operations

1. Working with fixed rotational axes

2. Simultaneous 4-axis machining

3. Simultaneous 4+1-axis machining

4. Simultaneous 5-axis machining

Lesson 3: SolidCAM Sim. 5-Axis Machining overview

1. SolidCAM Sim. 5-Axis operation overview

2. Stages of the Sim. 5 Axis Operation parameters definition

Lesson 4: Coordinate Systems

1. Main Work Coordinate System

2. Part setup

Length: 4 days

Prerequisites:




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Lesson 5: Tool path output

1. Gcode in CAM-Part coordinates

2. RTCP – Rotate Tool Center Point

3. Gcode in absolute coordinates of CNC-Machine

Lesson 6: Tool definition

1. Tool parameters definition

2. Tool contact point

3. Tool tip

4. Feed/Spin definition

Lesson 7: Tool orientation

1. Tool orientation vector, unit vector

2. Surface normal at contact point

3. Surface tangent at contact point in cutting direction

Lesson 8: Machining geometry overview

1. Analytical surfaces

2. Ruled surfaces

3. Advanced surfaces

Lesson 9: Machining geometry definition

1. Drive surface definition

2. Surface offsetting

3. Trimming/Extending

4. Corner rounding

5. 2D boundary definition

6. Steep/Shallow areas definition

Lesson 10: SolidCAM Sim. 5-Axis machining strategies

1. Strategies overview: Swarfing and Tracing

2. Parallel cuts

3. Parallel to surface

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4. Parallel to curve

5. Orthogonal to a curve

6. Engraving (Projected contour)

7. Morph between two curves

8. Morph between two surfaces

Lesson 11: Machining area control

1. Machining of whole surface

2. Machining of part of surface

Lesson 12: Tool path arrangement

1. Cut areas order: lanes and regions

2. Zigzag machining

3. One way machining

4. Spiral machining

5. Cutting order

6. Start point

Lesson 13: Tool path precision

1. Cutting tolerance

2. Tool position output frequency

3. Contact point control

4. Step over / Scallop

5. Maximum angle step

Lesson 14: Tool tilting overview

1. Main side tilt angle

2. Cutting direction tilt angle

3. Resulting tool axis orientation

4. Lag angle


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Lesson 15: Tool axis control

1. Main Side Tilt Angle definition

2. Cutting Direction Tilt Angle definition

a. Following surface parametric lines

b. Orthogonal to cut direction vector

c. Interpolating through tilting lines

d. Main spindle direction

e. User defined vector

3. Resulting Tool Axis Orientation

a. Normal to surface

b. Fixed angle to axis

c. Interpolation between tilting lines

d. Through point

e. Through curve

4. 4 and 4+1 tool axis orientation

Lesson 16: Machining levels

1. Clearance surface

2. Initial tool axis distance

3. Retract level

4. Safety level

Lesson 17: Tool path linking

1. Operation Start/End level

2. Lead-in strategies

3. Lead-out strategies

4. Tool path linking: slices, passes

5. Gaps control

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Lesson 18: Gouge checking

1. Gouge checking overview

2. Gouging between tool assembly components and surfaces

3. Check surfaces

4. Gouging avoidance strategies

a. Retraction along tool axis

b. Moving tool away

c. Tilting tool away

d. Leaving out gouging points

e. Stopping tool path calculation

5. Using gouging in tool path manipulation

Lesson 19: Roughing options

1. Roughing options overview

2. Depth Cut machining

3. Multi Passes machining

4. Area Roughing

5. Morph Pocket machining

6. Plunging

Lesson 20: Tool path transformations

1. Translate

2. Rotate around axis

Lesson 21: Motion Limits control parameters

1. Angle Pairs

2. Large angle changes control

3. Linearization / Angular Interpolation

4. Singularity

5. Machine Limits control


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Lesson 22: Convert HSM to Sim. 5 Axis operation

1. Source Operation definition

2. Associative Conversion

3. Tools Limitations

4. Tool Axis Control Limitations

5. Relink Option

Lesson 23: Multi-Axis drilling

1. Multi-Axis drilling operation overview


3. Machining levels

4. Depth control

5. Sorting

6. Technology parameters

Lesson 24: Machine simulation

1. Machine Simulation overview and GUI

2. Machine definition process overview

3. Machine definition parameters (*.mac)

4. Basic parts definition

5. Translational axes definition

6. Rotational axes definition

7. Workpiece position and orientation

8. Tool position and orientation

9. Control gouges

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TURNING TRAINING COURSE


1. SolidCAM Turning overview

2. Basic concepts

3. Process overview

Lesson 2: Turning CAM-Part definition


2. CNC-controllers


4. Material boundary

5. Clamp

6. Target Model

7. Envelope generation

Lesson 3: SolidCAM Turning operations

1. SolidCAM Turning operations overview

Lesson 4: Turning operation

1. Turning operation overview

2. External rough turning

3. Facial Turning

4. Tool definition

5. Turning tool types overview

Length: 2 days

Prerequisites:



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6. External Rough tools

7. Feed / Spin definition


Lesson 5: Drill operation

1. Tool definition

2. Drill tools

3. Start/End drill positions


Lesson 6: Turning operation (continue)

1. External finish turning

2. Internal turning

3. Internal Rough tools

Lesson 7: Grooving operation

1. Grooving operation overview

2. External/internal grooving

3. External/internal Groove tools


Lesson 8: Threading operation

1. Threading operation overview

2. External/internal threading

3. External/internal Threading tools


Lesson 9: Parting

1. Use of Grooving operation for cut-off parts

Lesson 10: Advanced Turning

1. Rest Material turning

2. Long parts machining

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MILL-TURN TRAINING COURSE


1. Mill-Turn Module Overview

2. CNC-Machines

3. Basic concepts

4. Process overview

Lesson 2: Mill-Turn CAM-Part definition


2. CNC-controllers


4. Material boundary

5. Clamp

6. Target Model

7. Envelope generation

Lesson 3: Turning on Mill-Turn CNC-Machines

1. SolidCAM Turning operations overview

2. Turning operation


4. Tool definition

5. Technology parameters definition

Length: 2 days

Prerequisites:


• SolidCAM basic knowledge (2.5D Milling and Turning)


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Lesson 4: Milling on Mill-Turn CNC-Machines

1. SolidCAM Milling operations overview

2. Facial milling

3. Sim. 4-axis milling

Lesson 5: Indexial Milling on Mill-Turn CNC-Machines

1. Indexial Milling on 4-Axis CNC-Machines

2. Indexial Milling on 5-Axis CNC-Machines

Lesson 6: Back Spindle Usage on Mill-Turn CNC-Machines

1. Back Spindle use overview

2. Operation with / without cut

3. Operation sequences

4. Main and Back Spindle definition

5. Back Spindle sub-operations

6. Connecting Back Spindle

7. Move Back sub-operation

8. Transfer sub-operation

Lesson 7: Simultaneous 5-Axis Milling on Mill-Turn CNC-Machines

1. Sim. 5-Axis operation overview

2. Parallel Cuts strategy

3. Parallel to surface strategy


5. Machining levels definition

6. Tool path parameters definition


8. Tool tilting

9. Gouge checking

10. Motion limits control

11. Machine simulation

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