Create a CAM setup

00:02

Create a CAM setup.

00:05

After completing this video, you'll be able to

00:07

create a new CAM setup, define W CS location and define stock

00:14

in fusion. We're going to begin with the supply data set cam setup mm dot F 3D. In

00:19

this design, we've got a part and a body that represents our stock.

00:23

You'll notice in this design, we can't actually left click on the stock.

00:26

But if we expand our body's folders,

00:28

you'll note that there is a stock body with a small red circle in it.

00:31

Oftentimes when creating a stock body inside of a design,

00:35

you can right click and use the selectable unselectable option

00:39

which prevents you from accidentally selecting it on the screen.

00:42

But you get a good visual reference for where the stock is.

00:45

We're going to navigate to the manufacture workspace

00:49

and begin creating our new setup.

00:51

We want to make sure that we're on the milling tab,

00:54

double check. Our units are metric

00:56

and go to our setup. Drop down and create a new setup.

00:60

The setup option will be found on all of

01:02

the various tool tabs inside of the manufacture workspace.

01:05

So it's a good idea to double check, the operation type is set to milling.

01:09

There is a machine selection option which we're going to omit for right now.

01:13

And we want to move on to our W CS or work coordinate system.

01:17

By default,

01:17

the work coordinate system is gonna take the orientation of our coordinate system.

01:21

In this case Z up.

01:23

If this is correct,

01:24

we can simply position the coordinate system at

01:26

the proper location relative to our stock.

01:29

And in this case, we're gonna use the box point in the upper left hand corner.

01:33

If your coordinate system is not correct.

01:35

For example, if you modeled in a Y up orientation,

01:38

you can use this drop down to change the Z and X axis.

01:43

Next, we've got a model option.

01:45

When we select the model,

01:46

this is going to indicate to fusion which body we're interested in machining.

01:50

This will also change the size of our stock.

01:53

We're gonna use the model selection and select the main body inside of our part.

01:57

Notice that the stock shrinks,

01:59

but the coordinate system moves with the corner of our stock.

02:02

If we did have a vice or fixture in this design,

02:04

we could also use the fixture selection.

02:07

It's a good idea to do this any time that you are

02:09

using a fixture or a device inside of your manufacture workspace setup.

02:13

The reason for this is because it will help with collision

02:16

checking to ensure our tool is not hitting any solid nonin

02:19

geometry.

02:21

Next, we're gonna move over to our stock tab. In

02:23

this instance, our stock is gonna be based on a solid model.

02:27

There are many other options that you can use.

02:29

But using a from solid option is a good idea.

02:32

If you're designing based on a specific stock size,

02:35

we're gonna select from solid,

02:37

navigate to the model section

02:39

and expand until we get down to our body's folder and we can select stock

02:43

because the stock is set to unselectable.

02:46

We will have to select it from the browser rather than on the screen.

02:50

We can collapse our models folder and move on to post processing

02:54

inside of here,

02:55

we can dictate the program name and number a comment and our W CS offset.

02:60

For this example, we're gonna leave the program name number at 1001.

03:04

We're gonna set our program comment at 2.5 test

03:08

and our W CS offset is gonna be set to one.

03:12

The reason for this is because the W CS offset is

03:14

gonna represent the coordinate system that the machine is using.

03:17

When we run our part.

03:19

Typically a coordinate offset of zero is going to

03:22

take the next available coordinate system in the machine.

03:25

However, in most cases, that's gonna represent G 54.

03:29

If we set it at a one, that'll automatically set it at G 54.

03:33

If we were to set it as A two, that would represent G 55 and so on,

03:37

we're going to assume that we're using a standard Hoss or

03:40

PIC type controller, which will use G 54 as the default coordinate system.

03:45

Next, we can say, OK. And now we've created a new setup.

03:48

Remember that the setup is gonna contain information about the stock size,

03:53

the coordinate system location and some basic data about things like

03:56

the program name number in which coordinate system is being used.

03:60

Some of that data can be changed later on,

04:02

but the coordinate system reference and stock should be created inside

04:06

of your setup to ensure that your tool paths are accurate

04:09

from here. Make sure that you do save before moving on.

Video transcript

00:02

Create a CAM setup.

00:05

After completing this video, you'll be able to

00:07

create a new CAM setup, define W CS location and define stock

00:14

in fusion. We're going to begin with the supply data set cam setup mm dot F 3D. In

00:19

this design, we've got a part and a body that represents our stock.

00:23

You'll notice in this design, we can't actually left click on the stock.

00:26

But if we expand our body's folders,

00:28

you'll note that there is a stock body with a small red circle in it.

00:31

Oftentimes when creating a stock body inside of a design,

00:35

you can right click and use the selectable unselectable option

00:39

which prevents you from accidentally selecting it on the screen.

00:42

But you get a good visual reference for where the stock is.

00:45

We're going to navigate to the manufacture workspace

00:49

and begin creating our new setup.

00:51

We want to make sure that we're on the milling tab,

00:54

double check. Our units are metric

00:56

and go to our setup. Drop down and create a new setup.

00:60

The setup option will be found on all of

01:02

the various tool tabs inside of the manufacture workspace.

01:05

So it's a good idea to double check, the operation type is set to milling.

01:09

There is a machine selection option which we're going to omit for right now.

01:13

And we want to move on to our W CS or work coordinate system.

01:17

By default,

01:17

the work coordinate system is gonna take the orientation of our coordinate system.

01:21

In this case Z up.

01:23

If this is correct,

01:24

we can simply position the coordinate system at

01:26

the proper location relative to our stock.

01:29

And in this case, we're gonna use the box point in the upper left hand corner.

01:33

If your coordinate system is not correct.

01:35

For example, if you modeled in a Y up orientation,

01:38

you can use this drop down to change the Z and X axis.

01:43

Next, we've got a model option.

01:45

When we select the model,

01:46

this is going to indicate to fusion which body we're interested in machining.

01:50

This will also change the size of our stock.

01:53

We're gonna use the model selection and select the main body inside of our part.

01:57

Notice that the stock shrinks,

01:59

but the coordinate system moves with the corner of our stock.

02:02

If we did have a vice or fixture in this design,

02:04

we could also use the fixture selection.

02:07

It's a good idea to do this any time that you are

02:09

using a fixture or a device inside of your manufacture workspace setup.

02:13

The reason for this is because it will help with collision

02:16

checking to ensure our tool is not hitting any solid nonin

02:19

geometry.

02:21

Next, we're gonna move over to our stock tab. In

02:23

this instance, our stock is gonna be based on a solid model.

02:27

There are many other options that you can use.

02:29

But using a from solid option is a good idea.

02:32

If you're designing based on a specific stock size,

02:35

we're gonna select from solid,

02:37

navigate to the model section

02:39

and expand until we get down to our body's folder and we can select stock

02:43

because the stock is set to unselectable.

02:46

We will have to select it from the browser rather than on the screen.

02:50

We can collapse our models folder and move on to post processing

02:54

inside of here,

02:55

we can dictate the program name and number a comment and our W CS offset.

02:60

For this example, we're gonna leave the program name number at 1001.

03:04

We're gonna set our program comment at 2.5 test

03:08

and our W CS offset is gonna be set to one.

03:12

The reason for this is because the W CS offset is

03:14

gonna represent the coordinate system that the machine is using.

03:17

When we run our part.

03:19

Typically a coordinate offset of zero is going to

03:22

take the next available coordinate system in the machine.

03:25

However, in most cases, that's gonna represent G 54.

03:29

If we set it at a one, that'll automatically set it at G 54.

03:33

If we were to set it as A two, that would represent G 55 and so on,

03:37

we're going to assume that we're using a standard Hoss or

03:40

PIC type controller, which will use G 54 as the default coordinate system.

03:45

Next, we can say, OK. And now we've created a new setup.

03:48

Remember that the setup is gonna contain information about the stock size,

03:53

the coordinate system location and some basic data about things like

03:56

the program name number in which coordinate system is being used.

03:60

Some of that data can be changed later on,

04:02

but the coordinate system reference and stock should be created inside

04:06

of your setup to ensure that your tool paths are accurate

04:09

from here. Make sure that you do save before moving on.

After completing this video, you’ll be able to:

  • Create a new CAM setup.
  • Define WCS location.
  • Define stock.

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