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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.
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.
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