Create a lathe CAM setup

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Create a lathe cam setup.

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After completing this video, you'll be able to

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create a new cam set up for lathe,

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define WCS location and define stock

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in fusion 3 60. Let's get started with the supply data set cam lathe setup

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in fusion 3 60.

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We have the manufacture workspace which allows us to define setups for milling,

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turning

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additive and fabrication.

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Fabrication is two D cutting like laser cutting or water jetting

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and milling is 2.5 3 and multi

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access

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machines.

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When we get into the turning setups,

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what we're talking about here is a whole

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range of different types of CNC turning centers

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from a basic level. We're gonna be talking about AC NC machine

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that has a Z axis where the stock rotates about it.

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And an X axis for the tools,

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we won't be getting into talking about tool holders

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or talking about C axis or Y axis operations.

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We're gonna be focusing on the very basics to creating a new turning setup,

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creating some tools and how we can program these parts.

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So to get started,

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we first want to make sure that we have our units set to the correct units,

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we're gonna set these two inch

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and then under the turning tab, we wanna select new, set up,

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make sure that the operation type is set to turning or mill turn

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from here. Also note that we have the option for a primary or secondary spindle.

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When we're looking at the coordinate system for a turning center,

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we're going to be placing it based on a default

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location and this does vary from shop to shop,

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but we're going to be placing it on the very end of our part with Z axis pointing out.

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In order to do that,

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we want to make sure that the orientation

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of the coordinate system is somewhat correct.

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But in this case, we need to flip it to the other side by clicking on Z

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also note on screen that we see the chuck and the safe Z positions,

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safe C is gonna represent a plane or a location

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where the tool will move into a feed rate.

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What we want to do is make sure that the Chuck location

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is in a specific spot where it can hold on to enough material.

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And this Chuck location will help us when we're turning the part,

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making sure that we avoid it with our tools.

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As we look through, you can see that we have various positions that we can modify.

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The chuck is offset minus 0.4 for right now.

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But if we grab it, we can pull that and move it over to our stock.

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This part already has extra stock on the outside and the outside diameter matches

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the size of our part and the size of the stock.

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So we simply need to put the chuck in a location where we can hold on to our part.

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The coordinate system on the end, however, is currently set at the end of the part.

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In general,

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we need a little bit more stock to make sure that

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we can machine or face the end of that part.

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So we're gonna go to our stock

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and notice that the stock diameter is set at 2.5

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inches and the stock length is currently 2.5 inches.

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I'm gonna set the stock length to 2.75

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but I wanna make sure that it's offset from the back position.

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The back of my part is gonna be exactly where I want it

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and I want a machine or focus on only the front of the part

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back in our set up.

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Now,

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you can see the coordinate system location or the

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W CS has moved to that correct position,

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our W CS or our work coordinate system. Now has Z pointing in the correct direction

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and X is gonna be the orientation of the location where our tools are coming from.

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So at this point, everything looks OK.

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And the last thing we need to do is go to our post

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process and make sure that we have an appropriate program number and comment.

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I'm going to set my program number at 2001

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and I'm gonna call this

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lathe set up one and hit enter.

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Now we've created a new setup.

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We have a stock definition and our coordinate

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system is located in the appropriate spot.

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Keep in mind again that we're talking specifically about AC NC lathe

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that has a Z axis or the axis of rotation

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and an X axis.

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For our tools, we are not going to be focusing on multiple spindles,

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y axis movements or C axis turning with live tooling

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from here.

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Let's make sure that everything is saved and then we can move on to the next step.