Practice exercise

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In this video, you’ll: •

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Identify critical components of a setup sheet.

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A setup sheet generates an overview of the NC program for the CNC operator,

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making it easier for them to run the part on the machine.

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To get started creating a setup sheet, open the file Post Process.f3d.

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Make sure that your view has been adjusted so that you can clearly see the part and the WCS.

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For this example, in the canvas, on the Navigation Bar, expand Show/hide tool.

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Deselect Show Tool Shaft, Show Tool Holder, and Show Tool.

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In the Browser, select the operations that you would like the operator to see.

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Press and hold CTRL while selecting different toolpaths in the Browser.

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Then, on the Toolbar, Manufacture workspace, Milling tab, Actions panel, click Setup Sheet.

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The Select Setup Sheet Output Folder browser opens

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and prompts you to select a folder to save the information to.

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For this example, simply click Select Folder.

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A dialog displays, prompting you to select how you want to open the file.

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From the list of options, select your web browser.

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In this instance, select Microsoft Edge. Click OK.

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A web browser window opens and displays the setup sheet under a tab labeled Setup Sheet for Program 1001.

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This is an HTML5 file that has not saved entirely yet,

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but that exists in the folder as different parts.

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Here, you can see the critical information contained in the setup sheet.

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In Setup, you can see the stock size, the part size, the lower area of the work coordinate system, and the upper area.

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Under Total, you can see the total number of operations and tools used.

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The tools are labeled T1, T2, and T3.

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You can see their minimum and maximum depths,

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as well as their maximum cutting feed rates and spindle speeds.

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Next, in Tools, you can see how each one of your tools is set up.

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In the Type: field, for T1, you can see that you have a face mill,

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for T2, a bullnose end mill,

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and for T3, a flat end mill.

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Another critical component of this section is the Length: field,

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which tells you how much of the tool is sticking out below the bottom of the holder.

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In Operations, you can see the first operation and what tool it is using,

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as well as things like the maximum spindle speed and cutting depths on the part.

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This is all information that the operator will find very useful for creating their programs when they run them on the machine.

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At the top of the setup sheet, you can see that, in the Job Description: field,

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the setup that you are posting is called “Front Station”,

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and in the Document Path: field, you can see that the document name is the “Post Process” document.

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You might want to save this setup sheet as a PDF

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so that you can put it on a network drive for the operators to access.

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Navigate to the print utility of your browser.

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In this case, in Microsoft Edge, expand More (…) in the top-right and select Print.

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In the Print dialog, under Printer, expand the drop-down and select Microsoft Print to PDF.

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Then, click Print.

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A Save Print Output As browser opens,

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prompting you to choose a name and a file location for your setup sheet.

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For this example, from the Quick access drop-down, select Desktop,

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and, in the File name: field, type “Post Process”.

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Click Save.

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The PDF document can now be put on a network drive that anybody can access to run the part.