Part Handling for Turning

00:06

Hi and welcome to this FeatureCAM Getting Started video.

00:10

My name is Spencer.

00:11

And in this video, I'm going to be talking you through the creation of part handling features within FeatureCAM, including manual, cut off, and slug transfers.

00:20

Let's start with the part that's been fully programmed on one setup.

00:24

This will be the starting point for our examples in this tutorial video.

00:28

Please see the previous video in this series for details of how to create turning features.

00:39

A manual transfer is completed when a sub-spindle isn't being utilized or isn't available, and the part is therefore manually turned in the main spindle.

00:48

To program the reverse end of the part, a new setup is required.

00:52

The fixture ID will be G55 and the location will be aligned to the relevant stock face, with no Z offset.

00:59

The main spindle is selected and the second setup is created.

01:03

From here, we can continue to program our part and create the remainder of our features.

01:09

Now that the component is fully programmed, we have two options for sending the NC Code to the machine, by navigating to the stock properties and the indexing tab, a single program can be output with a program stop between the two setups.

01:23

Alternatively, multiple programs can be output one for each setup which can be run in the machine separately.

01:35

If the machine has a sub-spindle, this is specified during the new setup creation process.

01:41

G55 will again be used as a part program zero and it will again be aligned to a stock face.

01:47

At this stage, the sub-spindle features are programmed.

01:50

To transfer the part between spindles, a part handling feature is created.

01:54

A slug transfer feature is used to move the material with various strategy options available to control the spindles and tool posts.

02:07

If multiple parts are being machined and a cutoff is required, a cutoff feature can be created.

02:13

The dimensions control the shape of the feature and the part can be transferred to the sub-spindle by defining these three parameters.

02:20

Further strategies are available for additional control and the tools are automatically selected from the Active tool crib.

02:28

Various simulation modes can be used to visualize your programming, and the NC Code can be displayed in the Results window.

02:35

I can then save my code along with other manufacturing information ready for transfer to my machine.

02:41

In this example, you saw how to program part handling features, including the utilization of a sub-spindle.

02:48

For more information on how to use Autodesk FeatureCAM, keep watching the videos in this series or visit the Autodesk Knowledge Network for more useful video content.

Video transcript

00:06

Hi and welcome to this FeatureCAM Getting Started video.

00:10

My name is Spencer.

00:11

And in this video, I'm going to be talking you through the creation of part handling features within FeatureCAM, including manual, cut off, and slug transfers.

00:20

Let's start with the part that's been fully programmed on one setup.

00:24

This will be the starting point for our examples in this tutorial video.

00:28

Please see the previous video in this series for details of how to create turning features.

00:39

A manual transfer is completed when a sub-spindle isn't being utilized or isn't available, and the part is therefore manually turned in the main spindle.

00:48

To program the reverse end of the part, a new setup is required.

00:52

The fixture ID will be G55 and the location will be aligned to the relevant stock face, with no Z offset.

00:59

The main spindle is selected and the second setup is created.

01:03

From here, we can continue to program our part and create the remainder of our features.

01:09

Now that the component is fully programmed, we have two options for sending the NC Code to the machine, by navigating to the stock properties and the indexing tab, a single program can be output with a program stop between the two setups.

01:23

Alternatively, multiple programs can be output one for each setup which can be run in the machine separately.

01:35

If the machine has a sub-spindle, this is specified during the new setup creation process.

01:41

G55 will again be used as a part program zero and it will again be aligned to a stock face.

01:47

At this stage, the sub-spindle features are programmed.

01:50

To transfer the part between spindles, a part handling feature is created.

01:54

A slug transfer feature is used to move the material with various strategy options available to control the spindles and tool posts.

02:07

If multiple parts are being machined and a cutoff is required, a cutoff feature can be created.

02:13

The dimensions control the shape of the feature and the part can be transferred to the sub-spindle by defining these three parameters.

02:20

Further strategies are available for additional control and the tools are automatically selected from the Active tool crib.

02:28

Various simulation modes can be used to visualize your programming, and the NC Code can be displayed in the Results window.

02:35

I can then save my code along with other manufacturing information ready for transfer to my machine.

02:41

In this example, you saw how to program part handling features, including the utilization of a sub-spindle.

02:48

For more information on how to use Autodesk FeatureCAM, keep watching the videos in this series or visit the Autodesk Knowledge Network for more useful video content.

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