CATIA Training
Foils
Advanced Machining
Version 5 Release 9 June 2002 EDU-CAT-E-AMG-FF-V5R9
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Course Presentation
Objectives of the course
In this course you will learn how to define a Multi-Axis Flank Contouring operation
Targeted audience
Manufacturing users knowing how to work with CATIA V5 Parts
Prerequisites
Fundamentals about CATIA V5
1 day
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Table of Contents
1. Workbench Presentation The Advanced Machining Workbench Multi-Axis Flank Contouring Presentation p.4 p.5 p.6
2. The Geometry tab
Presentation Drives Elements Part Elements Start and Stop Elements
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p.8 p.9 p.11 p.12
3. The Strategy tab
Machining Tab Stepover Tab Finishing Tab Tool Axis Tab Other Parameters HSM Tab
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p.14 p.16 p.18 p.19 p.29 p.30
To Sum Up
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Workbench Presentation
The Advanced Machining Workbench The Multi-Axis Contouring Icon
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The Advanced Machining Workbench
Multi-Axis Flank Contouring operation is available in AMG Workbench
AMG Workbench provides you with all milling capabilities from 2.5 to 5 Axis In the toolbar you will find
PMG and Drilling operations SMG operations MMG operations Multi-Axis Flank Contouring operation
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Multi-Axis Flank Contouring Presentation
User Interface
Enter the name of the operation Enter a line of comment Define operation parameters
Strategy tab Geometry tab Tool definition tab Feeds & Speeds tab Transition paths tab
Replay and/or simulate toolpath
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The Geometry Tab
Presentation Drives Elements Part Elements Start and Stop Elements
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Presentation
This Tab Page includes a sensitive Icon dialog box that allows the selection of : Drive Surface elements
1 5
Flank tool will lean on Drives
With respect of tool axis strategy and offset
2 1
Part surface elements
Tool end will lay down on Part
With respect of tool axis strategy and offset
3 4
Start element Stop element
Used to compute first tool position
4
Used to compute last tool position
Check elements (optionnal)
Elements to avoid during toolpath
Offset can be applied on part, drive, check and tool axis
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Drives Elements (1/2)
Face selection: This wizard allows you to select quickly drives
To start the navigation, you always need to select at least two faces (first one is start element, second one give the direction to navigate) Then you can select Navigates on belt of faces Navigation is done in order to follow a belt Or you can select Navigates on Faces Until a Face Navigation is done until a selected face
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Drives Elements (2/2)
Local modification : Once all drives are selected you can modify locally strategy and offset on each drives Local modification wizard
Browther on drive : select the drive on which you want to perform modification (selected drive is highlighted)
Offset modification Tool axis guidance modification
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Part Elements
Use curves as part : part surface element can be a curve
Click right on part element sensitive icon and select Use curves as part
The system accepts only curves that are boundary of selected drives
Edge selection : This wizard allow you to select quickly curves
To start the navigation, you always need to select at least two edges (first one is start element, second one give the direction to navigate) Then you can select Navigates on belt of edges Navigation is done in order to follow a belt Or you can select Navigates on Edges Until an Edge Navigation is done until a selected face
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Start and Stop Elements
Must be a surface, a plane, an edge or a vertex
Start
The algorithm needs to know a start position. This position is computed using the first selected drive and the start element As for the start element this position is computed using the last selected drive and the stop element
Drive element
Stop
Start/Stop conditions
Positionning of the tool is automatically computed. But it can be modified using right click on start or stop An offset can be applied Machining way
IN
OUT ON
Tgt
Start or stop element
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The Strategy Tab
Machining Tab Stepover Tab Finishing Tab Tool Axis Tab Other Parameters HSM Tab
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Machining Tab (1/2)
Machining tolerance
Value of the maximum allowable distance between the theoretical toolpath and the toolpath computed
Max discretization step and angle
Maximum distance and angle between two outputed points of toolpath (default values are infinite, different settings has to be done according to post-processor and machine feature)
Close toolpath
Option to activate in closed pocket when the first drive element is used as last drive
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Machining Tab (2/2)
Maximum distance between
Click here to select Tool Axis Click here to select normal to planar 4X constraint steps
Rough estimate distance used by the algorithm to search for next drive or check element (In most of cases do not modify this parameter)
Reference point and Manual direction
This point is automatically computed (using first drive, part and start element) But in particular geometric cases it could have to be manually defined Using a reference point, direction can be automatic, right or left:
Drive surface
Left direction
Right direction
Tool
Reference point
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Stepover Tab (1/2)
Tool path style
Zig-zag or one way
Sequencing
Radial or Axial priority
Radial priority
Axial priority
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Stepover Tab (2/2)
Radial strategy
Define the distance between paths and the number of paths
Axial strategy
Select the mode by offset or by thickness
By offset: toolpath is computed once then an offset along axis is applied for each level By thickness: toolpath is re-computed for each level
Define the distance between paths and the number of levels
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Finishing Tab
Mode
No side finish
At last level
Side thickness Side thickness on bottom
At each level
Side thickness Side thickness on bottom
At bottom
Bottom thickness
Each side and bottom finishing strategies can be combined:
At each level and bottom At last level and bottom
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Tool Axis Tab (1/6)
Tanto Fan guidance definition:
Tool is tangent to the drive surface at a given contact height*. Tool axis is the interpolation between the start and end positions
Interpolation between start and end position
Tool tangent to the drive at a given contact height point
* The contact height is used to determine a point on the drive surface where the tool must respect tangency conditions Default value is zero and is related to the bottom of the tool.
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Exercise Presentation
And now practice on the Ex01-TantoFan exercise, to learn about:
Geometry definition Tanto Fan strategy
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Tool Axis Tab (2/6)
Guidance Combin Tanto = Tanto Fan (during leave* distance) + Tanto + Tanto Fan (during approach* distance) Tanto guidance definition: (exists alone only as a local mode)
Tool is tangent to the drive surface at a given contact height. Tool Axis contained in a plane normal to forward direction *Approach and leave distance parameters can be modified
If approach=leave=0 then Combin Tanto = Tanto
Tanto Fan
Tanto
Tanto Fan
Approach fanning distance
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Leave fanning distance
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Exercise Presentation
And now practice on the Ex02-CombinTanto exercise, to learn about:
Combin Tanto strategy
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Tool Axis Tab (3/6)
Guidance Combin parelm = Tanto Fan (during leave* distance) + Tanto Parelm + Tanto Fan (during approach*
distance)
Tanto parelm guidance definition:
The tool axis is tangent to the drive surface at the specified contact height and follows the isoparametrics of the Rsur *Approach and leave distance parameters can be modified:
If approach=leave=0 then Combin parelm = Tanto parelm
Tanto Fan
Tanto Parelm
Tanto Fan
Approach fanning distance
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Leave fanning distance
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Exercise Presentation
And now practice on the Ex03-CombinParelm exercise, to learn about:
Combin Parelm strategy
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Tool Axis Tab (4/6)
Guidance Mixed Combin
This strategy is equivalent to Combin Parelm except on planar or cylindrical surfaces on which Combin Tanto strategy will be applied (as isoparametrics direction may not be appropriate to follow on this kind of surface) *Approach and leave distance parameters can be modified
For cylindrical and planar surfaces Combin Tanto is used
Combin Tanto
Combin Parelm
Combin Parelm
Combin Tanto For other surfaces Combin parelm is used
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Exercise Presentation
And now practice on the Ex04-MixedCombin exercise, to learn about:
Mixed Combin strategy
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Tool Axis Tab (5/6)
Fixed Axis guidance definition:
Tool Axis is fixed
Click here to select Tool Axis
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Tool Axis Tab (6/6)
Normal to part guidance definition:
Tool Axis is normal to selected part while the tool remains in contact with Drives
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Other Parameters
Disable fanning:
Planar 4X Constraint
With Combin Tanto, Combin parelm and Mixed Combin strategy, you can desactivate fanning on start and stop element using this option.
Useful cutting length
Fanning algorithm is using tool cutting length parameter. If needed to control fanning, this parameter can be modified with this option.
4 Axis
In case of local modification on drives with Normal to part and Tanto guidance 4 Axis mode is available. Therefore you need to select planar 4X constraint
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HSM Tab
Cornering and cornering on side finish path
Allow the user to define a cornerisation of the toolpath by giving a corner radius
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Added Exercise Presentation
And now practice on the added exercises, to learn about:
Flank finishing Start and End in closed pocket Joggle management Thickness on toolpath Curves as part At the end you will be able to fully finish 5 axis flanks of exercise part.
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To Sum Up
In this course you have seen : Necessary geometrical elements to define a Flank Contouring operation
Drives
Navigation on drives, local modification on drives Parts (can be a curve) Multi part
Start/Stop
Open or closed pocket
5 Axis strategies of Flank Contouring operation
Tanto Fan, Combin Tanto, Combin Parelm, Mixed Combin, Fixed axis, Normal to part, 4-Axis
Stepover management
Multi-radial Multi-axial with thickness or offset Side and bottom finishing strategies
HSM option
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