Tool Path Smoothing in Fusion 360 The last two sections from the Passes tab in 2D Contour machining are Smoothing and Feed Optimization. By selecting the Smoothing option, we let the Fusion 360 smooth the toolpath a bit. In places where it will be possible, he will remove points and approximate the path with the…
Stock to Leave – Fusion 360 The next section of the Passes tab in contour machining is the Stock to Leave section, which is the section for allowances. We have two types of allowance. Radial Stock to Leave, allowance that will remain aside and Axial Stock to Leave, allowance that will remain on the bottom….
Edit | Move – Alphacam YouTube: https://youtu.be/irmpcBAL5a4 In one of the previous posts about postprocessors, I wrote that the NC program is generated in relation to the coordinate system. Well, this is not surprising. We must have some reference, because on the machine we also define the origin of the coordinate system – the base….
Alphacam Postprocessor YouTube: https://youtu.be/Ve-_FRUdxoM This post is only intended to provide information on what a postprocessor is. As part of this course, we will not be involved in the creation of post-processors. I just want to show what the postprocessor looks like in Alphacam and how it is built. By default, for the Alphacam Router…
What is a postprocessor? YouTube: https://youtu.be/8BCcnPA8vqE What is a postprocessor and what is it applicable to CAM systems? Why is there always a postprocessor topic talking about CAM systems? The postprocessor is an external application that translates the toolpaths into a machining program adapted to the selected machine. That’s how it can be called in…
G-code – Basic functions and parameters YouTube: https://youtu.be/Vz72jsLHcbM In the previous post I’ve provided some information about g-code. There will be some more information in this post. In block N10 we have a comment that will be visible on the machine’s desktop. We can include various useful information there. In blocks N20 and N30 we…
What is G-code? YouTube: https://youtu.be/brXomImCVBQ The G-code is one of the expressions for the machining program next to the NC program. On a program that we write “manually” or generate using a CAM system, and then run on a CNC machine. It is a set of instructions that one by one “tells” the CNC machine…
Select postprocessor and output NC YouTube: https://youtu.be/FzEemz18NYk Now, I will show you how to choose a postprocessor and how to generate a machining program. But before we do this, let’s edit the number of cuts to one. So that the cutter will work the entire contour in one pass. The machining program will be shorter…
Remove from operation – Alphacam YouTube: https://youtu.be/RS34kL0ryf4 In the previous post I showed how to add geometry to the operation, for example in a situation where we did not select all geometries and confirmed the choice or when we just added a geometry and we do not want to create another operation for this one…
Add Geometries – Alphacam YouTube: https://youtu.be/g-2wUrql4Tg When preparing the contour machining, we do not have to create a separate strategy for each contour that we want to work with. If we plan to machine several contours at the same depth, we can do it in one operation. Sometimes, when selecting geometry, we will not select…