Move – Lesson 16 – Alphacam Router Tutorial From the edit tab select the Move function. We want to move all geometries, so click the All button on the command line. Accept by clicking RMB. In the next step, we must determine the Base Point. This is a point on the geometry to which we…
Enclosing Rectangle and Offset Geometry – Lesson 15 – Alphacam Router Tutorial Let’s move to the Operations tab in the Project Manager and hide the operations by unchecking the boxes next to these operations. The view will be clearer. Let’s create the geometry of the stock. The easiest and fastest way to do this is…
Machining Simulation – Lesson 14 – Alphacam Router Tutorial We can run the simulation in several ways. I will now show the two most used. The simulation can be started by selecting the appropriate type of simulation from the View tab. Or simply by right-clicking in the work area and choosing Simulation from the circular…
Pocketing – Alphacam Tutorial – Lesson 13 For pocket machining we will use the same tool that we used for machining contours. So we don’t have to choose a tool anymore, we can choose Pocketing from the Machine tab. Pocket machining removes material from the interior of the closed geometry. Similarly to machining contours, select…
Rough or Finish – Lesson 12 – Alphacam Router Tutorial Machining strategies in Alphacam are located in the Machine tab. To be able to choose a machining strategy, we must first select a tool. From the Machine tab, select the Select Tool option. The Alphacam tool table appears. Initially, it opens with a list of…
Define Tool – Lesson 11 – Alphacam Router Tutorial We need a tool to start machining. Alphacam has a library of several tools that are installed by default. But you will not use them in your everyday work. Therefore, we will define our own tool with specific parameters. From the Machine tab, select the Define…
Tool directions – Lesson 10 – Alphacam Router Tutorial YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/2aiolqVqzX8 Let’s prepare geometry for applying toolpats. Open the first part, p1-geometry-2d. First, hide the Dimensions layer and the Construction layer. Let’s turn on the visibility of the geometry direction arrows (Ctrl + G). In addition to the fact that one arrow means one…
We’re practicing drawing – Lesson 9 – Alphacam Router Tutorial YouTube: https://youtu.be/zKhxJL8O-5o Now we draw the next part. Most of the functions we need to know are already known to draw this part. Let’s begin by drawing a square with a side of 200 mm. So we choose drawing a Rectangle. As the first corner…
Dimensions – Lesson 8 – Alphacam Router Tutorial YouTube: https://youtu.be/VDrE_CvZULY To give you more information on the CAD functionality of the Alphacam, it is worth saying a few words about dimensions. At least to add or check basic dimensions. Dimensioning is in the CAD tab. Choose this option. And first we need to specify what…
Bolt Hole Circle – Lesson 7 – Alphacam Router Tutorial YouTube: https://youtu.be/oXVRcu8JzUs We will now draw circles with a diameter of 9 and 15 mm, lying on a circle with a diameter of 150 mm. There is a function in Alphacam that makes it easier. From the Geometry tab, expand the Special Geometries option and…