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It the video below you will see how to create extruded surface in Alphacam.
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– set work volume
– set material
– select work plane
– work on workplane
Alphacam Tutorial #1 – lesson 2 – Simple 2.5D Machining Subscribe me on YouTube! YouTube: https://youtu.be/P-wpPw8A_OU Open drawing from previous lesson. From the Edit Tab select Fillet command. Window will appear. In the Fillet Radius type 10. And select All corners to make fillet for all corners in inner rectangle. Click OK. Next, select rectangle…
Find geometry – Alphacam YouTube: https://youtu.be/of5PrgifkrA Another useful option is the Find. Allows to find the indicated geometry in the geometry list. Suppose we want to expire two short lines, but we do not want to delete them. In the Project Manager, go to the Layers tab. At the top is the Find button hidden…
Circle – Center + Point Next option which will allows you to draw a circle is Center + Point. After selecting this option, you have to indicate the center of the circle. You can click whenever you want on the Alphacam workspace or enter the coordinates of circle’s centre. In this example enter the X0…
Contour Machining in Alphacam – Rough or Finish operation Subscribe me on YouTube! YouTube: https://youtu.be/bpVBEfUW1YA In this lessons we will learn about contour machining. But first, we will hide previous operation to make drawing clearer. Select the Operations tab from the Project Manager. Uncheck the operation checkbox to hide toolpaths, select checkbox to show toolpaths….
Define Tool – Alphacam In Alphacam, as in most CAM systems, we can define our own tools. We have the ability to define several types of tools here. To define new tool select Machine | Define Tool. In this part of the course we will define a flat end mill. Select the FLAT END and…
Tool Directions – Ghost Tools YouTube: https://youtu.be/0tqN1QMuFw4 At this moment, our drawing consists of several individual geometries. If we would like to machine, for example, an external shape, it would be difficult because we do not really have a geometry that completely represents the outer contour of the part. But how do you check it?…