Slot is the another special geometry in Alphacam.
After selecting this option window shown below will appear:
When you fill the text boxes and click OK, you will get:
The slot parameters shown in the figure below:
How to change Alphacam ‘green’ geometry to construction – way 1 The first way to change the ‘standard’ geometry to construction geometry is moving geometry from Geometry layer to Construction layer using drag and drop method. This is very easy when we have small amount of geometries. When we have complex drawing with many geometries…
Chamfering in Alphacam YouTube: https://youtu.be/7MX8eLL6_w8 We still have to make chamfers. From the Machine tab select Select Tool command. Select User – Cone – 10mm x 45 deg tool. Select Rough or Finish operation. Types tab (default): General tab: Levels and Cuts tab fill in as shown in the picture below. Machining Data tab: The…
Lead In/Out – Line – Alphacam YouTube: https://youtu.be/TRjahOTbe5E Before we run the simulation, based on the appearance of the tool paths, we could see that the tool’s entry into the material is not very good. We see that the tool goes down vertically. As is the drilling. For cutters, this kind of entry into the…
Z Contour Roughing in Alphacam Subscribe me on YouTube! YouTube: https://youtu.be/fedZiXceeUA Example of a Z Contour Roughing Machining in Alphacam Z Contour Roughing Machining
G41 / G42 Compensation We said a few words about tool radius compensation. What is it and how it works. But there is one quite important issue. What is the difference between G41 compensation and G42 compensation? Compensation G41 is a left-sided compensation. This means that the tool is located on the left side of…
Helical milling in Alphacam YouTube: https://youtu.be/p7e-TNuakaE We have drilled small holes, now we will do helical milling large holes. But at the beginning we have to set Ghost Tools properly. From the Machine tab select Tool Directions command. Apply the above settings to four large holes to get: From the Machine tab select Select Tool…