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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…

Simulation – Alphacam We already have the tool path and material. We can run a simulation. We have several types of simulations. For now, we will focus on two of them. The first one is called Simulation, and the other is Solid Simulation. We can run the simulation in several different ways. The first of…

Set Materials – Alphacam YouTube: https://youtu.be/3A86nGoU7tY We already have the tool path in our project and we could already run a simulation. But we need material for solid simulation. The size of the XY of the stock is determined by a rectangle. We now have to indicate the rectangle as the material and specify the…

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…

Select Tool – Alphacam YouTube: https://youtu.be/J5fnlIbOAg0 The first thing we need to do before choosing a machining strategy is to choose a tool. We will discuss the definition of our own tools later. At this point, we will use the tool library available in Alphacam. Choose Machine | Select Tool. A window will open with…

Preparation for machining – Alphacam YouTube: https://youtu.be/rOIYsE9i3Yg The geometry is almost ready for machining. At the beginning, remove the outer rectangle. It’s a bit too big for the stock. We will prepare a smaller one later. Choose Edit | Delete and remove the outer rectangle. Now set the geometry direction arrows properly. All geometries are…