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NX CAM benefits• Automatedholemakingcapabilityspeedscommonprocesses

• Boundary-basedcuttingprovidesflexibilitytocutonminimalgeometry

• Solids-basedcuttingcutscomplexshapesintelligently

• HSMsupportmaximizesmachinetoolinvestments

• Smoothcuttingcapabilitieskeepfeedrateshighwhileprovidingfinefinishes

• Streamlinepatternsfitcuttingstrokestothesurfacessothatpassesflowalongthepartnaturally

• Intelligentrestmillingoptionsfacilitateassociativemulti-stageroughingtechniques

• MastermodelcapabilityensuresthatNCdevelopmentstaysassociativetothesourcemodel

• ModelEditcapabilitiesmakeiteasytoadjustmodelforoptimalNCprogramming

• IntegratedpostprocessorandPostBuilderprovideproduction-readyoutput

• Allsupportingfunctionsareprovided

SummaryNX™CAD/CAM3-AxisMillingFoundationsoftwareprovidesanentry-levelpackagefocusedongeneral3-axismillingwithintegratedCAD.AllofthesupportingfunctionsforNCprogrammingareprovided,fromtranslatorstotoolpathvisualizationtopostprocessing.

3-Axis Milling

3-AxisMillingprovidesextensivefixed-axiscuttingcapabilitiesforcomplexsurfacessuchasthosefoundinmoldanddieapplications.Thisfunctionalityenablesyoutoachievethesmoothesttoolpathresultsinsteepareasbyspecifyingaprojectionvectordifferentfromthetoolaxis.

Independent projection vectorNXCAMachievesthesmoothesttoolpathresultsinsteepareasbyenablingyoutospecifyaprojectionvectordifferentfromthetoolaxis.

Smooth raster cuttingTomaintainhighfeedratesandfinefinishes,youcanoutputthesmoothestraster,orzig-zag,cutswithspecialstep-overmovesandoptimizedpointdistributiontomaintainhighfeedratesandfinefinishes.

Smooth offset cuttingNXfacilitatessmoothoffsetpatterncutswithspecialstep-overmovesandcornertreatmentstomaintainhighfeedratesandfinefinishes.Youcancutinsideoutoroutsidein.

Steep/nonsteep area recognitionYoucanlimitrastercutstononsteepareasforbettercutdepthcontrol,aswellasprovideconsistentsemifinishcutswithcombinationz-levelandrasterfill-inpatterns.

Hole makingExtensiveholemakingfunctionsareprovidedforspotdrill,drill,reamboreandtap.Youcanusedeepdrill,peckdrillandspecialboringcycles.User-definedcyclesprovideanyneededholemakingcapability.Efficienttraversesmini-mizeliftswhileaccountingforallpartandfixturegeometry.Specialmulti-axisfilter-ingautomaticallyswitchesMCSfornonparallelholeselections.

Feature-based automationYoucantakeadvantageofautomaticfeatureprocessingthatcomesstandardwithNX.Featurerecognition,processapplicationandtoolselectionfunctionsautomateholemakingforcommonclassesofholes.Customprocessdevelopmentisseparatelyavailable.

Face millingSolids-basedfacemillingautomaticallyrespectspartandfixtureboundarieswhileefficientlyclearingfaces.

Boundary cuttingYoucantraceboundar-iesthetraditionalwaywitheitheredgesorwireframeelements.Youcanindividuallyspecifyoffsets,compensationandotherfactorsforboundaryelements.Theseboundariesserveasthebasisforeithersingle-tracecutsorareaclearingpatterns.

Generic motion controlYoucanbuildstep-by-steptoolmotionwithinteractivedraghandlesandchaintogethercuttraceswiththemostefficienttransitions.

Probing cycles NXCAMperformson-machineprobingwithincludedRenishawprobingcyclesforsingle-tipprobes.Youcanmeasurefaces,holesandbosses.

Generalized roughingNXCAMroughsanygeneralized3Dshapewithintelligentmulti-levelvolumeremovalpatternsandautomaticallycutslevelscorrespondingtohorizontalfaces.Areaclearingpatternsincludezig,zig-zag,partoffsets,blankoffsetsandtrochoidalpatterns.

High-speed machining (HSM)NXCAMprovidesspecializedHSMpatternsforeitherboundary-orsolids-basedroughing.Youcankeepyourtoolpathsmoothwithcornertreatments,step-overs,engagesandretractstofacilitatethehighestpossi-blefeedrates.Usingtheincludedcuttingparameterlibrary,youcanoptimizespin-dlespeeds,feedratesandengagementdepthstomaximizesafematerialremoval.Trochoidalloopsprotecttoolsfromexcessiveengagement.Whencompletecornersarerequired,feedrates

Interpolated passesNXprovidestoolpathsthatfloworganicallywithyourpartfaces.Withthesestreamlinepatterns,youcaninterpolatecuttingpassesbetweenboundariesforthesmoothestfinishes.Youcanevencuttrue3Dspiralpatternswithnostep-overmarks.

Automatic valley rest millingNXdiscov-ersuncutvalleymaterialremainingfromlargerdiametertools,includingbull-nosetools.Youcancuttheremainingtoolsalongoracrossvalleys.

NurBS outputYoucanoutputNURBSrecordsforthesmoothestmachinemotionandtakeadvantageofhigh-levelcontrollercapabilities.

Facet machiningWithNXCAM,youcanusescanneddataorotherfacetedrepre-sentations,suchasthestlandJT™formatsforNCprogramming.

2.5-Axis Milling and Drilling

2.5-AxisMillingandDrillingoperationscoversolidsandboundary-basedz-levelmachiningthroughamixofmanualandautomatedprogrammingmethods.

Flexible machining coordinate system (MCS)WithNXCAM,youcanmakeholesandplanarcutsanywhereonthepart,usinganyvalidtoolaxis.These2.5-axiscutscanbeperformedby3+2positionalmachinesinanyorientation.

NX CAD/CAM 3-Axis Milling Foundation

NX CAM features• Holemaking• Facemilling• Boundarycutting• Generalizedroughing• Z-levelfinishing• Synchronoustechnology• Advancedsurfacing• Wizardbuilder• PostprocessingandPostBuilder

• Shopdocumentation• Rasterandoffsetpatterns• Interpolatedpatterns• Automaticvalleycutting

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PostprocessingTheMillingFoundationoutputsproduction-readyg-codewithinte-gratedpostprocessing.YoucaneditandfinetuneexistingpostprocessorswithourincludedinteractivePostBuilderapplica-tionorevenbuildapostprocessorfromscratchusingPostBuildertemplates.Inaddition,youcanuseincludedsamplepostsordownloadapostfromoursupportlibrary.

Shop documentationYoucanproducehtmlsetupdocumentswiththeincludedshopdoccapability.

Feed rate optimizationNXCAMhelpsyoutoeasilymaximizematerialremovalratesandminimizetoolwear.Theabilitytoadjustfeedratestoachieveaspecifiedchipvolumeeliminatesoverloadingaswellasunder-utilizationofthecuttingtool.

Assembly modelingNXCAMincludesimportantfixturecomponentsintheprogrammingsessionwhilefacilitatingintelligentcollisionavoidance.Ourmastermodelconceptkeepsassembliesandtoolpathsassociativetoyoursourcemodel.NXassemblydesignsupports“top-down”and“bottom-up”approacheswhilefacilitatingrapidnavigationoftheassemblyhierarchythroughdirectaccesstothedesignmodelofanycomponentorsubassembly.

Standard model editing functions

NXCAMprovidesgeometrytoolstosupportcommonmodeleditingfunctionsthatmakeNCprogrammingmoreefficient.Thestandardrangeoffunctionsprovidedareeffectiveformakingchangesto

automaticallyreducetoaccountforheavierlocaltoolloads.

Z-level finishingYoucancreatez-level,orwaterline,finishingpassesoncomplex3Dgeometry.Suitableforrelativelysteepareas,thesecutsprovidezigandzig-zagoptionswithsmoothengages,retractsandstep-overs.

rest machiningForre-roughing,NXCAMcutsonlytheareasuntouchedbypreviousroughingoperations.Youusesmallertoolsonlyasneededforcornercleanoutanduselongertoolsonlyasneededfordeepreaches.

Standard supporting functions

TranslatorsYoucanreaddatafrompracticallyanyCADsystemwithasetoftranslatorsforParasolid®softwareformatsandtheIGES,DXF,STEPandJTformats.Inaddition,youcanwritedatainalloftheseformats,plusstl.

Operation navigator FromtheCAMapplication’sinformationcenter,youcancreate,view,modify,verify,inspectandorganizeyourNCprograms.Youcanmanagetools,methods,geometryandoutputfromaninformation-richprogramdisplay.

Tool path visualizationYoucanstayconfidentwithtoolpathvisualizationandmaterialremovalverificationtools.Integratedcollisioncheckingidentifiesanypossibleproblems.

Tool path editingYoucanmakefastchangestotoolpathresultswithgraphicaleditingtoolsandprotectyoureditsbylockingtoolpathsfromfuturerecalculations.

NC wizardsWiththeNCWizardBuilder,youcancreatesemi-automatedprocessescustomizedtoyourenvironment.Thesehighlyfamiliarwizardpresentationsenableyoutostreamlinecommontaskswithminimumuserinput.

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existingmodelsthataresometimesneededintheNCprogrammingcontext,suchasalteringabasicstockmaterialshape.

Usingthestandardmodeleditingfunc-tions,youcanperformimportantmodelcleanuptaskswithkeyeditingcapabilitiesfor:

Associative geometryYoucancreateassociatecopiesofmastergeometry,enablingmodeleditingwithoutaffectingtheoriginaldesignmodel.

3D wireframe construction for boundariesWireframeelementscanbeconstructedfromscratchorderivedfrompartedges.Boundariescanbeuseddirectlyforcertain2Doperationtypesorusedindirectlyascontainmentboundariestocontroltoolpathcoverage.

Basic solid shapesSolidblocksandcylinderscanbecreatedforuseasblankmodelsorfixturecomponents.

Surface extensions and patchesYoucanpatchoverfeaturesthatdon’tneedtobemachined.Toolpathswillmovesmoothlyacrossthepatch,ratherthantryingtodigintothefeature.Youcanextendfacestohelpguidetooltipsaround3Dedgesifnecessary.

Surface and edge extractionSurfacesandedgescanbeextracted,divided,projectedandusedinvariouswaystomorepreciselysupporttheneedsofNCoperations.Forexample,adividedsurfaceprovidesanadditionaledgethatcanbeusedtodriveordefinetoolpaths.Likewise,trim,sewandjoinfunctionsenablesurfaceandedgestobemodifiedtosupportNCoperations.

Synchronous modelingSynchronousmodeling,apowerfulmethodfordirectlyeditingsolidfaces,isalsoavailableintheNCenvironment.Developingas-castmodelsorotherderivativesfromtheexistingpartsiseasysincetheprogram-mersimplyneedstopushandpullontheexistingfaces.

Basic surfacingYoucancreatecomplexsurfacesandsolidmodelsusingloftandsweeptechniques,includingmulti-railmethods.Youcanalsofinetunesurfaceswithsurfaceextensionandsurfacenormalcontrol.

Sheet metalWiththeCAD/CAMMillingFoundation,youcancreatesheetmetalcomponentmodelsusingfeature-baseddesigntoolsfortabs,flangesandothertypicalfeatures.Youcanuseformingtablesandbendsequencetablestoaccountforbenddeformationandgenerateaccurateflatpatterndataformanufacturing.

AssociativityTheCAD/CAMMillingFoundationabsorbschangeswitheasethroughafullyintegratedCAD/CAMsystemthatkeepstheNCprogramconnectedtothedesignmodelandupdatestonewgeometry.

Available add-onsYoucanconfiguretheperfectCAMseatbyaddingthetoolpathcreationoptionsthatyourprogramsrequire.Youcanchoosefrom:• Turning• WireEDM• 5-AxisMilling• TurbomachineryMilling• MachineSimulation• Feature-BasedMachiningAuthor

Available Teamcenter integrationYoucanintegrateyourNXMachCAMpackagewithTeamcenter®softwarebyincludingtheNXCAMTeamcenterClientadd-on.ThisMach-levelintegrationprovidesamanagedenvironmentforyourNXdata.AdditionalTeamcenterfunction-alityisavailableseparately.

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Extended CAD content (included with the CAD/CAM package)

ThestandardCAMversionoftheCAD/CAMpackageprovidesgeometrytoolstosupportcommonmodeleditingfunctions.AsetofmoreextensiveCADfunctions(describedbelow)isavailableintheCAD/CAMversionofthispackagethatenablesyoutocreateandeditcomplex3Dpartmodelsandproducedrawings.Thecombi-nationofCADandCAMinonesystemprovidesoneofthemostfullyintegratedsolidmodelingsystemsavailabletoday.DraftingYoucancreateengineeringdrawingsthatremainassociativetoyourpartmodels,includingautomaticviewcreationfromsolids,hiddenlineprocess-ingandautomatedpartslists.Youcanusetemplatestoautomaticallycreatedraw-ingsforbordersandviewlayouts.

Solid modelingUsingtheCAD/CAMMillingFoundation,youcandevelop3Dmodelswithafullrangeofsynchronousmodelingandparametricmodelingtools,includingwireframe,primitives,sweptandrevolvedbodies;Booleanoperationsandassociativeeditingaresupported.Youcanprovidedetailssuchasblends,tapersandthin-wallfeatures.NXmodelingispoweredbysynchronoustechnology,SiemensPLMSoftware’suniqueapproachto3Ddesignthatcombinesthepowerofparametricfeature-basedmodelingwiththefreedomofhistory-freemodeling.

user-defined featuresTheCAD/CAMMillingFoundationletsyoucaptureandstorefamiliesoffeaturesforeasyretrievalandediting,startingwithexistingassocia-tivesolidmodels.Youcanestablishrelationshipsbetweenparameters,definefeaturevariables,setdefaultvaluesanddecidethegeneralformthefeaturewilltakewhenstarted.

Milling Foundation benefits• FulldesigncapabilitywithintegratedCAD/CAMseat

Milling Foundation features• 2Ddrafting• Solidmodeling• Basicsurfacemodeling• Sheetmetalmodeling• Advancedsurfacemodeling• Productmanufacturinginformation