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1. og gt M Ga JEICOMAQS BR VA s ke J STETA F m ut tit Potato Picar tar tac ls m ia 7 T rh o E ad a epf z 5 E y o 3 la a E N ar ALPE End of mirror fee a y 150 822 Snap mm 0 Fig 9 25b Type the value of end of the mirror line 70 CHAPTER FIVE OBJECT OPERATION TM MO ardor yi NN 6 Jd CORASEEBR VAD E leixj 1 de T if gt 6 gt M Ka 2 8 Pa j NY A fl het gE W AMS y STE FIFA f l MAN f HAN p Y fii 4 Ly 22 a 7 E Es 5 2 5 Shear To shear an object 1 Select an object 2 Hold the Ctrl key and at the same time move the cursor onto the arrows of the highlighting box dl 3 When the cursor changes into AF or hold the left mouse button and drag it ay AE Tam Modyo adod MA Mode Hei Tocata aax a _ TA Mode Trodon Maid Monk Todpat 00 as SPB a Tale 0d CONS 2B8 Alo HY PAM MACONISKBR YA HA of r5 o rg 0 P O E e 7 4 2 E e A AP q T e h z o 3 4 Se gt O 4 Z E 2 gt aE SE M ZN A apf ab EZO cada af veo 1755 b 36550 Y 102607 ET Snep pet Uron DT Dv 135 18 Ke 224605 N 19747 E pon Fig 5 28a drag the mouse to shear the object Fig 5 28b after shearing You can also shear an object accurately by using shear command Click the icon 17 on Transform Bar or click Transform gt Shear to display a dialog Fig 5 29 Design Centrale TE Shear Hor
2. cccccsssscccccssssscccceessssceecessssaceeceesssaeeeccesesseeeceesesaeeeeeesns 184 Case 10 Image FM AM Machining ica 186 Case11 Image Relief Machining cccccccccccssssccccesssscecceesssaceecessssaceeceesssaeeecessssaeeeceeens 187 12 WAVE BOARD a 189 TE Ve ER 189 PA AAA T T a ee 191 123 CU IMeartextUle oaa E iid 192 A A weg be bus sh bute gh be bu ae ah bu ab ented nob Aas ea 194 A IN 195 PA ire A N EATE me 196 Ucancam Post ProceSSof isis is 198 CHAPTER ONE SYSTEM REQURIRMENTS 8 INSTALLATION 1 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS amp INSTALLATION 1 1 System Requirements CPU P4 2 4G or above or same level CPU preferable Dual Core or above RAM 512MB or above preferable 2GB Hard disk 500M Monitor display resolution 800 600 256 colors preferable 1024 X68 true color CD drive CD ROM DVD driver Port available with Mouse port and USB2 0 port 1 2 Installation Of UCanCam Don t insert the USB dongle into the USB port of your computer before installation To install your program and the USB dongle please follow the procedures step by step 1 Put the installation disk into the CD ROM driver 2 Run the file wtSetup exe in the disk 3 The initialization interface is shown after running the program See Fig 1 1 EEEE Ucancam v9 0 Y y W Www ucancam com Fig 1 1 4 Then the welcoming dialog is shown Fig 1 2 It is suggested to close other running programs during installation of UCanCam to avoid
3. File name fT OE IV Preview Save as type Ucancam File ucc y Cancel Fig 3 5 You can select file save path at the drop down list of Save in Key in file name at File name and select type of file at the drop down list of Save as type then press Save or press Enter on keyboard to save file 3 1 6 Export The Selected This function is to save the selected object and make notes for it 21 CHAPTER THREE BASIC OPERATIONS Select File gt Export the selected on menu bar a dialog is shown Fig3 6 Key in file name File name and select type of file at the drop down list of Save as type then press Save or press Enter on keyboard to save file Se 2x eure Preview Window Save in le Desktop e ey E My Network Places File name fT O IV Preview Save as type Ucancam File uc Cancel Fig3 6 3 1 7 Print Before printing a document it is necessary to install the windows printer driver and you should confirm computer is connected with the printing devices 1 Print Setup Select File gt Print Setup a dialog is shown Fig 3 7 x Printer Name HP Color LaserJet 5 v Properties Status Ready Type HP Color LaserJet 5 Where LPT1 Comment TF Print To File m Copies Number fi al E Scale Position Unit mm nieee Scale Adaptive y C Point Horizontal fo men Setting f mm i ma i Drawit Mode Vertical 0 mm Cancel Preview
4. Fig 3 7 Print setting mainly divides into three parts the printer copies position If you set up many printers printers connected you should choose one of them from the drag down list of name You can set the size origin and orientation of the paper according to your needs REMARK Printer setting is different according to the brand and type of the printer used Please refer to the instruction of your printer during setup 2 Print The Print dialog is displayed after clicking File gt Print command the shortcut key is Ctrl P or by clicking on the shortcut icon Fig 3 8 22 CHAPTER THREE BASIC OPERATIONS Print hl Xd ce JHPColorLasewet5 Properties Status Ready Type HP Color LaserJet 5 where LPT1 Comment J Print To File O A Position Unit mm Qe Scale Adaptive C Point Horizontal fo mm Setting fi mm fi fan Drawil Mode Vertical fo m Cancel Preview Fig 3 8 Copy is the number of copies of the file to be printed Scale is the ratio of the size of the drawing to that of the paper Select the value in the drag down list Position is the location of the page on the paper The page can be previewed after clicking Preview in the Print dialog Fig 3 9 X 40 417 Y 206 454 5 me E i Fig 3 9 The page can be viewed after being zoomed in previewing module The page can be zoomed by four times Click on Uk to print the file Click on E4ncel or Esc key in the ke
5. ido A in A AA Object Scaling x 01d Bounding Box Size New Bounding Box Size A e IS oa g Sealing Coefficient X x fiso 000 a es Keep X Y ratio BasePoint X 34 456 Y 90 38 Pick cuca M Keep origina Fig 5 16b set the parameters alaj xj QLK KK BR 7A 0 M JODYN LM salto PF e S Uroreo ihn E M ot betel rr MAA AA Tea OIA Dive 24 You can input the coordinate value in X and Y or you can also click the icon _ Fick and Soles ES BO ear 33 M 28 686 Seop mmm po Fig 5 16c the effect after setup As we can see from Fig 5 16 the base point in scale transforming is the center of the rectangle but you can change its location in Base Point list in Editing Input mode after clicking Text gt Text Tools pick a coordinate point by clicking in the drawing window 66 CHAPTER FIVE OBJECT OPERATION PT alaj x JOBOyN E T RELEET E Mvroxed s Fig 5 17 REMARK The base point is the center of the object and the object is scaled with this point as the center That is to say the base point is the only point whose position is not changed during scaling Baseline is the central line of the object The object is scaled with this line as the center line In other words the base line is the only line whose position is not changed during scaling 5 2 3 Rotation There are several ways to rotate a select
6. Raster Angle fp Offset inside to out cuca Fig 10 27 3 Select a conical tool in the tool library with a diameter of 0 2 height of 10 angle of 30 degrees and select Top in Machining parameters with the total depth of 5mm overlap ratio of 60 clockwise engraving and then the effect is shown in Fig 10 28 AI y alex MT aiaj DIA IG CORSSSBER VAD EA OF B os Tia ID COBNQCS BR VAD Be CA AAA PP P with is POPP PPP POPP Burnu PPP AP gt T o E T OL A r gl r z s Q F o F gt E Ea lz 6 E 4 e a E a E z a F A 7 L 2 4 2 N N A pr a fe a a E 2 2 3 3 ata D27267 D r 107 68 Me 2054 Y 106416 EE Seep UNES gt Hide path Me 171200 Ye 30170 EE Seep EEES Hide path Fig 10 28a Fig 10 28b 4 If we choose bottom engraving and set the other parameters the same as above then the effect is shown in Fig 10 29 143 CHAPTER TEN TOOL PATH ted cc VB 218 x e a va Pir JE OPA alt OPA mia CONAIGAEBA VAD He F ti To Tre sal h P in PARAR TTD Hi a Hua la Y L pei Y Trey gt T gt T s Ss 7 E 4 ib E E z E BE BE Q Y O pa M Nl ar Af al el a 0027267 D Y 197 68 We 72330 Ve 89284 Seep MES Hite path Me T7788 14086 Sarp MES gt Hite path Fig 10 29a Fig 10 29b REMARK You should choose a proper tool in 3D engraving If the diameter and an
7. 83 CHAPTER SIX GRAPH EDITING 6 GRAPH EDITING Editing operations include Copy Paste Cut Delete Trim Divide Offset Expand Join Common Not common Subtract Group Ungroup and Duplication 6 1 Copy Paste Cut To copy an object 1 Select an object 2 Select Edit gt Copy or press Ctrl C 3 Select Edit gt Paste or press Ctrl V 4 The words Please input base point is shown in the status bar Base point is the center of the object 5 Type a value e g 10 10 or just click i in the drawing window to define the position of the base point aa TAVE aa cE ES SGBR EN me r SPA Mag FEYT CONTE 2 AJO S SEN a E E af ik of HN e gt a i D E E A a p 8 KE E8 o 4 0 4 ME m Ar AE DATA METT TET ENAME PEET Fig 6 1a copy the TEN object Fig 6 1b paste 6 2 Delete To delete an object 1 Select an object 2 Click Edit gt Delete or press Delete key in the ee SPA 31050 CO8SS 208 JAD a sir Ta 920d COSSSSBR ADE af is os h z ha a 6 i E e a 2 a ME Bl E Q Y Q Y N A y A 076 419 Padus 872 v 45 506 Snap a Fary Me 203 105 M 5 674 Sap QS ie po Fig 6 2a elo deletion Fig 6 2b after deletion 6 3 Trim To trim an object 1 Select an object 84 CHAPTER SIX GRAPH EDITING 2 Click on the icon or click Modify gt Trim 3 The cursor then changes into scissors Move the scissors onto the object and the part pointed by the scissors will t
8. Sample line parameters Fig 19 194 CHAPTER TWELVE WAVE BOARD Height f30 00 Width 1488 Pattern Units mm SCO ig 30 000 Width 488 000 C curvilinear Units mm Parameter Base Line Z Sample Line Fig 19 Machining settings are the same as curvilinear texture Fig 20 Fig 20 Fig 21 12 5 Silk Texture Silk texture is a kind of solid wave boards There are three ways to make silk textures 1 Middle wider the texture start to become narrow on the two ends the middle part is the widest 2 Start wilder the texture is wildest at the beginning and then goes lower 3 End wilder the texture is wildest at the end just the opposite of Start wilder Draw some anomalistic curves and lines Fig 22 Pest CORE Wey Overs Textil Modh Transformi Agra Nodak Hepo Toobsthiy Weve Borde LPR LT ATE IGOORSSGBRVASRS h gt T o y JZ T o Z L e gt F A IIL ptt e 5 LL e M Z a A o gt lee o a SS 3 Ml EA i amp Command Ready X 312 509 Y 210 926 0 Snap IMD iii pons Fig 22 Select all the lines and curves and then click wave board gt silk texture from the menu bar A dialog is displayed Fig 23 195 CHAPTER TWELVE WAVE BOARD xl fa Nose DE Hie Tool library Accuracy fi 000 Method Units mm Fig 23 Set the parameters in the dialog to create tool path and then click on OK Fig
9. es k y E y o Eo M3 7 m WE a ar F a JE os nn k 3 3 h ki e D12500 Divet 29 77 Ke 11806 Ve 71977 Snap Ke 118905 5547 Snap Fig 3 10a original Fig 3 10b 3D view In 3D view mode click the menu View gt View Plan to display Seven types of 3D view functions Top view Bottom view Front view Back view Left view Right view and ISO view Next we are to illustrate these functions by taking area clearance tool path as an example Fig 3 11 26 CHAPTER THREE BASIC OPERATIONS F gt Adierestr wa FF ATTE TNT peel ala rave Jao osas sen VA EA 4 iti wil T aj HS OF E 4 E a we Al 88 Y O oh Mi Ar 9 lt He 124830 Ve O25 EF Snap JR Hide pat Fig 3 11a a rectangle s tool path Du se Ack rat hop p ave FoF ESE r an 009 Tranter Made Heppi Tooluthinh DER aiT avala AE 285 ED O Ar Se SAG V145 EE Snep Hide path Fig 3 11 b front view f T Se a r red Uta n vS PP EE Wei Crest TEAN AOO Ramo Mga MAA PNOO Talpa PIJL aya PRCCPESSTLRALE SERTE ES AAA Ree 2 L de 317304 165i KE Snap eS Hide path Fig 3 11 c left view CEEE LHe aie AE Help Tookpathyind Seems ave J alo CO BSSS BA ite He gt 410 A rd A APA sala Master dar ts fo A wa AT MIA Y E E Xi AE ERS Ready
10. E A a 4 R e E a El i E i 88 ue y o Y oH c M be A A ar a a ERE z between into Arc etal bc Be shapes Stent of Eos Xe 72000 e282 00 FES Snop femme 2 Show Pot 2 Obec Selected 00637504 D7 198 4 iaa We 55 snap eS ie pe REMARK Click menu Undo Press the shortcut key Ctrl Z remove the last point or curve segment drawn 4 1 7 Points Method 1 Click the icon on Curve Bar or click Draw gt Point on the menu bar Several points can be drawn at a time by inputting the coordinates of the points by following instructions in the status bar Method 2 Click Draw gt Point on the menu bar or pick points by clicking in the drawing window 4 1 8 Rectangles 1 Rectangle Method 1 1 Click the shortcut icon oO on Curve Bar or click Draw gt Rectangle gt Rectangle in the menu bar 2 Input coordinate value by following instructions in the status bar 50 CHAPTER FOUR DRAWING SHAPES i entte Ucancam wa ajaj xj OB sy Td 4 IGORLKKEKBR VAS ye e io RATIFICA IITATATIPATAA T7 uh T gi rs o T gt i E 2 E 5 td ja y O y ap a Command Ready he tereio a 58 Soap jaa Fig 4 12 Method 2 1 Click Draw gt Rectangle gt Rectangle in the menu bar 2 Pick two points by clicking in the drawing window 3 Finish this operation by clicking the right mouse button 2 Fillet rectangle There are two ways to draw a fillet rectangle
11. Rapid InputiF Serial Number Text 5 Filled Display Fig 9 24 REMARK These functions can be enabled by clicking shortcut keys 9 3 Layer Edit In UCancam you can create shapes on different layers You can add or delete layers so to perform operations on many objects at the same time while none of the operations interfere with each other The functions of the layers are as below 1 You can hide or show the layer as you desire 2 You can do modifications on shapes in one layer while the shapes in other layers are not modified 3 You can set the color to be the same in one layer and make shapes without the need to change the color 4 You can name one layer so that you can find the layer easily when you need Click View gt Layer Bar on the menu bar you can show or hide layer edit tool bar Layer Edit Tool Bar 131 CHAPTER NINE ADDITIONAL OPERATIONS x E El Ea Aaa Eae i Co EE page 2 a 7 LAYER EDIT DIALOG 132 CHAPTER TEN TOOL PATH 10 TOOLPATH Engraving is to carve characters or graphs on such materials as two color board metal wood and stone CNC machine controls the motion of X Y and Z axis under the instruction of the computer and drives high speed tool or laser gun to move on the material achieving the desired result After designing an artwork the artwork s tool paths are calculated by ToolPath functions in Ucancam The data of the tool path is then sent to the control box for machinin
12. bs 4 a E o 0927561 DY 9317 ST Ve aia ST Snap MS de pom 10 Objects Selected OK 35363 OY 9317 TI ALO Fig 5 42a select the objects Fig 5 42b the effect Same Height is to make the height of the selected objects the same as that of the first selected object There are three ways to enable this function e Click the shortcut icon in Aligning Bar e Click Align gt Same Height in the menu bar o Press Ctrl Alt H 78 CHAPTER FIVE OBJECT OPERATION aif x ME l xj FaF CON en Coma Tet Madly Trareford M A Model Hepa Tapahi FaF MORA hodor Aiga Wea ii de SAB oT wk lac ASSRBR vAlo we Jac BSSS BS VAVA E e e Me gt o T o fs Q TS si E 2 g B g gt wh r 2 ps ba E pa Be o E o y A r 4 gt A 2 a ol i 7 F E 10 Otyecte Selected 00 275 61 Div 93 17 172577 Ve 33448 Sap MM inp 5 Obje Selected 006275 20 DVA W 102056 Y 37300 Snap E o Fig 5 43a select the object Fig 5 43b the effect 5 4 Perspective Distortion 1 Select the graph 2 Click on the icon E on Transform Bar or click Transform gt Perspective Distortion 3 A net is displayed i w CAE ve Orei alei xj A ip jed Ucsacam W ET MO Bawon MA Model MA Tot CAT WA Del Teel Madri Trace Aigi LPEETEFODECCCITRRITET PAL MAPA Lule 3 H TEER F ATEREA lO a PEP i AERE F eso A TP i TAN Ya y A Aod DO Topay BSSESBER w A D a e
13. 54 697 Old Bounding Box Size Bounding Box Size T 54 697 Sealing Coefficient Xx fio0 000 A AAA O ee Me 100 000 AE ARS V Keep X Y ratio BasePoint X 34 456 T 90 386 Pick Keep origina Cancel Fig 5 15 Old Bounding Box Size displays the width and height of the original object X is the width and Y is the height New Bounding Box Size is for typing the new width and height value Scaling Coefficient is to scale an object by changing X and Y percentum Keep X Y ratio If you enable Keep X Y ratio then the object will be scaled according to original 65 CHAPTER FIVE width to height ratio which means changing the X value will cause the value in Y direction to change If you un checking V before Keep X Y radio then the change of the height and width of the object will not influence each other Keep Original If you enable it then the original graph will be kept in the drawing window after its scale is changed if you un checking V before keep original then the original graph will not be kept in the drawing window OBJECT OPERATION Click the icon ox or the Enter key to validate the setup Note Scaling function is not valid in Editing Input mode Furnes carne Das Ta HS CORSQSBR VAD Ee ARA A En MANN a AARAA An 4 nt i InARAM AA hr all A e lalola alaj xj EEE 4 EN YPVPorHe Oo Fig 5 16a select the graph numbed Ucancam VA
14. 6 8 Delete Overlay Loop This function is to delete the overlaid parts of one graph or text in order to form tool path 1 Select the object to be operated 2 Select Modify gt Delete overlay loop Fig 6 18 CS ON Senp O Pde post ATI e ao EA SPBSTAVCSE IEA CORNQSBE JADE A OPBLTACE IA COBSQCREAR NADIA AO IA decked ashi ish aback bei deshid athedashakhe ahaha lta A O dee bids ee X halal IIA A A A A A A A NS gt T gt T ap is DE fs Q Q gt E r gt amp 5 Va SC B p v j i y Y Q ii N o a M N a By i ab e gt l l 1 i l ha lt z Tet D2615 Oret S146971 Ve 6165 ES Snap E gt Hide pom Commend Reedy Me 1670200 919 046 EE Snop E Hipo Fig 6 18a original Fig 6 18b after deleting overlay loop 6 9 Slice Slice is to separate a graph into several smaller ones and a close graph will remain close after this operation and the unclosed ones remain unclosed 90 CHAPTER SIX GRAPH EDITING There are two types of Slice Simple slice and Complex slice Simple slice can be divided into linear slice rectangular slice and ellipse slice complex slice can be classified into parallel slice circular slice and radial slice 6 9 1 Simple Slice Linear slice 1 Select an object 2 Click on the icon on Modification Bar or click Modify gt Simple slice gt Linear slice 3 Draw a line on the selec
15. IJOBYN Zi URS Y Rav 285 MAR O Ray UPOoHeL O a if jy Y eUPore 0 m Fimndy din 72060 Me 12564 Snap MA meg De 63065 M 3650 Soap cpf Fig 5 44 Fig 5 45 4 Hold and drag the four panes in the corners of the net and the object is distorted Fig 5 48 Press the right mouse button or the Esc key to exit the operation 5 5 Envelop Distortion This is used to change the form of the selected object 1 Select an object 2 Click the icon P on the Transform Bar or click Transform gt Envelop distortion 3 A box with several nodes and a dialog are shown Fig 5 46 79 CHAPTER FIVE OBJECT OPERATION i entitled Licanc an YN Ez alej xj SPR s NAVE JIE COMSQS BR VASES DT ab JIE CORSSSBE VAD E Mii l hel i hat tr Mii LiletelsPetateles A talata tat trolas 15 katala Talata lanata na Pi tatana fA tato ta da has nf Tial A po of rs o 19 A 6 E E a e B o IN l VY yoy A 3 z IN A pf 1 ff MN WW Wi Ly UAUC us a Es Reedy Me 7M V 4487 ee 470 E see pan Fig 5 46 Fig 5 47 4 Select a shape from the dialog Select Envelop Type on the right of the drawing window Fig 5 47 REMARK The object resumes the original shape by clicking FE to save the new shape diok _Buit Then you can change the shape of the object by dragging the nodes on the selected frame MAA AE SPR oT AVE Id CONSSS BR A D e calf PA FER i MARA
16. PA b d in Tool Path Bar or select Tool path gt 3D engraving command in the menu bar Then a dialog is displayed Fig 11 23 e JOBY Total depth mm Side allowance mm Min upcast distance mm ny C Bottom Direction along contour Clockwise L I Mutilayer depth per layer f0 500 2 000 0 000 4 fo 100 Area clearance J Adopt Overlap 8 E 0 Machining strategies Raster Angle fp Offset inside to out cuca Fig 11 23 Select a conical tool with diameter of 0 2 angle of 10 and height of 10 raster machining strategy 0 degrees total depth of 5 overlap ratio of 40 anticlockwise and select Top in machining parameters Then the result is shown in F11 24 E 8 Uvpore o 200 Y 29 00 Fig 11 24 7 Save the tool path save the tool path with cutter lift height at 10 base on feature point A and name the file 4 nc 3 2 Bottom surface machining 174 AE E Snap a Hide path CHAPTER ELEVEN CASES The steps in bottom surface machining are the same as top surface machining Fig 11 25 is the result of bottom surface machining te 3 E 3 i 5 p p lx l ICO RAKAAESBR DADES y moo o lt 7 Sais IS OS Vay e MPoH H gt 00 Snap Sm Hide path Fig 11 25 Case4 Midline Machining 4 1 Midline machining in 2D 1 Launch Ucancam 2 Type the letter B an
17. TOOLCHANGE lt M05 gt TOOLCHANGE lt M06 T TN gt TN current tool number The schema of configuration file is KEY WORD lt description value gt First word in the line is key word that is defined by Ucancam like as UNITS These in the brackets contain the description for command or values For example UNITS lt MM gt To define the output is in milimeter The key word in Ucancam include two type the one is to deinfe the commands The other is variable that is referenced in post processor file with prefix The following is the key word for commands Appendix RAPID_MOVE_XY_Z Sequency for rapid moving The following is the key word for variable FORMAT Output firmat for Variable in UCancam include FORMAT lt N N d gt FORMAT lt X X 1 3f 1 0 gt FORMAT lt Y Y9 1 3f 1 0 gt FORMAT lt Z Z 1 3f 1 0 gt FORMAT lt S S d 1 gt FORMAT lt F F d 1 gt FORMAT lt I 1 1 3f 1 0 gt FORMAT lt J J 1 3f 1 0 gt FORMAT lt K K 1 3f 1 0 gt FORMAT lt R R 1 3f 1 0 gt FORMAT lt A A 1 3f 1 0 gt Appendix The field in brackets are separated as three parts by character eg FORMAT lt X X 1 3f 1 0 gt the first part is Key character of Ucancam X mean the current format is for x coordinate Ucancam key characters of format include N X Y Z S F J K RA N line number x cordinate y cordinate z cordinate spindle rotation speed spindle feedrate arc x increment value arc y increment value
18. gt a Snap OE ow 0 Fig 9 15 9 1 7 Threshold Import an image and then click on File gt Image Processing gt Threshold in the menu bar a ale lx MI a alejx SPA sT aCe JIACORACSAR VAD Be y SE JIEACORSCQSBAVASERs Zagat Pn AA tr THAR NN nN tr ri rt WEN ARPT RNR RAEN RRR ROR ARTES Z st rt tr tr tt RNR AY tit NN ARID MENARD Do AE T T Dia m D rs SJE e HE e P 4 NE a 5 se o 3 y o Y DIE M z Fig 9 16 Before Threshold Fig 9 17 After Threshold 9 1 8 Despeckle You can clean out spots on the images with Despeckle Select the image and then click on File gt Image Processing gt Despeckle in the menu bar 129 CHAPTER NINE ADDITIONAL OPERATIONS You can invert the color of the image by clicking File gt Image Processing gt Invert in the menu bar i wetted tome A nene ais x 9 1 9 Invert ai x CPR STAVE IGCORSQ amp EE VASE A A IN ANNO IO PRA OPA TAO ATA ANO AAA PES gt 13 T E z ye amp afi N i HE y Na a i Fig 9 18 Before inverting color 9 1 10 Image Undo 07 B21 TG Z Ral RVR nn AAA y AT PE IJIGiCOEQQCRER DADA HY n THA RMN n IA y IA ARN NR RN RD A DRAM RANT RNR OTT i OO SEIS Rar Se 0 p j Fig 9 19 After Inverting You can cancel actions by clicking File gt lmage Processing gt Image Undo in the menu bar so that you need not to import file again 9 2 Context Menu We have mentioned this function in the chapters above and now we are going to make a su
19. 10 2 End mill Fig 10 3 tool edit 133 CHAPTER TEN TOOL PATH 10 1 2 Ball Nose The parameters of ball nose include diameter of blade D and height of blade H Addition Of Gall Nose Tool Description s EME Rotation speed rpm 2000 Diameter D 0 000 mm Feed speed min 1800000 men Max Cut Depth H 0 000 mm Plunge speed min 200000 rar Fast speed min 18000 000 mm Fig 10 4 Ball nose 10 1 3 Conical Conical parameters include diameter of handle D1 diameter of blade D2 height of blade H and angle A half angle Fig 10 6 Addition Of Conical Tool Description 5 Conical DHF a Rotation speed rpm 2000 Diameter of handle D1 1 000 mn Feed speed min 600 000 mm Diameter of blade D fo 000 mm Plunge speed min 1300 000 mm Max Cut Depth H fo 000 mm Fast speed min 6000 000 mm Half Angle 4 0 000 Tool No i Cancel Fig 10 6 10 1 4 Bull Mill Parameters of Bull Mill include diameter of blade height of blade and Corner radius It always is used on rough mill and area clearance Fig 10 7 Addition Of End Hill Tool Description S EMUMILEENEERES Rotation speed pm 2000 Diameter D 0 000 mm Feed speed min 1600 000 mm ComerFiad R Plungesppedimin 300 000 mm Max Cut Depth H 0 000 mm Fast speed min 6000 00 mm Tool No j Cancel 134 CHAPTER TEN 10 1 5 Tool Editing To add a tool 1 Select Ball Nose from Tool Ty
20. 6 38c the result Duplication along a curve This is to duplicate the selected object along a curve 97 CHAPTER SIX GRAPH EDITING 1 Draw a curve 2 Select the object to be duplicated 3 Click Modify gt Duplication along A Curve 4 The words Please select a curve are shown in the status bar 5 Move the cursor onto the curve fbr 6 When the cursor changes into click the left mouse button A dialog is displayed Fig 6 39 Duplication along a Curve x Parameters Rigidity space array Amount a Rigidity amount array A O A onaaat saa v Auto duplication Cc flexibility center to center array flexibility stretch array Cancel Fig 6 39 Parameters Rigidity space array The object is duplicated along the curve with the same distance between each two objects Rigidity amount array The amount is the total amount of the objects duplicated to the end of the curve with the same distance between each two objects Flexibility adjacent array Check Auto duplication and then the object is duplicated along the curve with their centers on the line If you do not check Auto duplication then the object is duplicated according to the actual amount you set in the Amount list The object is duplicated with no space between each two of them Flexibility center to center array The object is duplicated along the curve with the same distance between the centers of each two objects Flexibilit
21. CPBSTBCe AIACORAQSBA NADIA e AA AA AAA A A A A A bet ul al le r pepepepe T gij P rs Tool library TE oo ee y e Parameters E gt gt e tp Total depth 1 000 mm Y a lt ad eee z e ihr a Ty oe B 7 Multilayerfdepth per layer 0 100mm H F 9 y y o az e s N 4 amp dy ToolUp height per layer jo 100 mm z E 1 db 4 Point space 1 000 mm r a 3 Bf Ha ae p J SS a e S m Drill position ld Y a put FP onpoints oncurves I on center of object P R asa 2 Objects Selected 0557 62 Dv 557 82 He 450 000 Ve294000 EE Soap MENS gt Hide path Fig 11 31 Fig 11 32 4 Save the tool path Save the file with cutter lift height of 10 base on feature point A and name of 7 nc Case6 Insert And Inlay Launch Ucancam 2 Choose a symbol from the Symbol Library and adjust the sizes of it if necessary Fig 11 33 SHEA OCORSSS BROAD i ai kaaa A Pc e iil A lite totel Marn MATA CFB sy TM ayE a latali h T r A a ik ri j MAA YA YA YA Ii gt f 88 4 Lt t gt FA l k Union DiXe259 32 OY 511 20 Me 258000 222000 GET Shap EE Hie pom Fig 11 33 O 3 Ungroup the graph and select its outer contour Fig 11 34 Click on the shortcut icon on Tool Path Bar or select Tool path gt Insert and Inlay gt Insert machining in the menu bar and the dialog in Fig 11 35 is shown
22. Grayscale image is composed of pixel of binary digit with 256 kinds of gray colors 125 CHAPTER NINE ADDITIONAL OPERATIONS Select an image in the drawing window then click File gt lmage Processing gt Convert into Grayscale Image in the menu bar and a multicolor image is changed into a grayscale image Fig 9 3 and TE aii ziaja Pas TaAP5BN AO RAAAR AR VAS A A A A A a MA A A OPA TAE NACO RAN JAD He 2 dh Y E lot eo Ra lots ta E E AL A K i da ate Pto lo ra lr leo oli et a e de 2 R T 2 y T CIE rR eE 5 E gt eL gt E e W 4 E ss 5 o o 3 mj Mm Aya ay gt E oran O 490 00 be 318750 V 22917 EE Seep jE Show Pon A Mie 6 277776 M 36401 EIE Seep jE Show Pos Fig 9 3 multicolor image Fig 9 4 grayscale image 9 1 5 Image Tracing Image tracing is a very important command and plays an important part in image engraving It refers to getting the parameters of the contour of the image Select an image and click on the shortcut icon Y on Standard Bar or click File gt lmage Processing gt Image Tracing in the menu bar then the following dialog is displayed Fig 9 5 Parameters Parameters Cusp anale deg Cusp angle deg 60 000 Trace error men 0 010 mr Trace error men 0 010 mr Fairing number fp y Fairing number fp y Approximal precisionfmm 0 010 mr Approximal precisionfmm 0 010 mr Threshold of line po Threshold of
23. Ligier Tool Safe height 10 000 Speed down height E File name D ents and Settings th EJ100 nc B a Save 4 al ToolPath Up Down Close Fig 10 76 Parameters Post processor file normally select General CNC is OK if you want output the toolpath in inch Or your control system has special requirement you shoul modify the post processor for example moidify the UNITS lt mm gt to UNITS lt inch gt in the post processor file If you need more help you can contact with us Origin point is the origin of the tool before machining is carried out There are 3 ways to set origin point 1 Custom You can custom the position of the origin input the value of X Y and Z then save toolpath 2 Save as before Automatic memory the previous path position and even restart the software 3 Base on feature points You can select the position of the five points A B C D E The location of the machining area is different according to the feature points selected Take badge making as an example Fig 4 shows the location of the machining area with the origin at 0 0 160 CHAPTER TEN TOOL PATH Fig10 77a Fig 10 77b In order to make origin setting more flexible and the engraving more convenient the function Based on feature points is available in Ucancam Safe Z height is the distance between the tool position and the material surface when the tool is traveling above the materi
24. Luneta e one yo VO ee ait x CPR a TAFE Id CONS amp amp BA DAD EY Insert machining xl AAA tala h od r 5 Tool library AGN Cut directi va A a ut direction C Eridge DN 5 Clockwise Anticlockwise E Plunge N 4 t Machining parameters Total depth 2 000 mm e unilateral 0 100 mm a clearance a a s00 mm mo E E Dy UC gt o o carea m l s Combos D25332 D 51160 24000 veisi EE Snap JES ide oon Fig 11 34 Fig 11 35 177 TT Multilayeridepth per layer CHAPTER ELEVEN CASES 4 Select an end mill tool with a diameter of 3 175 and height of 10 choose anticlockwise machining set total depth at 10 interspace at 0 3 and the result is shown Fig 11 36 PET VB ajaj xj z Jd CORBSS amp BE VAld it a LN A A i n FARATA AA T A tte uial ulud De gt E T g ih o gt E 4 E 2 Pe r E 88 y o Ab JE af ComboCurve 0625932 Dive51 6 x 323000 284000 Snap Emma Hide path Fig 11 36 9 Next we are going to make intaglio mould Click on the shortcut icon on Tool Path Bar or select Tool path gt Insert and inlay gt Inlay command in the menu bar The Inlay machining dialog is shown in Fig 11 37 Choose a tool with diameter of 3 175 and height of 10 anticlockwise machining total depth of 10 interspace at 0 overlap ratio of 80 area clearance and the result is in
25. Not common 1 Select the two objects 2 Click on the icon ES on Modification Bar or click Modify gt Not Common The following is the result i hor N J x JIOCGORKAAKEKEBR TADY 4 Punch gt T B rh ol P mF a y ah sa co o y A k o Soap J Fig 6 35 95 CHAPTER SIX GRAPH EDITING 6 12 Duplication Array Duplication 1 Click on the icon de on Modification Bar or click Modify gt Array Duplication 2 A dialog is displayed Fig 6 36 Array Duplication f Rectangular Duplication C Circular Duplication Row Space 1 0 000 mm Column Space 11 0 000 mm Angle id Cancel Fig 6 36 circular duplication Two types of Array Duplication Reclangular Duplication and Circular Duplication Parameters in rectangular duplication include Row is the number of rows Col is the number of column Row Space is the space between every two rows Column Space is the space between every two columns Angle is formed by the bottom row and the positive direction of X axis 3 After entering the values click on the icon O or the Enter key to finish the setup METI VO ale x PBs Ta JA CORNAQSBR VADER ERA AA ES iReywupPote EEEE EE EMAR i Nic AR a 45 11567 Rot 349 Soap J Fig 6 37a draw a circle 96 CHAPTER SIX GRAPH EDITING alej x CPB st W7B dd CONSS amp BR VAD EP at Luto R Array Duplication T a
26. Objects which intersect with the line are highlighted in dashed blue lines 4 Release the left mouse button to select objects Fig 5 4 61 CHAPTER FIVE OBJECT OPERATION gt E 12 IIA IIA IR o CIN CIT OPIO Y I Ti ho Hi Tiaan A i Jan Ei do 2 T 2 T ol A Y gt a E k ha E 4 B m uF Bi a F m Al D El m 0 A f A Ed y al 3 Command Ready We 57082 M 6433 Smp GE ice 3 Ob pects Selecsed D27 v 46 054 Smp O ie oon Fig 5 4a objects are highlighted Fig 9 4b the ed are seca Select objects with a rectangle Method 1 1 Press the left mouse button and move the cursor from left to right Note the moving direction is from left to right 2 Objects that are fully included in the blue rectangle are highlighted 3 Release the left mouse button and these a are e selected Fig 5 5 all xj a tit ae Daa Tea Moet mn A 0 Team Modh FB TH dace ASSER P a K FI aT Gal dace RSSRA ale tel Pabu tal eladni Pula Phial E y Ah i ul EEE E EEE E E VMVrPore do NET j bioi UePore O y y y i R K a S E l Command Ready Me 36419 e7753 Seep 1 jacta Selected D16041 368 M 73617 Smp m Fig 9 da A rectangle Fig 9 Db the Pren in the en are ela Method 2 1 Press the left mouse button and move the cursor from right to left Note the moving direction is from left to right 2 Objects that intersect with the rectangle are highligh
27. Then the Region drilling dialog in F10 38 is displayed Region drilling x End Mill D3 175 H22 wv Tool Library Parameters Total depth mm fi 000 4 Multilayer depth per layer foo H ToolUp height per layer fo 000 Horizontal point space mm fio co Vertical point space mm fio coo Interlaced arrange cuca Fig 10 38 Horizontal point space is the distance between two points in the horizontal direction Vertical point space is the distance between two points in the vertical direction Interlaced arrange is interlaced arrangement of the points 2 Select an end mill tool with a diameter of 22 weight of 10 total depth of 6 horizontal point space and vertical point space at 44 respectively and compare the different results when selecting interlaced arrangement and when interlaced arrangement is not selected Fig 10 39 A y ale la DGA Ti JIA CORAQSER DADES gt T o i O F y 3 LOGO OA 2 j arse a LOGOS S n DODGE y o KERKEE 4 L ar PoE OG G a 4 a A la Bobs SEOHOHH OE DPP Commard Ready Me 185000 V 255 667 Snep Hide path Fig 10 39 When interlaced arrangement is chosen 147 CHAPTER TEN TOOL PATH METI A al x s IQBvnr 4 1 t b 4 ZE WEB AA iS UPore O SEeESEOES Poire C0412 56 D e0t 67 X 297500 y 105 000 Snap Sa Hide path Fig 10 39 When interlaced arra
28. Then the dialog is shown Fig 11 18 Choose a conical tool with a diameter of 0 3 angle of 15 blade height of 10 choose raster machining strategies 0 degree a total depth of 0 2 overlap ratio of 40 anticlockwise The result is shown in F11 19 QQ m aia a TG JA CONSQSBR VADER 2 Tool library AAA PE aaa lans tana Pitana lanataran lana tana D AAA Maa tana lana tana AAA FONE tanaoa tan I AA daud gt T m Machining Strategies Dn ES i lt O 3 Hale Ange foo 4 z Sequence Near First n 3 C Offset P inside to out i Ramp E L e E 5 m Machining Parameters Multilayer machining ge Ai s Total depth f2000mm H lr eheee pa 4 Side allowance fo 000 mm Mj Deptt A Overlap ratio 20 000 E fir i e MIV Mill Contour z Direction Clockwise C Anticlockwise Tip Outside is clockwise inside is anticlockwise Carcel Teos Ci SI2 00 O53 38 bem 399 030 V 000 Soap 1Sde pat Fig 11 18 Fig 11 19 172 CHAPTER ELEVEN CASES 11 Then apply area clearance on the two inner rectangles with the parameters the same as in Step 10 Fig 11 20 a trancam Va a cas Ti AA CORSQkBAVAS t q ie 7 f Sof RSQ A dr eUNPored omp Selected 06 766 10 Crr 316 00 we 89 O08 LY 56 000 Seap me Hie pom Arms 29D we OS oer pawn pu 2 ur Brisa LA is Fig 11 20 12 Finally cut the rectangle outside by profi
29. You can make it easier by using Align gt Same Size command on the menu bar There are three ways to enable this function e Click the shortcut icon on Aligning Bar e Click Align gt Same Size on the menu bar o Press Ctri Alt A 7 CHAPTER FIVE OBJECT OPERATION m ale x puntkied Ucancam lei x Fae CAME Ama Dra TeetiT Mod Tranter Mil Neda Hebi Toca Fie CARE Wa Trad Ter MocityiM TrarefcerdW Akg Mode Hemp Toant IS 9 Bl TR JA CONSQ amp BR VAD e ISP Blo ta J4COESS amp BR A D e we h clitetetelrtebetsdeteteteletebstelstelatels w MIM APA t W letl HAARA Toba Materalarat MATEA P T N APA F To bl 7 JE da a L op a Pe 2 6 4 E B 5 wk wk 2 o E a A F ak gt E E ommand Rend X 153596 M 61487 Sorp E H ih 3 Objects Selected 00632050 Dy 1 50 02 X 188 969 1 Seep m T Fig 5 41a select the objects Fig 5 41b the effect There are two additional functions in Ucancam Same Width and Same Height Same Width is to make the width of the selected object the same as that of the first selected object There are three ways to start this function e Click the shortcut icon in Aligning Bar Click Align gt Same Width in the menu bar o Press Ctrl Alt W E y E wists de Lut T E T o is aj i 3 F ba z MM amp a pe p n a E Ae yor y Ho o g jt H A E
30. arc z increment value arc radius angle for rotation axis gt AAS TMNK gt oe The second part is the string to print before value when output 1 3f is format string to control the number of decimal places leading zero etc 1 is number that specifies minimum number of characters output 3 is the precision specification value that specifies maximum number of characters printed for all or part of the output field 5 G00_DEF G01_DEF G02_DEF G03_DEF G20_DEF G21_DEF Define the command string name that repace for ISO G Code G00 G01 G02 G03 G20 G21 Eg G00_DEF lt G172 gt 6 Arc commad 1 ARC_TO_LINES lt 1 gt Possible value 1 or 0 Convert the arc to lines Default 0 2 the format of arc output FORMAT lt I 19 1 3f 1 0 gt FORMAT lt J J 1 3f 1 0 gt FORMAT lt K K 1 3f 1 0 gt Or FORMAT lt R R 1 3f 1 0 gt If set the IJK format in the post processor file the ouput for arc is in IJK format If set the R format the ouput for arc is in R format Default R format 7 line numbering FORMAT lt N N d gt 201 Appendix There are two meanings 1 output the line number if not set this statement ucancam do not output line number 2 Set the format of line number LINE_NUM_START lt 1 gt Start line number Default 1 LINE_NUM_INCREMENT lt 1 gt Increment line number Default 1 8 UNITS Possible value MM or INCH MM All position in mm feed in mm min INCH All position in inches
31. available in Ucancam Distance measure 1 Click on the icon ull on Standard Bar or click Help gt Distance measure on the menu bar 2 The cursor changes into NE 3 Pick the starting point and end point with the mouse untitled canicas Y al xj FUE CAT Wo Oral AT Mody Team M A Mode Heed TodpattOd OPA A A JA4ACGO RIAS ABR YA A A Tar T 7 TA lite EPF TP 7 7 iE th T N gt T o rh Q E P 6 Bi a Ni TENEN a O 5 Sd 767 O Y Mm A o E l End Near P Point F Mid P Center imer l Pep TF Tan P Quad M Gid All Mense distance Deben two parta me 17 411 N 62257 Snap se poh REMARK In case of measuring horizontal or vertical distances press Shift key on the keyboard and drag the mouse to move on horizontal or vertical direction Angle measure 37 CHAPTER THREE BASIC OPERATIONS 1 Click the icon a on Standard Bar or click Help gt Angle measure on the menu bar 2 When the cursor changes into NE click on the angle peak and then move the cursor along one side of the angle Click again 3 Continue to move the cursor until the cursor reaches the other side of the angle Click the left mouse button again 4 Then angle degree is shown Fig 3 33 o ms ie a F Al h BE a Y Mb A f E l Near F Poim Mid Center Inter f Pemp f Tan Quod F Grid AN Messere An We 26508 312 500 Snop JO Hide eah Fig 3 33 Perimeter measure 1 Click Help gt Perimete
32. ok 9 oF Y e Ol 4 lt E B L we r E 2 ol x El v M mj R VO MANO AM 7 VOe F 3 3 MARIAN 3 IAT An Mirai A WENA td Me S41 667 We 138833 EE Seep FOIS Show Poth Loros 359167 M 159 E Seep OS gt Show Poe Fig 7 24e ungroup Fig 7 24f the text is changed i individual units If a text and a graph are grouped and then ungrouped the text can also be changed into individual units Fig 7 25 Lo untitde ancam Va ajej xj S aif xj Daa Te MORO Trada MA od pO Topa t CPB ST w POTS O YiaVCe JIA COMQQS BR wv Ald Be FATA i val CO se ee PARR Le TRR i ut Mad i i Ts lossless i AI A TARAR P aanl at hadat E z z gi ri 5 Q F 2 3 E a Q gt ap E y 3 Ni a A mi m il e En a if aa DO MS Wii 2 Objects Swincted D502 29 018370 357500 M 17500 EE Sep bie 159167 V 38313 HE Seep JUAS Pa Fig 7 25a slo text and meng Fig 7 25b ungroup e tcana va AAA SJAEICOMAQSBRVA d E eH y maps gt T iE th 7 A E ol s Mt ca T B a AAIEN S UO 14 e gt 0 Urios amp Ov 61 64 360000 9167 EEE Snap FONS Show Por Fig 7 25c the text is changed into individual units REMARK The text which has been changed into graphs should not be adjusted using text editing tools 7 6 Serial Number Text When we are making cards we need to change the serial numbers on the card With Serial Number Text funct
33. otherwise the material can not be machined properly Step Angle After setting step angle objects will be automatically rotated according to the angle Iteration count the more iteration count you set the better effort you will get otherwise increase 82 CHAPTER FIVE OBJECT OPERATION iteration count and you will spent more time to calculate it Mirror some objects can be automatically mirrored to save the material during auto nesting In hole nest some objects can be automatically nest in hole Keep old keep old object after nesting After setting the parameters click on OK to validate it Pals mia Yaco nAAREBR vA i tn i i MERANA sl MRR Y Aa JONDO 20 JODAS gt i Y 45 mA 5 9 Undo amp Redo 5 9 1 Undo Ucancam lets you cancel actions through any one of the following three methods e Click on the shortcut icon in Standard Bar e Click Edit gt Undo in the menu bar o Press the shortcut key Ctrl Z cette acon alelxi PATITAS zlej Pals mia JACONSQSBR VAD Pals Ta JEACORNQSBR VAS yp ti y rr 7 7 RR if F l A gt with y o nl h gt T gt T of rs oF rs o 9 o 9 a A 6 dl E s D gk y al Al a a A F O gt V Snap JM ie pen Snag JAS ice 751 Fig 5 57a Fig 9 97b 5 9 2 Redo There are three ways to repeat an action e Click on the shortcut icon E in Standard Bar e Click Edit gt Redo in the menu bar Press Ctrl Y
34. you can use Bridge to make the cut object not completed separated from the material After finishing the job you can manually take the finished product apart from the material Feed You can set spindle Rate Tool Feed Fast speed and Plunge speed in this dialog Arc Fit When it comes to tool path calculation arcs are better than Bezier curves By this function a tool path is automatically changed to an arc thus machining efficiency is greatly improved Cancel 10 16 ToolPath Transform With this function you can change the size of the tool path change the tool path position and rotate the tool path 1 Scale 157 CHAPTER TEN TOOL PATH x scale Move Rotate Scale IT Change hi fi 000 de fi 000 Fa ft 000 Base Point f High x eb 280 mm O Mid 1 15 619 mm O Low z 2 000 mm Fig10 71 You can scale the tool path by clicking Toolpath gt Toolpath Transform on the menu bar When a dialog is displayed set the values in it and then the tool path size is changed After choosing base point checking change and setting scale of X Y Z then press ok 2 Move ToolPath transform X Scale Nove Rotate DX 0 000 mm DY fo 000 mm DZ 6000 ne Fig 10 72 You can move the tool path by clicking Toolpath gt Toolpath Transform on the menu bar Set the value in the dialog and then the tool path position is changed 3 Rotate Ci A Scale Move Rotate You can also r
35. 10 34 145 CHAPTER TEN TOOL PATH Ss ese Rar RVPOCH PC H PODY LN R AA sa ara la RNA rn F i Fig 10 34 E g 2 to drill points 1 Draw a point and duplicate it Fig 10 35 A AS al6ix lOPBls RAVE JIA CONMAQS BR VAD E TOUT isseletetossteratassl askata A AA AAN a hold De 2 3 T g TE E L E 6 E R j y Q ps WIE Af e Command Amady 30161 gt 2337 ER _Seap OE Hie porn Fig 10 35 2 Select all the points and click on the shortcut icon HE or click Tool path gt Simple drilling in the menu bar Then a dialog is shown Fig 10 3 Select an end mill tool with a diameter of 3 and height of 12 set the total depth at 10 and pick up Points The result is shown in Fig 10 36 1 cartilla cancan olf TA IPIALES BE VAld TS A A A ACA tlar a 4 Lats asl Re JE T E 6 0 A ss 9 OE fan ay Ty 8 HE y WIE b af E P e 16 Objects Seleciad OM 3000 Ov 30 40 27130 N 425 DS Snap Sa Hide path Fig 10 36 f 10 7 Region Drilling Region drilling is to drill in the inner region of the object Now we are to drill the region in Fig 10 37 146 CHAPTER TEN TOOL PATH e a va ale lx Z Fla li A T IE r o E P E k 3 e lt SE mb Y 0 MN 3 a gt a ma Pobre D 3531 O 27 00 20m We 7659 Snap Fig 10 37 1 Select the object and click Tool path gt Region drilling in the menu bar
36. 150205 N 49252 GEE Seep OS Side pom Bener D16296 DY 9082 beinist Y 26247 EE Snap ice pon Fig 6 8 Fig 6 9 6 5 Expand Expand is to offset an object both inward and outward at the same time To expand an object 1 Select an object 2 Click on the icon K on the Modification Bar or click Modify gt Expand 3 Input the distance in the status bar and press Enter AE Qu Uc sacara Ya FiF Gan St Car ToT pO Tendo Ay Mode He Topai PA stars Id ORAS BE VAD A AAA AA A O AO AA AO AAA A O A A A APPS A f ale x Fier Gat Veet Ores Teil Medi Toon AO Neck pl Todpatido VPR STAVE IACONAQSER VAD A Pistslalidstaseobstesstiladsdiatedeab tb sbabsletedededtoobsbathbabedaltdededemebsbsbattadededsdedeabsbotsbabalstedadesorss E slisi F TAI de gt T 2 T oF rg oF 5 Q ol ie Si h E a E aF A a E F E E p i o a E o E Y L gt o E a a JE a 4 y 4 Poca DEA Ov 20623 TAME Ne 16540 OEY Soap JJ eoe pot Pounce IE Dr 204 23 164174 v 52847 EE Snap SOS gt ie oon Fig 6 10a select the object Fig 6 10b after being extended 87 CHAPTER SIX GRAPH EDITING 6 6 Close Close is to link several curves two or above with lines Take the following as an example Ljuntitied Ucancam alej xj FaF GATO Ved Orada TtT Moa Tratar MA Modat Hepi TooipathiN DP Tia JA CORNQSSBR VAS H 7 ba L
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38. AAA AM ami A AAA a y aml gt a T of rs o 2 P 6 E amp E 2 xp Qf q Q E ri H Y N e ee Ai fof a h ij i ma PH E j gt Pandy Me 35032 M 51652 Hi Snap MUS eno Fig 5 48 Double click on a node of the frame to delete it click on a point of the box to add a node When selecting several nodes at a time the selected nodes will be filled with the color blue and then you can move the selected nodes together by mouse Fig 5 49 SETI 7 leia leia OPB TAVE IACORSSSBR VADER Y PAD TN AVe IAGOCONSQCSBR 24D E Z Leer i TARER i EREA i RTR i TETT 0t010 010801 TEETER T A ARRETA AS r sal ERIEN i TARTEREN i ATORRA i T AETA RTEA T fanal IARRTAS of 4k OF IH 2 Jows gt 8 eous gt Rill or y if av e aww e e H Y A E E bam E ih ICN Ao lo le FE g ES o tf JEI Pr mo Y e PE tual al N A dT z Al a WV ff fp _ h e MA f E MA a NW ATA MW V Fandy do 3669 M 51066 EE Seep OMS Hide por Fandy be 6081 fve 40619 EE Snap Hive 5 Fig 5 49a select several nodes Fig 5 49b the effect 80 CHAPTER FIVE OBJECT OPERATION 5 6 Push And Pull Distortion Push and Pull Distortion is to distort an object by pulling or pushing its base point 1 Select an object 2 Click on the icon Es on Transform Bar or click Transform gt Pu
39. About Ucancam is displayed Fig 3 41 x A Welcome to use Ucancam V8 20 090227 Homepage http www ucancam com Telephone 010 8268 4988 Copyright c Beijing W entai engraving software Corp All rights reserved Warning This computer program is protected by copyright law and international treaties Unauthorized reproduction or distribution may result in severe civil and criminal penalties and will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible under the law Fig 3 41 The dialog is closed by clicking or pressing the Enter key on the keyboard 41 CHAPTER FOUR DRAWING SHAPES 4 DRAWING SHAPES Line arc circle ellipse Bezier curve wavy line combine curve points rectangle star spiral and regular polygons can be created and drawn in Ucancam The following are the main features in Ucancam gt Point coordinates can be numerically input gt Automatically snap end points midpoints intersection points tangency points and other feature points gt Editing functions such as delete offset cut and trim and Boolean operation functions such as join common not common and subtract are available gt Transformation tools like move rotate mirror scale and aligning tools such as horizontal spacing and make the same size are available gt Useful node editing tools This chapter is devoted to a general introduction of creating and drawing geometrical shapes and using the symbol library Objects with various shap
40. DF Dea Tear J KA gt Pals Ge JA CORNQSBER VAD P Ta Y Ta 7 Pm Y TO T F JOBYY 2OBYX ZE WBS Fawr ca DS A TEFA E E a T eUPoHe Oo Y 152 394 Swap i Fany Snap VEs La Fig 3 22 Rectangular grids Fig 3 23 Radial grids The background grids can be changed by any of the following two ways e Add or un checking the V before Show Grids e Click View gt Grids or click on the icon on Status bar General settings General settings include Auto Save Curve Accuracy and Maximum Angle of Centerline xi E WenTai Curve Accuracy Unit ee v GuideLines Iv Auto Save Discrete 0 005 Millimeter Grid Every 20 y min tolerance General Discrete 176 000 deg Centimeter Max Angle of anale si Centerline Snap E pixel bi 20 deg C Feet jv View smooth FP Show Unit transition Default config Cercel _ Fig 3 24 O Auto Save Auto save ensures that no data will be lost accidentally Objects are saved in a file named backup ucc and the file is in Ucancam Install directory You can set the auto save intervals by typing in a value in Auto Save O Curve Accuracy Show Displayed curves are more accurate if smaller values are entered in Show tool bar but the accuracy has no effect on tool path Machining If value of machining accuracy is smaller tool paths calculated and the machining result are better Snap Users can set
41. E ora 3sady Mn 142 198 5 Snap E Fig 6 23 dialog Fig 6 24 Circular slice 1 Select an object 2 Click on the icon Ce on the Modification Bar or click Modify gt Complex Slice gt Circular slice 3 A dialog is displayed Fig 6 25 The parameters include start radius preserve space and remove space 4 After setting the values click OK to validate the operation and click Cancel in to quit the operation 92 CHAPTER SIX GRAPH EDITING Ea 3 7 V Droga TEAT Mod Trosien ADA Mode HDi Toca i DR Circular Slice OF Bis Ta JaICOREASES ER ADE Y Ty AS E dol vidas date tabla ntrtebs dos hast eed tdatda tek trbos abla ott dun slau teodstdotdh tsbistests M stdcaae lini Oe gt o T Start Radius OF ES se o P mm E x it Preserve Space a E 10 DN a ol j j f j j A Remove Space WE ETP TR TP TE AY DIA Ab i iy p ff H F rrr o po I ii ff iy is ma it TE a Ml MANAN V Cancel fF F Command Anady 3 Soap a i Fig 6 25 Fig 6 26 Radial slice 1 Select the object to be sliced 2 Click on the icon Za on Modification Bar or click Modify gt Complex Slice gt Radial Slice 3 A dialog is displayed Fig 6 27 The parameters include start angle keep angle and remove angle Start angle is for setting the position of the radial area keep angle is the angle of the preserved parts remove angle is the angle betwee
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43. JACOUMAR P p ha 51 MAN MAC AMA AAA lat ata latal h gt E r T ot me ik O 3 A F l Sea P BE N 3 ab 4 a E gt i j boi v 4 M247 Ye 60340 OY Snap itt Fig 9 37b After Vertical aligning selected object There are three ways to enable this function e Click the shortcut icon i on Aligning Bar e Click Align gt Horizontal aligning in the menu bar Press Alt H eee ale xj rer Z L hh gt T oy gt Ti Q E Xx A A HE a y a Y 4 ES b a 2 A Ba Ww obleas Seleciod 00249 68 Diy 254 79 Me 275200 Y 112553 ZS Sep E tide path Fig 5 38a select the objects 5 3 3 Space Di de T T P ag x r a A s BE ja y 2 Y 4 a le j o a Objects Selected 00424 68 Dy 9769 X 228626 Ye 24953 Snap az Hide pat Fig 9 38b after horizontal aligning There are two types of Space Horizontal spacing and Vertical spacing Horizontal spacing is to position the selected objects with the same space between each other horizontally There are three ways e Click the shortcut icon JL on Aligning Bar e Click Align gt Horizontal spacing in the menu bar Press Alt 76 CHAPTER FIVE OBJECT OPERATION tte kaancam Ye ale x rarer Ucancam alej xj Pao ERES Verd VW Draws Teotit MedisiVO Tarafa Akia Model Has ToolpethiN
44. K Editing Mode Bar Symbol library Ctrl M Editing Mode Bar Editing Mode Bar Draw basic vectors Editing tools 5 Editing Mode Bar Ay Tool path Editing Mode Bar Toolbars Toolbars consist of commonly used commands x ATAS GRAB Fig 2 8a Editing Mode Bar ES SA Al a 9 ES S O Fig 2 90 Standard Bar x AAKA VA Fig 2 8c View Bar x L MOr SUR OMAOQ Fig 2 8d Curve Bar Text Editing a O i al Fig 2 8e Text Editing Bar x toma HAO AAKO ADO E Fig 2 8f Node Editing Bar 14 CHAPTER TWO BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO UCANCAM E eki alee Bar SIPS 00x 06 000064 T bil Fig 2 8g Modification Bar Transform Bar O OOOO O OOOO UE E ha 2 ERAS Fig 2 8h Transform Bar xj oc ool 32 3a El HH e A A Fig 2 81 Aligning Bar xj 1 SOOO 80 we ol aaa e Fig 2 8 Tool Path Bar 2 4 Design Central The function of Design Central includes setting page size modifying elements property digital positioning condition select modifying node coordinates and other operation Key in parameters and press Enter to finish operation Parameters come into force within 3seconds without pressing Enter Click on the icon on standard bar or click File gt Design Central on menu bar Design Central dialog can be shown or hidden Double click title bar of Design Central or press minimize button Design Central dialog can be contracted Double click title bar
45. Min brightness a Min brightness depth jo red Mas brightness 255 Mas brightness depth fi v2 mm Cancel Fig 11 63 9 Click View gt 3D View in the menu bar and then click on the right mouse button to select ISO view from the context menu See Fig 11 65 untitled Ucancam Pro 2009 Fie E Edt E View Draad Text T Modify M Transform B Abya Node k Help Surface T oclpatt N EE TICE ld eed aA Ir JOBY So he BD NA ar gt eUMPoHKe Oo FWE EGE Wore ND TED Modlin Transforms AKA NAO HARO Surfaces Tope a VFRlSITACE ISA COls RF NE RRBAA JODY gt ERIN A 7 Boyo Fig 11 65 6 Save the path save the tool path with cutter lift height of 3 base on feature point A Case11 Image Relief Machining 1 Launch Ucancam 2 Import an image and change the size to make X value into 100 The result is shown in Fig 11 66 5 ix untitled Ucancam Pro 2009 FAME EGR E Wiewk Deaw G Textil ModfyMM Trarefcem E AllgxA Node k Hepi Surface S Toolpsth ly TELE E Ps P y ba Li nAn A Ll e gt T o rs o P Oh o A A m l a o mM a O I 4 Promptdrew the line arc push lt Tab gt key to pop the setting dialog 147 908 49 295 mm Snap m Hide n be Fig 11 66 3 Select the image and click on the shortcut icon q in Tool Path Bar or select Tool path gt Image relief machini
46. Press Ctrl S In case of creating a new file or changing the path of a file press Ctrl Shift S or click File gt Save 19 CHAPTER THREE BASIC OPERATIONS As Then the dialog Save As is shown Fig 3 2 Fig 3 2 You can select the saving path of the file in the drop down list Save As Type and then input the name of the file and you can preview this file in preview window After selecting the saving path and name of the file click on Seve or press the Enter key to save the file 3 1 4 Import File Click File gt Import File to import a file to the current page The following are file formats that is compatible by Ucancam Fig 3 3 ZE Pei EMF JEG JPEG GIF z DXF File t DEF EPS Filet EFS FLT HPGL Plotter File FLT TXT File TXT Fig 3 3 Image File BMP JPG JPEG TIF GIF PNG Vector File Al File Adobe Illustrator file format DXF File The Drawing Exchange Format DXF enables the interchange of drawings between AutoCAD and other programs EPS File Encapsulated PostScript EPS is a standard file format for importing and exporting PostScript files PLT File PLT also HPGL created by Hewlett Packard is the standard language for printing line drawings HPGL is supported by many CAD charting and word processing applications TXT File ASCII text file There are 3 ways to import a file e Click on the icon A on Standard Bar e Click File gt Import file in the menu bar o
47. Start of rotation line are displayed in the status bar 3 Input the coordinate e g 10 10 and press Enter key 4 Then the words End of rotation line is shown in the status bar 5 Input the coordinate and press Enter and the object is rotated fan Dr Textil Madrid Trador AlgA Node MebiQ Tooth isla lt ZA GI Teel Modty M Trato MgriA Mode Hei Topey aisial CA MAYEN ACORAAEBDA VADs PAS Nia GE dd Co84seea Aly 0 gt TA MERAN 1 PA salas F3 4 E e Hi TA Fa J TA T Tt mil gt T gt T Ig r IE 5 o 3 o 3 a f 4 Par 6 E Bi A PA a a o o x tart of rotation line gt 25 7 5 Me 5299 Ne 4260 See A Eise Conert i 611 Pinus 575 Radus 1100 Me ABRA e 4402 Sep A Fig 5 20a input the start rotation line Fig 5 20b after inputting the end rotation line REMARK The angle formed by the X axis the horizontal direction and the rotation line is the rotation angle and the starting point of the rotation line is the rotation center of the object Angle rotate 1 Select Transform gt Angle rotate 2 The words Angle of rotation line are shown in the status bar 3 Type the value e g 45 and press the Enter key Fig 5 21 REMARK After selecting the object each press Space key will cause the object to rotate by 90 degrees anticlockwise 68 CHAPTER FIVE Lrerttied Ucancam View ada BeAT MOI Trarsforrd AKA Nadel k OBJECT OPERAT
48. and a circle is drawn F Sa AN Gong Teer T Madrid Trareioemim MA Ainge HO Tope Pas Td Ja CONRKARBR VAD Hi 1 q walst J200 9 5 aT 7 si UREA Y Aa auoe O gt 116 Soap Ea Fig 4 7 Method 2 1 Click Draw gt Circle on the menu bar 2 Click in the drawing window to pick a point as the center of the circle 3 Move the mouse to define the radius of the circle 4 Click the left mouse button to finish drawing the circle 4 1 4 Ellipse Method 1 1 Click the shortcut icon on Curve Bar 2 Select Draw gt Ellipse on the menu bar 3 The words Center of ellipse are shown in the status bar 4 Input a coordinate value to fix the position of the center of the ellipse 9 Enter a coordinate value to define the end point of the first axis of the ellipse 6 Enter the coordinate value of the length of the other axis of the ellipse 48 CHAPTER FOUR DRAWING SHAPES k E iy SH tank v TT Madrid Trorsfoemim Mid Mods Heed Toobethy r a TA ya COREKAAKEBR vA 7 7 Tr F 7 i IUa Y JOY E Baw J OOIDOHS O gt 7 7 7 a7 A 41665 Soap E Fig 4 8 Method 2 1 Select Draw gt Ellipse on the menu bar 2 Pick a point as the center of the ellipse by clicking in the drawing window 3 Click in another position to fix one axis of the ellipse 4 Click in a third point to define the radius of another axis of the ellipse 4 1 5 Spline Method 1 1 Click the shortcut icon A on Curve Ba
49. be smaller than the smallest line width Node editing can be employed to modify the areas that tools can t go into Fig 11 5 and 11 6 show the effect before and after node editing et cana Va ME AE ale GAVE JIACORAQCRSER AO EA CTPRLTaACE JA CONNASER AS HA i 1 P I T la i i pe Saber tas i 1 i s Al h r r ha i 5 1 T LP delet tls I at Es latal i le i i I isl uh T a T RN K PA Hb g PAN jj 14 os E 4 3 gt a AR A pi 5j Le a Y l E E A _ 4 a a g 3 LI TaN i bas E of ey e d gt a By ps E a A E e La bm DA AMO V 00 PE snp JE o Pen Bose O37001 DY 559 00 eat 366 000 37 snop QS m 5 Select the symbol and click on the shortcut icon O in Tool Path Bar or click Tool path gt Profile Machining command in the menu bar Then the dialog in Fig 11 7 is displayed Set the parameters Click on OK to validate the setup and Fig 11 8 shows the result A eanan A x as OF si T G E Ae Tool library PAPA cb ataca atea il dy ii l he A T rm Cut position PA ry i E Bridge HANN On C Outside C Inside z HA Junge E Plunge 19 a e NZ 5 m Cut parameters e Total depth 2 000 mm Sequence Near First y ba E y E KI g ES La o P r B Multilayer depth per T E00 mm I Depth first a O _ 5 layer E f f O E ti A ry A m Cut direction z Ct A E 3 VA UK N f g Clockwise C Anticlock
50. but only in text edit mode 7 4 Hollow Character This function is to make hollow characters Follow the steps below 1 Exit Editing Input mode 2 Select the text to be hollowed 3 Click Text gt Hollow Characters 4 A dialog is displayed Fig 7 22 Soop A Show foe Design Cental T Hallow T ent Distance Ein Offset Comers Type 9 s A V Keep original objects Cancel Fig 7 22 Parameters Offset Distance the value by which the text is to be extended Offset corners type is the shape of the corner including Acute angle and Round angle Keep original objects is to preserve the original text in the drawing window after operation 111 CHAPTER SEVEN POBYN OF alle ters ldi S VrPoteon tatrtalrartaralarotaralhar tarada danal Men DO 356 67 D30740 Fig 7 23a original 7 5 Convert To Curves 1 Exit the Editing Input mode 2 Select the text 8 IE B AA BOBO O gt Lusilrartsralaretaca dara datrdarr donald No M5000 Vs 54167 ES Snap US gt Show o Lon DXe357 67 OY 308 40 TEXT EDITING 8 ASAS SAS IO 9 Ti SPILT ESTE gt g O F M r Fig 7 23b the effect of hollow character 3 Click on the icon HA on Text Editing Bar or click Text gt Convert to Curves CIE Wath MANO Trenton Tapar DRA MT ACE IAGCORQS BR ADE a A AAN taf talasa o o F m PETITE E DOAASAM ALBO
51. extended and intersects with the object In the example below the object is also a line 85 CHAPTER SIX GRAPH EDITING E F a untitled trancam YE Dra Te Mody haion AGA fede HF CAT Ww w T ro Meh Tolar Mode badori MA Mode Hei Toohey VSE JIGCONSSSBR VAD Ee OPRUTAaCe IA CONSCSBR VAD E Al ae E De ab by gt T a gt T JE w mj de ol P O P ma Pp mp z 4 4 o E e 3 E a ho ha E 0 y O Y N N A Al gt j Fima HOSES VAS EEE Snap fE ioa Reedy 4164 Ne 60652 ET Seep pan Fig 6 5a original Fig 6 5b after being extended REMARK The number of objects to be trimmed must be two or above and in the case of trimming a compound graph the graph must be ungrouped first 6 4 Offset Offset means to extend the object inward or outward by the same distance 1 Select an object 2 Click on the icon al on Modification Bar or select Modify gt Offset Then the following dialog is displayed Fig 6 6 Offset Distance EQU r Direction Outer Inner Offset Comers Type Cc G Cc O N WW B Cancel Fig 6 6 There are two ways to offset an object Inner and Outer Offset corners type includes Rounded Sharpened Chamfered LJ antiied wx acara VA Fle GAO Vd Cr TT Made wets MA Node FF CAE Heit Gre Teel MA Trenton y Madham Tr Er ENTERTA da ir 3 iM K Peed Top ICORSASSKSBR VA
52. ffs gt Hide path Fig 10 24 Fig 10 25 10 4 3D Engraving 3D engraving is to make the material surface smooth and to ensure the definition precision and third dimension effect of the machined object It is mainly used in seal engraving and engraving of characters with special effects 3D engraving includes top and bottom engraving and the difference between them is the size of the machining area Next we are going to see an example 1 Input text UCA and draw a rectangle around it in the drawing window Fig 10 26 142 CHAPTER TEN TOOL PATH Lu De gt T a z r 2 iB O A E i SE aa 3 88 E S j 4 gt a a 4 a Pokea Selected O27287 OY 167 63 Me 167 905 Ve 21 701 E Snap EE Hia p Fig 10 26 2 Select the text and the rectangle and then click on the shortcut icon ES on Tool Path Bar or click Tool path gt 3D engraving on the menu bar then the 3D Engraving dialog is displayed Fig 10 27 if you input parameter of Min upcast distance times of engraving can be reduced xi y Teet titrer Machining parameters RA 6 Top Total depth nm fz 000 Side allowance mm 0 000 Min upcast distance mm fo 100 py C Bottom J Mutilayer depth per layer 0 500 Direction along contour Clockwise C Anticlockwise Area clearance Adopt Overlap 8 fa 4 J Entry Machining strategies
53. graph as an example aleixi OPRBLTACE IACORAQCSER VAD e ss A e A ARRERA AART A JOODY gt N ETT ESE E MVPoHre oH Fig 6 30 Join 1 Select the two objects to be joined 2 Click on the icon ES on Modification Bar or click Modify gt Join The result is shown below untitled ticancam YE 7 210 xj SPR SUTNACE JIA COMAQSAA NADIE Z bids iB lo 2 T D i e a F wk Ba Y o a a al Command Pesdy 164600 M 73655 EN Snap E Hide poih Fig 6 31 Common 1 Select two objects 2 Click on the icon on Modification Bar or click Modify gt Common The result is as follows 94 CHAPTER SIX GRAPH EDITING A Wh alex al y 3ICGO RIAS BE AS gt T o HES e P a de it 2 e y a8 o y Ak o Command Ready ie 184643 34011 Soap mas fi Fig 6 32 Subtract 1 Select the two objects 2 Click on the icon db on Modification Bar or click Modify gt Subtract If you select then rectangle before selecting the circle the result is shown in Fig 6 33 if you select the circle first and then select the rectangle the result will be as shown in Fig 6 34 de a e ale e Ucancam B ale xi JG OCORNSSBA AD PR st wl JG CGORAKSRKBE VAD gt T gt Y o rs o re Q z ZP o z F m nF e e e o a 5 a o Y o y fu M A y alk 2 2 a E snap Soap Fig 6 33 Fig 6 34
54. h z OF El El y ar e BE sa El JB S We 152713 M 19 Snep Hide path Fig 10 62 3 Then click a sequence number to change the sequence of tool path Or you can set the specific sequence number of a tool path unit by clicking the right mouse button on the original sequence number The context menu displayed is shown in Fig 10 63 4 After setting the sequence number in the menu click the right mouse button again and a dialog is shown Fig 10 64 9 Click on Yes to save the new tool path sequence or click on No to preserve the original tool path sequence Fig 10 65 is the new tool path Increment ToolPath order xi n Decrement Stark 2 Do ou want to save the Result End e Set Up Fig 10 63 Fig 10 64 155 CHAPTER TEN TOOL PATH PTC alaj xj IOOy EA PERLET E 8 UVPOHL gt tada drid dardo dictado dai 10 15 ToolPath Edit We can change the shape of the tool path by Tool path edit function We can add delete or move nodes of the tool path or set the starting point We can also reverse tool path direction Other functions include bridge arc fit and feed Click Toolpath gt Toolpath edit on the menu bar and then a dialog is displayed A a n j jxj PBa Ta CONRSS amp BBR VA Ss tif Mo Pert EAT ES eWPoHx e gt 2XOBYX Fig 10 66 Functions available in Tool path edit include Pass You can select different parts of the tool path by adju
55. line po Level of despeckle 0 20 p Level of despeckle 0 20 p 4 I Center ine M enter ing Default gt gt Default gt gt Cancel Cancel Fig 9 5 Fig 9 6 Parameters Cusp angle When tracing an image the contour contains some cusp angles and if we set the value at 60 then the angles above 60 degrees will be smoothed into curves and those below 60 degrees will not be changed Trace error The smaller the value of trace error is the more accurate the contour is and the longer the time of calculation is Fairing number The bigger the value is the better the effect is Approximal precision The value is to set approximate image borders Threshold of line If the bending level of the curve is less than this value then the curve will be replaced by a line Level of despeckle When importing images there are probably unneeded spots left on the image 126 CHAPTER NINE ADDITIONAL OPERATIONS In order to remove these unwanted spots we can set the level of despeckle to make the image clearer Center line is to draw the center line of the contour of the graph Default After changing the parameters if you want to resume the default value you should click on Default and then the value returns to the default value Preview Click on a to observe the result of the image tracing process The following is an example 1 Click File gt Import in the menu bar to import a file in BMP format Fig 9 7 ve 101 x We
56. machining tool are all displayed in the dialog You can also set the texture of stock and Mill color V9 paints the machined regions with the selected color For example we first apply embossing machining to the characters in Fig 10 81 After the tool path is calculated select the path and then click Toolpath gt Toolpath shaded simulation in the menu bar Then the dialog bar displayed on the left of the page to set the parameters Enter the parameters and click on start to see the simulation 163 CHAPTER TEN FIE ERE Vie D TAD Mody Transfom B ABJA Modak Help Tooatiy Wave BoardiR x TOOL PATH FE ERE VD D TEAD Modfy M TransformiB ABIA Mode k Hepti Toopatht Wave Board R NA IPIAAEAER FCI TIEM Z D y 3 Fa N T ha E E JH WG i a bS Y a ts A do EA CE pa 2 pan l End D Nee D Pork Md D Cortes Tine M Pep D Tan D Qued D Gid Gudine ai R Naviga 204033 47 273 mm D gt Hide poth DAINA OE ESEE MERN Ml Promptdraw the line arc push lt Tab gt key to pop the setting dialog 191 560 24 277 mm E Snap Hide poth 4 Fig 10 81a object untied Ucancam Y8 FWE ERE WY Oram G TOT ModfyiM TrarsformiB AIA Model Heli Todos Wave Boardi OPRILIRNACE Id CO gt R ERQSBRy F EA J 1 VE FIA END Went Drama TOAD Moh TranatonnD ABA Noel Hab TOONID Wave 200
57. men Y 6 000 mm H Fig 8 23 124 CHAPTER NINE ADDITIONAL OPERATIONS 9 ADDITIONAL OPERATIONS 9 1 Image Processing The system provides many image processing functions such as image scanning image tracing image stripping adjusting brightness adjusting contrast and converting into grayscale image 9 1 1 Image Scanning Image scanning function can help you import images through scanner Make sure that your computer and scanner are connected before scanning Put the object in the scanner Click File gt Select Scanner in the menu bar and then the following dialog is displayed Select Source l x Sources Uniscan B6200 Cancel Fig 9 1 The names of the scanners are displayed in the dialog select one and click on select Then click File gt Image Scan in the menu bar and a dialog is displayed Select the object to be scanned and start scanning Fig 9 2 18 Colce HE 1200 dpi 48 12 71 11259 O 102 25MB 5 Fig 9 2 9 1 2 Adjust Brightness Select the image to be edited then click File gt Image processing gt Adjust brightness in the menu bar and a dialog is displayed Drag the slider in the dialog to adjust image brightness value 9 1 3 Adjust Contrast Select an image in the drawing window then click File gt lmage Processing gt Adjust Contrast in the menu bar and a dialog is displayed Drag the slider in the dialog to adjust the contrast of the image 9 1 4 Convert Into Grayscale Image
58. per 0000 mm lt 7 Depth first mL layer al E M Cut direction CE Clockwise C Anticlockwise Tip Dutside is anticlockwise inside is clockwise cancel _ Fet CO 560 00 DY 45580 Ke 397000 61000 TE snap Se Hide path Fig 11 44 Fig 11 45 9 Save the tool path save the prism machining tool path with the file named file1 nc base on feature point A cutter lift height of 10 and save the tool path of profile machining with file named file2 nc not to select the feature point and cutter lift height of 10 180 CHAPTER ELEVEN CASES Case8 Intelligent Machining 1 Launch Ucancam 2 Select a symbol from the Symbol library and adjust its size if necessary Fig 11 46 wat 10l x Editi Weve Droi Textil Mody Transforms AmA Model Ment Topski S PBSRTAVE IACORAQKBA NADA ERA ANA Union OX 127 00 D 127 00 X 55486 v 28018 IEN Snap mm zj Hi i hj Fig 11 46 3 Select the symbol and click on the shortcut icon pE on Modification Bar or select Modify gt Array duplication command in the menu bar Then the Array Duplication dialog is displayed Fig 11 47 x Rectangular Duplication Circular Duplication Rows 2 Columns la Row Space 150 h Column Space 300 Angle lo Fig 11 47 Select Rectangular duplication and set row space and column space at 150 and 300 respectively rows at 2 column at 2 and then click on OK to end the setup The result is shown in Fi
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60. the mouse snap accuracy If the distance between the cursor and a point is less than the snap accuracy after snap function starts the cursor changes into i and the point is snapped e Maximum Angle of Centerline Maximum angle of centerline is the angle formed by any two adjacent centerlines The centerlines 33 CHAPTER THREE BASIC OPERATIONS can be formed only when the angle exceeds the defined value This setting is useful when processing midlines As can be seen in Fig 3 25 when the defined angle is 30 degrees the centerline with an angle of 45 degrees is shown as below Fig 3 26 But if the pre defined angle is above 45 degrees then the effect is not shown la 11 i oye ows FER J RE EE A e SS Gere A Fig 3 25 Fig 3 26 View smooth transition If check the View smooth transition when change viewing like as zoom window zoom in zoom out pan view fit to all etc ucancam would swtich view by animation e Show Unit If check the Show Unit all the numeric edit box in all dialog would show the unit like as mm inch etc Design coo TE i x FWP F Wie ass lt 52 874 mm 4 Ier 3 Siem 3 x 122 989 x 122 989 mm y 244 444 Y 244 444 mm 4 Proportion ial 4 Proportion ial 4 4 Move Rotate step Move Rotate step don t Show Unit Show Unit mm Default settings The default parameters can be set by clicking on Yefault contre REMARK It is recommended
61. the symbols in the symbol library is about 10 thousand 4 2 1 Show Hide Symbol Library 1 Click the icon P on Editing Bar or click Draw gt Symbol library on the menu bar 2 The Symbol Library dialog is displayed on the left of the drawing window Fig 4 30 A ta TN MA horo aig A O MO ToDo pa i Gal JAEGCeMAQcehe VAD A width a t j ES IEEE e SEASTA Fig 4 30 To hide the Symbol Library there are three ways e Click e icon on Editing Bar e Click Draw gt Symbol library e Clickonthe I button in the upper right corner of the dialog 4 2 2 Contents In Symbol Library Symbol Library is made up of four parts Ucancam 98 library Ucancam Utility library Ucancam International library and My library Each of the four parts is further divided into smaller symbol libraries Users can select the symbols from the Symbol library for use Fig 4 31 58 CHAPTER FOUR DRAWING SHAPES u E A Ps Y WwW ZEDERBR SL Fav Fig 4 31 o 4 2 3 Selecting A Symbol You can browse the Symbol library and select a symbol which you need All the symbols are divided into many groups according to their types There are two ways to insert a symbol into the drawing window 1 click on the Add button in the dialog bar 2 insert the symbol into the drawing window by clicking on the symbol and dragging it into the drawing window The symbol s width height and scale base are set by entering
62. to align the selected nodes horizontally or vertically 1 Enter node editing mode 2 Select the nodes r r 40 mugs 3 Click on the icon on Node Editing Bar 4 Adialog in Fig 8 9 is shown 9 Select the way you want to align the nodes and then click OK 10 x Fig 8 9 METI s MET lej xj IK pa y Y as da o EESE VAS 3 Pi ix ca aT a Ja Ce ERRET VAS 3 Pl RE l P E S 6 E PM a i 5 a j y Y E k E f Becer Dv 1 25968 09 Y 22395 ETT o Becer AEE DY 125968 34 266 250 E Fig 8 10 horizontal align Fig 8 11 vertical align REMARK The number of nodes to be aligned must be two or above otherwise the operation is invalid 120 CHAPTER ElGHT NODE EDIT 8 6 Convert To Line amp Convert To Curve Convert to line 1 Enter Node Editing mode by clicking on the right of the screen or by clicking Node gt Node Tools on the menu bar 2 Click on the shape to display its nodes 3 Select a node 4 Click on the icon 4 on the Node Editing Bar or click Node gt Convert to line Then the curve between the selected node and the node right after it is converted to a line SE alex Pals ma JGCoOoRwnsBA DAY i MRED A 504 M 163206 Soap E wj Fig 8 12 REMARK When the selected node is the end point of the curve the curve between the end point and the node right before it is changed into a line Convert to curve 1 Enter Node Edit mode 2 Select the nodes to be edi
63. to be one object Objects that can be blocked include graphs tool paths text etc Click Modify gt Block on the menu bar to block the objects Click Modify gt Unblock on the menu bar to unblock the objects 102 CHAPTER SIX GRAPH EDITING 6 15 Object Color You can change the color of the object by 1 Select the object to be edited 2 Click on Y or the drag down list the color list is also available on the right of the status bar 3 The color selection box is shown Fig 6 47 oo Lp ttt Other Color Fig 6 47 To choose other colors click on Other Color 103 CHAPTER SEVEN TEXT EDITING 7 TEXT EDITING This chapter is devoted to a general introduction of the usage of text editing in Ucancam 7 1 Text Input 7 1 1 Rapid Input To improve text imputing speed you can apply Rapid Input 1 Click on the icon V on Text Editing Bar or click Text gt Rapid Input 2 A dialog is displayed Fig 7 1 Text Rapid Input x Fig 7 1 3 Input the text and click o 4 The words Start of text are displayed in the status bar Input the coordinate value and press Enter or just click in the drawing window to designate the starting position of the text and then the text is shown in the designated place Text Rapid Input q xj o gt me f Se BY Baler cance Teod O127 50 222 176 339 Sp a Path Fig 7 2 input the text Fig 7 3 after inputting the start coordinate REMARK You ca
64. values and click on Refresh 5 Click in the drawing window to pick up the position of the first duplicated object Move the mouse to the desired position 99 GRAPH EDITING E al0l xj MET B lei x 6 mG JEACORBESC amp BE DAYE a E fl JG CORAKASKRK BR ADE A Vit TE T T vr T Pr i Tr F e Tm y me Y yr he Lit gt b o T gt T o pm HS o fh o on Ta 9 o 3 a itdi ta E gt E iom les ae G w B a fox 333 a 7 m oaz A BB 88 te E ike E i Qo j Y O rt y ml m LH A f alk 2 E e F E Start of lia 3 Snap i T 59004 Seep a oe Fig 6 42a enter the value Fig 6 42b the result Duplication along an Arc 1 Select the object to be duplicated 2 Click on the icon on the Modification Bar or click Modify gt Duplication along an Arc 3 A dialog is displayed Fig 6 43 10 x Duplication along a Arc m Parameters Andel 10deg Keep ratio angle Space gt Amount 5 Scaling From 1003 To 1003 Z een ox Fig 6 43 Parameters Angle is formed by every two duplicated objects close to each other Keep Ratio Angle by selecting this function the duplicated objects are positioned vertically to the arc Amount is the number of the duplicated objects Scaling is the ratio of the size of the first duplicated object and the last duplicated object to that of the original object Refresh is to validate
65. values in the Width and Height and Scale in the dialog lx FA Cree TT Mogi Tdh Ad Med HARO Topai FAs Ta 434 C088 BR VAD al H T an ro TRY 5 y y ye em _ y 7 ZRII A Fig 4 32 REMARK Because there are too many types of symbols in Symbol library it is suggested to get familiarized with the symbols first so that it is easier to find the desired symbols in Symbol library 4 2 4 My Library Users can create their own symbols and save them to My Library 1 Select an object 2 Click on Save button on Symbol library dialog bar To delete a symbol from My Library 1 Click on the symbol to be deleted 2 Click on Delete button in Symbol library dialog bar Other operations in My library are the same as the operations in the Symbol library before 59 CHAPTER FOUR DRAWING SHAPES k le SUR nav Fig 4 33 REMARK You can add or delete a symbol in My Library symbols in other three symbol libraries can not be added or deleted by users 60 CHAPTER FIVE OBJECT OPERATION 9 OBJECT OPERATION OBJECTS include points lines circles polygons texts symbols images and any other items in the drawing window 5 1 Select An Object 5 1 1 Select With Mouse There are three ways to select an object with mouse Select an object by clicking the left mouse button 1 Move the cursor onto an object 2 When the object is highlighted in dashed blue lines click the left mouse button to sel
66. 10 026 Soap Hide path 4 Fig 8 12 2 Straight Texture Click on wave board gt straight texture and then the dialog is displayed Fig 9 straight texture Ena Mill D6 H22 Tool Libray board height 300 Ea board width 300 Overlap X i Path space Bu Min depth 05 Accuracy fico C straight wave Parameter Base Line Z Units mm Fig 9 Next we are going to explain the settings in this dialog Machining settings Board height the height of the board to be processed Board width the width of the board to be processed Overlap the proportion of the overlapped tool path to the last one 191 CHAPTER TWELVE WAVE BOARD Path space the space between each tool path Min depth the min depth the tool goes into the board Accuracy the accuracy of the texture The accuracy is better when the setting is lower and the time needed for calculating is longer Note Overlap and the path space are the same So you need to just set one of them when creating the tool path Baseline setting Fig 10 Height the height of the z axis curve that is the depth of the tool going into the material Height min depth wave height Width the width of z axis curve straight texture x Height la Width j100 00 Pattern Units mm A Width 100 000 Fig 11 12 3 Curvilinear texture Click on wave board gt curvilinear texture and a dialog is
67. 24 Cancel FieiE EGNE View Y Deog Tet Mod yiM Transform B Akg Mode k Heli TooparhiM Wave BoardlB IOP BR sRv B IS COMRQCSBR VASE IOP Rl slRa 0B 6 COBSQCSBR VALE i AREA THAR WN r AR EAIA TR RR AN RA APR AN APRA pasala ds MAA BE Dy gt T E o T y o_o re DEA NA E AR _ p YEN J 7 gt T gt al IEA K A Vi TZ ray A e gt LA 3 se CG me oY ce Y 7 Af ff NN ne E LS f 7 Sse H gt Ai gt eS y 4 o O a E IEI AS al 5 o F S IE o o E A 7 Gif KRI ALIRI ELL 7 al E CEA AN AY SBSH See IDE X 312 589 Y 210 926 Snap MEN gt Hite pon Command Ready t FA El EK y m 1 KA 12 6 Texture Trimming Sometimes we need to make a rectangle from the tool path of the wave board Fig 25 at this time we need to use texture trimming function Click on wave board gt texture trimming on the menu bar and a dialog is displayed Fig 26 PUE CORE MONOD DN TONEY NOBO TFAA AINA INNO WARES copa Vre tert i D BT VEMAMAA GCHORRQSBAVASRS Y Trim texture toolpath JOBI gt LEN Pick a trimmed area abject Ioro 0 Fig 25 Fig 26 Click on Pick a trimmed area object and then the screen displays the main window panel Move the mouse when the rectangle becomes blue click on the left mouse button Then a dialog is displayed Fig 27 196 CHAPTER TWELVE WAVE
68. BOARD Trim texture toolpath x Pick a trimmed area objec Fig 27 Click on OK to finish the operation then the following result is shown Fig 28 ZICI Cran TEND Mdf Transform AIA Node k Hop Topai Wave Boada ae 4 P T o ES 22 gt CITADAS 7 P egy If 4 YY pe y gt and PS YY A A APR Wy y Q LERIK F LE ag Y DAA GI o j 4 gt E _ Y ka na Ze GLI wi P E Y Ws E Page 1 LANAS acera x 312 589 Y 210 926 Snap IE five por Fig 28 After creating the tool path click on tool path gt toolpath output on the menu bar to save it Then you can start the machining Besides the above mentioned waves you can also create new ones by the editing trimming modification and other functions in UCanCam V9 software 197 Appendix Ucancam Post Processor the Post Processor is a programme which converts the tool path in some standard neutral format into the format requried by a specific machine control system For example the G code format supported wordwide by many control systems and PLT3D suported by Roland machine Because the wide range of control system on the market the majority of controls have simple formatting requirments And therefore UCancam supply a configurable post processor which can be used by customers or agents to create a post proceesor file to support their controls This configurable post proceesor use an unicode ASCII configration file to specify the output for
69. DIT 9 NODE EDIT With Ucancam you can draw lines arcs circles ellipses curves etc The shape of a curve is determined by four points two end points and two controlling points Fig 8 1 The shape of a curve can be changed by changing the position of the end points and the controlling points con trolling point controlling point snd paint end point Fig 8 1 Functions in node editing include Add Delete Disconnect Connect Close Convert to line Convert to curve Smooth Symmetry Node align Start point Auto remove points Fillet Chamfer and Vertical 8 1 Node Selection And Move There are two ways to select a node e To select one node click the node or click the right mouse button to display the context menu in node editing mode e To select several nodes drag the mouse to form a box around the nodes or click the nodes one after another while pressing the Shift key and end the operation by releasing the Shift key To move a node 1 Select the node 2 Click the left mouse button on the node Hold and drag the mouse to move the node A node can be moved horizontally or vertically by pressing the Ctrl key at the same time 8 2 Add amp Delete A Node To add a node 1 Enter the node editing mode 2 Click on the location where you are going to put the new node 3 A black dot appears in this position 4 Click the icon on Node Editing Bar or click Node gt Add 9 Anew node is added in the selected p
70. Dia Insert na z TEC Y AL a sj ajajaja ajajaja aaa 18 05 08 k ga ajajaja ajajaja de A MiechQucancam com m gt s k EARE E E OBSE A o s Text DX 324 615 mm DY 76 204 mm 35 754 2682 mm i Snap J a Hide pet Fig 7 28 7 8 Replace You can replace a letter with another one with Replace Follow the steps below 1 Choose the letters 2 Click Text gt Replace in the menu bar and a dialogue box appears Fig 7 29 3 Enter the letter or some sequence letters to be replaced in FIND WHAT enter the letter or letters in REPLACE WITH And click on OK Then the letters are replaced 115 CHAPTER SEVEN TEXT EDITING 10 xl Text Replace Find what nn Replace with Fig 7 29 7 9 Single Stroke Text Follow the steps below 1 Choose a letter or several letters 2 Click Text gt Single Stroke in the menu bar 3 select minimum branch length and press ok and then single stroke is created 4 Press Cancel to cancel operation k be Seles ES Av UVrPo r eo 2IORDYN Command Nieady SMe Ne Aw su Jae Fig 7 30 7 10 Text In A Closed Shape You can input text in a closed shape 1 Draw a closed shape 2 Click Y to enter Text mode 3 Move the cursor to the shape When the cursor changes tolm click the left mouse button And then you can type in text in the closed shape 116 CHAPTER ElGHT NODE E
71. E fj PE ora 1535 Aadu 57 62 Dn 116 094 M 13707 M Seep OS fide po RADA DV 157 71 he 128076 Y 40667 EH Snap US i porn Fig 5 7a select the unneeded objects Fig 5 7b after inverse selection 5 2 Transform Operation 5 2 1 Move 1 Select the object to be moved When the cursor change in to th the object can be move arbitrarily FAD RAW E BEG ED AA EAD Ka FAD HUY WIEN OP Bs Tale dd 6 ORV BR Ao E Sl 7 D Oo o 2 o VIAL II Y e A y amp xXx l Er E z pe A o r n E i a AA NN gt ANY 1 le V 7 if h gt IN JO t CLA SNN x 63 447 Y 104 308 X 106122 15203 NE wR 273054 Fig 5 8 REMARK press Shift on keyboard the object can be copied when it is moving 63 CHAPTER FIVE itled UCan alol x TRO OOD RAY HDD TH WAW RAD EKA PAO WID MIREU DPB oT a Te d 6 OS Qe BR VALDE TELE JZJOLPZPOX20 x Pa A ESNE Eon ELO Ti X 252 005 r 10e 0404 HEN m m bir OBJECT OPERATION ithec anc IRD RED HEY HOO THD MIMD RAD EKA PAD BOD MIE Li 2 T a YE 14 COMAQSER VAD H a H T O n L o O gt r 4 gt Al a LO Ne SP E lt 3 D y Bu bs S XS y o LAA f l mM SA AP a f Il f f N N e AN a A IA EA lii v 7 Al 1 s A Y A MN EIC pwet fT ERTZ FAL Ms a 13 X 157 623 f 214 066 HEN a hum hse Fig 9 10a Fig 5 10b You also can move object by direction
72. Edit bar displays icons of editing tools F Edit mode tool bar is for opening or closing tool bars and change editing modes G Tool path displays icons for tool path calculation H Draw bar displays icons for drawing simple shapes Coordinates are references to object positions J Page is the page size K Drawing window is the area for drawing L Status bar displays current operation status and parameters input M Ruler displays actual sizes of objects It shows in the work interface in default setting REMARK Click View gt Rulers command to show or hide rulers N X Y Coordinates Shows coordinates O Show Hide the Grids Show or hide background Grids REMARK Click View gt Grids to show or hide background Grids P Snap setting Set the types of points to be snapped and control the show and close of the function Q Color is for setting color CHAPTER TWO R Hide Show Show or hide tool paths REMARK Click View gt Tool path command to show or hide tool paths Move the mouse onto any shortcut button names of shortcut buttons will be shown automatically 2 2 2 Panel Interface Panel interface is another interface of Ucancam With bars in tab form Ucancam is operated easily and quickly as the interface layout is quite clear Fig 2 6 BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO UCANCAM ey ered 2p dd H 1 K Fig 2 6 A Title bar B Menu bar C Shortcut button bar D Status switch bar E View tools bar F Coordinates axes G
73. Fig 11 51 7 Press Ctrl A key in the keyboard to select all the graphs align the center of the graphs and the result is shown in Fig 11 52 182 CHAPTER ELEVEN 9 Select all the symbols and click on the shortcut icon on Tool Path Bar or select Tool path gt Intelligent machining command in the menu bar Then the Intelligent machine dialog is displayed Fig 11 54 10 Select two end mill tools with diameter of 3 175 and 22 respectively choose machining depth of 3mm overlap ratio of 60 and choose anticlockwise The result is shown in Fig 11 55 PIKE Edt E Mem Y Draw G Tet Modfy MM TraneformB Agnia Node HelXH ToolpatixIW EYA gt ain ie ONSSRBR 2 Ale Bi JOB E EFA E E LO WENTAI fw i ZE Mea GS ZONO O gt JOBS e AA PEPA H ea PPT PRT PERA A PEPA Pr ri PE T PERI PERT PT JObjeds Selected DX 594 00 DY 444 00 Fig 11 53 m Y 82393 I Snap aaa Hide path y Intelligent machine xj End Mill D22 0 EM End Mill D3 175 H22 Machining parameters Total depth 2 000 men Side allowance fo 000 mm Overlap 20 000 Direction around contour Multilayer machining Adopt depth per layer fo 000 mm Clockwise Anticlockwise Tip Dutside is clockwise inside is anticlockwise OK Cancel Remove tool i Machining Strategies Raster Angle fo Offset 7 Inside to out Fig 11 54 183 C
74. HAPTER ELEVEN CASES Gountitied Ucancam PAE Edt Mem Y Draw G Teti Modfy M T SP Bla Races 108 200 m dfilatalatalatali ilata letalatafatalatalatalatefifalatalatalita fi falatelatalata fiT aletel etel dis rereformB Algr A Node k HelxH Toolpathiy SAGOBSCQCSBR VAS BR KARN DART ERA ENE EA ZJON2OX20 f v J Objects Selected DX 594 00 DY 444 00 X 383200 Y 5350 M Snap ue Hide path Fig 11 55 11 Select the outer box and apply profile machining to it Select an end mill tool with a diameter of 3 175 height of 22 outside machining total depth of 10 anticlockwise machining Click on OK to get the result Fig 11 56 Fig 11 56 12 Save the path save the profile machining path with file named of file1 nc base on feature point A cutter lift height of 10 and save the intelligent tool path with the file named file2 nc not to pick the feature point and cutter lift height of 10 Case9 Embossing Machining 1 Launch Ucancam 2 Import an object Fig 11 57 See alex OPA MRE IE CONSQBR VAD ES t MEA ARRAN i ARARA i ARARA h AARAA Pro tr late ta LAARA AAA FARE gt E iy Es oo h E a a ys E an i N l e o A CE p gt EY StS Urios Ov 463 75 39000 Y 103010 EE Sm e CHAPTER ELEVEN CASES 3 Click on the shortcut icon aa on Tool Path Bar or click Tool
75. INTRODUCTION Ucancam User Manual was written specially for users of Ucancam engraving software The content in this manual includes installation of the software editing of text and drawings object operation creation and simulation of tool paths etc For the latest information about Ucancam please visit our website www ucancam com COPYRIGHT DECLARATION The copyright of this manual is owned by Beijing Ucancam Software Technology Corporation and copying of all or part of this manual by any organization or person is illegal Ucancam is registered trademarks of Beijing Ucancam Software Technology Corporation Other trademarks that appear in this manual are the property of their respective holders Ucancam User Manual is provided for users of Ucancam and gives a detailed instruction about installation and operations of Ucancam Ucancam has powerful functions and convenient interfaces lt has been widely used in such fields as advertisements mould making sign making gift manufacturing decoration art works woodworking etc There are twelve chapters in this manual including Ucancam installation basic operations shape drawing object operations shape editing text editing node editing tool paths etc Contents 1 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS amp INSTALLATION oooccooocccococcccnoncccnonnccnonnccnonnncnnaneronanernnanermnanos 1 1 1 System REQUIEM iii aaa l 1 2 Installation Of UC ARG aM neinir se es Eaten sed a ou dere See
76. ION er cancan W O T oes HA GCE WaCORSSRBA IA A CET sre PSUACOSRSLBR IADR gt Ok F5 Oe T5 E 7 o s f gt ae E e E h 88 r o f 4 oF 4 at 4 at 4 gt a zh i i i i F i Angle ol rotetien line 106206 Y 25080 F any MET 200 yan Bise Corto 043 0 07 Radur 41 34 Pace 461 Me 42164 HE Snap E Hide por Fig 5 21a input the me ite 45 in the status bar Fig 5 21b after an 5 2 4 Mirror There are three ways to mirror an object horizontal mirror vertical mirror and line mirror o Horizontal mirror Horizontal mirror is to mirror the object with its horizontal center line as the axis 1 Select an object 2 Click the icon on Transform Bar or click Transform gt Horizontal mirror O Vertical mirror Vertical mirror is to mirror the object with its vertical center line as the axis 1 Select an object 2 Click the icon dh on the Transform Bar or click Transform gt Vertical mirror Troretoawm MIA Mode Hepto IA FETI ESKK BR V Aib a k Fig 5 24a original sa T L P Gal J 47 E EN 2 a a Sa a DO El m Z P al 4 a 5x vA gt 7 a JU 4 MA i a f i b a 19494 V 82937 Seap de po 69 all x am T HS P a c f B gt A A EIN oD FE TIA Y LAA m i CA Y ak 4 S g gt e E NE wf I g U Lirios t 16 Div 2310 Ve 31456 Seep eps Fig 5 240 after horizon
77. ITING Note The border of the ellipse must intersect with the graph aig x Gp untitled cancer Ya jt Ucancarn Y FUE CAT Ve GreetG Textil Mor Traore MA Moda HON Tooth Far CAT ve O Textil Meat Tr ore PAs Tale JAO oa RBA VAD ae PAs Tae I doo i lero a tal MO Eo POP OA PPC i rl orto ba be i i APA g E HAGO Tack SQVS BB ADE AREA LTE t PEPETA UPA IA PEREA es 2 T arco Motos TE TORTA LTY r an AS he 2 7 GL a Transl baal A le gt T E T OF rs op as o SP Ql P p gt t SM di ET 2 El N N a ad Al 4 gt Ap ha hn E E Fig 6 21 original Fig 6 22 after being sliced 6 9 2 Complex Slice Parallel slice 1 Select an object and click on the icon on Modification Bar or click Modify gt Complex slice gt Parallel slice 2 Then a dialog is shown The parameters include line angle preserve space and remove space Line angle is formed by the slicing line and the horizontal line preserve space is the width of the preserved parts remove space is the space between each two preserved parts 3 Click on the icon Cancel in the dialog or press the Esc key and the right mouse button simultaneously ol Ea ma Ez boas p pa ma ay SEA alex Parallel Slice Fe Briel Ba alae Aata Aei Aai Aar Aaaa TIPOS PRO PTOS ATP AVEO PTC pa T Line 4nale dea i S Preserve Space Es n gt 10 Y Remove Space m eo o a a OK
78. Jn x alai i OPA oT ayalde ORASAN AID i a Spiral 7 tica ar ar rta Wn Bar lata Min uh gt T a T Winding Ti Or 2 amp Archimedes Ey 3 Logarithmic pa E y UE i Y y 100 a Cancel a 172148 We 6242 EI Snep JS Hier por Fig 4 20 Fig 4 21 Logarithm spiral Design contas enn Spiral Z ti tidal hasta asada 2 AA V AREAS 2 T JE 5 Windings 5 000 I e Archimedes gt o Logarithmic f _ y 4 fro ab s 7 sE e Cancel El Ready Me 176 028 Me 37300 HEE Snap ES Hide porn Fig 4 22 Fig 4 23 When inputting data that is out of range a warning message is displayed Ucancam eee AN Out of range of data Input radiustradius lt 1 500 Fig 4 24 54 CHAPTER FOUR DRAWING SHAPES 4 1 13 Wavy line Various types of wavy lines such as Sinusoids Swing Curves Wavy Lines Trapezium Polylines and Wave Polylines are provided in Ucancam Wave Line Tool xi Wave Line Tool x Wave Line Parameters Wave Line Parameters Unit Length 62 H Wave Length 30 H Unit Height 20 4 Wave Height 20 OO RA Top Length E 3 ASAS S SA Top Height f H4 Po AAA E preview ox Cancel Moe AE Preview 0x caca Fig 4 25a Fig 4 25b Wavy line parameters Unit length is the length of each wave Unit height is the vertical distance between the wave top and the wave bottom
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80. Method 1 1 Click Draw gt Rectangle gt Fillet Rectangle on the menu bar 2 Input two corner points coordinates and radius of fillet i wntitied A Wh S A a iana va alej xj gt z amp amp RE Pas Ta 43460 NKSKS BR VAV AE PESAS TAETCE O SILER EE O CE mi ie WAR L HAARA A A i i ann PAA 4 ul he gt T gt 7 ha bi rh e o PF 3 oe P a el 4 gt e 5 J al A f wF tH t EE y o Y o m a B ap B a i p E l Rectangle Fillet Rectangle Chemter Rectang per of rounded rectangle 147990 Y 37300 Snap om Command Ready X 162656 Y 57573 pP Method 2 1 Click Draw gt Rectangle gt Fillet Rectangle on the menu bar 2 Pick two points as two of the rectangle corners by clicking in the drawing window 3 Get the correct radius by moving the mouse and clicking the left mouse button REMARK When using Method 1 to create a Fillet rectangle you can move the cursor to get two different results 3 Chamfer rectangle Method 1 1 Click Draw gt Rectangle gt Chamfer rectangle in the menu bar 2 Input points coordinates and chamfer value 51 CHAPTER FOUR DRAWING SHAPES gas T as Hae RRSSAA 2 ALS AE Jac BASS BB 740 i Wg 3 le os MRS Y Aa MR gt Aa e aWMVPorte JODAS a A j TS A e JOANDOA20 EEEE 7 7 7 TT _ 7 Rectangle Fillet Rectangle Chemter Recteag Command Randy m 185087 38594 Snep De
81. O Te R ay oe sy r Fig 3 13a original Fig 3 13b filled display REMARK Click the color box in the status bar to display the color dialog Fig 3 25 Select a color to fill the object Other Color Fig 3 13 29 CHAPTER THREE BASIC OPERATIONS 3 3 Basic Settings 3 3 1 System Settings System setting is aimed at making the operations more customizable to each user Click View gt System Settings on the menu bar the System Settings dialog is shown Fig 3 14 x A Welcome to Ucancam 9 1 100818 Homepage http www ucancam com Telephone 010 8268 4988 Copyright c Beijing UCancam Software Corp All rights reserved Fig 3 14 Set up guidelines Guidelines are vertical or horizontal lines that you can add anywhere in the drawing Window to help you measure align and position objects You can display or hide the guidelines You can also add delete move and lock guidelines in the drawing window Fig 3 15 a ae _ e Teti Modi Tractors MA Model Heb Tapahi omens PAN aS JACOBA KY PAs acs aC RBA Al AE E AMIA Buuu uaua Dual m Th ELA EREA hr h gt T gt T of LS mF T5 O P 1 lt 4 F y a s 5 E E y n WE a a 2 o lr 3 F F Me 43717 V 214887 Seopa W 41562 f 234887 Smp a Jual Fig 3 15a put the mouse on the ruler Fig 3 15b guideline displays After putting the cursor on the ruler press and hold the left m
82. O gt Teod D 477 81 Div 61 84 Fig 7 24a select the text be 306667 V 6667 HE Snop UNS Show Pow TNT MoO rareo ALGA d Mets Technet Ta 05 Jaco SRBE VA E ai aM qe dl 200y9x 7EB PTETENDI TE Saa a Seuroteon Minion Ox 4751 Diy 5728 5255333 NV 117500 EP Snap US Show Pott Fig 7 24b the text is changed into individual units PRECOCE bie 371 667 We 37500 ERE Saap Show Pom If we group two or more text and then ungroup them the text can be changed into individual units Ce Ee ee lata ISOPRBLTRCE DEA COMSQSBR ADE e AAA better AAA AAA AAA AAA AAA EW taralana tar ts tet gt o of j HEELE E MS Won Uuro xeo Hn PAR setentas sabed 1 GM iro We 136667 65001 EE Snap US Show Path Fig 7 24c input two lines of texts Corrmard Aeady CAE MA Md MON Sean A vegas TIENT DADEA m gt T oj es E E 6 E me Bi E JE y a I sc eee E 6 UCL mE 2 M 4 E CATAN ie 316067 75533 E Seep EE Stow Pom Fig 7 24d select the texts to group them 2 Objects Selectect 006477 6 Div 205 08 112 CHAPTER SEVEN TEXT EDITING E om THIEUGCOS amp SRBA IA He Soe oT Sd dCoSsseea vay ao es i l 3 talas tr ete lis tl L aa pl 7 FERA i AAA a A A O An AAA JE fs gi rs
83. O UCANCAM Curve Bar Curve Bar Modification Bar Modification Bar Modification Bar CHAPTER TWO BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO UCANCAM Close Radial slice Join Common Am u ma ADN 10 Ctrl G Ctrl U Horizontal mirror Modification Bar Modification Bar Transform Bar Transform Bar Transform Bar CHAPTER TWO BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO UCANCAM CI CI CAZA A Align on right Ctrl Num6 E Horizontal aligning Alt Ctrl Alt Aligning Bar Ctrl Alt Aligning Bar Make same width Make same height il CHAPTER TWO BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO UCANCAM Ctrl Alt Make same size A Aligning Bar Add a node Node Editing Bar Node Editing Bar Close Node Editing Bar Convert to line Convert to curve Cusping Symmetry Tool management PARA Tool path output Tool Path Bar Profile machining Tool Path Bar Area clearance Tool Path Bar Node align Suapan Start point Auto remove points 12 CHAPTER TWO BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO UCANCAM 3D engraving Tool Path Bar Midline machining orar Tool Path Bar 3D view View Bar Selection tools Editing Mode Bar Text editing tools Ctrl T Editing Mode Bar Inlay Prism machining Intelligent machining Embossing machining Image relief machining Toolpath walk simulation Zoom window Dynamic zoom a ae ia Fit to page PL SJ aan 13 CHAPTER TWO BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO UCANCAM Node editing tools Ctrl
84. ONNQ amp BER ADE Dp aa is Fics A ORERE h o FERTA i tabase rotas a tatano ot kulul de A il att fa tus ate T gt f r T aj i R Bl os s o f SP o SP gt te e e e MN E a Gf Co JK gt E sl z ol u gi y N N a pj a E 4 e gt a E _ a f MINO ON aa E bak ad Wigs ll A Ov bie 213287 Me 27551 EE Sap Hite oon a TD Or 28412 bi 176003 N 62937 PIE Seep POS Hide pom Fig 5 32a original Fig 9 32b align on left Align on right is to align several selected objects along the right side of the first selected object There are three ways to enable this function e Click the shortcut icon 35 on Aligning Bar e Click Align gt Align on right in the menu bar Press Ctrl Num6 aleix alex ulul y ul he T T B DN p E Ne e TE Lo q a 7 BP e 5 P amp fF O O N N h a E bo b E SON PE 7 x 7 LA j 3 Obec Selected ORDA 08 OVS M 208638 N G6 Got Eli Snap MB bie pom 3 Oty or jected i 9758 Div 254 70 162757 W 57066 ELE Snap SOS gt ide po Fig 5 33a original Fig 5 33 b align on right Align to top is to align several selected objects along the top line of the first selected object There are three ways to enable this function gt 6 gt e Click the shortcut icon on Aligning Bar e Click Align gt Align to top in the menu bar o Press Ctrl Num L venid Lcancam Ye a
85. Page H Drawing window Status bar J Rulers K X Y coordinates L Show Hide Grids M Snap shortcut icon N Color O Show Hide tool paths 2 3 ToolBar Settings To switch between the above two kinds of interface you should open ToolBar settings dialog Click View gt Toolbars and the ToolBar Settings dialog displays Fig ig 2 7 x Toolbar Style geevenccsecccsncssonsosensey Panel Eeccesecccccecoesecceesoose Standard Toolbar Icon Style Large Icon Small Icon Panel Toolbar Icon Style Text on top Text on bottom Tool Path Bar Fig 2 7 Toolbar Style is to select a style of the interface Standard Toolbar Icon Style is to select Large Icon style or Small Icon style in standard tool bar Panel Toolbar Icon Style is to select an icon style in panel toolbar Toolbars is to select one or more toolbars to be displayed in the interface To hide a toolbar in the interface deselect it CHAPTER TWO BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO UCANCAM You can save the settings by clicking dit or by pressing the Enter key in the keyboard Shortcut Icons Shortcut icons are shortcuts to menu commands The table below outlines commonly used shortcut icons in Ucancam ICON FUNCTION SHORTCUT KEY LOCATION 8 Arc O as gt 3 m J O ee DCI A no Ellipse slice qe a m lito DOLO Parallel slice o Circular slice o BRIEF INTRODUCTION T
86. Peabiriavall a CO vLB IRSASGHERY a 4 iy ee i ay gt k T gt nn T Dome OO O E m ns o Siim price gt o e EE ovfiz an A a Marga 21000 pgfiaco nm e m Maga faon pef 000 wr m3 Tense Poe y j E Tone EET A Material oda g 88 hen brisa a e suo MA 88 A C Mates cob B y oe it i h z hy encinas m AL Machine toot End Ma 03175H22 e tnd Mies From Cone Mime Mere Cin Cod Tos D Gudne ELE Promptdrew the line src push lt Tab gt key to pop he seting dialog 105 458 8 203 mm ENE Snap m Hide Fig 10 81c simulation none stiti x 1 vo GRE WY NG TAD Mech Treo Ag Mode Heb ToobathQ Wave Dowd 4 F End F New F Pott Md T Ceto Tiria so F Tta F Quad f Gid f Gudne An Promptdraw the line arc push Tab key to pop the setting dialog 134098 20851 mm St Fig 10 81d simulation Material Color ipod 20 187 511 mn rfi A ne wood20 ZONDPORX2 0 A E ji LT gt tod 9 JI CO gt B SXQgeave HA L ioe l E a AAA TO Promptdraw the Ine arc push lt Tab gt key to pap the seting dialog 199 344 56476 mm EE Snop lm Hide poth Fig 10 81desimulation select color amp wood 20 10 21 ToolPath Panel Tool path panel is used to separate a tool path into several smaller portions so that you can machine materials accurately even when the work area of your machine is not big enou
87. Piet Wed V Dra TextiT Mody Transformim AlGr A Modei Habs TockpathiN NE a a Jae ASKRDR 7 Afo i o Ir STA E ES SEBA ZA E in in fia ut il de Z Puta leas IA AAA lb Ae gt T gt be T o TE Q i o 2 O r x 9 rh 6 E E E f Bk te o Y o Y N N 4 gt A j AF JE OS las 5 T 026 D Y 22051 212779 W 48056 E Snap fama Hide paih aaa DX 397 36 DY 22051 192592 Ye 30701 SS Seep i Hide ptt Fig 5 39a select the objects Fig 5 39b after horizontal spacing Vertical spacing is to position several selected objects with the same space between each other vertically There are three ways e Click the shortcut icon on Aligning Bar e Click Align gt Vertical spacing in the menu bar Press Alt pine AA Team Mody Tarta Agii ae pate DAD Team MA Trardon AA aitu PrI DTA ae ASKER Ajo E s i g OPA bT c adac SSS BR 2 Ale io r5 o r5 o 4 ls lo S T gt E E te el E El 4 4 b sl el hb mE E um E 5 Obpecta Selected D34991 DY 30 73 4 Y 23 418 Snp ii 5 Objects Selected 034991 D V 301 78 509 Y 24963 Snp I Fig 5 40a select the eds Fig 5 40b Pen vertical and REMARK The number of the selected objects must be over two 5 3 4 Same Size To make the size of several selected objects the same you can click Transform gt Scale but this method requires too much work and time
88. Press Ctrl R 20 CHAPTER THREE BASIC OPERATIONS Then Import File dialog displays Fig 3 4 Te e Look in E Desktop e E e E 4 My Documents ISE My Network Places File name Files of type A Fear Cancel E Fig 3 4 The only difference between Import File dialog and Open dialog is that you can select other file formats in Import File dialog The file is opened after clicking on it and then clicking on Open or pressing the Enter key REMARK Save DXF file at AutoCAD before read it into you should turn off the currently occupied document otherwise they will be read into the failure save EPS at IS software it is necessary to select a low version format otherwise the file which will be read in will become redundant lines arbitrary lines and soon When you want to import a file whose format is not supported by Ucancam please use other software such as windows paint and Photoshop to convert it to file formats compatible for Ucancam before importing the file When you use AutoCAD CorelDraw Illustrator and other software you should convert the vector graphics file to the format which is supported by Ucancam and then operate the file 3 1 5 Export File You can save a file into other formats e g DXF PLT compatible with other software Choose the objects to be saved and then click File gt Export on menu bar Fig 3 5 KA 21x BA Preview Window Save in le Desktop y e ck E My Network Places
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90. SISIE Vo 101 586 ET Snap fN Hide poth Fig 3 11d top view PEE BO Baw De TAGS Ye GET HE Saap S Hide path Fig 3 11e ISO view seven viewing methods are provided in the context menu including Zoom window Zoom in Zoom out Dynamic zoom Pan View Fit to all Fit to page Now let s look at effects of these seven view functions in 3D view mode Fig 3 12 21 BASIC OPERATIONS CHAPTER THREE Fig 3 12b Zoom In 3D view Fig 3 12a Zoom window in 3D view Fig 3 12d Fit to all in 3D view Fig 3 12c Zoom out in 3D view E 25 f ve x TFT ll e lat dto ide Hi Fig 3 12f Pan View in 3D view Fig 3 12e Fit to page in 3D view 28 CHAPTER THREE BASIC OPERATIONS 0d e EA A Goa ES Ste a A e Fl E Ea mylim rn n Fig 3 12g Dynamic zoom in 3D view REMARK In the 3D view mode press keyboard arrow keys to move the page up down right and left Press X Y Z key to rotate the page along X Y Z axis respectively During rotating if Shift key is pressed rotation direction is anti clockwise 3 2 9 Filled Display Selected objects can be filled with color through Filled display function Select View gt Filled display to start the operation Fig 3 13 A A a n S iit ls PD TO Ya CORKASRK BR VAD A Ja CORAKSSBR A D gt oF 30 gx ZE RD E r EMI Baw S e UPore oO La Sg eamuvPoHe o
91. TA o POCO 6 IPRC PRI DCI OCTAL ANCIANO LITIO IOMA TA i h D 1 T D E T o f op rs o ej E A gt E e BE 3 Be bal E o i y oF OF d JE A AN WE mA p A H R ab UI SEED A SUE at A A UA eal UY ue e E wa e gt e E QA a a be ds 1282 M107 707 Y 66728 NN Snap 11 vt ad 4873 Ke 243 Ve 55946 M Snep OS toc oath Fig 9 12a dragging the corner Fig 9 12b dragging the sides REMARK Press and hold the Shift key and drag one arrow on the highlighting box and then the object will be scaled Uiertitied can cara YE gj xj mitad Ucancame YA gj xj FF EAE vwe Creel Te a Transcend ANAL Md Hee tao 1 6 i wea TaT J Tordo A Wodi Opao Tavada Oe ORAASROA ADE Al DB Piked Def R R 3 OCT AA CA O CA COPIA PCI Pa PA O ALS LAA AC TI IO CC TA Pela dat led Dp gt Y gt T oh KN a k fh kd E gt Riz 9 m E ar 2 eE y a a eo 3 f WE E BE 3 8E is E E a y o Fi E m i Z F 2 AT a i N e Br STIAU tE U ap al NOE Ut e e e fl Sh E E lo le k k abano 1414 ds 11002 ve s9233 El Hide hj 319 X 10616 Y 58041 MN Snap MA sti Fig 5 13 Fig 5 14 You can also scale a selected object accurately by typing values 1 Click the icon on Transform Bar or click Transform gt Scale 2 The Scale dialog is displayed Fig 5 15 Object Scaling x Hi 412 912 T
92. Top length is the length of the wave top Top height is the height of the wave tip 1 Click the shortcut icon or click Draw gt Wavy Line in the menu bar 2 The dialog Fig 4 25 is displayed 3 Select one type of wavy line 4 Set the parameters and click on OK 9 Then a wavy line is drawn The length and height of the wavy line can be adjusted and the shape of the wavy line can be previewed Fig 4 26 AICA VB e VB PB gt Ti Ja CORSS amp BR VAD Ke CPB sia JaA CORBSSSea NADA A PT Ter TT Te 7 T Hi t y p IF Wii n o Bi r ooro Y ERIN Rav UrPorHeo T EE IEA OQ Rav a Ww Fig 4 26a Fig 4 26b 55 CHAPTER FOUR DRAWING SHAPES apak Ue aore VE E E opa STRESIE CORLEAGKBA lt 7 Alo He SPBSTAVTE FE COMBS S BR VAD Ke gt T T g rk JE as o o r a P A TE l y IN 4 e pj MAIN A E o Al A E 5 1 ral fal a En VV VA TA be he Higi Pol BE E VALLA Y y o 4 t T G ar i WE W LAN LA WE a y Wi a o ION Y AN heal ES MM mn i i i E pl 3 v j omboOuve 16335 71 Ov 1317 kemasi V 20555 EN seep JU y Irie pot ComboOuve Dit 350 77 Ov 161 44 Dee PHL EDE V 22534 07 sop JES bone port AAA AA AA as AA MZ AMA EZ tenet F
93. Y la rt Doe rr otra rsh da i ald Dp gt T OF re E E 6 k a h 2 w ES Y o gt VE A o F E We 145252 e 14334 Sep th Fig 6 11 1 Select all the objects 2 Click on the icon in Modification Bar or click Modify gt Close Then the following dialog is displayed Fig 6 12 101 x Close Max Close Distance Close Result otal Linked Points Cancel Fig 6 12 3 Type a value in Max Close Distance Note If the distance between two end points exceeds Max Close Distance then the two points will not be linked 4 Click on Close button in the dialog 88 CHAPTER SIX GRAPH EDITING Design Central Aa ml ES a a all xi aG AT Mody M kardom Aiga Model Hebi Todd OPDBoTAVEJAGOORAKSRHEA MADE Close Aa ti Pastel T E E A A E A E T E A E A R E E ARE S 2 T l op S Max Close Distance o in 3 E 20 mm 3 eo E a z A Close Result mE EE o Y Total 2 Linked Points my al a k Cancel E Command Ready 164944 Ye 33416 E A Fig 6 13a Fig 6 13b Two points are linked Take another example If we set the value of max close distance at 100mm and click on the button Close in the dialog then the result is shown in Fig 6 14b All the points are linked eV Doa Tee ModtyiM Transforms AligniA Model ay J Hepi TodlpstiiW pe noje Se E G Y f y a Close p a A n
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95. al Speed down Z height is the distance between the material surface and the position tool beginning to decelerate _ safe heihght speed down height Z axis reverse in ucancam the downward direction of original is Z axis direction after checking Z axis reverse the saved pool path is along the opposite direction of Z axis File name amp Save Click on Browse to select the tool path to be saved name the file and then click on Save Then the tool path is saved in the file you have named Up amp Down In case several tool paths are needed when machining an object then you need to arrange the order of the tool path Delete A tool path can be deleted if you do not need the tool path REMARK A tool path can be deleted only after putting a tick before it It can also be deleted if you select the path in the active area first before the path turns red and then click on Delete The tool path list is displayed after pressing the right mouse button Select one tool path and click the right mouse button Then the menu in Fig 10 78 is displayed You can move up or down or delete the tool path by choosing one of the commands in the menu 161 CHAPTER TEN TOOL PATH Increment Decrement Skart End set Up Fig 10 78 Auto Tool Change Working efficiency can be improved by Auto Tool Change function Two ways to achieve this function 1 Before generating toolpath you should edit serial number of tools in the tool librar
96. alue XYZ XZY YXZ YZX ZXY ZYX This statement specifies the sequence of point coordinate is printed out 15 END_OF_LINE This statement specifies the character ouput at the end of line Default none 16 XSIZE YSIZE ZSIZE The size of The toolpath in x axis y axis z axis 17 XMIN YMIN ZMIN XMAX YMAX ZMAX The minimum and maximun value of the toolpath 18 X_CURPOS Y_CURPOS Z_CURPOS Current tool point coordiant 19 SPN_SPEED Spindle rotation speed 20 FC Tool feedrate for cutting 21 FR Tool feedrate for rapid moving 22 SAFE_Z POS Safe height The following is example of pots processor file Eg1 general CNC line number IFORMAT lt N N d gt INIA Appendix FORMAT lt X X 1 3f gt FORMAT lt Y Y 1 36 1 0 gt FORMAT lt Z Z 1 3f 1 0 gt FORMAT lt S S d 1 gt FORMAT lt F F d 1 gt ILLITE UNITS lt MM gt OOOO DD OOOO FILE EXTENSION lt nc gt P U LINE_NUM_START lt 1 gt LINE_NUM_INCREMENT lt 1 gt OOOO DD OOOO PROG_HEAD lt G90G17G21 gt TOOLCHANGE lt M06 T TN gt PROG_TAIL lt M30 gt Eg2 HP_PLT3D IIprecision 0 025 1 0 025 40 FORMAT lt X 1 0f 40 0 gt FORMAT lt Y 1 0f 40 0 gt FORMAT lt Z 1 0f 40 0 gt A UNITS lt MM gt convert arc into lines ARC_TO LINES lt 1 gt RAPID_MOVE_XY_Z lt 0 gt END_OF_LINE lt gt A FILE_EXTENSION lt plt gt A PROG_HEAD lt IN gt PROG_HEAD lt SP1 gt G00_DEF lt PU gt G01_DEF lt PD gt TOOLCHANGE lt SP TN gt PROG_TAI
97. and the curve Fig 7 15b the text is put along the curve As we can see in Fig 7 14b the length of the text is not equal to that of the curve so the text is not put in full length on the curve Enter Editing Input mode and adjust the value in Char Space the result is shown in Fig 7 16 entitled Ucsacam YN FF CAT We Carl TT Madri Tracatcel MA Ainge MO Toohey SPB MAVENACONAAREA VAD A aT Ts betel sas tite te tel r PARA TO Ji FELE EA We 260 633 M 120000 Sap Es a Fig 7 16 109 CHAPTER SEVEN TEXT EDITING In Fig 7 16 we can see that there is a little red circle under the first letter U Move the cursor onto the little red circle When the cursor changes into 7 hold the left mouse button and drag it to pick the starting point of the text on the curve again Fig 7 17 DP ma ENCON RBA VAS RA O teselersa i TER batalas TETERA tool 2 ye Ny 2 y N J Dure Tent Di 432 4h arias ie 27063 145057 E saap jE Show 1000 Fig 7 17 You can also put the text under a curve or in reversed direction Arrange along a curve e On Under a curve Reverse Fig 7 18 Deselect On Under a curve to put the text under the curve SP mas Edo S amp S SBR Ab EA heslo i TARI Astales TARRAA ARARA a E P R EE y JAN Dire Ted Oita 452 a be 288333 V 99333 E saap E o o Fig 7 19 Tick Reverse and the text will be put in reverse direction Fig 7 20 entit
98. ation to either all the nodes or only some of the nodes 8 11 Fillet 1 Select a node 2 Click on the icon ie on Node Editing Bar or click Node gt Fillet 3 A dialog Fig 8 18 is displayed 4 Input the value of radius Radius is the radius of the arc and click on OK 123 CHAPTER ElGHT NODE EDIT ala xj all xl SPB Ss Tw Jd COESQSER Alo Ke E gt Fie o C Chamfer BE E y k Radius 5 000mm E OK Cancel EM Dx 10575 Dv 1029 6 ett BD 8 Sap O Snow Poo Fig 8 18 Fig 8 19b the effect REMARK This function is only valid when editing acute angles 8 12 Vertical With this function an acute angle can be changed into a right angle 1 Select the node to be edited 2 Click on the icon Es on the Node Editing Bar or click Node gt Vertical A A alt xj untitled Ucancann Ya alej x EA PTA JA IGORAARAR DADA A Dalarnas niet beasts Tal staletolet la Mass 4 r 2E eats de Tasli E T T o T iS o B SP E E 6 of E a 5 4 E J BE E BE E Y Y m y ar 9 E E y y alinea DOG 140434 Dv 1017723 149 299 Sep Pat Pane 193980 DV 133 094861 F 2438 Se _ Fig 8 20a original Fig 8 20b the effect 8 13 Node Position You can give an accurate position to the node which you selected select a node change it s X coordinate and Y coordinate at Design Central Fig 8 23 Design Ce 101 x x 65 000
99. ay cause objects to be destroyed or machining errors the machined object had better not be completely separated from the material before the machining is finished After machining the object can be separated from the material by hand Fig 10 12 136 CHAPTER TEN TOOL PATH __ Bridging Length toolpath aa ce x ridging Height xl lamp down a E T Ramp up x Bridge settings ande 50000 H Deg Pecking plunge One cutting down deepth 7 a gt 0 500 8 ce One driving up height C Space 40 000 Lead in out 0 00 Bridging Length 4 000 ox poo E Bridging height 2 000 Cancel Fig 10 12 Fig 10 13 Plunge There are 3 ways to plunge Fig 10 13 1 Ramp Ramp is to plunge in a certain angle Set the value in the dialog and then press OK The tool goes into the material not in Z axis direction but in slanting direction so that the tool will not be destroyed or broken because of the force during entering material This also ensures that no mark or scar is left on the surface of the material If check the ramp up the tool will retract in slanting direction to ensure the seperation between the part and stock even if the stock is deforming plunge direction 2 Pecking plunge When using Pecking plunge the tool goes into a certain depth into the material and then goes up to a certain height and repeat this process when cutting the material Pecking plun
100. ays e Click the icon S on View Bar e Click View gt Zoom out on the menu bar 24 CHAPTER THREE BASIC OPERATIONS Press the shortcut key Page Down The Page is minified by half after each operation 3 2 4 Dynamic Zoom The page can be zoomed in or out through Dynamic zoom operation so that objects can be viewed in different sizes This can be achieved by any of the following means lp e Click the icon S on View Bar e Click View gt Dynamic zoom on the menu bar o Press the shortcut key F7 oP Then the cursor changes into amp Press the left mouse button and the page is zoomed in by moving the mouse up and is zoomed out by moving the mouse down Click the right mouse button to exit Dynamic zoom operation The cursor changes into an arrow and the Dynamic zooming effect is saved REMARK If you use 3D mouse Dynamic zoom operation can be achieved by rolling the mouse wheel The page is zoomed in by rolling the mouse wheel backward and is zoomed out by rolling the mouse wheel forward 3 2 9 Fit To All Selected objects can be displayed in the whole window through Fit to all function First select the object s and then select one of the following ways e Click the icon A on View Bar e Click View gt Fit to all o Press the shortcut key F8 REMARK If no objects are selected before enabling Fit to all operation then all objects in the drawing window will be displayed in the whole view window after Fit to all operati
101. ba ile qa s bale ASS KBR EALA duda lada l doii X gt T T E rs Max Close Distance o gt 100 EN 3 k A Close Result i EN eL w l o Y rus 6 Linked Paints my AL i E Cancel E E Command Reedy 19422 ve 13795 Eli Snap OS gt Hi Fig 6 14a Fig 6 14b 6 7 Direction To change the direction of an object 1 Select an object whose direction is to be changed 2 Click on the icon 4b on Modification Bar or click Modify gt Direction 3 The cursor changes into aA Put the cursor on the object 4 The object will turn into broken lines and its direction is shown Fig 6 15 9 Click the left mouse button on the object to display the Flipping of Curve dialog Fig 6 16 6 Click on Yes to reverse its direction and click on No to remain its direction unchanged Fig 6 17 89 CHAPTER SIX GRAPH EDITING ALGA dd Hep Tola OULILAELBA ADE u AAA AA AA IA AAA PALO A AA ecb 0 eles MAY Baw Me 4100 67365 EXE Snap SEM ie porn Fig 6 15 Pix ODZ MN Cran AT Modty ht Trewfordl Mis Mdp rt Topai ald x FBS TYSIACE V AY E a T op as o gt M A Fliping Of Curve x l NE e o Y y mb 2 Be Fliping the curve a No Pick ap tho droced object hen Chick LBwt08 do fip Fig 6 16 Fig 6 17 Click the right mouse button in the drawing window or the Esc key in the keyboard and then the displayed direction will be hidden
102. by following instructions in the status bar J 7 Bf k 7 28 s J a JOBY 8 SVR ES UPore o wr Y Ww Fig 4 18 Method 2 1 Click Draw gt Regular polygon in the menu 2 Input the number of sides in the status bar 3 Pick the center point of the regular polygon and radius of polygon by clicking in the drawing window 4 1 11 Arrow The shape of an arrow is determined by four feature points Fig 4 19 There are two ways to draw an arrow Method 1 1 Click the shortcut icon lt A on Curve Bar or click Draw gt Arrow in the menu bar 2 Input four feature points coordinates respectively by following instructions in the status bar Usar Va El AE Y ad Te MANO Tarda M A Padel OO Teper FB sy Td 4aICORAKASKS BR VAS t ihi 155 h EA ES y Fig 4 19 Method 2 1 Click Draw gt Arrow in the menu bar 2 Pick four points by clicking in the drawing window 3 Finish the operation by clicking the right mouse button 53 CHAPTER FOUR DRAWING SHAPES 4 1 12 Spiral You can draw two types of spirals in Ucancam Archimedes spiral and Logarithm spiral The distance between every two windings of Archimedes spiral is the same The distance between every two windings of logarithm spiral increases as the number of windings increases 1 Click the shortcut icon a on Curve Bar or click Draw gt Spiral in the menu bar 2 The Spiral Parameters dialog Fig 4 20 is displayed Archimedes spiral
103. ck Draw gt Symbol library command in the menu bar Then the symbol library is displayed on the left of the drawing window Drag a symbol into the drawing window by clicking it and holding the left mouse button Fig 11 2 PETT VE alaj x J6COE8SSSER A D i 2 i tabdrrsl E nv i has Pies i i M i i EF z ERE NES JO Snap Pat Fig 11 2 3 Select the symbol and click on the shortcut icon or click Transform gt Scale command in the menu bar Then the dialog in F11 3 is displayed Set the parameters The result is shown in Fig 11 4 168 CHAPTER ELEVEN CASES ave JIA COSSSSBR VAS KY F Z gt D1d Bounding Box Size New Bounding Box Size ok T a rs XK 28 x 1z8 000 4 ol a 3 ie fi79 901 E 179 901 ja a e 3 m Scaling Coefficient 8 gt ha ES a 3 N Y x fioo coo ZA JE al Y 100 000 IA A CIA A AAA Jee A A ey A A I 3 Y Keep X Y ratio TE l BasePoint X 4 167 T ls 333 Pick Keep origina Cancel A COG a T ie ai 44000 EE Snap JUE Sho Petr Fig 11 3 Fig 11 4 4 Next we are going to calculate the tool path but remember that you should consider whether the symbol is fit for the tool path chosen For example you need to know the relation between the diameter of the tool bit and the smallest line width of the symbol The diameter of the tool bit should
104. click n e To modify a guideline that is to change the position of a guideline first select the value in the Modify Guidelines and click on Then input a new value and the guideline position is changed The guidelines not used can be hidden by clicking View gt Guidelines show hide in the menu bar or by un checking V before Show Guidelines Grids setting Grids are a series of intersecting lines superimposed on an object to help you align and position objects accurately You can display or hide grids at any time You can have objects align automatically with the gridlines You can set up the grid by specifying values for the frequency which is the number of gridlines per unit of horizontal and vertical distance or the spacing which is the distance between the grid lines The style of grids can also be changed For more precise pixel editing at maximum zoom level you can display a grid around each pixel Fig 3 21 There are two kinds of grids in Ucancam rectangular Fig 3 22 and radial Fig 3 23 The space of the rectangular grids can be adjusted by setting the horizontal and vertical spaces and spaces of the radial grids can be adjusted by setting the angle and space between every two lines 32 CHAPTER THREE BASIC OPERATIONS Fla CANE Men Cre VAT MA Tratar MEA Medel feed Topera GAs Ta JACOBA VAS oe Te Te 7 Td TA b be b le if i Peary Theodora AGRA Nock Het Teale H
105. confirming that the USB port of your PC is in normal working order insert the USB dongle into the USB port of your computer or connect the USB dongle with the computer through USB cable You can now work with UCanCam Remark if you get the prompt not find the dongle when run the UCanCam software Please check wether the dongle is inserted in the USB port if yes then check the Device manager in your Windows system If you see as Fig 1 12 that means the dongle is not installed successlly You need to restart your system or reinstall the dongle driver Open the directory which UCanCam exist in and open the sub fold Drv run the file dongleinstall exe after finish the installation process you should see Fig 1 13 in Device Manager it means the dongle is installed correctly Xe Smart card readers E Smart card readers XP EMV Smartcard Reader W Generic Usb Smart Card Reader Fig 1 12 Fig 1 13 CHAPTER TWO BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO UCANCAM 2 BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO UCANCAM 2 1 Brief Introduction 2 1 1 Application Ucancam a special application software in CAD Computer Aided Design and CAM Computer Aided Manufacturing is widely used in such areas as advertisements sign making gift manufacturing decoration art design woodworking and mold manufacturing 2 1 2 Features Two types of interface Both the standard and panel interface are available for users to choose according to your habits Node editing Functions
106. curve acute Smooth and Cusping are only applied to Bezier To cusp a node 1 Enter node editing mode 2 Select the node to be edited 118 CHAPTER EIGHT NODE EDIT 3 Click on the icon A on the Node Editing Bar or click Node gt Cusping 4 Move the controlling points by dragging the mouse Fig 8 5 k lx Y DAE VW O Tedi MODO teom Adal Modo DO ToDo PBs tw JE CORSQSBR Als di t 7 TET y 7 3 r T B E E E To smooth a node 1 Enter node editing mode 2 Select the node 3 Click on the icon ry on Node Editing Bar or click Node gt Smooth S ajj xj ied Ucsacam VA F Sank aniti amw F ta V Cepa Tem Modnie Trors omoi Ayd Mod Hebi Toohey 2 a MW Jd CONS BR VA t Tie 7 m 3 Ne s7 an Tr AA TO E TO E Fig 8 6 Fig 8 7 You can change the shape of the curve by changing the position of the controlling points Fig 8 7 REMARK Smooth function should only be applied to acute nodes and Cusping operation is only valid to smooth nodes 9 4 Symmetry 1 Enter node editing mode 2 Select the nodes 5 Seep a th Better DOG 176671 DY 114211 3 Click on the icon J on the Node Editing Bar or click Node gt Symmetry 4 Move the controlling points by dragging the mouse 119 CHAPTER ElGHT NODE EDIT al xi OPB sy Te JIGCORAQSBA VY Ale Be H rr per 7 T y 7 55 FT T HL rs o 6 A a 25 y ral E A Fig 8 8 9 5 Align Align is
107. d direction rotation direction is anti clockwise Eg Enter r100 lt 30 on status bar 100 is the values of distance 30 is the values of angle Expression the values above can be instead by expression Eg you can use 50 50 100 100 instead of 100 200 4 1 1 Line 1 Line a 2 points Line 42 CHAPTER FOUR DRAWING SHAPES Method 1 1 Click the shortcut icon 4 on Curve Bar or click Draw gt Line gt Line in the menu bar 2 The words Start of line are shown in the status bar in the lower left corner 3 Input a point s coordinates value e g 10 10 and press Enter key 4 Input a point s coordinates value after the screen displays End of line in the status bar 9 Press the Enter key and a line is created a 2 ix EGE Vendo Dra ToT Madri Trercfoemia AL Mod Hebt Toolethil n e Af Ah A k dA GORSKA VAD i oN m T 7 3JODY v4 ERA ES JONDRDOXR2 O gt y TE T Fig 4 1 Method 2 1 Click Draw gt Line gt Line in the menu bar 2 Click in the drawing window to pick the position of the starting point and end point of the line and press right mouse button to finish operation You can reshape the line by transformation tools such as moving rotating scaling etc Detailed introduction to these transformations will be given in the following chapter REMARK Horizontal line and vertical line can be drawn by pressing the Shift key while moving the cursor A coordinate X Y represe
108. d set the font and the parameters of character height width space and line space Then change the scale of the letter according to your requirement 3 Select the letter and click on the shortcut icon PX in Tool Path Bar or select Tool path gt Midline machining command in the menu bar Then the Midline machining dialog is shown Fig 11 26 Select a conical tool with diameter of 0 2 angle of 45 height of 10 2D set total depth at 5 and choose Reverse machining and the result is shown in Fig 11 27 METI AE Midline machining x 2 Das Ta Jada CORAKASES BR ADE A MO ICAA total AAA AAA A AAA er Wlad de Conical D0 2 A15 Tool library ok T o s rs 2D C 3p C 3D Cone R 4 ela Parameters wld A El o0 S Total depth mm fi 000 E Y ME Min midline length mm jo 100 ajy IE J Mutilayer depth per layer lo 500 Reverse machining E at Snap Hide path Fig 11 26 Fig 11 27 4 Save the tool path save the file with cutter lift height of 10 base on feature point A and name as file1 nc 4 2 Midline machining in 3D 1 Launch Ucancam 2 Input the letter B and set the font character height character width line space and character space Change the scale of the letter according to your requirements 3 Select the letter and click on the shortcut icon PX in Tool Path Bar or select Tool path gt Midline 175 CHAPTER ELEVEN CASES machining command
109. dent No O01Student Array By row Amount per row E fi By column Amount per column Preview OK Fig 7 27a input the value 114 CHAPTER SEVEN TEXT EDITING META We if xj ix seated cacam vn ala xi Ga JACONAQ amp BER JADE A vts uhu Re 4 ubud de E T gt T 0 LS gi fs lo E P o E P NE T e E alt B E gt E co A on E y Y O O mi Mu r x Pg ar ar No01StudentNo 00o2StudenwWo 0o03Student e a No O04Studenwo 00sStudenwWo 006Student Be No007StudentWo 008Hktudento 009Student E E NoopvStudentNooiStudent No 012Student E No OtB5StudentNo 01StudentNo 01Student E tant of text 0 0 1129697 161 741 Smp E sih 15 Obes S i 1697 94 Ov 66 532500 Soop o 1 Fig 7 26b input the coordinate Fig 2 c the effect 7 7 Text Symbol Variuos symbols and special characters can be inserted into text with Text Symbol in Text Tool It include Latin Digital Unit Punctuation Math Special Character Greece Arrow Table 1 Click Text gt Insert Text Symbol in the menu bar and a dialog appears on the left 2 Select on a symbol click lt Insert gt button or double click a symbol get the character in the drawing window mtitied cacao y yILnrDp AA 215 x F E EGE View Orena TEND Modh Transformi AIKA Nodeik Toulbsthii Wave Borde Heb VOB sd 4360 sh NAKRBQ os ti p 100 108 Font oF Symbol
110. displayed Fig 13 192 CHAPTER TWELVE WAVE BOARD curvilinear Texture x par Nose D30 H16 Tool libray Page height 1220 Page width 2440 Overlap X lo Path space 18 00 Min depth foo Accuracy fico Parameter Base Line Z Sample Line Units mm ema Fig 13 Machining settings are the same as straight texture Baseline settings curvilinear Texture Height ls Width 400 a Pattern Units mm Width 400 000 Parameter Base Line Z Units mm Fig 14 Sample line settings Fig 15 curvilinear Texture E Height fa00 Width 1200 Pattemn Units mm UA idth 1200 000 Parameter Base Line Z Sample Line Units mm Fig 15 Height the height of X axis curve Width the width of Y axis curve 193 CHAPTER TWELVE WAVE BOARD 12 4 Wave Click on wave board gt wave and a dialog is displayed Fig 17 wW par Nose D30 H16 Tool libray gt Page height 1220 05 Straight Page width 2440 00 4 Overlap X Es Path space js so Min depth ko Accuracy fico Wave angle 0 fold height iss 00 H Parameter Base Line Z Sample Line Units mm emen Fig 17 C curvilinear Wave angle the angle of the machining path of the curve Fold height the height of the wave fold Baseline parameters Fig 18 Wa Height 9 00 Width 488 001 Pattern U nits mm A a R a width 488 000
111. down list Fig 7 6 Font Arial Narrow Font Arial Narrow Style Style B Fi Eu B F En Char height 24 Char height ESAM Char width Char width Char space Char space 2 Line space Line space Char angle Char angle deg Base height Base height i 22 0 Arrange along 240 7 3 H y lJ rit Reverse Fig 7 6a select char width Fig 7 6b select char height REMARK The value which has been input will be automatically remembered in the drag down lists When inputting the value of char height the value of char width will change in proportion automatically but when inputting character width the value of char height will not change The range of the value of char width and height should be within O to 99999 7 2 4 Overstriking amp Incline 1 Select a text 2 Click on the con BI then the selected text will be overstriked Click o Then the text will be inclined Fig 7 7 5 le ZE DBAS Balr Fig 7 7 7 2 5 Vertical Text Flow 1 Select a text 2 Click on the icon Ull Fig 7 8 106 CHAPTER SEVEN TEXT EDITING Biri e sjam Churai FeO 0 Cha sidh 20 Charapace 0 eme fp m Chwenge o ag 7 2 6 The Same Height 1 Select a text 2 Click on the icon al then the selected text will change the height keep the same height Fig 7 9 untitled UCA n Pro y nti a o ZRO WBD REO BEG LED SOD SAM ERA BAO WI Toolpath TRD MD BFW HBI XED EM SAW BAKA BAW Bi T
112. e A l G ef j A a i 9 B8 7 MY O b ME al o n Ready X 88890 v 131260 El Snap A 9 1 6 Image Stripping This is to display an image in stripe form and the stripped image can be used in engraving See the following example 1 Import an image and click on the shortcut icon a on Standard Bar or select menu File gt Image Processing gt Image stripping in the menu bar Then the following dialog is displayed Fig 9 13 Parameters Height mm 5 Space Imm jo Accuracy Imm fo 2 Additional parameterz Add Box Inverse Offset mm E DE Cancel Fig 9 13 Parameters Height the height of every strip of the image 128 CHAPTER NINE ADDITIONAL OPERATIONS Space the space between every two stripes Accuracy the higher the value is the more accurate the image is Additional parameters Add box A box is added around the processed image if this function is started Inverse The inversed image will be processed Offset is the distance between the sides of the box and the edge of the image 2 Keep the default value and click on OK Then the dialog Image Stripping dialog is displayed Fig 9 14 tunes Stripping 3 Wait for a moment and then the effect is shown Fig 9 15 seston themes aleix portal Alcatel stl lato dto tad or la a a is Q P ar e amp a ne y M Af 2 3 reer rad
113. e am va B algi x rA DM AE EESSI ERRE EA gsi t 9 est Lane te RE tau De Sr Bjajr4 E ziam 5 mars PO SI P Charmed 120 z E 4 Chupaca 0 pa Loa space 0 2 wne E oy Paw iagi po a B 88 Asaga anja cave AL F On Unde aore F11 10 3 Type the letter M in the drawing window Fig 11 11 DFA 3 Tis JACORAQLER VA Be gd S s MBB QD Rav Tee 106571 01 Dv 3300 Fig 11 11 4 Select the letter to edit it You should choose the font set values of height width character space 170 CHAPTER ELEVEN CASES line space character angle and base height here The result is shown in Fig 11 12 A WM aig xj PRs TG JE CORSNSSBER VAD A AR S TO t beta F f tk Se BY Waly 000 Y 24 000 Snap mn ih Fig 11 12 9 Exit text editing status and select the letter Then click on the shortcut icon on Transform Bar or select Transform gt Scale command in the menu bar and a dialog is shown You can change the size of the letter O the menu bar to draw a rectangle around the letter Fig 11 13 6 Click on the shortcut icon on Curve Bar or select Draw gt rectangle gt rectangle command in E The A Alo JACORQAQSBA ADE t i T P O A Lata l y y iD gt P T o ms Q A gt 6 E 2 pd sE SE y 9 3 N Aaf Poty x757 30000 Y 264 010 Snap Mmm o Fig 11 13 7 Press Ctrl A or click Shift key to select the two obj
114. e or more objects Figure Positioning dialog is shown automatically in design central size and pivot points coordinate of objects is shown in dialog Fig 2 12a untitled Ucancam V8 FE EME View Drama TaD Modry Trareform G ABIA Node Toolpat wi WE Hep Dai 42360 ochre HLB 200 100 w Y gt T o i Q P E xXx ar i 2 Be ha y Q 4 eee gt N A o 7 lt Siete ee Paget Sas Oe tH Teh we PotMine OX 118 008 mm D r 105 247 men 243 033 47 533 men H Snop m Fig 2 12a First pick pivot point Ucancam offer 9 pivot points to choose then key in width and height to change the size of object you can choose proportion finally key in x y coordinate and press Enter to finish operation the size of object and the location of it is changed Eg choose lower left corner as pivot point disable Proportion key in width 100 height 100 x coordinate 0 y coordinate 0 and press Enter to finish operation The result is shown Fig 2 12b The size is changed to be100 100 Lower left corner coordinate is at the position 0 0 17 CHAPTER TWO BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO UCANCAM aloj lx untitled Ucancam VO FD EME View Y Dren G TaD Mody Trareformili ABA Modat Tooth Weve Boad R Hep OPBlalT a ELECO al 290 b100 109 J OBYN Bed Far eaMrorte oO i ARA AR SSS Sib y Pagel SAF ROSH Tee Poline DX 100 000 mm D y 100 000 me
115. ect the object The selected object is displayed in red ale x inant ale HF LT w Dri TeetiT Mec hondy Alps Modep Heed Toohey F G Pas Ta JECORAQSBAVAS Fal gt CARA i AR TERTERA ARETE IAF IETA 1 T 4 E Wauta eid A gt T 2 T OQ HN Qk rA O P O P k gt M e a a De op n ce m o A Y o z Y M N ar ar w a Command Ready Snap MN Snap MN Fig 5 1a move the mouse onto the object Fig 5 1b the object is selected REMARK Hold down the Shift key then click on each object you want to select you can select multiple objects Fig 5 2 To deselect an object click on the object again Fig 5 3 olf xj e aif xi Fier CAME a Dr TeetiT Mary Tratar MA Node MO Tocar Fer CARE V Dead Teel Mode Trado AlgedA Mod HO Tadpat0O DIA JE OCORQSBA ADE Pals G Jd CORA BB VAIS A i A AA NA PETA E tc 40 18 AS 2 ia PN A 6 PR OMITA CPC CPT OTAN PA TE he gt T gt T OE 5 D y HS O o P m m E 6 E e Do g y 5 A a F a F e Ls E r oc o Y o F y N MN Ak A i o o hase E F iE o R K E 2 Objects Selected 006 233 0 D Y 130 68 Me S201 V7 746 Seep lt i Caio Corteel 3 52 11 46 Radus ES 34 Me 81945 M 21 19 Seep i Select objects with a line 1 Press the Ctrl key 2 Press and hold the left mouse button and move the mouse 3 A blue dashed line displays in the drawing window
116. ection is the end point tangent 4 Start end radius The first point is the starting point of the arc the second point is the end point of the arc and the third Step is to define the radius of the circle the arc is on After inputting the values in the status bar press Enter key to validate the operation 5 Tangential Arc You can draw an arc by a tangent Follow the steps below 1 Draw a circle 2 Click Draw gt Arc gt Tangential Arc in the menu bar 3 The cursor becomes a pen Drag the pen to the circle and a blue line appears Fig 4 6 4 Choose the position you want to put the arc and then click the mouse button 9 Then drag the pen to a specific position according to the radius of the arc to be created Then click again to fix the radius 6 Move the pen to define the arc length and then click the mouse button to finish all x MA Ned Hebe pa al y aCGORAKAAKESBR A D Y th er alte i e a Dp gt 4 T 0 3 ys o E P 4 4 a E cn E pa 88 oli y NE ai JE art Asc mar ene O Seat Edades E Targertal a JS MEA Ne RI o j 47 CHAPTER FOUR DRAWING SHAPES 4 1 3 Circle Method 1 1 Click the shortcut icon O in Curve Bar or click Draw gt Circle on the menu bar 2 The words Center of circle are displayed in the status bar 3 Input a coordinate value e g 10 10 4 Press the Enter key and the position of the center of the circle is fixed 5 Input the value of the radius of the circle 6 Press Enter key
117. ects one by one then click on the shortcut icon on Aligning Bar or click Align gt Align center command in the menu bar The result is shown in Fig alex ST Cal JECORAQSEA JADE e F am 7i y 4 RE PT Te 7 Ps std de gt p T a rh O nn gt ale 4 M it y i ba y a Af mi al gt o 5 Snap CHAPTER ELEVEN CASES 8 Select the rectangular frame and click on the shortcut icon al in Modification Bar or click Modify gt Offset command in the menu bar Then a dialog is shown Fig 11 15 Set the Offset distance at 7 choose inner direction and the result is shown in Fig 11 16 Design Centra ol x fated cancer a a zigiz Offset Distance 7 a Direction C Outer Inner r Offset Corners Type b O TAE E BZOAONDZ2OH2 0 ON WR GB Cancel E l Fig 11 15 Fig 11 16 9 Select the inner rectangle and repeat step 8 set the offset direction at 2and choose inner direction The result is shown in Fig 11 17 ntti ucasan j ixi SF Bis Ta ur at ih E T a TE Q 2 AA AS P k amp e F E 2 Bad 2 a y o Ar 4 b pa a 7 hed Selected 0077700 Dy 58380 xn 311 000 1286 000 Seap de y Fig 11 17 10 Now we apply area clearance on the letter select the letter click on the shortcut icon Cy in Tool Path Bar or click Tool path gt Area clearance command in the menu bar
118. ed object The commonly used method is shown below 1 Select an object 2 Move the cursor into the highlighting box 3 When the cursor changes into hold and move the left mouse button to rotate the object You can also rotate an object by pressing the Ctrl key and the left right keyboard arrow key The object will be rotated anticlockwise by holding the left keyboard arrow key and it will be rotated clockwise by holding the right keyboard arrow key ar F W Dri Textil Mo 3 A pr ODY gt s Seles ES BO Es TEFEK E H gt A q 7 7 1 Y 24636 Seep E fi Fig 9 18 REMARK The original object will be preserved in the drawing window if you press the Shift key while rotating the object Fig 5 19 67 CHAPTER FIVE OBJECT OPERATION iver aleja rr ATTE Fl Era Tet Mod Testers Alga Neda Heppi Tookathi FiF T a JA GCORQAQRER ADE A e E i q E Yo 7 7 ide y E Fut dy gt T gt T DE rs Bie rh O P O P m m E GS E 2 z 5 88 oC gt Y Sh AL oF A N N ay gt al a xe 7656 30926 Snap mm 2 Obed Selected D1756 Or 119 Snap Snep 3 nap Fig 9 19a hold the Shift key Fig 9 19b the original object is preserved in the drawing window To rotate an object accurately there are two ways Mouse rotate and Angle rotate Mouse Rotate 1 Click the icon V in Transform Bar or click Transform gt Mouse Rotate 2The words
119. en click on ToolPath gt Toolpath Plunge in the menu bar A dialog Toolpath Plunge is displayed According the type of profile path plunge there are three type of dialog Ramp dialog Pecking dialog Lead in out dialog in Fig 10 88a 10 88b 10 88c Toolpath Plunge Toolpath Plunge Toolpath Plunge Overlap ff 000 Ramp up Ramp up Ho Lead out Angle Angle nee 30 000 Mes fao 000 Mee Radius la 000 O Line Length f3 000 Angle fas 000 Update Cancel Update Cancel Update En Fig 10 88a Fig 10 88b Fig 10 88c you can modify the start point of profile path by click the start point and keep the left mouse key down drag the mouse to move the start point And the same time the plunge will be modified by the parameter of dialog The Update button in dialog will modify all the plunge according the parameter of dialog The OK button in dialog will save all the modified plunge and exit the command The Cancel button in dialog will cancel all the modified plunge and exit the command 167 CHAPTER ELEVEN CASES 11 CASES Several cases are given in this chapter so that users get to know the functions and operation of Ucancam better Case1 Profile Machining 1 Launch Ucancam Fig 11 1 b e be JOBy s PT n UVPOH LO ice PTT lt tt BUR O amp O Rav Y 17 000 Seep mas Pat Fig 11 1 2 Click on the shortcut icon Se in Editing Mode Bar or cli
120. es can be created after reading this chapter 4 1 Create Simple Shapes You can create simple shapes by entering coordinates on status bar The origin 0 0 is in the center of the page Absolute coordinate is to fix a relative point of origin at a certain position by entering two values of X and Y axis coordinates on status bar Eg coordinate 100 200 100 is the values of X axis coordinate 200 is the values of Y axis coordinate Relative coordinate is to fix a relative point at a certain position by entering two values of X and Y axis coordinates on status bar with another point as the origin Eg Enter r100 200 on status bar 100 is the values of X axis coordinate 200 is the values of Y axis coordinate Absolute polar coordinate is to fix a point at a certain position by entering values of distance and angle on status bar The values of distance represent the distance from the new point to origin The values of angle is the angle made by rotating x axis to the new point along x axis forward direction rotation direction is anti clockwise Eg Enter 100 lt 30 on status bar 100 is the values of distance 30 is the values of angle Relative polar coordinate is to fix a point at a certain position by entering values of distance and angle on status bar with another point as the origin The value of distance is the distance from the new point to another point The angle made by rotating x axis to the new point along x axis forwar
121. feed in inches min 9 FILE_EXTENSION Defines the file extension that is used for files created with toolpath output 10 Rotary_AXIS This is used only in post processor which are used to drive a machine using rotary axis Possible value XorY Either the X oy Y coordinate is mapped to rotary axis If this staement is present Ucancam will display the dialog which show the Diameter of rotary axis the default value for diameter is assume that complete the length of toolpath along the axis being wrapped is the circumference of the cylinder 11 OMIT_SAME_GCODE Possible value 1 or 0 Omit the following same G code in output file Default 0 Eg G01 x010 000 Y 20 000 20 000 G01 x010 000 Y 20 000 Z 5 000 if set the statement OMIT_SAME_GCODE lt 1 gt the ouput is G01 x010 000 Y 20 000 Z0 000 x010 000 Y 20 000 Z 5 000 12 OMIT_SAME_XYZ OMIT_SAME_XYZ lt 1 gt Possible value 1 or 0 202 Appendix Omit the folowing same xyz coordinate Default 0 Eg G01 x010 000 Y 20 000 20 000 G01 x010 000 Y 20 000 Z 5 000 if set the statement OMIT_SAME_XYZ lt 1 gt the ouput is G01 x010 000 Y 20 000 Z0 000 G01 Z 5 000 13 RAPID_MOVE_XY_Z Possible value 1 or 0 If setthe statement RAPID_MOVE_XY_Z lt 1 gt the rapid move of tool from PointA 0 0 10 to point pointB 100 50 0 isseperated n two part firstly from pointA 0 0 10 to midpoint 100 50 10 second ly from midpoint 100 50 10 to pointB 100 50 0 14 XYZ_SEQ Possible v
122. fs Rectangular Duplication C Circular Duplication Q se 9 7k 4 e A Rows 5 Col 5 T o E _ M 7 Row Space 11 0 000 mm a J i i Column Space 110 000 mm ad Angle 0 AA HDT Ne 26507 EE Snap SEMIS lite por Fig 6 37b set the value Fig 6 37c the result REMARK The value of row space and column space can be negative numbers it means that the duplicated objects will be placed in the negative X axis direction Parameters in circular duplication include Center point is to define the position of the center point of the circle You can input the value directly or you can click on Mick and then click in the drawing window to fix the center point position of the circle Total is the total number of the objects to be duplicated Angle is the angle formed by the first and last duplicated object on the circle leia Y EUIACOREKASKREER ADE 7 A A AEEA TAN CT ATA IP TPP gt T af fs o P Th F NE a o 3 JE al C 4 gt PDA DY 35 20 z begira Ve 31073 E smp E 10 Fig 6 38a original g aii x q C Rectangular Duplication Circular Duplication en CAST RR RRP TR AP E iia ut o E T rn Center Point T x o Y 20 F Pick tL gt PEE st y Parameters E Total ls a Angle o a Rotating Object b a do lb caren Di 5 28 he 227200 fre 1143 SE Soap AMD ise pos Fig 6 38b set the parameters Fig
123. g Various types of machining are provided by Ucancam including profile machining area clearance 3D engraving midline machining drilling inlay machining prism machining intelligent machining embossing machining image dot machining image relief machining etc 10 1 General Knowledge About Tools Proper tools should be chosen when machining different materials with various rigidities in order to achieve the desired result and not to break tools You can select the tools in the tool library Click on the shortcut icon on Tool Path Bar or click Toolpath gt Tool management on the menu bar and the following dialog is displayed Fig 10 1 ToolLibrary x Curren t Tools Tool Picture EramnoisHe T Enamios oH30 J Enamore T Enaminoz20H32 0 N 9 Ena Mit 02 0 H10 T Ena Mit 03 0 H22 T Ena Mit 03 175 H22 End Mill D3 2 H22 m T Ena Mit 04 0 H25 4 Fig 10 1 Tools commonly used in Ucancam include end mill ball nose bull mill and conical New tools can be added and existing tools can be deleted or edited in the tool library 10 1 1 End Mill Parameters of end mill include diameter of blade D and height of blade H End Ball Tool Editor Description S End Mill D1 5 H8 Rotation speed rpm 2009 Diameter D 1 500 mm Feed speed min 600 000 mm Max Cut Depth H 8 000 mm Plunge speed min 300 000 mm Tool No 0 Fast speed min 3000 000 mm Cancel Fig
124. g 10 55 Trareforndit AGUA Mod RD Toolbar Image Frequency 78 EFE GORRIAK BR NADIE Tool lib i Lt 1 NTR IN tit SRNR da ARMIN a de gt T a HN Pa Node s Frequency Black white bitmap o A 5 EE Frequency Method Zi Y Dither Diffuse S L Dot Parameter haat 0 300 al Resolution imm Zi Depthimm f0 200 cuca EA A Fig 10 57 Fig 10 58 Horizontal point space is the distance between two points in the horizontal direction Vertical point space is the distance between two points in the vertical direction 153 CHAPTER TEN TOOL PATH Min brightness depth and Max brightness depth is the depth tool goes in to material during machine Mode choose different mode for different picture Frequency is used for common picture processed by Ucamcan Black white bitmap is used for the Black white bitmap processed by other software Frequency Method Dither is to make the surface of processed image seems smoother Diffuse is to highlight the details 10 13 Image Relief Machining Image relief machining is to engrave the object after the image is converted into grayscale image The machining is based on brightness level Min brightness depth and max brightness depth are the depth by which the tool goes into the material Horizontal vertical machining is the direction of the tool path Take the image in Fig 10 59 as an example 1 Import a file i
125. g 11 48 untitled Ucancam 8 PAE ERE Wer Y Dram G Text D Modfy M Trareform B Aligria Node k HeH TodlpatiIW IOPBLBRaACHh AGGCORMAQSBR VAS A A A II ANI AAA APR ATER AA 25 MEA Oar z A h 3 a e hs oc 7 n gt v Union DX 127 00 DY 127 00 X 80 781 Y 161 707 Snap A Hide path Fig 11 48 4 Horizontally mirror the symbol in the upper left corner horizontally mirror and then vertically mirror the symbol in the upper right corner and vertically mirror the symbol in the lower right corner The result is 181 CHAPTER ELEVEN CASES shown in Fig 11 49 Text T Modfy M TrarefcemiB Aligria Node k Heit ToolpatiIW SAP TEETE v 4 Objects Selected DX 554 00 DY 404 00 X 1298839 V 25117 I Snap fama gt Hide path y Fig 11 49 9 Select two more symbols from the Symbol library and change the size of the symbol to make X value into 100 Align and group the symbols and the result is shown in Fig 11 50 RO OVPOHL O y 10 Objects Selected DX 55400 D Y 40400 X 187553 W 110 422 II Snap fumas gt Hide path y Fig 11 50 6 Select another symbol from the Symbol library and change the size of the symbol to make Y axis value into 200 The result is shown in Fig 11 51 2 A WENTAL Dv AN PS e 1 OS Union DX 125 00 D Y 108 64 103867 Y 99183 I Snap fa Hide path 4
126. ge prevents the tool breaks especially when cutting hard materials 137 CHAPTER TEN TOOL PATH red color is cutter plunge direction down direction blue color is the cutter up direction Both in i vertical direction in A i iz a machine at lt gt O y a 0 i 3 Lead in out When using Lead in out the tool first goes into a certain depth outside of the material and then cuts into the side of the material f cut out direction cut in direction REMARK Bridge and Plunge can not be activated at the same time Total depth is the total depth the tool goes into the material during machining Sequence is to machine in the shortest tool path thus saving the machining time Near First the nearest object to the tool will be machined first X Y First machine objects along X Y axis direction first Multi layer When the depth of the material is bigger than the tool height or when the material is of high rigidity such as metal the machining is done layer by layer on the material Depth first machine next object after finishing machine all the layers of one object Cut direction is the direction of the tool path including default direction clockwise and anti clockwise When choosing cutting direction the material should be taken into consideration so that the surface of the material after being machined is smooth Clockwise machining is fit for cutting materials of high density such as Acryl organic
127. gh After machining you can combine the portions together to form a complete one In this way not only machining time is reduced but also efficiency is improved 164 CHAPTER TEN TOOL PATH To apply tool path panel to a tool path 1 Select an object 2 Apply a tool path calculation to the object to form a tool path 3 Click on the tool path 4 Click Toolpath gt Toolpath Panel in the menu bar 9 A dialog Toolpath Panel is displayed 6 Set the parameters in the dialog and click on OK to validate the setup Then the tool path is separated into several parts Toolpath Pannel x wtih 400 000 Height 00 000 I Use Guidline Refresh E Cancel Fig 10 82 Dialog Parameters include Width is the width of each independent tool path after applying tool path panel Height is the height of each independent tool path after applying tool path panel Use Aid line is to use the guide line as the aid line to separate a tool path Refresh is to reset the above parameters REMARK When applying Toolpath panel to a tool path you should put the object in the drawing window the grey rectangular box otherwise the function is invalid SE wa of oT a JECORAQSBAVAD Si MPS gt nav jB UPoH e 0 JODA 613 Snap an Hide path Fig 10 83 Tool Path Panel 10 22 Group Toolpath You can group several toolpaths as one unit for machining Create and select two or more tool paths and then clic
128. ght of 10 save the embossing machining tool path with file named file3 nc not to pick the feature point and with cutter lift height of 10 Case10 Image FM AM Machining 1 Launch Ucancam 2 Click on the shortcut icon A on Standard Bar or click File gt Import command in the menu bar to import an image The Import file dialog is shown Fig 11 61 ES My Documents Lal My Computer Lo My Network Places File name PO Files of type Jal File 41 Cancel Fig 11 61 3 Select an image in BMP format and open it Adjust the size of the image to set X and Y both at 100 then the result is shown in Fig 11 62 untitled Ucancam Pro 2009 Fiel Edic View Y Drao Text D ModifxM Transform Algra ModelO Hapit Surfa eti Toolpathii AAA REA EEE Ah b be SEMI O AAA kk IJOBYN NPOH o Fig 11 62 4 Select the graph and click on the shortcut icon A in Tool Path Bar or click Tool path gt Image AM machining command in the menu bar Then the Image dot machining dialog is shown Fig 11 63 Select a conical tool with a diameter of 0 3 angle of 15 degrees and height of 10 and set the horizontal and vertical space at 1 respectively min brightness of 0 1 max brightness of 1 2 then the result is shown in Fig 11 64 186 CHAPTER ELEVEN CASES s Image dot machining Conical 00 20 4175 H10 Tool library Machining parameters Horizontal space f OOD mm Vertical space fi 000 mm
129. glass brass etc anti clockwise machining is fit for cutting materials of low density such as PVC board two color board etc Besides you can also change the cut direction by clicking Modify gt Direction on the menu bar see Fig 10 14 Then you can see the current cut direction Click on the tool path and a dialog is shown Click on OK or press the Enter key on the keyboard to change the cut direction Fig 10 16 Click the right mouse button if you do not need to preview the tool path 138 CHAPTER TEN TOOL PATH MET a alfj xj icruratithed teanen M alfj xj Pas Tay JA CORAQSBR DADA OPRB STAC JIAICONQQS BR VAD A 4 Es A A A tales A A A o A A A a tials h 4 prat ARER hi EEN A A o A A hi stad gt T gt T op ff of HE Q F o gt 3 E 6 3 6 B el a m E ml To E Y o 4 OT 2 De fiping the curve x M amp 2 Mm al ar e A Pep the drecad object then dick Duman topa 62160 110030 EE Seep w Pae IAAT T ie 211 660 V 15 10 57 Ses JE w Paj m l jxj NA IP VIE IGiCOMQAQS RINA ES 4 Eu A TA a AA bese tbat A A o A A ia A A py ahul E T of HS O a E E 6 e i E la lt gt OT M aj ra sa k 1 e i Pick up the directed cbject thea cick LBution o Sp A 570000 N 233200 EEE Snap EME snow Pot Fig 10 16 10 2 2 Example Now we are going to introduce profile machining through an example 1 Open a new file and dra
130. gle of the tool are too large then the tool can not go into some tool paths resulting in imperfect effect 10 5 Midline Machining Midline machining is to machine along the middle axis of the drawing and there are three types of midline machining 2D machining 3D engraving and 3D cone The cut depth in 2D machining is fixed and the material is cut along its midline and during 3D engraving the cut depth is automatically adjusted according to the shape of the object and the tool used During 3D cone engraving the cut depth is also automatically adjusted according to the shape of the object and the tool Reverse machining is to machine along the original tool path in the reverse direction again after first time machining in order to make the surface of the material smooth Sequence is to machine in the shortest tool path thus saving the machining time Near First the nearest object to the tool will be machined first X Y First machine objects along X Y axis direction first For example machine the two letters OP 1 Input the two letters in the drawing window 2 Select the two letters and click on the shortcut icon in Tool Path Bar or click Tool path gt Midline machining in the menu bar then a dialog is displayed Fig 10 30 if you input Parameter of Min midline length the branch of midline can be under control Total depth Min midline length J Mutilayerfdepth per layer Reverse mac hining OK Cance
131. gt e S a ot a a ea le SS Pee 36 P amp e E z r r z Pese Presea WENTAI E WENTAI E Tet D397 76 O v 7718 209912 120949 EE seep EMS dad Tee 035384 Div 77 18 ie 186 185 Me 75231 Se E l G untitied Uicancarn VA alfj xj Go untitied Urancam VA alfj xj Fair CAN vied GreeiG Tet Modo Tranio MA Modet Hep Tonattih FaF CAT Vewi GreeiG Tet Modo Trador MA Modat Hep Tookettih OPR stave JIAiGCONQQSER VAs EA OPRBITACSE JIA COMAQS SR AD MT a rt rt lt tr rt o li at da e A AAA AAA A AAA AAA ul B z Ejzja a E rs Br Ejsiaja rs maei coe gt mae io gt P Owh 2400 l Sp ee eee o amp O EIC o de dei 7 G Ows 5 3 mw f x L ti iL Ce y E Ows 5 3 E s om Ti Fe s Se Sal E lasa itl gt pa Jr h gt lese gt 3 it Es 5 s aae g Peete Sal J ES ES DUE soa Be Der al eg I o AL A te Se Wo Y St ice ia ET ae cal at Rm Ime or drg e ora l ag Anm drg e ora 3 Mt E e J r 2 r WENTAI WENTAI Mee 035384 Civ 7718 7 vV 3750 57 Seep jE Pmj Mee 0a 14 Ov 7718 175926 103009 EE Seep US ow Pom Fig 7 11c or right Fig 7 11d ci 7 2 10 Text Rotate O Input the value of angle 1 Select the text to be rotated 2 Enter the Editing Input mode 3 Type a value in char angle or select a value from the drag down list Fig 7 12 Char angle lo deg Fig 7 12 7 2 11 Base Height Sometimes the text is not on the same horizon
132. iameter of 22 10 11 Embossing Machining Embossing machining is mainly used in making rounded characters or shapes There are two types in embossing machining intaglio machining The operation of embossing machining is quite easy and it is widely used in such fields as embossment sign boards badge furniture metallic moulds printing etc Take the object in Fig 10 51 as an example e A Va E q lx Pals Td JE CORAQS BA ADE E slaty desd PARANA O TEA En data lE abasta Paska solar ato Bhatara hand ZAAPA Ph P TT El WES AA TEFIE H IO O O a RPTE ER 74 4 Snap a Fig 10 51 1 Select the object and click on the shortcut icon gO in Tool Path Bar or click Tool Border o 000 Height fio 000 Width 23 500 Baked efres Top angle fis Btm angle lo Overlap leo Boarder Top Angle Botton Angle Fig 10 52 2 Set the parameters in the Embossing machining dialog Parameters Border is the distance between the border of the contour and the tool path Height is the total machining depth Width is the width of the tool path Top angle is the angle formed by the vertical direction and the tool when it is entering the material Bot angle is the angle formed by the horizontal direction and the tool when it is entering the material Machining type includes female and male machining 3 Select a ball nose tool with a diameter of 6 height of 12 border of 0 machining height of 6 width
133. ig 3 29a Fig 3 29b The hidden object reappears after clicking Edit gt Show object Fig 3 30 zig Sols IAD Bar Far Y 2 D Q A o o k a 2 End 7 Near Paim F Mis S Ceater imer Pep T Tes Quod r Gis a We 229961 e Fig 3 30 REMARK This function is very useful when calculating tool paths Please refer to Tool Path in Chapter Ten 3 4 2 Lock Unlock When Lock function is enabled an object s position shape and size are preserved To lock an object 1 Select the object to be locked 2 Click Edit gt Lock unlock on the menu bar Fig 3 31 36 CHAPTER THREE BASIC OPERATIONS WI o an Rectangle OPA tae J dio OMS AA AE ZEA ARTIRA FP gt F i PERA PIT Mu te A he i gt E T Zoom Window F o rs o P Pan View FLD E 6 a Group Ctrl gt hr Ungroup Ctr Shitt G E Filed Display Ciber E Delete D Delete E Show Object E Hide Object LockjUnlock L pi a a Fig 3 31a click on lock unlock Fig 3 31b the rectangle is locked To unlock an object 1 Select the object 2 Click Edit gt Lock unlock on the menu bar 3 4 3 Redraw You can improve the appearance of an object by removing unwanted speckles on it You can enable this function by clicking View gt Redraw on the menu bar or by pressing F5 on the keyboard 3 4 4 Measuring Tools such functions as Distance measure Angle measure Perimeter measure Area measure are
134. in 5 900 Cutin 2 000 Clockwise Rounded dear mm EES mm Anticlockwise Cusp y Simpliy fist layer Dverlap 20 al toolpaths Pattern Aenean Prompt Parameters are right total depth is 45 790 Cancel Fig 11 42 Select a conical tool with a diameter of 0 2 height of 10 and angle of 45 material thickness of 20 first cut in depth of 10mm rounded angle anticlockwise machining and the result is shown in Fig 11 43 l jxj DPB THAVEGA VADE A Lave iu Lats n ARRAT i PARETA ec AARAA PT Wht BE atata T tana Lana taaa POS tau land D gt E T m rs o P a fE 4 E z y o E N 4 a 3 Tet Osini Dv 4500 beani 010 298 000 E Saap EMS tde path Fig 11 43 4 Hide the tool path and select the letter to cut the contour Click on the shortcut icon e in Tool Path Bar and the profile machining dialog is shown Fig 11 44 Select a tool with a diameter of 3 175 height of 10 choose outside cut position total depth of 20 anticlockwise Click on OK and the result is shown in Fig 11 45 un SPA ST WSS IGOCRSGGBR VASES Conical DO 30 460 H10 Tool library U g a OOOH OC al ul el y la sa A toros ui e m Cut position Bridge a E E On C Outside C Inside ol 3 E Plunge a e m Cut parameters e Total depth 8 000 mm Sequence Near First y E a Pa E Y z OVE d p Multilayer depth
135. in node editing include add delete disconnect connect close convert to line convert to curve smooth symmetry align start point auto remove points fillet and vertical Text Editing Text can be rotated scaled moved sheared arranged along curves etc and they can be edited again in text edit mode after these transformations Besides text input in a frame is also available with automatic line feed Serial number text This function is used with making some designs of serial number texts Accurate drawing Accurate drawing is made easy by means of keyboard input Feature points such as end points midpoints intersection points perpendicular foot and tangent points can be snapped Editing Tools Various Editing Tools are provided including trim delete offset divide close simple slice complex slice Boolean operation and duplication Geometrical shape transforming tools include move rotate scale mirror shear perspective distortion envelop distortion twist distortion push and pull distortion and auto nesting Image tracing Images in various formats can be imported converted and stripped Image tracing is available with Ucancam in order to extract contour Angle degrees can be adjusted and accurate tracing parameters such as cusp angle trace error fairy number and threshold of line can be set Other aided tools There are numerous viewing tools which are used to view objects from different viewing angles Meas
136. in the menu bar Then the dialog is displayed Fig 11 28 Select a conical tool with diameter of 0 2 angle of 45 and height of 10 3D set total depth at 5 and select reverse machining The result is shown in Fig 11 29 alex Midline machining x Pas A JEACORSXQSBSR JAYE l m 7 he 7 7 mm ji bid AER ET Conical DO 2 A45 H10 Tool library E T a i r5 o P C 2D 3D 3D Cone A fe 4 e Xx Parameters ze a me Total depth mm fi 000 a Y 2 Min midline length mm jo 100 al a M Mutilayer depth per layer O 500 22 Reverse machining Teod Ci 487 00 OY 51300 X 420000 282 000 Snap Hide pot 4 Save the tool path save the file with cutter lift height of 10 base on feature point A and name of file1 nc Case5 Simple Drilling 1 Launch Ucancam 2 Draw an ellipse and a regular polygon Fig 11 30 e va A Se The JACORQAQSER VAD El B a MT m Tien 1 Toa TW JOB9 re Tas Sa URS OD Rav 3 eVrPore o Fig 11 30 3 Select the graph and click on the shortcut icon HE on Tool Path Bar or select Tool path gt Simple drilling in the menu bar and the simple drilling dialog is shown Fig 11 31 Select an end mill tool with diameter of 22 height of 10 set total depth at 5 point space at 44 choose on curves and the result is shown in Fig 11 32 176 CHAPTER ELEVEN CASES mo BE izj xj
137. incorrect installation Press Alt Tab to switch among programs x Welcome to the Ulancam Setup program This program will Pegi Ulancam on your computer It is stro bid mended that you e xit all Window s program eters running this Setup program a ates Bb allie he ge ie a ng Click Nex ane cates Rian the Sistas oe WARNING This Bee E cena E opyright law and international treatie Fig 1 2 9 Click Next and the License Agreement dialog is shown Fig 1 3 please read it carefully as this program is protected by copyright law and any copying or spreading of the program without 1 CHAPTER ONE SYSTEM REQURIRMENTS 8 INSTALLATION authorization from UCanCam Software Technology Co Ltd is subject to civil and criminal sanction Click Yes to continue installation and click No to exit installation xi E Please read the following License Agreement Press the PAGE E DOWN key to see the rest of the agreement License Agreement Terms and Conditions We strongly suggest all users of Wentai software to carefully go through all the terms and conditions in this license agreement hereinafter referred to as agreement including limitation of liabilities exemption clause and limitation of users rights Unless you agree all the notices and accept all the terms as below otherwise you cannot install or use Ucancam YO software and Wentai online services This agreement is entered into by Beijing Wentai Technolog
138. ion E F D p g G gt e o lt a e w fal gt Us E E UE STARR Port Med Cersa tee Pez Ter Que Gre 44 Y Harp Enp E REMARK Press Ctrl key on keyboard or click ehlEtl by mouse to switch function on status bar 2 Polyline Method 1 1 Click the shortcut icon 2 on Curve Bar or click Draw gt Line gt Polyline in the menu bar 2 Input polyline s points respectively according to prompt instructions in the status bar 3 Click the right mouse button to finish this operation and a polyline is created al0 x J Team Modify Traratcamdl Aigh Mega Hebi Toobethyy A aC COREASEBR vAlo x SSMS YS Rav MPOH OM p JOBY at Fig 4 2 Method 2 You can also just click in the drawing window to define the points of the polyline You can end the operation by clicking the right mouse button REMARK Horizontal or Vertical polylines can be drawn by pressing the Shift key while moving the cursor Click menu Undo Press the shortcut key Ctrl Z remove the last point or curve segment drawn 3 Double Polyline You can draw two parallel lines at a time with Double Polyline 45 CHAPTER FOUR DRAWING SHAPES Pas Td JA CORAQkBR AD RAT e WRN nN NRT re ARR PRN TREN uta ARN ANN i ANN RIN TR NR TR NR TN 3 oi gt E ATL ES 4 1 2 Arc 1 Three points Method 1 1 Click the shortcut icon E on Curve Bar or click Draw gt Arc gt 3 Points on the menu bar 2 I
139. ion Machining path can be previewed though tool path walk simulation thus avoiding trial cutting and reducing cost 1 Select the tool path to be machined 2 Then click on the shortcut icon in Toolpath Bar or click Toolpath gt Tool path walk simulation in the menu bar Then the dialog in Fig 10 79 is displayed 162 CHAPTER TEN TOOL PATH olx ToolPath Walk Simulation Simulation Speed Pause Eontinue Refresh Close Fig 10 79 3 Adjust simulation speed and click on start to see the machining process In tool path walk simulation the green frame is the path of cutting or other engraving method and the red frame is the tool path of tool lifting You can also stop tool path walk simulation process Click on Refresh if you want to renew the tool path 4 Click on Continue to resume simulation from where it stopped Fig 10 aia Fie E Edt E View y an Te Medfy M Transform B Algr A Node Help H Surface S ToolathiNy al CGO oB AKSAR V 31089 Nok YVPorteo 26 604 446 839 mm ES Snop gt Hide path Fig 10 80 10 20 ToolPath Shaded Simulation D amp o Toolpath shaded simulation is to preview cutting or engraving processin realistic render mode Simulated results can be rotated or scaled in order to be viewed from different angles Parameters like simulation speed precision and stock size can be set in dialog length thickness margin machining rate machining type
140. ion this is made easier 1 Select Text gt Serial Number Text 2 A dialog is displayed Fig 7 26 113 CHAPTER SEVEN TEXT EDITING Serial number input Stert fo Hci fo Step i Total fi Text input Front text Back text Format rray _ Space By row Amount per row lt Row lo mm C By column Amount per column i Column fo mm ra i Preview OK Cancel Fig 7 26 Parameters O Serial number input Start is the value of the first serial number End is the value of the last serial number Step is the value gap between each two adjacent serial numbers Total is the total amount of the serial numbers Format is the digit of the serial numbers O Text input Front text is the text before the serial numbers Back text is the text after the serial numbers Array Amount per row is the amount of serial number text in each row Amount per column is the amount of serial number text in each column Row space is the space between each row Column space is the space between each column Click on Preview to preview the effect Click on OK and input the start coordinate of the text in the status bar or simply click the left mouse button in the drawing window to fix the position of the first serial number text Serial number text x Serial number input Start fi 24 C End p y eis aa ee fs y Formathttt Text input Front text No Back text Stu
141. is changed into a dotted blue line 4 Press the mouse left button 9 The measured value is displayed in the status bar 3 4 5 Calculator Notepad 8 Microsoft Paint Calculator Notepad and Microsoft paint are available in Ucancam to make your operation easier Calculator Calculator can be enabled after clicking Help gt Calculator on the menu bar Fig 3 36 Notepad Notepad can be enabled after clicking Help gt Notepad Fig 3 37 Microsoft paint Microsoft paint can be enabled after clicking Help gt Microsoft paint on the menu bar Fig 3 38 Edit View Help Oo Backspace CE E Fig 3 366 Fig 3 37 39 CHAPTER THREE BASIC OPERATIONS Ta Cee m eee Fe elo ic alo Topes an fe My Mar Mom DE user ren noo jure Pore uresos uesrconve Free pam Eto com Fig 3 38 3 4 6 Help Ucancam offers a variety of ways to help you learn the application gt User manual gt On line technical support gt Help available in the Ucancam To use Help 1 Click Help gt Help in the menu bar 2 The Help dialog displays Fig 3 39 E HTML Help olx a Hide Back Print Options Contents l Index Search ome in this on line help system The table of E s shown your left includes detailed Sterlite ante ook anations illustrating the flexibility of the System Requirement Features of Ucancam V8 Interface e help runs aswell in a contextual way it means Toolbars at you can call it whenever you want with the F1 o o fi
142. izontal Shear fo deg Vertical Shear fo deg I Keep originals Fig 5 29 Horizontal shear is used to set horizontal shear level Vertical shear is used to set the vertical shear level 71 CHAPTER FIVE OBJECT OPERATION Keep originals is used to preserve the original object in the drawing window after it is sheared k le PEE le x gt iA D MeO Topar FOO ES WN Camel TET MA Tdo IgA D HDO Topar Pas Mia ICO RKKK BE VAS PBR 2 TG ya 7 TM Tite 7 y 10 F mI 7 HTI 7 ol q jo ay Pi B E a gt ET E JOBYN A E ER yVrPore O S VPorHe oO s mon C155 ES ae Fea Soep JE wj Fig 5 30a the original graph 5 2 6 Arc Fit You can change a Bezier curve which is composed of small lengths into a curve which is composed of arcs In this way machining efficiency is greatly improved because arcs take much less time to calculate during tool path output than Bezier To apply arc fit to an object 1 Select an object 2 Click Transform gt Arc Fit in the menu bar 3 A dialog is displayed 4 Set the parameters and click on OK to validate the setup 10 x Are Fit Tolerance 0 01 O mm Minimum Tolerance 0 001 mm Small values for this tolerance will slow down calculation times BS N 64300 Snoep pate Fig 9 30b the effect after the object is inclined Keep Originals Fig 5 31 Parameters Tolerance is the precision of arc fit Keep O
143. k on ToolPath gt Group Toolpath in the menu bar Then the tool paths are grouped together 165 CHAPTER TEN TOOL PATH FE EE Ve rn TD MOD Trador Aga Node Hebe Tonto DPA ST ave Id oo 4 i ES gt T o i o P S AAA B o e ba y o a M a 22 be af 37 mo m Sao vra NI sup E Hite Topan Fig 10 84 10 23 Ruled Surface Ruled surface is a surface is generated by curve motion 1 Draw a wave line which Unit length is 60 mm Unit Height is 15mm 2 Copy this wave line to genera anome same wave line Fig 10 85 LD WD View be Mp Mit O Traer Y Aip o pp Tartas El Te re inn 1 0 Ml E El Al aw 07821995 1G00 PEABSSRBRI SA SB UPB Aa e ATADO 337 040 250 008 mn BES Soep OS Fig 10 85 3 Pick these two curve click Toolpath gt Ruled Surface on menu bar Fig 10 86 200 52748 kuled Surtace Tool library Machining Parameters Total depth 24 956 mm unilateral clearance f 000 mm Machining width 10 000 mm NVPOHS 0 Cancel Ph Nea TA Fig 10 86 Fig 10 87 4 Key in parameters in dialog and press Ok to finish operation Fig 10 87 166 CHAPTER TEN TOOL PATH 10 24 ToolPath Plunge This is specially for editting profile path plunge There are three type oy plunge Ramp Pecking Lead n out When you have created the profile path you can modify the path start point and the plunge parameter with it Select the profile toolpath th
144. key on keyboard after selecting object by mouse Keep on pressing direction key for a while can increase the speed of moving 2 Click icon or click Transform gt Move on menu bar key in starting points coordinate 5 5 in status bar and press Enter on keyboard Then key in end point coordinate 150 150 in status bar and press Enter to finish operation Fig 5 11 ited UCanc sigl xj TRD 7 ze Be LED wey END STHA BAK TEO SPR SF aoe Jad CORSS amp BR VAD IOBYNG eciep UN B SII ZOBPRPOX20 EY O O O aw FORRES X 2s Tie f 4i 723 Bl M0 es Fig 5 11a 5 2 2 Scale To scale an object 1 Select an object ZRD 3 En BEG NED ENM EDO BA BRO MiKo MIER Pala SE dy do OB NNR EE 7 Ald A a IOBYNG E SMe RZOUZPOX20 Fig 5 11b 2 Move the cursor onto the arrows in the four corners of the object 3 When the cursor changes into e or u hold and drag the left mouse button You can also scale the object by moving the cursor onto the arrows on the sides of the selected object when the cursor changes into Boe hold and drag the left mouse button Fig 5 12 64 CHAPTER FIVE OBJECT OPERATION He Creed Teh AN Trodon Alda Model Heth Seolpathi a T aa Ves PA Trodon AA Model Heth To 00 en iS TaVS JG COBMAQRBR DADA a s7T ATE IG OCOBQQRER DADY A 4 satel De Puta tata Paca ta Ahh Ses Disb stad tata rar tel eben tata tulad PA utes Eek h 4 aol S PATA
145. l K Fig 10 30 144 CHAPTER TEN TOOL PATH 3 Select a conical tool with a diameter of 0 3 height of 10 and angle of 45 degrees total depth of 6 and select reverse machining 3D Then the effect is shown in Fig 10 31 e A a ale xj A Ta y CO RAAESBR ADE A i To Tmi ke RT r A TO 0 TD Sele WE BS Bay e aWMPor e EEEE E EEN ATA T y t ME Y 10965 Snap n Hide path Fig 10 31 l 10 6 Simple Drilling Before drilling you set the Total depth point space and machine type parameters Set the parameter of point space can control the space between two points Three Drill Position on points on curves on center of object E g 1 to drill the shape shown in Fig 10 32 o ttie teare an a A MT JE COMAQSBR ADE TF Po Te PA T 4 Aw TU F S s DBS D Fav e MPoHrteOP o JODY Li ha y r ct 4515 Snap n Fig 10 32 1 Select the object then click on the shortcut icon HE in Tool Path Bar or click Tool path gt Simple drilling in the menu bar Then the Simple Drilling dialog in Fig 10 33 is displayed xl ill D3 175 H22 Tool library Parameters Total depth mm fi 000 J Multilayer depth per layer pio 4 ToolUp height per layer O 100 Point space mm fi 000 Drill position Fig 10 33 2 Select an end mill tool with diameter of 22 and height of 10 set the total depth at 5 and select on curves then the effect is shown in Fig
146. le machining Select the outside rectangle click on the shortcut icon O on Tool Path Bar and then a dialog is displayed Select an end mill of 3 175 total depth of 1 2 total depth is the thickness of the material and anticlockwise machining The result is shown in F11 21 SE AE A Am JECORAQSBAVAIS AA i rates Lud gt E T a rh o P A F 4 gt f y e aUMUrPoreno 0 a 1010 Snap Samm Hide path Fig 11 21 13 Save the path First save the tool path of profile machining of the outer rectangle with cutter lift height of 10 base on feature point A and file name of 2 nc then save the tool path of area clearance with cutter lift height at 5 and file name of 3 nc In this way you do not need to define the tool entry location when changing the tool so that the object can be output directly on the machine thus improving machining efficiency and quality Case3 3D Engraving 3 1 Top surface machining 1 Enter Ucancam 2 Type the letter M Fig 11 22 173 CHAPTER ELEVEN CASES Pals TP wl JaACORKSESBR ADE A JIOO9S gt N mT ZAPO O Dow s 010 Fig 11 22 EELEE F Snap J 3 Select the letter to edit it Choose the font character height character width and character space 4 Adjust the scale of the letter 5 Draw a rectangle around the letter and choose align center 6 Select the rectangle and the letter and click on the shortcut icon
147. le operation key and the chapter corresponding to the open ne Basic Settings taneously Drawing Shapes H Viewing Tools Graph Editing REMARK Image Processing They a dialog box will appear instan Read carefully the general remarks d for focusing on important points or y are use gt Object Operation giving useful tips I Text Editing H Node Edit I other Tools o Output Important Tool Path Beijing Wentai Technology Corp shall not be responsible for any loss including but not limited to profits or damages whatsoever arising out of i al orthe use of the product or ai 3 4 7 Tip of The Day Tip of The Day includes basic functions and operation methods Open software the dialog of Tip of the Day is shown automatically Fig 3 40 this dialog will not be shown automatically by un checking v before Show tips at start click Help gt Tip of the day on menu bar Press Next Tip you will get more information 40 CHAPTER THREE BASIC OPERATIONS x Y Did you know IF pou want to revolve an object with 90 degree in counter clockwise direction simply select it while pressing SPACE Iv Show tips at stark Next Tip Clase Fig 3 40 3 4 8 About Ucancam The information about Ucancam is available for users to know more about Ucancam 1 Click Help gt About Ucancam on the menu bar 2 The dialog
148. led Ucsacam V FF CSE Wev Del TET Mary Tronson Miia Mode Hee Tona PDAADNRAP5ENACORAARBO ADE as y A PAi AAA AA AAA AAA AR ele BRD Baler Cares Teod 00051569 Diy 167 27 Method 2 110 CHAPTER SEVEN TEXT EDITING 1 Type a text and draw a curve 2 Enter the Editing Input mode 3 Put the cursor onto a curve 4 When the cursor changes into move the cursor to pick the starting point of the text on the curve 5 Click the left mouse button and the glinting cursor appears on the curve 6 You can input the text on the curve now Fig 7 21 mb als x untitled Ucancam VE 218 xj Fed EME Vea Crave Textil MediyO O Transforma Abya Modep Hepto Tools FiF EdE View Doa Nody Transfo AlGH A Modem Hipi Toolbathih BIA si a 14 CORAQSAR ADA D BTE 14ICGORAKSKBR VA d A OMA el FAH CAPA CATARINA e AARAA A fh TEAR Pi EARRA i ARATA PEPA 7 h pe f aap Goha ol E T ks erbay Golem m T Bir gE plz is ha tehi fmo z F FP Owhage O y ld Denn Ou z A FO a amp De a 3 Da t ri 3 m mene PE Do mea am mere D z F a Bueh fm aj BE NG Sore A E q Mange along a cuve Y On Under a F On Under a curve Perenne Y Revene Pre ran a f Ready 210833 fv 93313 FE Snap A Fig 7 21a the cursor changes into Fig 7 21b input the text After inputting the text you can set the properties of the text with the same method as in method 1 REMARK The curve is not displayed in graph edit mode
149. lex e RR A alej xj LAME ECO ESTARE CEL DPDT ER ECO EY AE i tai i 5 af E O f P O P Woo e TE E ee ye F ha 7 Fs 2 g a a L i z 3 Oty ds Se waed 00 390 70 OV 16472 he 220061 Y 75 173 EE Snap UE gt Hide pot ieee eciecd D300 7 O 8719 Kei W 15645 D snap JES ie pah j Fig 5 34a select the objects Fig 5 34b the effect after the object is sinned top 74 CHAPTER FIVE OBJECT OPERATION Align to bottom is to align several selected objects with the bottom line of the first selected object There are three ways to enable this function 1 e Click the shortcut icon 2 on Aligning Bar e Click Align gt Align to bottom in the menu bar o Press Ctrl Num2 Cuntaied cascan Y le a Ex ela Fin ST Wed De TT Mod Trarefoemii Mid Mods pO FiF YN Tracefcaadl Agd Ade MO Tapa PBs Ta Y aCORAAKESER JADY aT JA CORSQSBA VAD Y ETA Tor T Tm ar mr ale r Pa Tm ay TT A T gt T gt T ol rg oy ih O P o P E 6 is 3 3 e S 2 2 8 aan P OK 4 o lt Y ar a o kapa zi a AN g Ha e Be a E 4 TOTE rE Soap AS Hobe a En 31174 Soap Fig 5 35a select the objects Fig 5 35b the effect after the objects are aligned bottom Align on center is to make the center of several selected objects the same as that of the first selected object There are three ways to enable this function e Click the shortcut icon on Alig
150. lly fit for machining artworks and characters with prisms Easy operation Prism machining is very easy to use Users need only draw the contours of characters with special effects and input or adjust parameters Then the tool path is formed High efficiency The tool path is formed quickly and if multi layer machining is chosen high speed and efficiency can be achieved Angle type There are two kinds rounded angle and cusp angle machining If rounded angle machining is chosen then the area between two bordered sides is rounded conical surface Next we are going to apply prism machining to the object in Fig 10 45 149 CHAPTER TEN TOOL PATH ERA ES e MUrPorxe gt FOBYv ComboCune Oh 166 59 Dv 17632 Me 139869 Me 24122 Soap ms m Fig 10 45 Fig 10 46 1 Select the object then click on the shortcut icon FY in Tool Path Bar or click Tool path gt Prism machining in the menu bar Then the Prism machining dialog in Fig 10 46 is displayed 2 Set the parameters in the dialog Tool This Prism machining effect is only gotten by using the conical tool Thus only conical tools are provided in the tool library Parameters You can set the material thickness and machining depth in this section Angle type includes rounded and cusp angles Preview window Prism section created is previewed in this window Refresh if the Prism section created did not show in preview window press refresh button Prom
151. mat required An example of a configuration file is shown on the below ULLAL FORMAT lt X X 1 3f 1 0 gt FORMAT lt Y Y 1 3f 1 0 gt FORMAT lt Z Z 1 3f 1 0 gt FORMAT lt S S d 1 gt FORMAT lt F F d 1 gt UNITS lt MM gt 1111111 FILE EXTENSION lt nc gt OOOO O OOOO PROG_HEAD lt G90G17G21 gt TOOLCHANGE lt M06 T TN gt PROG_TAIL lt M30 gt Briefly the entries in configuration flie fall into four main categories which can be described as below 1 Global Statements These determine the file extensions whether the output is in mm or inches Line numbering information and formattong for numeric fileds 2 Head of Pogramme This section deals with line that must be output at the head of every programme This information usually has the programme name command for switching on the spindle etc for example PROG_HEAD lt DATE TIME gt PROG_HEAD lt G90G17G21 gt The word suffix is variable 3 Tail of Pogramme This section deals with line that must be output at the tailof every programme This information usually has the programme name command for switching off the spindle etc moving the tool 198 Appendix back to the home position for example PROG_TAIL lt M30 gt PROG_TAIL lt gt 4 TOOLCHANGE If the machine tool is equiped with an automatic toolchanger or user wants to allow manual tool changes through an output file this statement can be used to ouput the appropriate commans For example
152. meter of 3 175 height of 10 total depth of 10 interspaces of 0 3 anticlockwise and the result is shown in Fig 10 42 MET VB OBa Ta 434 GORKASSER JADE a e hi Mb re f LATA PP Pitt i TAARAT PE A gt T JE fs OF o _ E P k A N amp o N z 2 dl y E Y lo ae y E SE ar a a A 334167 Ne 199967 Snep Hide pot Fig 10 42 3 Select the letter and click on the shortcut icon or click Tool path gt Insert and Inlay gt Inlay Machining and then the following dialog is displayed Fig 10 43 A Pas Tia J4CORSS amp SER ADE Fa e I ny tal sl a atal taaa lp i fi aie Lv A gt T i 5 Q F SP A a el it b Fi Total depth 2 000 mm unilateral gg clearance tk y E y Multilayer depth per layer 0 500 mn E a p m rea clearance 7 Adopt Overlap 20 a machining strategies F Faster Angle fo Offset IV inside to cut l E we C303 333 64167 Soap NE Hite path Fig 10 43 Fig 10 44 4 Select an end mill tool with a diameter of 3 175 height of 10 total depth of 6 interspace of 0 3 anticlockwise overlap ratio of 50 and the result is shown in Fig 10 44 10 9 Prism Machining Features of prism machining in Ucancam include Multilayer engraving Objects are machined layer by layer In this way material is saved and machining speed is improved especia
153. mmary of There are four types of functions regarding context menu selection node edit text edit and 3D view Selection The functions in selection include text edit node edit group ungroup filled display delete hide lock unlock and object properties When no objects are selected the context menu displayed is shown in Fig 9 20 when an object or more are selected the context menu displayed is shown in Fig 9 21 The last two operations are automatically memorized by the system Points Line Zoom Window FE Fid Pan View Fig 9 20 2 Points Line Offset Zoom Window FE Pan View F10 Ungroup Ctr1 5h1 1t 6 Filled Display CtrltF Delete M Delete Hide Object Lock Unlock iL Fig 9 21 Node Edit The functions in node edit context menu include add a node delete a node break join close convert to line convert to curve cusping smooth symnerty align start point auto remove points fillet vertical Click the right mouse button after selecting the curve Select Node tools command in the context 130 CHAPTER NINE ADDITIONAL OPERATIONS menu and then pick the nodes to be edited and finally click the right mouse button Then the functions mentioned above in node editing are displayed Fig 9 23 Quit Convert to Curve Vertical Fig 9 23 Text Edit The functions in text edit context menu include rapid input serial number text and filled display Fig 9 24 Cuit Esc
154. mme ToolChange Units Format etc these file are saved in the post sub directory in the installing directory After setting parameters click OK to save them The subsequent Toolpath will be ouput according to the post processor file 10 18 ToolPath Output After the tool path is created you can save it Various file formats are provided by Ucancam post processor file For example we apply area clearance and contour cutting to the object in Fig 10 74 rte Ucancam Y E algi x GB 2 a JECOMBAQSEA VAS eH El 7 Per M CIC T Ld m i fals IOBOvN oles WBS Baw UPoHre e AO Y DITA FT EEN E aaf aa oo Fig 10 74 In tool path module select the object and apply area clearance and profile machining to it Then the effect is shown in Fig 10 75 159 CHAPTER TEN TOOL PATH NPoOH e t 20DY y A gA SEIS Ar u 1 4308 Senp OS Nite path Fig 10 75 REMARK When creating the tool path of several objects it is better to hide the already formed tool path in order to make the operation easier Select the tool path to be saved or click on the shortcut icon eB on Toolpath Bar or click Tool path gt Tool path output in the menu bar Then the dialog in F10 76 is displayed Toolpath output xj OS Machining f Path Post Processor File Profil mitoei P Tool Conica D0 30 460 H1 P Tool No T1 x 154 789 Base on feature point P Border Rem ain None Point A
155. n 243 033 40 633 mm E Snop mas Fig 2 12b key increment step If the move in X and Y direction is 1mm each time and objects move 1mm after selecting objects and pressing arrow keys on the keyboard Rotate is for controlling the rotation of objects Select an object press the Ctrl key on the keyboard and press the left or right arrow keys on the keyboard to rotate objects Anti clockwise rotation is achieved by pressing the left key and clockwise rotation is achieved by pressing the right key 18 CHAPTER THREE BASIC OPERATIONS 3 BASIC OPERATIONS In this chapter you will learn something about the basic operations of Ucancam 3 1 File Operation 3 1 1 Open A File There are 3 ways to open a file e Click on the icon a on Standard Bar e Click File gt Open o Press Ctri O Then the Open dialog displays Fig 3 1 Fig 3 1 You can choose the path of the file or enter the file name after File Name and you can preview this file in preview window Click on after selecting the file name to open the file REMARK The selected file can also be opened by double clicking the file or by pressing the Enter key on the keyboard 3 1 2 New A File Any of the following three ways can be chosen to create a new file A e Clickontheicon on Standard Bar e Click File gt New o Press Ctrl N 3 1 3 Save A File There are three ways to save a file e Click on the icon on Standard Bar e Click File gt Save o
156. n BMP format rta a 2l01x FPR stab JIS CORAQSBR VA S Sats MS OS Vay d 49 Snap a Fig 10 59 2 Select the image and click on the shortcut icon a in Tool Path Bar or click Tool path gt Image relief machining in the menu bar Then the dialog in Fig 10 60 is displayed image reilziet machining Conical DO 20 430 H10 Tool library Machining parameters Min brightness 0 Min brightness depth 2 000 mm Max brightness 255 Max brightness depth 0 100 mm Overlap 20 Cutting Direction Horizontal Vertical Mee Fig 10 60 3 Select a conical tool with a diameter of 0 2 blade height of 10 blade angle of 10 min brightness depth of 2 max brightness depth of 0 3 overlap of 50 and choose horizontal machining Then the 3D view of the effect is shown in Fig 10 61 154 CHAPTER TEN TOOL PATH al0 ix D0PBBSTAFBJICOORNASEBAA ADE A t HAm MEM lina ARERR EN ERTER MERA AAR AA J2 Q0YSS A i e A ESE FEE 20 Fig 10 61 o 10 14 ToolPath Sequence Tool path sequence can be adjusted so as to improve machining process and machining quality in case the default tool path sequence is not what you want 1 Select a tool path and click Tool path gt Tool path sequence in the menu bar 2 Then the tool path is marked by numbers Fig 10 62 lex OPE JIT ATE Id CONSSeBR VAD ae rs rt ateo oral ta eta E ut e 1 da Dp o AN 5 E Le gt N E 7 _ A z
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158. n copy the text in other software e g Word to the dialog Rapid input by pressing Ctrl C and Ctrl V 104 CHAPTER SEVEN TEXT EDITING 7 1 2 Editing Input There are three ways to enable this function e Click on the icon T on the Editing Tool Bar O Click Text gt Edit Tools Press Ctrl T Then the editing input dialog is displayed on the left of the screen Click the left mouse button in the drawing window to start text input Fig 7 4 ed cc VB alej xj Pas Td Yaco RAEE BR AD til Tastee de iP Puta M E Bary fe zlaja ER hutaga O P onee FG mF s gt A n TTWeEenLa a E o F Commard Rendy En We 188093 43159 Smp a ie Fig 7 4 REMARK Properties of the text can be set either before or after input of the text 7 2 Text Editing 7 2 1 Font Installation You can install font which you need method of installation open control panel and find font then copy it to font file 7 2 2 Font Selection Ucancam provides you with various font types But note all the font properties should be set after entering Editing Input mode Font Arial Narrow Style B esa Char height 24 00 Char width 2000 Char space pp ES Line space o te Char angle o Base height 0 pp 105 CHAPTER SEVEN TEXT EDITING 7 2 3 Character Height 8 Width 1 Select the word s to be edited 2 Input values in the list of Character width and Character height or select the value from the drag
159. n each two preserved parts After typing the values click OK to validate the operation and click Cancel or press the right mouse button to exit the operation JO xi e ee a ae aaraa aes Radial Slice Start Angle 0 000 Keep Angle 10 000 Remowe Angle Cancel i I I I Seles GH ES BD E IS Uroeorted E 4 Commend Reedy 145 09 ve 20065 EIE Snap E i Fig 6 27 Fig 6 28 6 10 Divide Divide is to separate an object into several parts by defining dividing points To divide an object 1 Select the object to be divided 2 Click on the icon t in Modification Bar or click Modify gt Divide 3 The words Please input the number of divisions are shown in the status bar 4 Type a value and press Enter 93 CHAPTER SIX GRAPH EDITING untitled Ucancam Ya lgj xj ale xj Far GA Ved Oaa TextiT Moara Tratar MA Modet Hep Toolttih OPE MASACRE AO se 5 198 JACORASEBA VAD He 4 ser tr ote or ls ls aba bulleted h Y e y AAA aT e pra ls 3h gt T 2 T Oo r D HY Q 3 0 3 A e D o F a E A h h EE o x o j Y Nj a a o E 2 F 4 s Grete Center 005 072 Radue 10 49 be 1980 V 17979 BE Sen FU 1 mi Corana S175564 N 24353 EE Snag E Nice porn Fig 6 29a original Fig 6 29b after being divided 6 11 Boolean Operation Boolean operation includes join common not common and subtract Take the following
160. n why we need to set overlap ratio is that we need to take the width of the tool into consideration during machining If the overlap ratio is too low then some parts of the material will not be machined if we keep the space between tool paths as close as possible then the surface of the material after machining will be smooth However if the overlap ratio is too high then the machining efficiency will be reduced Next we are to introduce overlap ratio further through an example Fig 10 21 is the effect with the overlapping rate of 0 and the shadowing area in Fig 10 22 is the overlapped part of the tool Fig 10 21 Fig 10 22 Note Ball nose tool should not be used in area clearance Fig 10 23 shows the result if ball nose tool is used in area clearance or milling The area in black is the part which is not machined Fig 10 23 Side allowance is the area outside the tool path Precision cutting can be achieved through setting side allowance Mill contour This is to make the surface of the material smooth after being machined 141 CHAPTER TEN TOOL PATH Multi layer When the depth of the material is bigger than the tool height or when the material is of high rigidity such as metal the machining is done layer by layer on the material Adopt you can set the depth per layer Depth first Machine next object after finishing machine all the layer of one object Sequence is to machine in the shortest tool path thus sa
161. ndy Drew G gt ToD Mod xM Transform Aba Node k Mepkt Toolpathiy s y 3IGORKSKS BR 7ADA i AAA i AAA PA P Pete dsti hi solois x T rs P k p po O Y Mm alk Com E 41 050 105930 IE Snap mmm gt Show Pot Fig 9 7 2 Select the image and click on the shortcut icon NW in Standard Bar or click File gt Image Processing gt Image Tracing in the menu bar Then a dialog is displayed Fig 9 9 3 Keep the default value and click on OK Then the dialog Image Tracing is displayed Fig 9 10 x Cusp angle deg 60 000 Trace error men 0 010 mr Fairing number ph y Approximal precision mm 0 010 mr Threshold of line fi Level of despeckle 0 20 ls y In processing please wait for a moment Cancel Fig 9 10 4 Wait for a moment and then the effect is shown Fig 9 11 127 CHAPTER NINE ADDITIONAL OPERATIONS untitled Ucancam V8 x Pie ERE Wer Orang Text D Modfy M gt Transformi Abgr a Node K Meith Toolpath M SOPBSLTAaAVCE JIACORAQSSa VAIS FB A O RER O Lc ARRA JOBy gt s ZE MIA DA a E7 JON2ZOX2O0O Fig 9 11 5 The image is changed into vector graph after being processed and you can now edit any part of it When choosing the center line the effect is shown below Fig 9 12 E r Ti r a ToolpsthiM SPBSIRTAaACle IACeBSnQngee NASA PV rs rt rr rt lopads X gt T T T o
162. ne DRET DY 16115 176022 Ve 22907 EE snap MS 1 ij Fig 10 19 1 Select the rectangle then click on the shortcut icon e on Tool Path Bar or click Tool path gt Area Clearance on the menu bar Then the Area Clearance dialog is displayed x End Mill D2 0 H10 Tool library m Machining Strategies C Raster Ar E Sequence x First y Offset JV inside to out E Ramp m Machining Parameters Multilayer machining Total depth 2 000 mm Adopt depth per layer Side allowance 0 000 mm Ar Depth Overlap ratio 50 000 H 0 000 mm ha ate Iv Mill Contour Direction Clockwise C Anticlockwise Tip Outside is clockwise inside is anticlockwise Cancel Fig 10 20 140 CHAPTER TEN TOOL PATH 2 Input the parameters in the dialog Tool Library is for selecting a tool You can also select a tool in the drag down list Machining strategies is to select raster or offset area clearance When choosing raster you can adjust the angle when choosing Offset you can choose inside to out according your need specially for offset strategy the transition between the loop is tangent continue arc and the sharp angle in loop is also transited by arc therefor this strategy is fit for high speed machine Machining parameters total depth side allowance overlap ratio and contour allowance Overlap ratio is the ratio of the width of the tool bottom blade to the width of the last tool path The reaso
163. ng command in the menu bar Then the Image relief machining dialog is displayed Fig 11 67 187 CHAPTER ELEVEN CASES all Nose D2 0 H10 Tool library Machining parameters Min brightness fo Min brightness depth fa 500 mm Max brightness 255 Max brightness depth 0 300 mm Overlap eo Cutting Direction Horizontal Vertical Fig 11 67 Select a ball nose tool with a diameter of 2 and height of 12 choose min brightness of 2 5 max brightness of 0 1 overlap ratio of 80 horizontal machining and the result is shown in Fig 11 68 itied Uca Pre ee OPB Tavada FOES PCC wes Y rs gt T m rs o SP Da 6 o A yg Ia M A e Goo TE oa poh Fig 11 68 4 Click View gt 3D View in the menu bar and then click on the right mouse button and select ISO View from the menu The result is shown in Fig 11 69 bu Sole BD Vatw gt o A EV o m A a LA F fe A Pri otra PR Snop MES Hide Fig 11 69 5 Save the tool path save the tool path with cutter lift height of 5 base on feature point A 188 CHAPTER TWELVE WAVE BOARD 12 WAVE BOARD Beijing Wentai Technology corp has successfully launched UCanCAM V9 wave board cad cam software making it easy for customers to design not only lines curves waves and other designs which already exist on the market but also new designs by editing or trimming Besides you can also trim out character
164. ngement is not chosen 10 8 Insert And Inlay Inserted and inlayed moulds are made by profile machining and area clearance Now we take the letter R as an example to introduce this function METI Wh al0 x DpPBa 3 amp JdicoSnaQvSBB JADE A a AA MAA MAA ARA TARAR Ma AAA talarah h gt T m ik oF a 9 E 4 el j A E ee E y Q A M 4 gt a E D aal E Teva 006 309 33 Ov 341 01 bie 372500 Va 60833 So a m Fig 10 40 Unilateral clearance is the distance between the inlayed mould and the inserted mould and the value should be relatively larger when materials of high density are machined However it should be noted that too large value of interspacing may result in looseness This parameter is given in both the dialog of Inlay and Insert and you need only input the value in one of the dialog The following is the step E 1 Select the character R and then click on the shortcut icon in Tool Path Bar or click Tool path gt Insert and Inlay gt Insert Machining in the menu bar Then the dialog in Fig 10 41 is displayed xi End Mill D3 175 H22 Tool library Cut direction Bridge Clockwise Anticlockwise EE Plunge m Machining parameters Total depth 2 000 mm lt j unilateral 0 100 men 4 clearance 0 500 mm 7 Multilayer depth per layer Cancel CHAPTER TEN TOOL PATH 2 Select an end mill tool with a dia
165. ning Bar e Click Align gt Align on center in the menu bar o Press Ctri Numb s 5 le f i E i 5 PET FU Y D k ol o A e Soles EO AA Soles BO Baw WUPOoHe O EN EE RE o Selects 2 be 197 768 v 54 64d j 7 Otemcts Selectia 019 32 Pe 51 327 Soap MS de po Fig 5 36a select the objects Fig 5 36b the effect after the object is aligned center 9 3 2 Vertical Aligning amp Horizontal Aligning Vertical Aligning is to align the vertical central line of several selected objects along that of the first selected object There are three ways to enable this function e Click the shortcut icon al on Aligning Bar e Click Align gt Vertical aligning in the menu bar 75 CHAPTER FIVE o Press Alt V Usted Ucare ame VE FiF EME we Dravid Teil Medi TrareforedB AA Made Hepi olf xj HM Tooker OPD S i AACORAQ amp BR DAD H 7 Pa a ut tt tar al ulul le gt a T hs HS o F E A A ss f y Q i N 3 ari E i a LY E 3 E z v J Objects Seleded O12153 DiY 295 64 Xe 188969 6316 ES Snap m Hise path Fig 5 37a Select the objects Horizontal Aligning is to align several selected object along the horizontal central line of the first i Objects Selected Dixe101 37 Dv 206 36 OBJECT OPERATION alaj xj fed Ucancame VB J Wa Demi Te Mad Traribcemil ARA Modei Hepi Toulpathd
166. not to change the parameters unless there are special requirements 3 3 2 Snap Function Snap function is very helpful when we need to find perpendiculars tangents center lines etc We use the snap function to find the end points adjacent points middle point center of a circle intersection points perpendicular points tangent points quartiles and grids The following dialog is displayed after selecting View gt Snap Settings command or clicking on 34 CHAPTER THREE BASIC OPERATIONS Snap in the right corner of the status bar Fig 3 27 Click ona again the dialog is hidden automatically E GARE sth Dmi TaT Mad kodoi dA Mad HA Topai A MOD J4CORASRK BR AD A inde ataca ON 7 afa F Malh gt T Q fh E Q a E e W y ps y Al A o 3 m Pa enter iter Pes Tar Ou Gad M Faas 51806 v 12540 ES Smp jE The feature points must be picked up first otherwise the snap function will not work Next we are going to see two examples to introduce the snap function Example Now we want to draw a line with the rectangle s one side s midpoint as an end point of the line The following is an example 1 First draw a rectangle 2 Then click on in the lower right corner of the screen The feature point tool bar is displayed in the bottom of the screen See below End Near Point V Mid Center Inter Perp Tan l Quad l Grid All 3 Tick the Mid 4 Put one end of the line outside the rec
167. nput three points coordinates respectively in the status bar and press Enter alfil x mr M Craw Tet Mod Titan Aga Nodal Heppi Tapatio T Gal GJECORAQLBA VAS MODAS OI DS PPPA SNS PA PA ICA TPPC CIO PA baa Dp gt T oF 5 Q la 4 w it 2 Hl EE A Y o m a 5 a 1430 Snap s ie Fig 4 4 Method 2 1 Click Draw gt Arc gt 3 Points on the menu bar 2 Click in the drawing window to fix the position of the three points of the arc 2 Center start end 1 Click Draw gt Arc gt Center start end in the menu bar 2 Input the coordinate in the status bar and press Enter REMARK Center means the center of the circle the arc is on 46 CHAPTER FOUR DRAWING SHAPES we Dra TeotiT Modyo Treecfoen i MA Node MO Tapatio ce Q E CA E q Das Ta JA ORASAH VAD T Te TT Te be y 7 Tm Tm t 1 Lalal slata lanak a Leteletlstslel Lal stale ET eF E Wit D o o a eE OD Rav EN EE RE Y Fig 4 5 Drawing an arc by Center start end command is the same as drawing a 3 point arc and the only difference is that the starting point is different In Center start end the first point is the center of the circle the second point is the starting point of the arc and the third point is the end point of the arc 3 Start end direction When applying this method while drawing an arc the first point is the starting point of the arc the second point is the end point and dir
168. nto desired shape Fig 5 53 81 CHAPTER FIVE OBJECT OPERATION 5 Press the right mouse button or the Esc key to exit the operation 5 9 Auto Nesting Several objects with various shapes and sizes can be arranged in a selected shape to save material The following is an example a Ucancam vS alaj xj A A JCC O RSS amp BR A i in WWW tl i TEN y lt tit i A APA gt T Qo E a O SY gt e A E 88 At Y o E N J aj o L at Poly ne Di 70 10 D v 11025 Me 62045 Y 22361 Snap MS gt po 1 Select all the objects 2 Click on the icon amp on Transform Bar or select Transform gt Auto Nesting SY 3 The cursor changes into m 4 Move the cursor onto the side of the shape of stock such as a rectangular 9 When the rectangular turns light blue click the left mouse button 6 Then the dialog Auto Nesting is shown Fig 5 55 x Precision Kerf Width fi D00 mm Clearance 0 000 men 4 Step Angle so 000 deg 5 180 Iteration 2 1 5 count From Left bottom Direction x Mirror Y Rotate In hole nest I Keep old J Create the remain Cancel Fig 5 55 Parameters Precision is the precision of auto nesting Kerf Width is the width of kerf which equal to tool diameter Clearance you can set remain which is the shortest distance between the original part and part after machining Do not set the value too small
169. nts a point position X and Y are separated by a comma In Ucancam you will need to input coordinate value in many operation When you need to draw a precision curve it is suggested to use method 1 to input point s coordinates b Parallel Line 1 Draw a line 2 Checking V before Parallel Line on status bar 3 Click in the drawing window to pick the position as the starting point of parallel line and then move cursor to select line when selected line change into blue move mouse to pick the end point of Parallel line 43 CHAPTER FOUR DRAWING SHAPES crep m c Start Curve Tangent 1 Draw a circle spline or circle 2 Checking v before Start Curve Tangent on status bar 3 Click in the drawing window to pick the position as the starting point of tangent and then move cursor to select object when selected shape change into blue release left mouse button to finish operation d 2 Curve Tangent 1 Draw two shapes such as two circles 2 Checking V before 2 Curve Tangent on status bar 3 Select shape respectively when selected shape became blue release right mouse button to finish operation PAs Tw Jace gt he ISSRKBMA O oa e 2 Curve Vertical 1 Draw two shapes such as two lines 2 Checking v before 2 Curve Vertical on status bar 3 Select shape respectively when selected shape became blue release right mouse button to finish 44 CHAPTER FOUR DRAWING SHAPES operat
170. o profile machining area clearance 3D engraving midline machining drilling insert and inlay machining prism machining intelligent machining embossing machining image dot machining image relief machining etc 135 CHAPTER TEN TOOL PATH 10 2 Profile Machining Profile machining can be classified into On Outside and Inside according to relationships between the tool center axis and the drawing On The tool center axis is along the original drawing Outside Cut along the outer contour of the drawing Inside Cut along the inner contour of the drawing 10 2 1 Parameters In Profile Machining Click the icon i on the Tool Path Bar or select ToolPath gt Profile machining on the menu bar The Profile machining dialog is displayed Fig 10 11 you can set machining parameters in the dialog End Mill D3 175 H22 Tool library m Cut position Bridge Cut parameters Total depth Multilayerfdepth per Top E layer EE E Cut direction e Clockwise C Anticlockwise Tip Outside is anticlockwise inside is clockwise Cancel Fig 10 11 Parameters Tool library You can choose a tool from the drop down list of tool library or press Tool Library button to choose one from tool library dialog a End Wil D3 175H22 Ball Nose End Mill Conical Bull Mill Cut position on outside and inside Bridge In order to prevent the machined object from moving which m
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172. of the default value 14 762 top angle of 0 bot angle of 0 overlap of 80 anticlockwise then the effect 152 CHAPTER TEN TOOL PATH is shown in Fig 10 53 a RE alla a sd A Ate Laan TECI T SASEN LEN maya J200 895 8B AAA uba ld salad br dl us leed diste A A A A bda ell late added del di ll dt det lll R E IJOBYN Debts teh tdet tt 300y Mhr AF Mih QEU Rav DEAN Rav 3 UVPoHtSO E O A vo OR PARA Re uvowreo it O PO PMA co OA PRAT Comenad Anady We 22745 W ssas DE Snap FS Hide pat Ready Me 140629 y 44197 DE Snop US Hide path Fig 10 53 Fig 10 54 Fig 10 54 is 3D view of the tool path 10 12 Image AM FM Machining Image AM FM machining is to engrave the object after the image is converted into grayscale image AM machining is to make the distance between the dots the same while the depth of the dots are different FM machining is to make the depth of the dots the same while the distance between the dots is different i Ve Di Meta Treston yii J H DETER EXT SES Y Alo a an mag a3 E Conical D0 2 415 Hi0 Tool library o E P A a E Md Machining parameters we e EE uE WE y Horizontal space 1 000 Vertical space 1 000 NE E Min brightness e Min brightness depth lo 010 013 k Max brightness 240 Min brightness depth 1 000 LE o Mf uaa i Si Ve ON _ wp o 4 Fi
173. of Design Center again or press maximize button Design Central dialog can be shown if you select object without opening Design Central Design Central dialog will be display automatically 2 4 1 Page Size You can set page size at Design Central Fig 2 8 Design central T T3 EJ p Custom z E 100 000 i 400 000 Orientation ef ecm io Fig 2 8 15 CHAPTER TWO BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO UCANCAM 1 Custom you can design the size of page according to you need you also can select one at drop down list Fig 2 9 Custom v Exhibition Board 9 Exhibition Board 6C AO 841 lt 1189 mm A 594 lt 841 mm A2 420 x 594 mm A3 237 4 420 mm 44 210 x 297mm 2K 5184 756 mm 4K 225518 mm OK 260 4 380 mm Fig 2 9 2 Width and height of page is to show the width and height of page You can key in the parameters of width and height according to you need 3 Direction Portrait and Landscape of page 4 Origin you can set the origin point on the center or left corner of the page 2 4 2 Select By Type Click Edit gt Select By Type and a dialog is shown Fig 2 10 Design central T ES esign cas T Add Select Color Type Object Type Circle Radius 0 000 Point Text Fath Remark If circle s radius is equal to Dall circles will be selected Fig 2 10 Two styles of Select by in design central Color and Type Type you can select object directly such as
174. on The following is an example when no object is selected 3 2 6 Fit To Page Object position in the page can be viewed through Fit to page function There are 3 ways to start this function m e Click on the icon a on View Bar e Click View gt Fit to page on the menu bar o Press the shortcut key F9 3 2 Pan View The whole Page can be moved so that you can view different parts of the drawing This can be achieved through any of the following ways 23 CHAPTER THREE BASIC OPERATIONS e Click on the icon Ny on View Bar e Click View gt Pan view in the menu bar o Press the shortcut key F10 Then the cursor changes into SY and move the mouse with left button pressed to move the page Click on the right mouse button in the drawing window to stop the moving 3 2 8 3D View You can view objects in 3D view by 3D view function This can be achieved through any of the following ways e Click on the icon A in View Bar e Click View gt 3D view in the menu bar o Press the shortcut key F12 After clicking nA the cursor changes into press the left mouse button to view the object in 3D display Fig 3 10 C Documents and Setisrngs aif x LL Documents asd Settings fi aif xj OP Bs i tl Wd GORKKK BR VAD OB s Td GORKSKRKBR VAD AAA A a 7 N y y ri AA 150 all de F Ela A 7 7 y AAAA N gt T gt 3 T T f ik T g rk Q E P Q E a Mi 4 E Fl e e Ae
175. oo PB z E a 4a O Oly RAKKAR y DPBolTAYE sid GO dE PESA YA A Ir AN E Y if J 6 d i Y Jl ud Ub Ju e e a LAI 7 2 8 Character Space amp Line Space Character space means the distance between each two characters line space is the distance between every two lines To set character space and line space 1 Select the characters 2 Input the value in the list of Char Space and Line Space or select from the drag down list Fig 7 11 Char space 20 ES Line space pb ES Fig 7 10 7 2 9 Align 1 Select the words to be aligned 107 CHAPTER SEVEN TEXT EDITING 2 We can see four icons El align on left z align on center z align on right and fill Click on one of them The result is shown below untitled Ucancar Ya alej untitled cancer Wi alfj xj FaF CAT Verd W Orada Textil MogitM Trado MA Mode Hep Topar FaF CALI Vie Orada Textil Moaho Trantor Modet HAGO TooipathiW 1008 53 Ta 58ENdooOnA ARA VAY B A OPRBsitiagVSe JIA COMQQSSR DAD EA AAA A A co A AAA sted ul A o A o A o A AAA sted us Fore 65 Vine 3 Fore 65 Vir 3 Sao a T aa T B74 E xa m f rs Biz Ef aie f 5 mwg eo P owg O P Dah f0 e 2 lt as al iio 7 4 Dah f0 z z n y 0 ee ee TOEN 4 A 0 4 w E 3 vra LASS e mil ro B ws 0 3 w z Erro ll ILALL oe Sock amp Oo Beitiinms entail ME Beijing Onta TEE _ i gt a me p Jo e n z a i
176. osition 117 CHAPTER ElGHT NODE EDIT You can add a node by double clicking the left mouse button Fig 8 2 Fig 8 3 a er Vert Cem EAT Medi Tron r Medak HAGO Toa PO Vara M A Nodak WDO Teokathey PRs Ta JACORSSSBE JAG E e PO Ed yd CORASKBR VAs T 7 am a o 7 1 m t 0 37 a Ti 7 7 mi or tT s all xi By onti FiF feed D Textil Mods lls lh URS Daw cle USO E Fig 8 2 Fig 8 3 To delete a node 1 Select a node 2 Click on the icon on Node Editing Bar or click Node gt Delete Nodes can also be deleted by double clicking the left mouse button Fig 8 4 is the effect after 2 tied we m gt D G Teel Mody Tractor MA Age Hei Tapas PRs mia JIQACORAQSBA VA s Tier m m Y UR JE 7 m 7 Ter i A v 155 754 Soap wj Fig 8 4 To add or delete several nodes at the same time 1 Select several nodes 2 Click on the icon os on Node Editing Bar or click Node gt Delete REMARK Nodes of circles and ellipses can not be deleted 8 3 Cusping 8 Smooth Cusp and smooth are the two types of relative positions between nodes and their controlling points When one of the two controlling points is moved the other one is moved accordingly to make the curve smooth A node and its two controlling points are not put on the same line by applying Cusping function When moving one of the two controlling point the other one is not moved thus making the
177. otate the tool path by clicking Toolpath gt Toolpath Transform on the menu bar 10 17 Post Set There are many type of CNC systems in the worldwide The definition for G direction and M direction in the different CNC systems are not quite similar so that the requirement for command and format in NC 158 CHAPTER TEN TOOL PATH program are also different Therefore GCode of toolpath must be processed to adapt to special requirement of every machine and it s control system This process is called Post set in Ucancam software mA x Current Machine v Add Machine Del Current Machine Post Processor FORMAT lt H W d gt PEELED AAA AAA AAA FORMAT lt X X 1 3 gt FORMAT lt Y Y 1 3 1 0 gt FORMAT lt Z Z 1 3 1 0 gt FORMAT lt S sgd 1 gt FORMAT lt F F d 1 gt AMARA AAA AAA AAA NAAA ALAS UNITS lt MM gt AMARA AAA AAA AAA AAA ALAS FILE EXTENSION lt nc gt AMAIA AAA AAA AIDA LINE_NUM_START lt 1 gt LINE_NUM_INCREMENT lt 1 gt FLAMA AAA ANNA AAA AAA ASS PROG_HEAD lt G90G17G21 gt TOOLCHANGE lt MOS gt JTOOLCHANGE MOG TFTN gt a Ucancam provided procedures for processor Post Set so that the toolpath in V9 can be changed to CN code Select Toolpath gt Post Set Post Set dialog is shown you can add machine by click Add Machine button or delete machine by click Del Current Machine button The parameters of Post Processor file include Head of programme Tail of progra
178. ouse and then drag the guide line to the desired position Fig 3 16 You can drag several guidelines by following the above steps FiF GAME Wa Dada Tti Me G TtT Mochi Pardoni g Padel HO Topai FBS TH JEACORSSSBE TADE alt x 9 Ovys sy AAA eles USO Ras S UPoHe oO Te PEPEE PTE 765 Snep aa J Fig 3 16 30 CHAPTER THREE BASIC OPERATIONS It is very difficult to drag the guideline to a specific position with the method above so guideline setting function is provided by Ucancam This function can be started by clicking View gt System Settings on the menu bar Click on Guidelines Fig 3 17 WenTai WenT ai c Gui deLines Gui deLines So A Ce Grid Grid wo kinds of guide line horizont guideline an a A Welcome to use Ucancam V8 16 2 061108 Vertical guideline When mouse is placed on the ruler General General A A of workaround and is dragged with left button pressed a dash guideline show V Show Guideline Homepage http www ucancam com Telephone 010 8268 4378 Copyright c Beijing Wentai Century Corp All rights 180 Horizontal Vertical Add Delete Modi fy Clear cuca_ Fig 3 17 Fig 3 18 First enter the value of the guideline coordinate e g 180 in the dialog Fig 3 18 Then select Horizontal or Vertical before clicking on rnen a guideline is added in the working window Fig 3 19 Sys
179. path gt Embossing machining command in the menu bar Then the Embossing machining dialog is displayed Fig 11 58 Machining parameters mm A 1 Border lo 000 Height fio 000 Width 54 000 Refresh Top angle lo Btm angle fo Overlap leo Fig 11 58 4 Select a ball nose tool with a diameter of 2 and height of 12 and set the value of border at 2 height at 8 width at 19 774 top and bottom angles at O respectively overlap ratio at 80 and choose anticlockwise machining The result is shown in Fig 11 59 aetstied tearca Va FDB T a JACORAQSBR VAIS E ar T y M bebe gt l me 7 k LEE E BZONZPOHX20 FOBYS 7 E A gt lp 010 Snap Sam Hide path Fig 11 59 9 Hide the tool path and select the graph for area clearance Select an end mill tool with a diameter of 3 175 and height of 10 total depth of 8 overlap ratio of 80 and choose anticlockwise machining The result is shown in Fig 11 60 3 y i A 2 be a T a 43IGORKKESBR VAld ii Y latal EA i A mt DI ue titel PE JOBY Y 3 PEELE E is oyo e O gt i 00 Snap m gt Hide path Fig 11 60 6 Save the tool path save the profile machining tool path with the file named file1 nc base on feature point A and cutter lift height of 10 save the area clearance tool path with file named file2 nc not to select 185 CHAPTER ELEVEN CASES the feature point and cutter lift hei
180. pe The selected tool is in blue Fig 10 8 2 Then click Add 3 A dialog is shown for you to set the parameters of the new tool Fig 10 9 TOOL PATH 4 Input the parameters of the tool in the dialog and click on Then the newly added tool is displayed in the tool library Fig 10 10 ToolLibrary Current Tools ose D1 5 H8 P Ball Nose ose D2 0 H10 P Ball Nose ose D5 0 H12 P Ball Nose oseD6 0H12 J Ball Nose oseD10H6 J Ball Nose P Ball Nose p Ball Nose Tool Type Tool Picture D18 H10 D20 H12 D22 H12 D25 H14 J Bull Mill D28 H15 ose D12 H7 D30 H16 ose D15 H8 D32 H17 gt Diameter Of Blade D Height Of Blade C 4 Add Edit Delete D44 H24 Rotation speed pm 000 ose D46 H24 ose D48 H26 Diameter D 0 000 mm Feed speed min Max Cut Depth H 0 000 mm Plunge speed min Tool No Fast speed tmin 600 000 mm 200 000 mm 5000 000 mm Fig 10 9 Cancel To edit a tool 1 Select a tool in the Current Tools list 2 Click on Edit button and a dialog Tool Editor is displayed 3 Set the parameters and click on OK To delete a tool This function is rarely used but when you need to delete a tool from Tool Library you should select a tool in Current Tools list and click on Delete button in the Tool Library dialog Then the tool is deleted from the tool library After introduction of the tools we can start work now Machining can be classified int
181. point of a curve to change the curve into a close one 1 Select the curve to be closed by clicking on one of its nodes 2 Click on the icon O on Node Editing Bar 3 Select Node gt Close 122 CHAPTER ElGHT NODE EDIT alfj xj MET ale xi Dama J4ACGORASAESBR VAs p gt Ti JaIaCORAKASKESBR GAY VE APERET hi ATEN tt iis PAREA AREETA i a OAIR is EARRA 1 E aal le t T tic trat ut tarta Porta to t ERTER ARTER i Lu gt T T a rs T5 o RE P P o E al it zi ba k BE te E y y N a hb o Gap t Fig 8 15b after being closed a4 Sorp E Fig 8 15a origina 1 Select a node 2 Click on the icon on the Node Editing Bar or click Node gt Start point REMARK This function is valid only when the object to be edited is a close graph 8 10 Auto Remove Points With Auto Remove Points function the number of nodes in a graph can be reduced without changing the shape of the graph thus making node editing easier 1 Select the nodes to be removed 2 Click on the icon on Node Editing Bar or c lick Node gt Auto Remove Points The nodes are removed from the graph i seme acana da OO jejxi JDJ TA YJaCORKSKSKBER VAs ed ee a JACORAQSER VAs T T ry TK f E P 6 5 Xx 5 Fi i EE pe o Gr Y f p i E i E i l Met14aG27 166717 Snep aa ih ComboCunee D v 54743 Ssp m Fig 8 16 original Fig 8 17 after removing some points You can apply this oper
182. pt lt automatically prompts you whether you have chosen a proper tool and also lets you know if the cutting depth is right or not The system automatically tells users whether the tools or defined depth of each layer is fit for machining 3 Select a conical tool with a diameter of 0 3 height of 10 angle of 45 degrees material thickness of 10 machining depth of 39 19 layer depth of 10mm anticlockwise machining and the effect is shown in Fig 10 47 Machining depth layer and angle vary according to the tools selected METI VO Pa IE PAs tia JA CONAQ amp BA VADER e Ts so hi P E PRPA 17 ud soto EA I Pdo Dp gt i T la IN Hs o z j P E PAN 4 o E gt A e A lt lt s a A oo o i y m ak el EE f E No NN 3 ae a Xe 155030 M 3 Soap E Hide pot Fig 10 47 10 10 Intelligent Machining Efficiency in milling can be greatly improved when applying intelligent machining Two tools can be 150 CHAPTER TEN TOOL PATH chosen at the same time and the tool with larger diameter will be chosen for milling for the first time then the tool with smaller diameter will be used in milling for the second time so that the smaller areas which are not milled in the first round of milling by the larger tool can be milled By using the tool with larger diameters the machining speed is greatly improved and by using the tool with smaller diameters accurate machining is achieved Take
183. r Pt terre rt dt a t Ki z tt a I9OByvys 8 UrPorxeo Bezier Dief75 50 OY 206 35 4 1 15 Bounding Box DRAWING SHAPES 128 ila huns ls data vere Pera Pere tere rvies Fv Fig 4 27 ZE VIA OD Rav alaj x Adding a bounding box to an object is useful for machining Sizes of a bounding box are changed by parameter settings according to your needs 1 Select an object 2 Click Draw gt Bounding box in the menu bar 3 The Bounding Box dialog is displayed Fig 4 28 4 Select appropriate values 9 Click OK to finish the operation Parameters Cri x Cancel fr 00 O Horizonal same Vertical same O Different size Fig 4 28 Same size The modifications of the bounding box in four directions are the same Horizontal same The modifications of the bounding box in the horizontal direction are the same Vertical same The modifications of the bounding box in the vertical direction are the same Different size The modifications of the bounding box in four directions are different a7 CHAPTER FOUR DRAWING SHAPES 3 Taart Modyo Trareoned MA Mode pO Toopy al JA CORSQSBB A D TT Y J 1 To rental Far Y 2 Q A URS Y Aa aUPoH HO CE Ne 137 Snep mma Fig 4 29 4 2 Symbol Library Numerous kinds of symbols are provided in Ucancam including trade marks auto brands animals and plants furniture human figures etc The total number of
184. r or click Draw gt Spline on the menu bar 2 Input coordinate value respectively by following the instructions in the status bar 3 Finish the operation by clicking the right mouse button in the drawing window ale x gt MW Dual TeetT Mod SM Trareform MigrdA Mode Heli Topan PBs Va Jd COoRQSBB AD t v Ing mo 7 1 E z JOODY gt SMe D gt nay eUVrPor eos Fig 4 9 Method 2 1 Click Draw gt Spline on the menu bar 2 Pick points respectively by clicking the left mouse button in the drawing window 3 Finish the operation by clicking the right mouse button REMARK Click menu Undo Press the shortcut key Ctrl Z remove the last point or curve segment drawn 4 1 6 Combine Curve Combine curve is consisted of lines arcs and splines You can switch between line 3 Point Arc 49 CHAPTER FOUR DRAWING SHAPES Tangential Arc and Spline drawings 1 Click the shortcut icon MM on Curve Bar or click Draw gt Combine curve on the menu bar 2 By default the first shape is a line You can switch between these shapes by clicking on options in the status bar A combine curve example is shown in Fig 4 11 e A VA p R be Fine EDD Crawls TOD Modi Tartan AGA Nodal MO Toolpathing oR Si J a o q EEK KR u a ga Al gt SS amp T la SK E A OPA oi AE dale ARAS RBA NADA i i SELI k Aul saali MARARA iu Lash e ARANA AAA AA fF Lucha e na 4 poo A o Y i o i Ao O SP E
185. r measure on the menu bar Jin 2 The cursor changes into m alley 3 Move onto the shape to be measured Fig 3 34 4 When the shape outline changes into dotted blue lines click the left mouse button The value of the perimeter of the shape is shown in the status bar in the lower left corner of the screen acam WA V Coma TaT MOO maia Mir F Veed me J Moda Mee Tapatio FR os wl JE CORNQCSER VADER lor rr i m PPR T 7 JOB9YX iv 34 EEE Es rayo g Ter Y e End Nee Point F Mid P Cemer ter M Per M Tan v Quad M Gni aaj Fig 3 34 Area measure Area measure is for measuring the size of a shape 1 Click Help gt Area measure in the menu bar 38 CHAPTER THREE BASIC OPERATIONS ah 2 The cursor changes into iad y 3 Move onto the shape to be measured 4 When the shape is changed into a dotted blue line click the left mouse button Fig 3 35 5 The value of the size of the shape is shown in the status bar in the lower left corner of the status bar 5 le gi i dei a TetiT Meaty Transfer MUA Mode Mem Toohey PRE st fl JE CORBNXQSBR A D a i ER 7 0 7 7 Tra eles URS Baw S urPorxr eod 2XOBYX 100 1 sel 3 Fig 3 35 The Maximum Inscribed Circle 1 Click Help gt The maximum inscribed circle on the menu bar or press Alt 5 on the keypad alh 2 The cursor changes to ial E 3 Move the cursor to the graph to be measured and the graph
186. ransform Abya Nodelk Hott Todoar Wave Boardi OPBstaWVE IA CORAQSEE VASE amp ih gt T i rs Q ld ie e o F 2 88 ya y Q Pas E n 4 Click on LE to create the tool path View the tool path in 3d view then we get the clear effect Fig 5 untitled Ucancam gi Dl xd Fie ERE Vid Drawi Text Mooi Transform G Aba Mode k Heli Tosipathi Wave Bord UPB s Fia VE die ORAS BRivAls E e JOBYN MBS DS Rae B eUYPOH OC lec a3 92 38 ES eS Command Ready X 312 589 Y 210 926 Snap UE Hive pon Fig 5 Next we are going to make a wave board with textures 1 Draw two straight lines that are parallel to each other and draw two curves that are symmetrical Fig 6 ET DG Testi Mody Transform B ALLA Nodexk Helt Toole ooo VP BSTIAVGE JA COBCQSBRVA E e id J OBY SN ZJONPZPOX20 jarro owl 4H 42 AED Ee co a on se te 21 a RS O IS Fig 6 2 Create tool paths for each pair of the two lines Select one curve as baseline of one straight line and select the other curve as the baseline of the other The tool path is shown in Fig 7 190 CHAPTER TWELVE WAVE BOARD TT ATA pad aTa YVE JAconQgeBi SRT Na untitled Ucar Fine ERD Vow Cro Test MANO Treo AULA Nodak FLO TOPNO Wave Bos DOB a avega cemisgan JAVE PARTES JZJAOLUZOX2 0 q FEF aa pl CAGE DEBA ISA AS X 312 589 v 2
187. riginals is to preserve the original object in the drawing window if you tick it REMARK Arc Fit function is valid only to drawings which are composed of lines It is not valid to images T2 CHAPTER FIVE OBJECT OPERATION Oo ith Fi Fi y r before Arc Fit after Arc Fit 5 2 7 Line Fit You can change a Bezier curve which is composed of arc or curve into a curve which is composed of lines That can be used for different needs To apply line fit to an object 1 Select an object 2 Click Transform gt Line Fit in the menu bar 3 A dialog is displayed 4 Set the parameters and click on OK to validate the setup Parameters Tolerance is the precision of line fit Keep Originals is to preserve the original object in the drawing window if you tick it 5 3 Align You can align several objects by using Align function 9 3 1 To Align An Object There are five ways to align an object Align on left Align on right Align to top Align to bottom and Align on center Align on left is to align several selected objects along the left side of the first selected object There are three ways to enable this function e Click the shortcut icon Ise on Aligning Bar e Click Align gt Align on left in the menu bar Press Ctrl Num4 73 CHAPTER FIVE OBJECT OPERATION TA scan Ve EE Tea alex i xj Boia IGCORSSSBe AS Trantor AGUA Md HOO Tocando opa a T a ERA C
188. s ised rectangle Distance 78 425 4 Fig 4 15 Fig 4 16 Method 2 1 Click Draw gt Rectangle gt Chamfer rectangle in the menu bar 2 Pick two points as a rectangle s corners by clicking in the drawing window 3 Get a chamfer distance by clicking in the drawing window The result is shown in Fig 4 15 When moving the mouse to extreme points the result is shown in Fig 4 16 4 1 9 Star Method 1 1 Click the shortcut icon us in Curve Bar or click Draw gt Star in the menu bar 2 Input numbers of sides center point coordinate first radius and second radius of star respectively by following instructions in the status bar Method 2 1 Click Draw gt Star in the menu bar 2 Input numbers of sides in the status bar 3 Pick the center first radius and second radius of the star by clicking in the drawing window The larger radius between first radius and second radius is regarded as star s outer radius You can select one radius as star s outer or inner radius according to your need e n Pals Ta yA CORASREBR VAD z TS TO TE y an i AA E e MVPoree g JOBBINS u NA A e UN 8105 Ve 1497 Soap Fig 4 17 REMARK The Ratio of inner radius to outer radius of a standard star is 1 2 52 CHAPTER FOUR DRAWING SHAPES 4 1 10 Regular Polygon Method 1 1 Click the shortcut icon O on Curve Bar or click Draw gt Regular polygon in the menu bar 2 Input the number of sides the center point and radius respectively
189. s or graphs on waves achieving unbelievable effect The following shows the ways to make these wave designs in UCanCAM V9 12 1 Texture 1 Draw a straight line Fig 1 then draw a curve The straight line the tool path on X and Y axis and the curve determines the depth of the texture which is the Z axis tool path The wave height is the distance from the top to the bottom point of the wave Fig 2 E o a D DG Text T Moc TrarsformiB Abgr a Mode k Helah Tooipath Wave Board a aes one Dr Textil ModfxM Transform Abgr a Mode k Helah Tooipath y Wave Bosdik En TE MAC ONEAS SER ZA O E OF BB A id CONEA SER JA O EP h gt E T gt E T O 5 O 5 O P O P a 4 i 6 gt gt zl z Bo a eaMNPOH LH CO canna ap A P cr AAI sy ATT Fig 1 Fig 2 Note It is recommended to use curve when making textures 2 Select the straight line and then click wave board gt texture on the menu bar A dialog is displayed Fig 3 Texture machining x find Mill D6 H25 Tool Libray Machining parameters Min depth 0 5 Pick baseline z axis Max depth 0 500 Accuracy fo 5 Cancel Fig 3 3 Select a suitable tool and set min depth max depth and accuracy and then click with left mouse button on Pick baseline z axis Then select the curve we have drawn Fig 4 189 CHAPTER TWELVE WAVE BOARD ntided Ucencam ax EME View Draig Ten Mod T
190. s shown The selected installation path and file are shown in the dialog Click Back if you want to change the path and file Start Copying Files x Setup has enough information to start copying pa program files If you want to review or change an settings click Back If you are satisfied with thie settings click Next to begin copying files Current Settings Target Directory C Program Files UCancam Program Manager Group ancam ema Fig 1 7 9 Click Next to start copying files Fig 1 8 x C Program Files UCancam WITUEUBullets psa LTT TTT Fig 1 8 10 After copying the file the installation of USB dongle driver begins automatically InstallShield Wizard Preparing to Install SmartCard Reader Driver Installation Setup is preparing the InstallShield Wizard which will guide you through the program setup process Please wait Checking Operating System Version EE Fig 1 9 11 After the installation of USB driver the following dialog displays to indicate that the 3 CHAPTER ONE SYSTEM REQURIRMENTS 8 INSTALLATION installation has been completed Fig 1 10 USB Smartcard Reader Driver Installation Fig 1 10 12 Click Finish and the dialog Setup Complete displays Fig 1 11 Setup Complete xi Setup has finished installing UCancam on your computer Press Finish to exit setup 14 Click Finish to finish installation A An icon is formed on desktop After
191. sh and Pull Distortion 3 Pick the base point by clicking in the drawing window Fig 5 50 a Ucar ye e ticama a jj xj Das Td YyaCORAKAAS BR VAS Pals T aC ORAKAES BR VAS As patata A A ic asilos n AT EATA i Haul V SITEET APA i AETA E A i AARAA ARERR ARRATERA hi X 2 T gt T OF r OF re Q Q M E e A ar f 5 5 GE UE y y o o i Mf Mm a a Ps f p E 5 kh he vine We 97037 10087 Snep o Mg x 99637 Me 39419 Snap as J 4 Move the cursor onto the base point 5 When the cursor changes into hold and drag the left mouse button to distort the object Fig 5 51 6 Click the right mouse button or the Esc key on the keyboard to exit the operation 5 7 Twist Distortion This is to distort an object by rotating its base point 1 Select an object 2 Click on shortcut icon 7 on Transform Bar or click Transform gt Twist Distortion The base point is shown Fig 5 52 re cancan ve l jxj e tican va leia FB oTa JIG CORAAS ABE VAS MA Jaco aia SE Ba GAL V AIEEE ii APPT ii ARERR AP sR ta X 4 Es ARRETA A LP i Iki Th gt T 2 E T DR LS OF re o P o P e E E f n sl s Y ta y Nl a a o F e 2 fE E L We 35165 M 24850 Smo E Randy X 77250 y 19658 Snap a Fig 9 92 Fig 5 53 3 Move the cursor onto the base point 4 When the cursor changes into hold and drag the left mouse button to change the object i
192. sting serial number Node You can select different nodes of the tool path by changing serial number Set start Pt You can set any point as the starting point of the tool path Reverse is to reverse the direction of the tool path Show All Toolpath Check it and you can see all tool paths Show Tool The tool is displayed after you check it Move point You can move a node to a new position or change the shape of the tool path by changing the coordinates of the tool path 156 CHAPTER TEN TOOL PATH Di f ma i fs 600 x DY fo ma i fra 600 EREE O 1 lo 500 SILIC p AA a 500 n ho oo i 0 255 z Y before after Ok Cancel OK Cancel Fig 10 67 Fig10 68 Add point You can add nodes in a certain position of the tool path A dialog is displayed after pressing Add Point Del point You can delete any node on the tool path by pressing Del point Del section You can delete a selected tool path section First select the tool path and then press Del section Del Pass First select the tool path section that you want to delete and then press Del Pass xi Tool End Mill 03 175 H22 0 Spindle Riate r min 15000 Tool Feed min 4560 000 mm Plunge speed min 3000 000 mm Fast speedi min 6000 000 mm length 0 000 rar Height 0 000 rim Cancel Fig10 69 Fig 10 70 Bridge To prevent cutter from being destroyed or broken because of material move when job is to be finished
193. t M it EE y 8 UVPOH O In latal WT ital Rin MA IV Mill Contour Direction Clockwise C Anticlockwise Tip Dutside is clockwise inside is anticlockwise cancel _ Objects Selecied DA OV ET160 50447000 9302 00 HE saap E Hide pam Fig 11 40 Fig 11 39 7 Save the tool path Save the insert tool path file with a file named file1 nc base on point A cutter lift height of 10 and save the intaglio tool path with a file named file2 nc not to select the feature point cutter lift height of 10 and save area clearance tool path with file named file3 nc not to select the feature point and cutter lift height of 10 Case7 Prism Machining 1 Launch Ucancam 2 Type the letter W and adjust its size if necessary Fig 11 41 ME OR lai xi FE LTACE IAOCORAQSEBAR VAIO A A i CATA PATATA Mastara tasa taaa ME taaa Late ar PO sl de gt P T o rs O a a 5 L X f o Nj Af gt e 7 Tet sal Dv 465 00 e451 008 1 236 000 Seep E ie 3 Select the letter and click on the shortcut icon ry in Tool Path Bar or select Tool path gt Prism machining in the menu bar Then the Prism dialog is shown Fig 11 42 179 CHAPTER ELEVEN CASES xl Tool library m Parameters mm ial thi Machine Material thickness 20 000 mm dl 20 000 mm Ramp Machine direction Angle type First cut in depth Cut in depth tol i o First cut
194. taglio Fig 11 38 EF fic untitled A wa Inlay machining x Aun e ad Mill D3 175 H22 Tool library PE a tu EE m Cut direction gt i Bridge p Clockwise Anticlockwise o A Machining parameters Total depth 2 000 mm unilateral a clearance 7 Multilayerfdepth per layer lecles RO Rar 0 100 mm Area clearance Adopt Overlap 20 i8 UVPORH OL p machining strategies Faster Angle fo 4 Offset vd mside to out F11 37 v Cancel 441 009 F 29500 Soap G gt Hide path F11 38 6 Hide the path and select the whole object Click on the shortcut icon e on Tool Path Bar or select Tool path gt Area clearance command in the menu bar and the Area clearance dialog is shown in Fig 11 39 Select a tool with diameter of 0 2 angle of 15 degrees height of 10 raster machining total depth of 2 overlap ratio of 35 anticlockwise The result is shown in Fig 11 40 178 CHAPTER ELEVEN ad Mil D3175 H22 Tool library m Machining Strategies C Raster Angle Sequence Near First y Offset inside to out B Aa m Machining Parameters Total depth Side allowance Overlap ratio Multilayer machining Adopt depth per layer CASES entes caci n 0 ea 2 7 BCE IA CORBSQCSBR DADA 4 E rf AA Fon halali hn I i Po talata lat H i i Wl i puro A W ela k gt B y p z rs Q g
195. tal line e g 22 In this case we can adjust the distance between the base line and the character by setting the parameters of baseline Input the value in the dialog or select a value from the drag down list Fig 7 13 Base height lo 00 Fig 7 13 Steps are as follows 1 Select one or more objects 108 CHAPTER SEVEN TEXT EDITING 2 Type a value in the Base height list or select a value from the drag down list x FiF GSE WAV Cam TET Moa Trareforml MEA Aod Hei Tocata A Bs At JEACORNQRBR VADER as f AA A AAA AA AA A 2 BS Bale Toot Ot 744 Ov 10 06 221 065 v 57870 ME saap ath Fig 7 14 7 3 Text Along A Curve Text Along A Curve is to put a text on a curve There are two ways to enable this function Method 1 1 Input a text and draw a curve 2 Select both the curve and the text 3 Click the icon ae on Text Editing Bar or click Text gt Text along A Curve r TET MOSE Tronson MUA Mo Meith Topay aa AN A TET Modi Transfoma Migi Mode Hebi Topay au OPA Tave AORAR BAVAY E Opao Taed AOON BALAD A El aha OT i ii i ey TAF to litetet EN P latal X ith FARTA i A Pi I i et Y sa X gt T 2 T JE J JE ja oF P oF gt a amp 3 4 E i y a Gl z JCANC A z E E mm TE Aa Aa a 4 S o a 3 J e Dw560 61 Div 3t7 11 Dn 384167 M 119 187 Soap a ath Fimady xo 337500 Y 147500 E Sap ES ath Fig 7 15a select the text
196. tal roma CHAPTER FIVE OBJECT OPERATION alai x FR Feat X T 5 P E m p TE it E a Fj DE ah E8 B y f 7 Ir Y O Ue Ss yl Y A a si 4 g gt e y pa E if i ci A wv Union AE 15 DY 19480 dr 162240 16933 ES Seep US gt Fig 9 24c after vertical mirroring o Line Mirror Line mirror is also provided by Ucancam 1 Click the icon in Transform Bar or click Transform gt Line mirror 2 The words Start of mirror line are shown in the status bar 3 Type a coordinate value e g 25 25 and press Enter key 4 The words End of mirror line are shown in the status bar 9 Type a coordinate value e g 100 100 and press the Enter key 6 The words Keep original object are shown in the status bar Input Y to preserve the original object in the drawing window or N to remove the original object from the drawing window and validate the command by pressing the Enter key al81x Fink CARE Wei Dri Textil Mode Madori MUA Mode Meh Tooke PBR 3T JE CORAQSBR JADE A ve Rig RA R i ta tt O at tase bets stats Ps art 1117 inl a de gt T SJE rh op P M j e E e N 7 EU J 4 SS i gt a 3 x VR AS a LV TN A PFRLAGY rion 00013115 DV019408 20751 Ne A ep a j Fig 5 25a click Line mirror and input the value of start of mirror line Ujertiied Ucarcan FF CAE We Ora TextiT Moc Tita Algr A Neda Hep Toolpathyy alex
197. tangle and drag the mouse onto the side of the rectangle When the cursor changes into the midpoint of one side of the rectangle is found Fig 3 28 5 Click the left mouse button and the end point of the line is fixed in the mid point of the rectangle s side ZE UNS D Rae 4 2 o o m o F 4 o VE a a Fig 3 28 REMARK The above points are not necessarily fit for all curves For example tangency points are applied to curves like arcs and splines but not to rectangles perpendicular is applied to line and rectangle but not to circle 35 CHAPTER THREE BASIC OPERATIONS 3 4 Other Tools 3 4 1 Show Hide This function is to avoid the influences of intersected or adjacent objects when drawing or editing an object 1 Select an object 2 Select Edit gt Hide object on the menu bar Then the selected object is hidden Fig 3 29b i J EES aif xj FiF CAM dee Granta Textil Moc barioni Ml Radel Mai Toslpatyi er J Med Crea Tem MORA Tondon Md Moa Hani Topay AMES JaACORESS amp SBE ADE mi JICORASRKBR VAD F m 7 T i TO 5 Tay 1 m h Y y TA 1 ial F mi gt F T 7F T 0 5 gj de o ge P np PE o D wh YE E y Y Q o MM WE a a a o y lt I tl Nea Poist Cent er D Pep f Tan F Qued Gii J d New Point Mid F Cemer M mier M Pep 7 Tea P Oud F Grid AN r We 214650 f 65 EST Snee aa wj W 106634 419 S amas F
198. ted 3 Click on the shortcut icon As on the Node Editing Bar or click Node gt Convert to curve 8 7 Disconnect amp Connect To disconnect a node 1 Select a node 2 Click on the icon 1 on Node Editing Bar or click Node gt Disconnect 3 Then the node is disconnected 121 CHAPTER ElGHT NODE EDIT alex SQ lfj xj Pa bT tal da COBSSS BRO Alo L Aa y Y E da o SSS BR Ajo T T5 rs E F RE 9 E 53 e E t E Xx ia ia R y OF y E E p E E Becer 006176671 Dv 125968 1147 196 Me 131 B84 Saep GEE Sow he on jeune Dv 1291 47 ie11 34674 Me 69673 Seep Fig 8 13a original Fig 8 13b after disconnecting the node To connect nodes 1 Select the nodes to be connected 2 Click on the icon A on the Node Editing Bar or click Node gt Connect a Ucamcame Wb 2160 x e ticancam We aif xj OB HT A Y EaCORAKASBEBNR DAY gt amp 2 JdAiCoBnaqgees JAS EA rc AERP A A AR ic a to Pc a E lat dy PE PRR A A APO o AAA is APRN ACA PCIA OR ta a seas EPA Alin A T T rs fs E 2 3 E E E R A Lat be BE b y F Y r z i 3 E i l 56271 ET Show Poth OX 1 76671 D ETT Show Fig 8 14a original Fig 8 14b after being connected REMARK The connect function is only valid when connecting two starting points or two end points or one starting point and one end point 8 8 Close Close is to connect the starting point and the end
199. ted 3 Release the left mouse button and these objects are selected 5 1 2 Select By Menu Command 1 Select all amp Inverse Selection command To select all the objects in the drawing window select Edit gt Select All or press shortcut key Ctrl A Fig 9 6 62 CHAPTER FIVE OBJECT OPERATION p licancann VA e xj FF O eV Cr Testi Mod Titan AGA Neda MO Tooke OPA DM RAPFE5 ENAOORAAERBAA ADE el e A A A AAA S T O 2 rs o 3 3 m E En 6 gt 3 y mE 7 a 2 w j BE ok y o F VV Aki 4 ns come I gt ej ma Fiz 3 j 1 Y T B Objects Selected D2372 D157 71 M2914 N 53465 EI Snap SM Hie porn Fig 5 6 If you select Edit gt Inverse Selection then all the unselected objects are selected and all the selected objects are un checked in the drawing window Fig 5 7 alex eS eT Fl AO View Oran TM Fan Dem Tenth Mode T Mco Tonipaene MOS Tractor Q MAGRO Tonlpathyn O aM i AVE JIA COINSQS BBR ADE STG GCoRnQS Bh DADA a a Dl Mah solidas tot stores tae cbr calsedatalasstotalstolatabatstetstete staat satel cele lata aal dlevstast De IA A E A A A AAA Lists De 2 T gt T o k E a gt O a AS 3 Q 15 a f 6 6 A E 3 r gt E par El lt i Bl F F a 3 BE 3 j 88 j mo Ml Y o Fl y of y E a r a z 4 caer aoe hg 3 D 4 mia al gt P
200. ted object The line must traverse the object ou A 3 AA ACC E NT a af 7 F A p E z o a af 5 a F 2 a te Q Y 9 Y MM M Alb A j ae E o E CN Ke 143847 V 20455 Snap E o pom Feas We135608 N 78724 ETE Fig 6 19a original Fig 6 19b after being sliced 4 Move one part of object by mouse Rectangular slice 1 Select an object 2 Click on the icon L on Modification Bar or click Modify gt Simple slice gt Rectangular slice 3 Draw a rectangle on the selected object and the object is sliced Note The sides of the rectangle should intersect with the selected object Gp untitied ae aif x a ale xj FaF GS Veet Trad TtT Mod Tratar MA Mode MON Tooipathi M wda eT aO Tracctardl rA Mode Pepi Tootnathoy DI A Jd CGCOMBNQS BB VAS Cal JECOHEQRER AD 3H e Es sl atril PEATA LTA cta Pa ead a li Pr PA Dp ATOR PI PPPA y TEIR 6 ATI E ZO ATA CIO i IA IA L PPPA iTO NT SP INP ES gt T T oF rs Q P P M E 4 4 e AF Fi gt BE EE o Y Y Alb 4 gt B F gt 4 Cirche Comer 005 072 Radus t 160 990 M 17979 See E i Soap Fig 6 20a original Fig 6 20b after being sliced Ellipse slice 1 Select an object EA 2 Click on the icon on Modification Bar or click Modify gt Simple slice gt Ellipse slice 3 Draw an ellipse on the selected object and the object is sliced 91 CHAPTER SIX GRAPH ED
201. tem Settings fenTai Comment Two kinds of guide line horizontal guideline and Cenarell Vertical guideline When mouse is placed on the ruler of workaround and is dragged with left button pressed a dash guideline show V Show Guideline Horizontal Vertical Add Delete Modi fy Clear cuca_ Fig 3 19 You can add more guidelines by repeating the steps above Fig 3 20 Click Uk and the added guidelines are shown in the drawing window System Settings WenT ai GuideLines eae ETA Grid Two kinds of guide line horizontal guideline and Gener l Vertical guideline When mouse is placed on the ruler of workaround and is dragged with left button pressed a dash guideline show Y Show Guideline Horizontal CO Vertical Add Delete Modi fy Clear cma Fig 3 20 Guidelines can also be deleted modified or hidden 31 CHAPTER THREE BASIC OPERATIONS There are three ways to delete guidelines e Click on the guideline and press the Delete key on the keyboard e Put the cursor on the guideline and when the cursor changes into 1 or drag the guide line back onto the ruler Select the value of the guideline in Guidelines tool bar the value is covered in blue see Fig 3 20 and then click on__Betet If you want to delete all horizontal and vertical guidelines select the guidelines in Guidelines tool bar and
202. text path and so on You also can select objects by mouse with Type button in dialog when cursor become 7 select the object In this way all the objects with same type can be selected Color You can select objects by mouse Click Color button in dialog when cursor become AX select the object In this way all the objects with same color can be selected Object Type Object Type includes Circle Point Text and Path Click Circle Point Text Path button in dialog all the relevant type can be selected Add Select After checking the V before Add Select you can select different type of object at 16 CHAPTER TWO BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO UCANCAM same time Such as select rectangle first after checking the V before Add Select and clicking Circle button in the dialog the rectangle and circle are selected at same time This function is directed towards the objects in Object Type 2 4 3 Element Property After selecting an object you can check or modify its element property at Design Central Eg select a circle dialog is shown Fig 2 11 Design Central lola 7 Olh Center ne 0 000 mm a 0 000 mm Radius 50 000 men Layer Page 1 Fig 2 11 The center coordinate of circle radius of it and layer is shown key in parameters to change center coordinate of circle and radius of it 2 4 4 Figure Positioning Figure positioning function can accurately position the location and set the size of object select on
203. the object in Fig 10 48 for example sso cancan alex Gal JACORSSSBR VADER Mu data i desd ds A Li TF T alali EA ES J ONDZOX2O0 E JT Fig 10 48 1 Select the object and then click on the shortcut icon El in Tool Path Bar or click Tool path gt Intelligent machining in the menu bar Then the Intelligent machine dialog is displayed F10 49 Intelligent machine End Mill D22 0 H33 End Mill D3 175 H22 Remove tool Machining Strategies Raster Angle fo Offset 7 Inside to out m Machining parameters Total depth 2 000 mm Side allowance 0 000 mm Overlap 20000 m Direction around contour Clockwise C Anticlockwise r Multilayer machining Adopt depth per layer Tip Outside is clockwise inside is anticlockwise OK Cancel 2 Set the parameters in Fig 10 49 3 Select two end mill tools with diameter of 3 175 and 22 respectively total depth of 3mm overlap of 90 anticlockwise Then the effect is shown in Fig 10 50 i reied ancam a a x JE CORBAQSSA ADE y usar ta otto aaa das EA Pu Enara ob al h gt E a T D 7 a x rg o z P m a it 2 ES Y NY il AN NY UPoH eM 0 Snap f vide pain CHAPTER TEN TOOL PATH The area with dense lines is the tool path of the smaller tool with a diameter of 3 175 and the other area is the tool path of the tool with a d
204. the setting i sentitied cancan M oP Bi Ta 16 CONSSSBB 74D o t Fie Poa taa aalas li Mehtan O 3 4 Ti be E tp i T Lb i J OByvrs i ad j t 3 t Sls BSS Rav VUPoHre ov a v 15549 Seap O ees Fig 6 44a original 100 CHAPTER SIX GRAPH EDITING a aes SO ee aie OB PA mao Id CORA Ra VAD x ME tica tic As sahana tana O trato Pato sahaan tasa Bos teraless tonal st Ll ERA tar h sata ha PARN E uit Tf tds Pta de gt _ T 2L T o A E Es TE e rie gt 7 ie k annl Gs R bo 6 la so BL O 2 aaa a a q Y Nl fy A AF 2 3 fe g we 101132 Me 46 606 Saap OS Nie oon Ov 31 05 xe 205693 Ve 36324 Soop ie oo Fig 6 44b enter value Fig 6 44c the effect Duplication along a Spiral Curve 1 Select the object to be duplicated 2 Click on the icon s on Modification Bar or click Modify gt Duplication along a spiral curve 3 A dialog is displayed Fig 6 45 m Spiral Type ce je 34 windings Parameters Parameters Space is the distance between each two duplicated objects Keep space ratio means the space between the objects is adjusted automatically Amount is the number of the duplicated objects Scaling is the ratio of the size of the first and last duplicated object to that of the original object Refresh is to validate the setting 4 Enter the values and
205. then click the left mouse in the drawing window to pick up the position of the center of the spiral 5 Move the mouse until the desired result is reached Then click the left mouse button in the drawing window to end the setup 101 CHAPTER SIX GRAPH EDITING e a sisis CEE j jxj PRs Ta YI CGORAASER VAS a E DA Lic li Ki BP itis e E 1 uid gt mS _ T of w af mema gt o gt 0 e P H e y d z j b k Cabal R F seg Q a a o 3 mF m m a A A a 3 Pete ye 227433 N 0519 ETT j Start of spiral 150 180 m 164800 N 2465 Smp f Fig 6 46a original Fig 6 46b input parameters e wa ale x FR sit JE OCORRQ amp BR AD P t 7 TI m TE 7 ioi F h gt T o f rs Q A gt e Pa ba x xf o Y mu Ap a zi Snep En Fig 6 46c the effect 6 13 Group amp Ungroup You can group several objects so that they behave as one unit Grouped objects can be deleted moved or transformed as a single entity You can add objects to an existing group and ungroup them when you want to edit then individually To group several objects 1 Select the objects to be grouped 2 Click on the icon CE on Modification Bar or select Modify gt Group Then the objects are grouped To ungroup several objects 1 Select the objects to be ungrouped 2 select Modify gt Ungroup Then the objects are ungrouped 6 14 Block Block is to group objects of different properties
206. uring tools for measuring length angle perimeter size and other tools like ruler guide line notepad and calculator are also available Toolpath Tool paths are calculated quickly and accurately for NC machining Ucancam provides a Tools Library where users can choose edit add or delete a tool Various machining solutions are available Users can apply toolpath walk simulation to check whether tool paths are valid and to preview machining 5 CHAPTER TWO BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO UCANCAM results These simulation functions are also useful to reduce trial cutting times and cut down machining costs and help users to get valid and effective machining results 2 2 Interface Both standard and panel interface are available for the users to choose according to your habits 2 2 1 Standard Interface Standard interface is the default interface of Ucancam Fig 2 5 Jl i Documents ard Settings Ads ale x 5 GA gemma Li gt i T D es 7 e P F 2 gt 5 o 2 5 M EB F G Y y ar i aH A KN i F L IN oP q R d i 583 elsa Fig 2 5 A Title bar displays file name or software name on the left on the right are minimize button MN maximize back button El and close button X B Menu bar includes File Edit View Draw Text Modify Transform Align Node Help Surface and Tool Path C Standard Bar displays icons of commonly used tools D View Bar displays icons of viewing tools E
207. urn light blue 4 Click the left mouse button and that part of the object will be trimmed off Click the right mouse button or press the Esc key to end the operation k lx A isi SII Fair CANTO Ved Oaa Textil MO Tratar MA Mod Medi Toop rer ta Y v wG Teti TA I a Y ICORNRAAREBR VAD H Og i Fie 17 TA i FR TERET Pe Ae a Betti Yee Le ulu De E T 2 T Q P Q ZP A s s k E E e e o 5 A aa Y 88 F Y xP y o o 3 Ab N Ar Ap o o E B E E Command Ready 75 334 See A i Command Ready Sue n ih Fig 6 3a original graph Fig 6 3b after being trimmed Cutting Information x AA 7 Would you like to create loops after cutting or extending e Fig 6 4 REMARK If you press the Ctrl key while trimming then the selected part where s appears will be separated from the original object The other function of Trim is to extend a line to intersect with another object such as a line or a curve arc combine curve spiral If there is no curve or line to intersect with it in the direction of the dragged line then the line cannot be extended To extend a line 1 Select the line to be extended ul 2 Click on the icon or click Modify gt Trim 3 Place the cursor in the blank area between the line and the other object which is going to intersect with it 4 When a broken line appears between the line and the object click the left mouse button 9 The line is
208. ving the machining time Near First the nearest object to the tool will be machined first X Y First machine objects along X Y axis direction first Ramp When we do area clearance we usually use mill cutters and mill cutters are too fragile to cut if we use it to cut into the material at right angle With ramp function the cutter breaks can be well prevented because the tool goes into the material in a certain angle _ safe heihght speed down height 3 If we choose the end mill with a diameter of 20 and height of 10 set the angle at 0 the total depth at 2mm overlap ratio of 50 clockwise machining then the effect is shown in Fig 10 24 If we choose offset the effect is shown in Fig 10 25 lB untitled UCanCam V9 Toolpath N Wave Board Help Fie E Edt View Oraw G Text T Modify M Transtorm B Align A Node k Toolpath N Wave Board R Help 2 lx untitled UCanCam Y9 F e E Edt veny Draw G Teti 3 D Mod yM Transtom B Algn A Node k DF 2 G Jade EA REARS BAY BBs Td WA Co SBF NALES BR F it 15 150 2i y t Lo 150 2i h gt T gt A T o S Oo AN P h e E mB 7 5 a 2 E E ES z DO yo y REE A zi E Epa IE A Pe ASEE E gH A Pace Bay i ORAHE A AE OO Promptdrew the line arc push lt Tab gt key to pop the setting 375 586 218 856 mmn EE Snap Emmm gt Hide path 350263 165 621 mm E Snop
209. w a circle in the drawing window Fig 10 17 A MR ale x Alot apea OSS BR VA E a gt T oO ie re ar 9 JE gt E y mi a 4 had gt al Orie Comer 063 0 87 Padasi201 75 X 383333 M 73333 H Snap yit Fig 10 17 2 Select the circle and click on the shortcut icon 6 on Tool Path Bar or click Tool path gt Profile machining on the menu bar Then the dialog shown in Fig 10 11 is displayed 3 Select an end mill with a diameter of 10 and height of blade of 22 and set the value of total depth at 10mm and choose clockwise cut direction Then the effect is shown in Fig 10 18 139 CHAPTER TEN TOOL PATH a Ve zigiz DOPA LT AGE IA CORNAQS EA ADE 4 TAR T haa al AAA de tol te tel h gt T z fs cl lt a gt ME e e 5 ba sE E fi y O f N f a e 3 Orde Contar 081 183 Reches 201 75 bee 317500 v 51667 EE Snap E Hide path Fig 10 18 REMARK In profile machining you should choose end mill or conical but not ball nose because ball nose is not fit for profile machining 10 3 Area Clearance Area clearance is to mill an area in the material There are two types of milling raster and offset For example we are to mill the rectangle in Fig 10 19 e a va ajaj xj FEST aACe AA COMAQSBe VAld e P fist amp gt T T Q r 2 x 4 E se w F A 3 88 Z y o 3 ar 4 gt e v Pai
210. wise E E O Fi Tip Outside is anticlockwise inside is clockwise S o A ae NS y as DANA Ov 57100 Wesi vetpot DET Snap JM Hide path 6 Save a tool path 5 Click on the shortcut icon eB on Tool Path Bar or click Tool path gt Tool path output in the menu 169 CHAPTER ELEVEN CASES bar The dialog in Fig 11 9 is shown Click General CNC in the post processor File Point A in Base on feature points list and click on Browse to select a location to save the file Name the file as 1 nc click on Save and then the tool path is saved in the file named 1 Toolpath output xi O Machining MB Path Post Processor File General CNC y P Profile machining Origin point ne f 56 377 Base on feature point Y f 15 882 Point A P Area Clearance P TootEnd Mill D3 175 H22 Z poo d P ToolNo T2 7 P Overlap Rate 20 _ Pick x A B Tool Safe height 10 000 Speed down height 3 000 File name D 4Documents and Settings th a m 00 ne Browse Save 4 gt ToolPath Up Down Close P TootConical D0 30 460 H1 P ToolNo T1 P Border Remain None m Fig 11 9 Case2 Area Clearance 1 Launch Ucancam 2 Click on the shortcut icon Y in Editing Mode Bar or click Text gt Text tools command in the menu bar and then the text editing menu is shown on the left of the drawing window Fig 11 10 i serttied icas
211. y Click Toolpath gt Tool Management on menu bar Tool library dialog is shown then select tool in the tool library and press Edit button the dialog of End Mill Tool Editor is shown for you to edit Tool No oe A Addition OF End Mill Tool xi Tool Type Current Tools Tool Picture P EndMit LJ EnamionsHe I Enamios oH3o j D PR J EnaminoreHs T Ena minD22 0 H33 q a Description S End Mil DHH HHH Rotation speed rpm 2000 J Enaminoz 0 H10 E 4 y cna T Ena min 03 0 H22 4 4 Diameter D 0 000 did aL 600 000 UJ Bull Mill J Ena min 03 175 H22 E q i T Ena min D3 2 H22 E q Max Cut DepthiH 10 000 Plunge speed min 200 000 T End Mit b4 0 H25 E a l w 4 Tool No Fast speedlymir e000 000 Tool Parameter 3 Height Of Blade C 4 gt Add Edit Delete 2 After generating toolpath you can modify tool No in the dialog of Toolpath output Click Toolpath gt Toolpath output on menu bar Toolpath output dialog is shown select Tool No in the list of Path and press 1 button to modify the tool No Toolpath output x Path1 Post Processor File Genera I CNC i m Origin point ool No T1 xj 99 400 Base on feature point order Remain None ES Point A ES Tool Safe height 10 000 Speed down height 3 000 Filename D Documents and Settings th 2 4 00 ne Browse Save 4 2 ToolPath Up Down Close 10 19 ToolPath Walk Simulat
212. y Corp hereinafter referred to as xl Do you accept all the terms of the preceding License Agreement If you choose No Setup will close To proceed with the installation you have to accept this agreement lt Back Tes No Fig 1 3 6 Click Yes and Choose Destination Location dialog is displayed Click Next if you want to install the UCanCam in the default path Fig 1 4 Choose Destination Location x Setup will install Ulancam in the following folder To install to this folder click Next To install to a different folder click Browse and select another folder You can choose not to install UCancam by clicking Cancel to exit Setup jc Program Files UCancam Space Required 10240 KB A Space Available 18897616 KB poa Fig 1 4 Click Browse if you want to change the installation path Click OK to continue 2 xi Please select the directory Eo install Eo El Local Disk C El local Disk D4 Eel Compact Disc E Cancel Fig 1 5 7 The program then asks whether you want to create a shortcut icon of UCanCam on the desktop Fig 1 6 It is suggested to select Yes CHAPTER ONE SYSTEM REQURIRMENTS 8 INSTALLATION Program Icon Options xj You have additional option s to create program icon to start the application quickly Do you want to create a Desktop icon If so please click Yes Yes C No lt Back Cancel Fig 1 6 8 Click Next and Start Copying Files dialog Fig 1 7 i
213. y stretch array The object is duplicated automatically with objects all along the curve 7 After setting the parameters click or O to end the setup i mtindo igj xj A E MA JAIACORAKASEBE VAD ETA ETE E Gap Fig 6 40a select the object 98 CHAPTER SIX GRAPH EDITING a va BE Pa ss Td JG CORAQSBA VASO Re 2 Wi TN Yo rt otr ol i arne Mh hat A FB starts Dp Duplication along a Curve x gt T JE i Parameters OF P E 4 O Rigidity space array b Amount ke oF 5 C Rigidity amount array bs E BE a b Y ebili adjacent aray gt M Aste duplication E p flexibility er center to center array de flexibility stretch array i Fig 6 40b set the parameters Fig 6 40c the result Duplication along a Line This is to duplicate an object along a line 1 Select the object to be duplicated a 2 Click on the icon on Modification Bar or click Modify gt Duplication along a Line 3 A dialog is displayed Fig 6 41 l x Duplication along a Line Parameters Space Ratio C Amount Scaling From 1003 To 10 Fig 6 41 Parameters Space is the distance between each two duplicated objects Amount is the number of the duplicated objects Scaling is the ratio of the size of the first duplicated object and the last duplicated object to that of the original object Refresh is to validate the setting 4 Set the
214. yboard to exit previewing module REMARK The size of the page can be zoomed in by pressing the left mouse button on the page and the page returns to normal size by pressing the left mouse button again 3 1 8 Notes You can make notes when you need Click File gt Notes then the Notes dialog is shown 23 CHAPTER THREE BASIC OPERATIONS Cancel Making notes and press Ok to save notes you also can press Cancel to cancel operation REMARK The notes can be saved with the file when you open the file you can check the notes you made 3 2 Viewing Tools 3 2 1 Zoom Window Parts of a shape can be viewed closely through Zoom window The following are three ways to start Zoom window e Click on the icon on View Bar e Click View gt Zoom window in the menu bar o Press the shortcut key F6 Then the cursor changes into 2 Hold the left mouse button and move the cursor to form a view box release the mouse button then that part of the object is magnified Click the right mouse button in the drawing window to end operation 3 2 2 Zoom In The page can be magnified through Zoom in function There are three ways to start Zoom in operation e Click the icon on View Bar e Click View gt Zoom in on the menu bar Press the shortcut key Page Up The Page is magnified by two times after each operation 3 2 3 Zoom Out The page can be minified through Zoom out function This can be achieved in any of the following w

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