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CIMCO CNC- Calc v6 User Guide

1. 119 Cutting Tab Configure the number of and the type of cuts that should be used in the operation Constant Area With constant area the tool will remove equal amounts of the area per cut Constant Depth Using the constant depth option each cut will have the same depth Since the removed area is triangular an increasing amount will be removed the deeper the tool cuts First Cut Depth If this option is selected the first cut defines how the following cuts will be made based on what method Constant Area Depth is used Number of Cuts If this option is used the operation will be performed with this number of cuts the selected number of spring cuts Number of Spring Cuts If spring cuts are used this many cuts will be made at the final depth Stock Clearance Defines how far away from the stock the tool should move before it moves back to the start Stock to Leave Defines how much stock should be left at the end of the operation Pulloff Distance Infeed Angle The angle at which the tool will move down The reason for this is to minimize the chip pressure at the front of the tool and thereby obtain a more even thread 120 Lathe Threading Parameters T aper Tab Configures extension of the Thread Form Cutting Taper cuts and a possible taper for the Taper Type aS Acceleration Distance operation Calculation Taper Type If the taper angle is not i Absolute Taper Ang
2. Editor NC Functions Backplot TED ASF EA AE Ee i r gt Open Drawing ON Zoom Out z Gel Save ee amp Zoom All XT 7 ZAVA Zoom window X Y PTO OX I 0 File View Modify Snap a o Drawing Y Setup CNC Calc In Draw Points Lines D A A ISO Turning z EA Center Two a TEREN JAT Rectangular Bolt Circula Bolt T a E A Draw Arcs Circles Pattern Text 3 2 TORNE Turning Operations CNC Calc V6 Lathe Tutorial 1 cdd T CNC Calc v6 Lathe Tutorial 3 NC End Drilling Comment DRILLING Clearance Height 10 f gt 3 Tx 2y 4 20 XJ Parameters Retract Height Start Depth i ee a End Depth Element Info Machine Zero Machine Zero Z Export Clipboard d gt x Part Diameter C Use Y Axis Substitution Click on the Parameters button to open the parameter dialog Enter the following values shown below into the parameter dialog Drilling Parameters Operation Type Drilling 18 Feedrate Dwell 200 0 0 0 Pecking Use Pecking Peck Clearance Peck Retract 30 5 0 First Peck Subsequent Pecks 10 0 6 0 Tip Compensation Use Tip Compensation Operation Type The operation type can be drilling or threading that is either Clock or Counter Clock Wise Feedrate The feedrate used for all feed moves Dwell The time that the drill will dwell at the bottom of each cut in order to break the chip Us
3. oh EE CIMCO Edit v6 0 Untitled Z x Editor NC Functions Backplot File Compare Transmission CNC Calc Window Help X r3 Open Drawing Zoom Out lt 5 ARRI 2X fm h ia Ita S a Loony A A ISO Milling E H save Zoom All Xr ebr ZXZ AKU eS MSD SS Be a Ls New Center Two lt ang Bolt Circular Bolt Text ah OUI i Drawing lf Setup CNC Calc vB OI OX 1 reat diate cm Hole Pattem Eney Ae ae File View Modify Snap Draw Points Lines Draw Arcs Circles Pattern Text Milling Operations IXCNC Calc v6 Tutorial 1 cde 4 Untitled dbx NC Assistant 2 FACING Deemon 2 G00 X 110 000 Y 50 000 mer 3 G00 210 000 4 G00 Z0 100 5 G01 x90 000 6 G03 Y 25 000 10 000 312 500 7 G01 x 90 000 s G02 Y0 000 10 000 312 500 9 G01 x90 000 10 G03 Y 25 000 10 000 312 500 22 G01 x 90 000 22 G02 Y50 000 10 000 J12 500 nts 23 G01 x90 000 Cycles Macros 14 G01 X100 000 Program Start and End a 15 G00 210 000 Tool change 26 GOO X 110 000 y 50 000 Program comment 17 GOO Z0 000 GOO Rapid move 2s GO1 x90 000 G01 Linear move G02 Clockwise are move 19 G03 Y 25 000 10 000 312 500 G03 Counterclockwise arc move 20 G01 x 90 000 G04 Dwel 21 G02 Y0 000 10 000 312 500 ae aaa axis interpolati 22 G01 x90 000 G09 Exact stop check for one b Ste G10 Data setting mode Standa 23 G03 Y25 000 10 000 J12 500 G11 Data setting mode cancel 24 G01 x 90 000 G15 Polar coordinate mode ca
4. Horizontal Plunge Use Horizontal Plunge Lathe Roughing Parameters Tool Cuts Entry Exit Cuts Overlap Depth of Cut 5 0 Use Even Steps Retract Retract Distance 1 0 Finish Passes Use Finish Passes Passes Spacing 0 2 Stock to Leave Stock to Leave x Stock to Leave 2 Cx Tool Tab Configures settings for tool work orientation and compensation type used for the operation Tool Orientation The 9 icons represent the possible 9 orientations of the tool Tool Radius The nose radius of the tool Work Orientation The four icons control the way we machine the part In the following we are machining outside from right to left Horizontal Plunge If the tool permits it we could allow horizontal plunge Plunge Angle Is the maximum angle we will allow the tool plunge Compensation Type This is the compensation type that is used for the operation The two most commonly used are Controller or Computer Cuts Tab Configures cutting parameters for the operation Overlap The distance that a cut will overlap the previous cut Depth of Cut The amount of material that is taken in each cut Use Even Steps Indicate what should happen if the total depth is not dividable by the cut depth You can select whether even steps or the entered amount should be used Retract Distance The distance that the tool retracts from the stock before a return move is mad
5. G10 Data setting mode Standa 23 G01 X90 000 G11 Data setting mode cancel 24 G03 Y25 000 10 000 J12 500 G15 Polar coordinate mode can 25 GOL Xx 90 000 seb ihe elt Ml 26 G02 50 000 10 000 312 500 G18 XZ plane specification 27 G01 x90 000 G19 YZ plane specification 28 G01 x100 000 G20 English units G21 Metric units 29 G00 Z10 000 G22 Stored stroke check ON 30 T2 M06 55500 F1320 000 G23 Stored stroke check OFF 31 CONTOUR G25 Spindle speed fluctuation d aa 32 G00 X 79 895 Y54 895 33 GOO Z10 000 x 61 14 2 The first backplot When the NC program has been loaded into the editor it is possible to backplot it Click on the Backplot tab indicated by oy ied 9c c Editor NC Functions Backplot File Compare Trans T Backplot File Ta arrow A Then click on the SS icon J Sase Backplot E Backplot Zoom Zoo FitTo View Top F indicated by B to backplot the NC Window Backpiotset In Our window Reset o File fa program CNC Cale v6 Tutorial 4 NC ee ee me 2 FACING race cle 3 G00 x 110 000 Y 50 Now the screen should look like the one below ao x er m ZES DE CIMCO Edit v6 0 C CIMCO CIMCOEdit6 Samples CNC Calc v6 Tutorial 4 NC Editor NC Functions Backplot File Compare Transmission CNC Calc Window Helpy amp X Rl AQA aA OCTOED SO BIATSIN Fe a COTAT SecloseBackpiot YF S TENANAN TTNA OOOO faERs Backplot n Zoom Zoom Fit To Vi
6. 20 000 62 932 180 000 The following sections will describe first the mouse functions then the toolbars and menus 6 Mouse functions The mouse buttons are used to perform the following functions Left button Selects whatever is described in the lower left corner of the program window Middle button on most mice pressing the scroll wheel Fits zooms the geometry drawing to the entire graphics area This A can also be achieved by clicking the lt gt icon Right button Drag the geometry drawing across the graphics area by holding down the right mouse button as you drag the mouse Scroll wheel Zoom in and out centered on the cursor position 10 7 Toolbars 7 1 File 9 Open Drawing Gr Save N ew P Drawing Setup CNC Calc File The File toolbar handles file operations like loading and saving of files New Drawing clears the graphics area and opens a new document This can also be accessed with Ctrl N nH Open Drawing opens existing CNC Calc v6 or DXF files This can also E be accessed with Ctrl O The downwards arrow next to the Open icon gives access to a recent files list making it easy to reopen a file that you have been editing recently m Save saves the drawing to your hard disk If it is the first time you save the drawing you will be prompted for a file location and name Save can also be accessed with Ctrl S Z Setup CNC Calc lets you access the configuration for CNC Calc 7
7. operation where the feedrate will switch from rapid New mableton food Start Depth The depth at which the actual operation is started End Depth The final depth of the operation The Tapping operation is defined by the above parameters after the entry of which the screen will look something like the one shown below The four entered distances are shown as crosses on the drawing 129 A 3 CIMCO Edit v6 0 ox A Editor NC Functions Backplot File Compare Transmis sion CNC Calc S 7 o Window Help X oven ein QA A 2000 out IY AHA GY CID a PRESET I Zoom AA RS E A a te A A a HEME Et EIe te Drawing Setup CNC Calc In jZoomWindow X Y ef FOX A O radius a i j er Two oints X AN cs Circles Pi File View Modify Snap Draw Points Lines Draw Ar in CNC Calc V6 Lathe Tutorial 1 cdd T CNC Cale v6 Lathe Tutorial 3 NC End Drilling M8 TAPPING Clearance Height o 10 f Retract Height d 3J Start Depth o 231 End Depth o 12 54 Parame ters Export Clipboard Element Info Part Diameter C Use Y Axis Substitution Click on the Parameters button to open the parameter dialog Enter the following values shown below into the parameter dialog Notice that the dialog is different from the one in the previous drilling operation It is no longer possible to use pecking because the Oper
8. 265 GO Z 3 000 266 GO Z 5 000 267 G1 Z 14 000 268 GO Z 9 000 269 GO Z 11 000 270 G1 Z 20 000 271 GO Z10 000 272 M8 TAPPING 273 GO x0 000 210 000 274 G0 Z3 000 275 M03 276 G32 Z 12 000 F125 000 M05 277 G32 Z3 000 F125 000 M04 278 GO Z10 000 279 M03 280 C Zoom Zoom FitT0N View T Front iat View Wom AE Rotat Show In Out Window Rage z x Tool Distance View Bounding Box N MN Hi
9. Before you start The first thing to do before drawing a new part is to set the menu parameters Start CIMCO Edit v6 and open the editor configuration by clicking on the icon indicated by A Go to the Plugins section indicated by B Now ensure that the checkbox Disable CNC Calc indicated by C 1s unchecked of ve DS CIMCO Edit v6 0 in Editor NC Functions Backplot File Compare Transmission CNC Calc Window Help i P X iY Eiio Turing z EE X FA H Q X Del f Find Previous 5 E Next Tool change J y e E aaa X tj Append File Find Next a lt f Previous Tool change New Close Save re Print Es Copy Cut Paste sr Undo Redo Go to Line Block ve ind x Il Insert File mi File Type E sxy Replace Number Find File Edit Setup Plugins General Plugins Editor Printing G File types C Disable Backplot Disable NC Base Colors C Disable advanced simulation Disable DNC Max client Block numbers Load Save C Disable DNC Serial communication C Disable CNC Cale File compare Machine Backplot C Disable advanced NC Functions CNC Cale Multi Channel Configuration password Tool List Configuration password Other Global Colors External Commands Mazatrol Viewer Select plugins C Disable File compare C Disable Mazatrol Viewer Type file path To make a new drawing you must click on CNC Cale menu indicated by A and then select New Drawing indi
10. Jag CIMCO Edit v6 0 Se Editor NC Functions Backplot File Compare Transmission CNC Calc Window Helpy X tena Rr KEY AK HZ UA COON A O A e an 1 ee A Ae A Tree two S nncngaarton Crom aon T aE E B Om ENE Drawing Setup CNC Calc in lal Zoomwindow X X P 1 FESE Poms CS Hole pattern Hole Pattern Enn A de File View Modify Snap Draw Points Lines Draw Arcs Circles Pattern Text Turning Operations il al EA CNC Calc V6 Lathe Tutorial 1 cdd 1 CNC Calc v6 Lathe Tutorial 2 NC 4px Roughing Turning Comment ROUGHING Retract Point Z Retract Point x Start Diameter C Single Step Show Toolpath Export Clipboard Machine Zero 2 Machine Zero Part Diameter 0 0 0 0 C Use Y Axis Substitution When the selection is made the contour is selected until the end This is OK for this operation but we really do not want any work done on the leftmost face so in order to exclude this click the Back button once This will deselect the leftmost face Now your drawing should look something like the one above Click on the Parameters Button to open the parameters dialog Enter the following values shown below into the parameter dialogs 104 Lathe Roughing Parameters Tool Cuts Entry Exit Tool Definition an EO Ky Tool Radius RV 0 5 Compensation Compensation Type Computer a Work Orientation m E r
11. Lines toolbar and Start Point Of Line x enter the following values a 0 fy Start Point OF Line Y o fy Start Point of Line Z 0 Line Length Start Point of Line X 0 12i Line Length 12 Click on v to approve the command If the axes are shown it can be difficult to see the line since it is situated on the X axis Draw another vertical line defined by start point and length Enter the following values in the dialog that is Start Point Of Line X already open 110 fx tat ont nee i Start Point of Line Z 110 Start Point of Line X 0 Line Length 25 Line Length Click on v to approve the command Click on x in the View toolbar This will make the drawing fill the whole drawing area on the screen Offset an element Offset Element Offset Distance 80 40 Steps Copy uncheck to Move 87 Click on in the Modify toolbar and enter the following value Offset Distance 80 Now click on the leftmost line indicated by A on the picture below After this is done two lines will appear only the rightmost can be seen on the drawing Now click to the right of the selected line to keep the line shown in red eS 5 CIMCO Edit v6 0 _ox Editor NC Functions Backplot File Compare Transmission CNC Calc Window Help amp X i p gt Open Drawing Zoom Out gt a Els ti 7 Mee HK O O Ceol ae O A A ISO Turning in Save amp Zoo
12. Use custom feedrates 58 Perpendicular If this is selected the line will be perpendicular to the following element for lead in and the previous element for lead out Tangent If this is selected the line will be tangent to the following element for lead in and the previous element for lead out Use Are Enables or disables the lead in out arcs Radius The radius of the lead in out arc Sweep The sweep angle of the lead in out arc The two arrows in the middle of the dialog are used to copy all values from lead in to out and vice versa Now close the parameters dialog with OK and click on Export Clipboard The NC operation is now in the clipboard and is ready for insertion Change the window to that of the NC program and press Ctrl End to move to the very end Insert the text from the clipboard either by pressing Ctrl v or selecting Editor in the menu and then selecting the Paste icon in the toolbar The NC program in the Editor now consists of three operations and since we use the same tool for the contour and pocket operations we will not insert a tool before the pocket operation Now save the NC program as CNC Calc v6 Tutorial 4 NC 59 14 Tutorial 5 Backplot in the Editor Mill One of the advantages of running CNC Calc inside CIMCO Edit v6 is that the editor can be used to manipulate and backplot the NC programs generated in CNC Cale In the following we will setup the backplot and v
13. straight lines completes the part This tutorial demonstrates the use of the following functions e Draw a vertical line defined by its starting point and length e Offset a geometric element e Draw a circle with a given radius defined by its centre e Draw a line defined by its end points e Draw a horizontal line defined by its start point and length e Draw a line defined by its start point angle and length Trim element between points of intersection with other elements e Connect and round with a given radius between two elements e Connect and bevel two elements by a given angle and distance 85 18 2 Before you start The first thing to do before drawing a new part is to set the menu parameters Start CIMCO Edit v6 and open the editor configuration by clicking on the icon indicated by A Go to the Plugins section indicated by B Now ensure that the checkbox Disable CNC Calc indicated by C is unchecked a IMCO Edit v6 0 oax Editor NC Functions Backplot File Compare Transmission CNC Calc Window Help gt gt X e O OX X Del f Find Previous 3 E Next Tool change s R T Append File Find Next T Previous Tool change Copy Cut Paste ae Undo Redo Find y Go to Line Block Insert File sxy Replace Number Edit Find S General Plugins Editor Printing File types C Disable Backplot Disable NC Base Colors C Disable advanced simulation Disable DNC Max client Block numbers Sele
14. 0O Editor NC Functions Backplot File Compare T Write CONTOUR in the Comment r Open Drawing Zoom Out y r am gt field ery Save amp Zoom All gt aaa sisson Setup CNC Calc Zoom Window x yi a This text will be included at the startof a ii the final NC code for this operation CNC Calc v6 Tutorial 2 NC When multiple operations exist in the Comment same NC program the comments will CONTOUR O A help to locate and identify the start of Single Step 7 each operation ___Select Contour J Reverse Contour Click on the outlining contour at the Select Entw Pont place indicated by arrow B 4 This highlights th li th is highlights the outline contour the C contour arrows indicate the direction the tool will travel What side the tool will machine is controlled by the Work Side drop down box on the General tab in the parameters dialog Click on Parameters by arrow C Enter the values in the Parameter dialog as shown below 46 f ontour Milling Parameters E3 General Tab contains all the general parameters IEE An meee rere that are used for roughing and finishing in both rT a depth and side cuts aiae Start Depth 10 0 0 Safe Distance End Depth 2 0 50 Cutter Diameter The diameter of the tool in Stock to Leave Stock to Leave XY Stock to Leave 2 use T 0 0 Compensation C Apply on Roughing Sidecuts Retract Height The height to which the tool Tr z will move between c
15. 1s possible to create multiple copies where each copy 1s translated one step further along the selected vector Rotate Elements will create one or more copies of the selected elements rotated around a selected point at a specified angle per copy It is optional whether the original should be kept Scale Elements will create one or more copies of the selected elements scaled about a selected point by a specified scale factor It is optional whether the original should be kept Undo will undo one or more operations This can mean deleting elements created restoring deleted elements and or undoing modifications to elements Undo can also be accessed with Ctrl Backspace 18 7 9 Milling Operations ISO Milling v a CU ico ee ase eee 77 ssoi A ac Milling Operations The Milling Operations toolbar allows the user to perform various operations used in the manufacturing of parts All the operations can be exported directly to CIMCO Edit or to the clipboard for insertion in a user defined location L Face Milling creates a facing operation based on a selected outline contour y Pocket Milling creates pocket operations for one or multiple pockets These pockets can contain multiple islands or none In a single operation it is possible to make both roughing and finishing cuts but only with one tool CN Contour Milling creates operations for contour milling A contour g operation can machine multiple
16. 500 G01 x 90 000 G02 Y 50 000 10 000 J12 500 G01 x90 000 G01 X100 000 G00 zZ10 000 T2 M06 55500 F1320 000 3 CONTOUR xO mamoj di Feed _ _ Dist 0 0000 jii hiiia G00 X 79 895 Y54 895 T y aa EO Toot Ti Totat 170404967 G00 Z10 000 zE 10 0000 K D lw W w w ae a aa e a a a a G S SEUNRS BANAD Syg Ww Ww E S 8 ry a NNN on Onn Ld 66 15 Tutorial 6 Drilling Mill CNC Calc v6 can generate codes for drilling in either canned cycles or as longhand There are several machine types in CNC Calc but the most commonly used are ISO G code programming and Heidenhain plain text 15 1 Before you start The first thing to do before drawing a new part is to set the menu parameters Start CIMCO Edit v6 and open the editor configuration by clicking on the icon indicated by A Go to the Plugins section indicated by B Now ensure that the checkbox Disable CNC Calc indicated by C is unchecked OLES gp CIMCO Edit v6 0 aS Editor NCFunctions Backplot File Compare Transmission CNC Calc Window Help f Fi i ao 1ST ae A F H Q soel f Find Previous j E Next Tool change Append File Q Find Next f Previous Tool change F9 Copy Cut Paste Select Undo Redo Find Go to Line Block EJE j All E3 Insert File A Replace N File Type umber T Edit Find File S General Plugins Editor Printing File types C Disable Backplot Disable NC Base Colors C Disable
17. C Disable Backplot Disable NC Base Colors C Disable advanced simulation Disable DNC Max client Block numbers Load Save C Disable DNC Serial communication C Disable CNC Cale File compare R p Machine C Disable File compare C Disable Mazatrol Viewer Backplot C Disable advanced NC Functions CNC Cale Multi Channel Configuration password Tool List Configuration password Other Global Colors External Commands Mazatrol Viewer Type file path To make a new drawing you must click on CNC Cale menu indicated by A and then select New Drawing indicated by B When the new drawing is opened the following window should now be displayed E CIMCO Edit v6 0 ox E eA r l PEPEPEOF e 40 O00 eee Zaoz Machine Zero x Part Diameter 00 0 use Y Anis Substitution Note Ifyou hold the cursor over an icon a short description of the icon s functionality will appear 30 10 2 Draw the geometry Draw a rectangle with sides 150 height 100 and corner radius 12 5 Rectangle First Corner gt Click on O in the toolbar and enter the following values First Corner r First Corner X 75 First Corner Y 50 Second Corner x Second Comer Y Second Corner X 75 Second Corner Y 50 SENSUS Corner Radius 12 5 Click on v to approve the command Draw a circle with radius 5 defined by i
18. Comment fi POCKET f Pa C Single Step Show Toolpath ie Export Editor Export Clipboard Enter the values in the Parameter dialog as shown General Tab Configures the parameters used SST hee for roughing and finishing in both depth and General Side Cuts Depth Cuts Entry Strategy Lead In Out Tool side cuts Cutter Diameter z Depth Settings Retract Height Start Depth Cutting Diameter The diameter of the used e en A ate Uistance n epin 2 0 4 0 tool Stock to Leave Stock to Leave xY Stock to Leave Z 0 0 0 0 Retract Height The height to which the tool Compensation ompensation Type will move between contours and where it will somentes x Miling Type stop at the end of the operation Eo Cine Safe Distance The distance above the part where the feedrate will change from rapid to cutting speed 55 Start Depth This is the top of the stock End Depth The depth at which the last cut will be taken This value is corrected by the Stock to leave Z value Stock to Leave XY The amount of stock that is left in the X Y side direction at the end of the operation after both Roughing and Finishing Stock to leave Z The amount of stock that is left in the Z depth direction at the end of the operation after both Roughing and Finishing Compensation Type This is the compensation type used for the operation Conventional When checked the operation will be generated using conventional
19. Disable DNC Mak client C Disable CNC Cale 0 Disable Mazatrol Viewer Backplot C Disable advanced NC Functions CNC Cale Multi Channel Configuration password Tool List Configuration password Other Global Colors External Commands Mazatrol Viewer Type file path To open a drawing click on CNC Cale indicated by A and then on Open Drawing indicated by B a TR Zoom Out p gt Open Drawing R Zoom All CIMCO Edit v6 0 ao x QONIB O A Center Two J Rectangular Bolt Circular Bolt Text Radius Points y N Y Hole Pattern Hole Pattern Entry a Pattern Text File Compare Transmission ea ED ANE AET Xray K nN Modify CNC Calc Window Help ISO Miling X f AAA aE Milling Operations W Save New Zoom Drawing F Setup In File Zoom Window View Select the file CNC Calc Tutorial 1 and Look ini O e em click Open eR eee File name CNC Cale v2 Drawing ed cdd Files of type CNC Cale Drawing files cdd dxf v Note Ifyou hold the cursor over an icon for a moment a short description of the icon s functionality will appear 45 12 2 Creation of Contour toolpaths To begin the creation of an NC program ISO Milling for the contour operation select the Generate CNC Toolpath for Contour A FE Ai fi I amp G Milling by clicking on the icon indicated by arrow A ili perations gt
20. J 2 X P Two Points lets you define the circle by selecting two diametrically opposite points Three Points lets you define the circle by selecting three points on the periphery of the circle Tangent Two Elements lets you define a circle tangent to two elements of a defined radius You first write the radius then you select the two elements the circle is to be tangent to Last you select which of the solutions you want to keep Tangent Center on Line lets you define a circle tangent to one element with its center on a line of a defined radius You first write the radius then you select the line the center is to be on and the element the circle is to be tangent to Last you select which of the solutions you want to keep Tangent through Point lets you define a circle tangent to one element through a point of a defined radius You first select the point the circle is to go through then write the radius and select the element the circle is to be tangent to Last you select which of the solutions you want to keep Tangent Three Elements defines a circle tangent to three elements You select the three elements the circle is to be tangent to and then you select which of the solutions you want to keep Two Points lets you draw an arc by selecting the endpoints of the arc entering the radius and selecting which solution you want to keep Three Points lets you draw an arc by selecting three points Note that the ar
21. Now we need to insert a new tool for the contour operation 12 3 Inserting a Tool with Feed and Speed Calculator Follow the steps from the previous tutorial for the Feed and Speed on page 41 Instead of the values used there use the following values Tool 2 Diameter D in mm 10 Flutes Z 4 Feed per tooth Sz in mm 0 06 Cutting Speed V in mm min 175 Now the last two values have been calculated and inserted in the dialog They should be RPM 5 5 7 0 Feed and Speed Calculator Feedrate F in mm min 1336 9015 Toit Diameter D in mm 10 Correct the RPM to 5500 and then Feedrate F in Flutes Z 4 mm min to 1320 Feed per tooth S2 in mm 0 06 Cutting Speed V in mm min Now the Feed and Speed dialog should look like the one to 172 7876 RPM n the right 5500 Feedrate S in mm min 1320 0 Click on Export Clipboard to copy the generated line to Metric O Inches the clipboard Export Editor Export Clioboard Change to the NC program in the editor After the contour operation was copied to the editor the cursor 1s at the very end of the program In order to insert the tool line from the clipboard we must locate the start of the contour operation Since the comment CONTOUR was inserted it is easy to locate the start of the operation Find the text CONTOUR either by pressing Ctrl f or selecting Editor in the menu and then the Q ind icon in the Find toolbar 51 Go to t
22. OX L A O radius Points X N Hole Pattern Hole Pattern Entry a BOD A IEA a File View Modify Snap Draw Points Lines Draw Arcs Circles Pattern Text Milling Operations Untitled Qaia Tp Untitled 4px Letter Milling Comment RUE TYPE TEXT MILLING Show Toolpath lt r NN Export ZN oss AP 49 00 Machine Zero x Machine Zero Y Machine Zero Z P 0 0 C Use Y Axis Substitution True Type Text Milling Parameters Mill Interior Cutter Diameter Stepover 0 7 Stepdown 2 Depth Settings 1 0 Retract Height Stepover XY 5 0 0 4 Safe Distance 20 Stock to Leave Start Depth Stock to Leave Z 0 0 Dak Stock to Leave xY 05 0 0 83 5 Window select the text 6 Click on Show Toolpath marked D the generated toolpaths will now be shown on the screen 7 Click the button Export Editor Now the NC codes for the machining are shown in the editor Simulate the program to verify the toolpath the same way we did earlier in this ial tutorial fe W g CIMCO Edit v6 0 Untitled ao x A Editor NCFunctions Backplot File Compare Transmissio CNC Cal Window Helpy X gt T Backplot File I 7 Rae z i oF gt gt 4 A Hanow X Close Backplot Zoom Regenerate soli Ba Zoom Zoom Fit To il To e pu nt Le at View From Measure Rotate Too opa ath Mo si Tool To ol ISO Milling Backplot Setup In Out Window Rese Too l Distal ce View Bo
23. Turning as indicated with letter A a Turning icon indicated by letter B in the Turning Operations toolbar This will open the Finish Turning dialog to the left of the drawing area Now insert the values shown in the dialog below Finish Turning Comment ees This comment will be shown in the final NC FINISH Program It is always good to include a comment in C Single Step order to distinguish the various operations in the Show Toolpath final program Export Clipboard The Finish operation works on a contour and in order to generate a toolpath we must select that contour To select the contour for the operation perform the following steps e Ensure that single step is unchecked in the Finish dialog e Select the contour shown on the picture below To do this start at the far right by selecting the vertical line with the indication arrow pointing up Now the whole contour is selected so unselect the last vertical line by clicking the Back button 114 Now your drawing should look something like the one below 4g CIMCO Edit v6 0 Editor NC Functions Backplot File Compare Transmission CNC Calc i Window Help p x i p gt Open Drawing AQ Zoom Out ST ASM A N 1 O D Fn Mn ea fom A A 150 Turning z A GA Save amp Zoom All pu gt ae EE cy 20 ae don S A nO ESE SE ma AX recat son creso Tee A EEEE Drawing Setup CNC Calc n jZoomWindow X X ef
24. Z 60 695 ake net 909 G1 x20 697 id mov oTi Lee 91 G1 X20 897 Z 60 595 G02 Clockwise arc move 92 GO X55 000 GO3 Counterclockwise arc move 93 GO zZ 54 841 Ree eid 94 G1 X21 206 G10 Data setting mode G11 Data setting mode cancel 95 G1 X21 406 Z 54 941 G18 ZX plane designation 96 GO X55 000 st ch dir 97 60 2 62 159 G i a inpu i G27 Reference point return che 98 G1 X21 206 G28 Return to reference point 99 G1 X21 406 Z 62 059 G29 Return from reference point 200 GO x55 000 G30 Return to 2nd 3rd and 4th 402 GO Z 53 377 G31 Skip cutting G32 Thread cutting constant le 202 G1 X21 899 G34 Threading function variabl 203 G1 X22 099 Z 53 477 G36 Automatic tool comoensati 593 G0 x55 000 205 GO Z 63 623 m 112 To verify the generated toolpath we must simulate it using the integrated Graphical Backplot To open the backplot window click on the Backplot tab indicated with letter A and then on the Backplot Window Ricon indicated with letter B as shown below Now a window like the one below will appear we W H g F CIMCO Edit v6 0 C CIMCO CIMCOEdit6 Samples CNC Calc v6 Lathe Tutorial 3 NC o x Editor NC Functions Backplot E Compare Transmission CNC Calc Window Help X T Backplot File cN CLR O lt gt A ij P Q e g KG Solid Model gt z g gt gm I SS Close Backplot Come Oo O 0 amp Zoom Regenerate solid em aa i vray ao i Zoom Zoom View Top Front Left View From Me
25. Zoom Center Two Rectangular Bolt Circular Bolt Text m eh AH i pen in jZoom Window X 3 af By 4 l Leno Radius Points ey Hole Pattern Hole Pattern Entry a ga BEA a x Clos Cis F4 View Modify Snap Draw Points Lines Draw Arcs Circles Pattern Text Milling Operations Ci Ctri dbx Xo E A D cant Te B Element Info i s 5 i ay Z 40 00 Machine Zero X Machine Zero Y Machine Zero Z oo O 0 0 0 0 O Use Y Axis Substitution CE Click on Main Menu indicated by A and then select Save as indicated by B from the dropdown menu Give the file the name CNC Cale Milling Tutorial 1 and save it the file name extension is added automatically 35 11 Tutorial 2 CNC toolpaths and Face milling Mill With CNC Calc v6 it is possible to create toolpaths directly from the program s geometrical drawings Thereby calculations become more secure and programming becomes much faster compared to doing it manually At the same time you get a big advantage since it is possible to move copy rotate scale and mirror elements with the result of instant NC code generation R 5 X83 6 10 X4 This tutorial demonstrates how the 2 dimensional part above can form the basis for NC codes for various types of machining Note This tutorial builds upon the result from CNC Calc v6 Tutorial 1 36 11 1 Before you start The first thing to do before drawing a new part is to set the menu parameters Start CIMCO Edi
26. Zoom Out TE gt ASP 333 Z 2 A OS Cached A soiling bE Sei om All xr hte Ax SALA QOS wise n e ECCE AA oman ng i pCNC Calc In LA Zoom Window XY a P 2A OX l e 0 Radius Points Shn Hole Pattern Hole Pattern a File View Modify Snap Draw Points Lines Draw Arcs Circles Pattern Ti Milling Operations y A Untitled Drawing lt E Start Point gt lt Start Point Y Ji ext Angle Text Height Text CIMCO 456 Alignment Machine Zero x ss Machine Zero Y Machine Zero Z oo 2 0 0 C Use Y Axis Substitution C The geometry is now finished and can be used for the generation of toolpaths Select the file type NC Format for our o ISO Milling x example letter milling program e g ISO Milling as indicated with the letter A fi q aaf i AHA a ac illing Operations Then Select the feature True Type Milling by clicking on the Mill True Type Letters icon A indicated by the letter B in the Milling Operations toolbar Now the dialog Letter Milling dialog is opened Letter Milling to the left of the drawing area Write LETTER Oommen MILLING In the Comment field LETTER MILLING Show Toolpath Click on the Parameter button Export Clipboard 80 The TrueType Text Milling Parameters dialog appears Check the Mill Outline checkbox at the top and fill in the rest of the fields as shown below Click OK when done True Ty
27. a toolpath we must select that contour To select the contour for the operation perform the following Steps e Ensure that single step is checked in the Grooving dialog e Select the contour shown on the picture below To do this start at the far right by selecting the R2 rounded corner with the indication arrow pointing to the left Now select the next 2 elements so the selection looks like the one on the picture below 109 Now your drawing should look something like the one below EJ Ws CIMCO Edit v6 0 ox Editor NC Functions Backplot File Compare Transmission CNC Cale Window Help amp X i r Open Drawing A Zoom Out Tea ED AiE APA AE dO O D Sh ia Ba Fann A Bio Turing fe H save iki R Zoom All XT cow A PACA bodi JAA aia ie at Si Drawing P Setup CNC Calc In ZoomWindow X e La te H gt lt l on D o Radis Poni X EN S Baleoatern Hole Galion a It IL lle erli D iit File J View Modify J Snap Draw Points Lines Draw Arcs Circles Pattern L Text Turning Operations CNC Calc V6 Lathe Tutorial 1 cdd T CNC Calc v6 Lathe Tutorial 3 NC Grooving Turning Comment GROOVING Retract Point Z 10 0 Retract Point x 70 0 C Single Step Element Info Machine Zero Z Machine Zero d gt x Part Diameter oO 0 CF C Use Y Axis Substitution Click on the Parameters Button to open the parameters dialog Enter the following va
28. ae sg Beas Setup Bp Solid Setup File ta View Toolpath Tool Solid Other ta 410x I Untitled Drawing Te Untitled Ty Untitled 2 TRUE TYPE TEXT MILLING 2 00 xX 47 007 Y 15 266 3 G00 Zz5 000 4 G00 22 000 5 G01 Z 0 500 6 G03 X 47 7 G03 X 46 s G01 X 46 9 G03 X 46 20 G01 X 47 221 G02 X 47 22 G01 X 53 23 G02 X 53 24 G03 X 53 25 GO3 X 53 t6 G01 X 54 17 G03 x 54 28 G01 X 53 29 GO2 x 53 20 G01 X 47 21 G02 X A7 22 G03 X 47 23 G02 X 47 24 G03 X 46 25 GO1 X 46 26 G03 X 46 27 G03 X 46 002 Y 15 277 11 620 J0 804 871 Y 15 316 10 084 J0 042 851 Y 15 305 819 Y 15 171 I 0 047 J0 082 078 Y 14 TTT 311 Y 14 398 16 599 J4 324 747 Y 3 210 801 Y 3 099 10 987 J0 551 853 Y 2 988 I 1 666 J 0 704 984 Y 2 949 I 0 084 J 0 042 003 Y 2 960 035 Y 3 092 10 047 J 0 082 761 Y 3 513 544 Y 3 867 I 6 408 J 4 179 107 Y 15 055 053 Y 15 165 1I 0 985 J 0 549 007 Y 15 266 11 666 J0 704 006 Y 15 525 I 0 263 J 0 131 816 Y 15 700 10 122 J 0 059 362 Y 15 438 323 Y 15 272 I 0 059 J0 102 669 Y 14 750 I 57 711 J 37 8 999 Y 14 218 T7 945 75 310 475 Y 2 974 28 G02 X 46 29 G01 X 53 30 G02 X 53 584 Y 2 740 I3 675 J1 858 t 31 G03 X 53 693 Y 2 506 I 3 785 J 1 624 PA 47 0070 Feed Dist 0 0000 Se oN aaa 32 GO3 X 53 854 Y 2 458 I 0 103 J 0 052 a i 15 2660 J Tool 727 Total 3041 4204 33 G01 X 54 513 2 838 Z 5 0000 K D II Www
29. and characters can be entered when the icon is clicked in the CNC Text Calc Text toolbar indicated with A Entry 78 The dialog Text Entry appears to the left Enter the coordinates for the starting Start Point X att Point gt point of the text the angle relative to the a 68 horizontal axis of the text baseline and het Bact yt the height of the letters a 30 Text Angle In the bottom field text you write the text here CIMCO 456 to be milled with Text Height TrueType letters 25 0 Text CIMCO 456 Next by clicking on the button Select Font and opening the font dialog select the font type and font size End this dialog by clicking OK As a result of the changes you make in the font dialog the look of the text changes You can enter the font dialog again until you are satisfied with the layout When done click on the blue check mark button Y to insert the text This is important since otherwise the text will disappear once you start doing other things Font Times New Roman Times New Roman TRAJAN PRO Trebuchet MS Tw Cen MT Verdana Sample AaBbYyZz Script With parameters text and font defined your screen should look like the following Depending on your choice of font this might vary 79 Gh sy CIMCO Edit v6 0 Zax Editor NC Functions Backplot File Compare Transmission J CNC Cale Window Help amp X lg Drawing amp
30. b G10 Data setting mode Standa G02 X 76 359 Y51 359 119 600 J0 000 G11 Data setting mode cancel G02 X 74 517 Y51 697 11 165 J 1 165 G15 Polar coordinate mode can G03 X 72 654 Y51 876 I0 775 31 721 G16 Polar coordinate mode G17 XY plane specification G02 X 62 500 Y55 100 110 154 J 14 376 G18 XZ plane specification G01 x62 500 Y55 100 G19 YZ plane specification G02 X80 100 Y37 500 10 000 J 17 600 ea iae na G01 X80 100 Y 37 500 etric units G22 Stored stroke check ON G02 xX62 500 Y 55 100 I 17 600 30 000 G23 Stored stroke check OFF G01 X 62 500 y 55 100 G25 Soindle speed fluctuation Pm G02 x 80 100 Y 37 500 I0 000 317 600 G01 Y37 500 cane ees xr nm Fel arr oT fr E d Ka CONANA rn ann ealaiateFeesand speed tet Frank Carlsen DEMO Key Ln 30 140 Col 23 3 257bytes_ INS 11 15 41 AM Save the NC program as CNC Calc v6 Tutorial 3 NC 52 13 Tutorial 4 Pocket milling Mill CNC Calc v6 can generate pocket milling There are several machine types in CNC Calc but the most commonly used are ISO G code programming and Heidenhain plain text R125 X A R5 XB This tutorial demonstrates how the above 2 dimensional part can form the basis of NC codes for various types of machining Note This tutorial builds upon the result from CNC Calc v6 Tutorial 1 53 13 1 Before you start The first thing to do before drawing a new part is to set the menu parameters Start CIMCO Edit v6 and open the editor configuration by click
31. every line regardless of whether they are changed or not Show grid Select this to make the grid visible Output GOX Is used to format the ISO G Code output format With Output GOX disabled G01 will be formatted as G1 Output FMAX as F9999 This only affects Heidenhain machines Here the Rapid moves are normally formatted as FMAX but with the field enabled the format will be F9999 that the older Heidenhain controllers use Machine Type Select the machine that the output should be formatted for For milling this could be Heidenhain or ISO milling 24 Arc Type Absolute arc center The arc center is given in absolute I and J coordinates Relative to start The arc center is given in I and J coordinates relative to the start point of the arc Radius R values The arc radius is given with the address R rather than the arc center Number of decimals All coordinates are rounded to this number of decimals Trailing 0 s X123 000 X123 0 X123 and if padding with trailing zeroes is selected below coordinates are padded with trailing zeroes to this number of decimals Coordinates are padded with trailing zeroes to the number of decimals selected above if rounding results in fewer non zero decimals Whole numbers are output with one trailing zero Other coordinates are output rounded to the number of decimals selected above without trailing zeroes Whole numbers are output with a decimal point with no
32. example a specific pocket operation the user can create a macro in the editor to support this and then export the actual contour for insertion in the canned cycle Feed and Speed Calculator is used to generate tool changes or to simply calculate the feed and speed based on the data of a specific tool 7 10 Turning Operations ISO Turning Y ita EEE be EYE Turning Operations i The Turning Operations toolbar allows the user to perform various operations used in the manufacturing of parts All the operations can be exported directly to CIMCO Edit or to the clipboard for insertion in a user defined location m Roughing will create a roughing operation based on a selected outline F oe et contour In this operation it is possible to create both roughing and semi finishing cuts but only with one tool n Facing will create a facing operation This operation can contain both roughing and finishing cuts but only with one tool 20 Finishing will create a finish operation based on a selected contour This operation will make only one toolpath that fits the selected contour Grooving creates a grooving operation based on a selected contour This will enable machining of the areas that could not be machine with either the Roughing or Finishing operation Drilling generates operations for drilling a center hole in the part The drilling operation will be performed as one continuous motion
33. milling Climb When checked the operation will be generated using climb milling Side Cuts Tab Configures the cuts taken in the PSSM PNT x XY direction General Side Cuts Depth Cuts Entry Strategy Lead In Out Roughing Passe Finish Passes Max Roughing Spacing Cuts 3d 1 Max Roughing Spacing The maximum side aeg stepover used in the roughing of the part EEEN t Final Depth O At all Depths Finish Overlap Overlap Distance Number of Passes Finish The number of 10 finishing side cuts in the operation Roughing Smoothing Disabled Max Spacing Finish The distance of each finishing pass At Final Depth If this check box is checked the finishing passes will only be taken at the final depth At All Depths If this check box 1s checked the finishing passes will be taken at every depth 56 Overlap Distance The distance that all the finishing laps will overlap in order to smooth the surface Roughing Smoothing This slider controls the amount of smoothing used The higher the value rightmost the smoother the resulting toolpath will be Depth Cuts Tab Configures the cuts taken in the Z direction Pocket Milling Parameters Use Depth Cuts If this check box is checked the St Side Cuts Papih Cuts Enty Steteay Lead In Out operation will perform the cuts defined by the Pisa sae Frith Parser Max Roughing Steps Number of Cuts parameters Otherwise only one cut a
34. name Save can also be accessed with Ctrl S Saves the drawing under a different name Closes CIMCO Edit v6 and thus also CNC Calc v6 If any files have been modified you will be prompted to save them Exit can also be accessed with Alt F4 Alt F4 is a Windows standard 22 9 Configuring CNC Calc Perhaps the most important thing to remember when configuring CNC Calc is that the configuration is specific to each machine type 9 1 Main configuration The main configuration is entered most easily by selecting the icon Setup CNC Calc A from the CNC Calc File toolbar D P Open Drawing 7 in Save New Drawing Setup CNC Calc File It is important to select the correct machine type and it should be noted that the selection between ISO and Heidenhain conversational NC code output is made by the template used when creating the machine type The window below shows the main configuration dialog Setup CNC Cale Heidenhain General CNC Calc Heidenhain Editor CNC Cale Settings Printing l Machine type File types Turning Colors Block numbers Arc Type Load Save pecifii inne Absolute arc center Heidenhain File compare Number of decimals Machine Always add sign Backplot Modal XY values 7 Show grid List _ Output GOs Maximum arc output angle er Global Colors Output FMAX as F9999 180 Degrees External Commands Rotary axis Mazatrol Viewer C Plugins Traili
35. now see the part from CNC Calc v6 Tutorial 1 displayed ANCE D CIMCO Edit v6 0 2x m r Open Drawing a Sei m fe save gt R Zoom All oom j Rectangular Bolt Circular Bolt Drawing Setup CNC Calc In Zoom Window Hole Pattern Hole Pattern 25 00 Machine Zero Z Machine Zero x Part Diameter C Use Y Axis Substitution Note Ifyou hold the cursor over an icon a short description of the icon s functionality will appear 98 19 3 Facing the front of the stock In the following tutorial we will generate an NC program to face the front of the part In order to select the facing operation the below described steps must be performed Select the file type NC Format for our facing example program e g ISO ISO Turning F IPE EEA Turning Operations Turning as indicated with the letter f A Then Select the feature Face Turning by clicking on the Face Turning icon indicated by the letter B in the Turning Operations toolbar This will open the Face Turning dialog to the left of the drawing area Now insert the values shown in the dialog below Face Turning Comment er This comment will be shown in the final NC FACING Program It is always good to include a comment in Start Point Z order to distinguish the various operations in the JE final program Start Point Z This is where the facing operation will start along the Z axis Start Point X 0 Th
36. or as pecking with or without dwelling at the end of each plunge Threading creates threading operations for inside and outside threads The geometry of the thread can be entered by hand or selected from tables The thread geometry can be normal or conical Cutoff generates an operation for cutting off the part from the stock In the operation it is possible to define the corner geometry as sharp round or chamfered Export Contour can export a contour that the operator has selected on the drawing If a controller has smart canned cycles for example a specific roughing operation the user can create a macro in the editor to support this and then export the actual contour for insertion in the canned cycle Calculator The feed and speed calculator is used to generate tool changes or to simply calculate the feed and speed based on the data for a specific tool 21 8 Menus Most of the CNC Calc v6 functions are accessed through the CNC Calc menu however a few are logically located under the File menu 8 1 File menu Close Close All Save Save As Exit Closes the active file If the active file has been modified you will be prompted to save it Close can also be accessed with Ctrl F4 Closes all open files If any files have been modified you will be prompted to save them Saves the drawing to your hard disk If it is the first time you save the drawing you will be prompted for file location and
37. programming ISO Milling i format of the NC program the field indicated by arrow A a al ai aa Select ISO Milling Milling Qperations A B Then select Generate a drill Cycle by clicking on the icon indicated by arrow B Write the comment DRILLING in the Comment field Comment DRILLING Use Selection Filter Sa Drill Parameters When multiple operations exist in the same NC program the comments will help to locate and identify the start of New This text will be included at the start of the final NC code for this operation each operation Click on Drill Parameters to open the parameter dialog window shown below 68 Drilling Parameters Drilling Type Controller Type Output Type Standard Peck Drilling v Canned O Longhand Depths Retract Plane Reference Plane 10 0 0 0 Safe Distance Depth Incremental Absolute Incremental Absolute 9 4 S7 Threading Feedrates Use Plunging 200 0 First Depth 1 0 Dwelling For this drilling operation please enter the parameters shown Notice that in this example it makes no difference if Incremental or Absolute are selected as Safe Distance and Depth since these incremental values refer to the Reference Plane which is 0 For the selection of the location of the holes several options are available 1 Select each hole location with the cursor In order to get the correct hole c
38. set up the tools used in the backplot x F Click on the Tool Setup icon in the Backplot Tool toolbar indicated by arrow A This will open the window Tool Setup When backplot parsed the NC program it detected that two tools were being used Since these tools have not been defined the screen will look like the one to the right In order to backplot the program correctly we need to define these two tools By changing the type and the diameter of the tools we can create the correct setup Please select and enter the values for both tools shown on the picture to the right These are the same tool values that were used when the NC programs was generated in CNC Calec Now exit the configuration dialog with OK wr Setup Tool Setup JEI T1 Default Type Diameter End Mill Ball 4MM End Mill Ball x 4 W T2 Default End Mill Ball 4MM Description Type D LA End Mill Flat SMM End Mill Flat 5 10 End Mill Flat 5MM End Mill Flat 5 28 0 End Mill Flat 5MM End Mill Flat 5 28 0 End Mill Flat 5MM End Mill Flat 5 28 0 End Mill Ball 5MM End Mill Ball 5 28 0 End Mill Ball 5MM End Mill Ball 5 60 End Mill Bull 5MM RO End Mill Bull 5 10 End Mill Bull 5MM R1 End Mill Bull 5 21 0 End Mill Flat 10MM End Mill Flat 10 60 Save tool information Tool Setup Jeg iri Face mill 30MM ET Type Diameter End Mill Flat 10MM End Mill Flat v 10 Description Type D LA End Mill Flat 5MM End Mil
39. the top of the program as a comment 101 Gk 94 CIMCO Edit v6 0 Untitled _ox Editor NC Functions File Compare Transmission CNC Calce Window Helpy f X Backplot File l F gt 2A fr wa me Sey Tecor asl Bent v y BAO S Close Backplot er J amp Zoom Regenerate solid Backplot Top Front Left View From Measure Rotate Toolpath Mode A Window Backplot Setup Tool Distance View Bounding Box z Ly Solid Setup m Solid Backplot QA Zoom Zoom Fit To In Out Window T Solid Model Viev Iso Turning 7 Reset View enc alc Y6 Lathe Tutorial 1 cd aR Untitled T s Pacae Description GO x62 400 29 000 GO Z8 000 G1 22 600 A G1 x 3 600 G1 24 600 G1 25 600 GO x62 400 G1 20 200 G1 x 3 600 G1 22 200 G1 23 200 GO x62 400 G1 20 000 G1 x 3 600 G1 22 000 G1 23 000 Toolpath Other p URRE Swecayanuand m ha Ha Program Start and End la Tool change with Constant Surf 7 Tool change with Constant RPM Program comment GOO Rapid move G01 Linear move G02 Clockwise arc move GO3 Counterclockwise arc move G04 Dwell G10 Data setting mode G11 Data setting mode cancel G18 2X plane designation G20 Inch data input G21 Metric data input G2 Reference point return che G28 Return to reference point G29 Return from reference point G30 Return to 2nd 3rd and 4th G31
40. xX47 000 G3 X50 600 Z 31 500 I 0 000 K 1 800 G1 Z 110 600 m adl oa arn dbx _ MEE alia is 3 ES 05 em oS OS oS Bs a o A iji m Y CE Tf i NNNSNNNNN WN ANA Om ke NH S eeg gt Il we we wr A us alna 128 19 9 Tapping the part In the following tutorial we will generate a Tapping NC program In order to select the Drilling operation the below described steps must be performed Select the file type NC Format for our facing example program e g ISO ISO Turning tee Ee ltl te EE Turning Operations Turning as indicated with letter A i Then Select the feature Drilling by clicking on the Drilling icon indicated A by letter B in the Turning Operations toolbar This will open the End Drilling dialog to the left of the drawing area Now insert the values shown in the dialog below End Drilling Comment Ramin This comment will be shown in the final NC M8 TAPPING Program It is always good to include a comment in E Clearance Height order to distinguish the various operations in the 10 Retract Height final program C Clearance Height Start Depth The position to where the tool is moved before the O actual operation and where it will end after the End Depth A l E 42 drilling finished Retract Height The distance from the start of the
41. 00 A 5 GN Z 1 000 6 GO1 K 49 274 Y 0 395 7 G01 X 388 795 Y 10 528 s G01 x 34A785 Y3 488 9 G01 X 28 962 Y 18 246 20 G01 22 000 B 11 GOO Z10 000 12 G00 xX 12 300 Y 13 781 23 G00 Z2 000 24 G01 Z 1 000 15 GO1l X 17 129 Y 15 075 16 G02 X 23 253 Y 11 540 I 1 294 34 830 17 G01 X 26 488 Y0 534 f 28 G02 x 22 953 Y6 658 14 830 31 294 19 G01 X 18 123 7 952 20 G01 Z2 000 21 GOO 210 000 22 G00 X 6 914 Y 5 868 23 GOO Z2 000 24 G01 Z 1 000 25 GO1 x 9 503 Y 3 792 26 G02 X2 571 Y7 027 16 037 31 618 27 G01 X5 160 Y 2 632 28 G02 X 6 914 Y 5 868 I 6 037 J 1 618 29 G01 22 000 30 GOO 210 000 31 GOO X26 638 Y14 769 Cycles Macros Program Start and End Tool change Program comment GOO Rapid move G01 Linear move G02 Clockwise arc move GO3 Counterclockwise arc move G04 Dwell GO Hypothetical axis interpolati GOS Exact stop check for one b G10 Data setting mode Standa G11 Data setting mode cancel G15 Polar coordinate mode can G16 Polar coordinate mode G17 Y plane specification G18 XZ plane specification G19 YZ plane specification G20 English units G21 Metric units G22 Stored stroke check ON G23 Stored stroke check OFF G25 Spindle speed fluctuation d 32 GOO 22 000 33 G01 Z 1 000 i Licensed to Frank Carlsen DEMO Key _Ln 1479 Col 1 1 421 bytes INS 3 44 18 PM At the bottom right of the backplot window start the simulati
42. 108 400 j GG re aaan es 239 G3 X50 000 Z 84 587 I 1 067 K 2 150 242 G3 X45 200 Z 110 800 I 2 400 K0 000 e o ll 242 G0 X51 200 243 THREADING Z _t 244 GO X34 000 26 3p6 245 GO X22 125 246 G32 Z 23 000 F3 000 247 GO X34 000 248 GO 26 172 t4 Sa 249 GO X21 348 250 G32 Z 23 000 F3 000 251 GO X34 000 252 GO Z6 000 253 GO X20 752 254 G32 Z 23 000 F3 000 255 GO X34 000 256 GO Z6 000 257 GO X20 752 i 7 258 G32 Z 23 000 F3 000 c gce 234 000 E e EE iiit eee 260 GO Zz6 000 T z 3960 ki id Cook SSCP Tota 3620 2238 261 gt lw ow wr a 123 When entering the form parameters for the thread it is possible to use Select From Table on the Thread Form tab When this button is clicked the dialog below is shown Select Thread Export Units Metric Inches Major Dia Lead MinorDia Description a ASAD The selection is then performed in the following way e First select if the thread is a metric or imperial thread e Based on the above selection the different types of threads can be selected in the drop down box e Itis now possible to select the specific thread in the list box and when OK is clicked the corresponding data will be copied to the form fields in the parameter window 124 19 8 Drilling the part In the following tutorial we will generate a Drilling NC program In order to select the Drilling operation the below desc
43. 2 View a Zoom Out A Zoom All Zoom In Zoom Window V lew The View toolbar controls the way we look at the drawing Here it is possible to perform all the various zoom functions A Zoom in centered on the middle of the graphics area Zoom in can also be accessed with Page Down 11 Q Zoom out centered on the middle of the graphics area Zoom out can also be accessed with Page Up Q Zoom ll fits the drawing to the graphics area This can also be done by clicking the middle button on the mouse on most mice pressing the scroll wheel or with Ctrl End Q Zoom Window lets you zoom in on an area which you select by first clicking at one corner then dragging the rectangle and clicking at the opposite corner 7 3 Snap 3 7 Z K OX Snap The Snap toolbar handles the different kinds of snap options that are available The snap option is only available when some point position has to be selected or indicated HH Snap to Grid snaps to the grid points r Snap to Points snaps to points drawn by the user Snap to Center Points snaps to the centers of circles and arcs Snap to Mid points snaps to the midpoints of elements Snap to Intersections snaps to the intersections between elements L Enable All Snap Types activates all snap types Disable All Snap Types deactivates all snap types Z Snap to End points snaps to the endpoints of elements A ALI 12 7 4 Points and Lines diari t a l ACK
44. 23 839 Y 5 362 11 617 J0 671 281 G01 X27 967 182 G03 X30 362 Y 2 967 10 000 32 395 283 G01 Y2 967 1854 G03 X27 967 Y5 363 I 2 395 30 000 185 G01 X 27 967 186 G03 X 30 362 Y2 967 10 000 J 2 395 187 G01 Y 2 967 188 G03 X 27 967 Y 5 362 12 395 J 0 000 1859 G01 X 23 839 190 G02 X 22 151 Y 6 47 I0 000 J 1 828 191 G03 X 20 464 Y 7 612 I1 688 J0 703 192 G01 X30 217 193 G03 X32 612 Y 5 217 10 000 J2 395 194 G01 Y5 217 195 G03 X30 217 Y7 612 I 2 395 J 0 000 296 G01 X 30 217 197 G03 X 32 612 Y5 217 10 000 J 2 395 298 G01 Y 5 217 199 G03 X 30 217 Y 7 612 12 395 J0 000 200 G01 X 20 464 201 G02 X 18 776 Y 8 737 10 000 J 1 828 rs E m 202 G03 X 17 089 Y 9 862 I1 688 J0 703 J Ecol X30 793 x 22 1510 1 23 8390 Feed 1320 0000 Dist 6987 8467 SEBESAR 4 laid 204 G03 X34 862 Y 5 793 10 000 34 069 T Y 6 4870 J 7 1900 Too ___ T2 Total 17048 4987 205 G01 Y5 793 ooo PLT M e Y N O N y A S Y T E a TYS wll 2 1 9500 K 1 9500 D w Ww w w 64 14 4 Backplot Stock setup The following steps will show you how to set up the stock used in the backplot Click on the Solid Setup 5 icon in the Backplot Solid toolbar indicated by arrow A This will open the backplot Solid Setup window The default values shown in the dialog are based on the cutting moves in the NC program Since the tool moves down in cutting speed the Z max will nearly always be too big The same is the case for the facing operat
45. 28 GO X44 734 29 G1 X43 320 20 193 GREES waa aw mw A R fe ie fe fs a NADA 30 G1 Z 29 700 t 32 G1 X47 000 32 G3 X50 600 Z 31 500 I 0 000 K 1 800 T 77 1241 2675 33 G1 Z 110 600 w i malni wrr_i3irA 3 108 19 5 Grooving the part In the following tutorial we will generate a Grooving NC program In order to select the Grooving operation the below described steps must be performed Select the file type NC Format for our facing example program e g ISO ISO Turning tee EPR NAE E Then Select the feature Grooving Turning Operations Turning by clicking on the Grooving Turning as indicated with e letter A a Turning icon indicated by letter B in the Turning Operations toolbar This will open the Grooving Turning dialog to the left of the drawing area Now insert the values shown in the dialog below Grooving Turning Comment a OPN This comment will be shown in the final NC GROOVING program It is always good to include a comment in Retract Point order to distinguish the various operations in the a a final program 70 0 Retract Point Z Single Step This is the Z value to where the operation will TC PTE retract the tool after completion Retract Point X This is the Z value to where the operation will Export Clipboard Retract Point gt retract the tool after completion The Grooving operation works on a contour and in order to generate
46. 29 700 3 32 G1 X47 000 A e G Fees ists 0000 iiaii 32 63 X50 600 Z 31 500 I 0 000 K 1 800 zi soo kd Took 279 Totat 3289457 33 G1 Z 110 600 gt lw ow pr ma na CO F ol ee P A 117 19 7 Threading the part In the following tutorial we will generate a Threading NC program In order to select the Threading Horizontal operation the below described steps must be performed Select the file type NC Format for our facing example program e g ISO 8 Turning z eee s111 PEHEE Turning Operations Turning as indicated with letter A a Then Select the feature Threading Horizontal by clicking on the A Grooving Turning icon indicated by letter B in the Turning Operations toolbar This will open the Threading Z Turning dialog to the left of the drawing area Now insert the values shown in the dialog below Threading Z Turning Comment This comment will be shown in the final NC Comment THREADING Program It is always good to include a comment in i start L order to distinguish the various operations in the pa JIZ final program End Z prog 20 Start Z Show Loobpath This is the Z value where the operation starts End X This is the Z value where the operation ends Export Clipboard Click on the Parameters button to open the parameters dialog Enter the following values shown below into the parameter dialogs 118 Lathe T
47. 3 0 2 Ad OS O D Clanin a LY A O m m New in save Zoom COE XT Da has M4 A Center Two AA Re i Bolt Circ m t Text a al Pal Pal Pe Peel EA a Dang If Setup enc caic 740 ialzoom window X Y 088 Be Nl OXA Rad Cenier Two y N a eegangutar Bolt OralarBot Teat a Eom Lem Cem el Les eC CS File View Modify Snap Draw PoirNs Lines Draw Arcs Circles Pattern Jt Text Turning Operations Line Through 2 Points First Point On Line Z AB ee d a First Point On Line i Py Second Point On Line Z O dz Second Point On Line o rJ C Polyline 25 00 Machine Zero Z Machine Zero 0 0 O 0 0 C Use Y Axis Substitution 89 Draw horizontal line defined by length and using snap Click on in the toolbar and enter the following Start Point Of Line 2 values Start Point OF Line Y Line Length 20 Line Length with the end point snap enabled Select the end of the short vertical line furthest to the right This is indicated on the picture below Draw Polar line defined by angle length and using snap Click on A in the toolbar and enter the following Start Point OF Line x values Start Point OF Line Line Angle 180 45 Line Angle Line Length 5 Line Length With the end point snap enabled Select the end of the short horizontal line This is indicated on the picture below 90 Chamfer the foremost corner Click on r i
48. 43 12 Tutorial 3 Contour milling Mill CNC Calc v6 can generate contour milling with and without radius compensation There are several machine types in CNC Calc but the most commonly used are ISO G code programming and Heidenhain plain text RS X8 10 X4 N R 12 5 X4 This tutorial demonstrates how the above 2 dimensional part can form the basis of NC codes for various types of machining Note This tutorial builds upon the result from CNC Calc v6 Tutorial 1 44 12 1 Before you start The first thing to do before drawing a new part is to set the menu parameters Start CIMCO Edit v6 and open the editor configuration by clicking on the icon indicated by A Go to the Plugins section indicated by B Now ensure that the checkbox Disable CNC Calc indicated by C is unchecked CIMCO Edit v6 0 Laie 3 Copy Cut Paste Select Undo Redo All Editor NC Functions Backplot File Compare 2 Let Xd h eS New PEREN close E pi Eont a EJF m e File File General Editor X Del T Append File f Find Previous Find Next Find y Sxy Replace E Next Tool change t Previous Tool change Go to Line Block Number Find F Insert File Edit Plugins ii Select plugins Printing File types Colors Block numbers Load Save File compare Machine C Disable Backplot C Disable advanced simulation C Disable DNC Serial communication C Disable File compare Disable NC Base
49. 5 Y 10 528 G01 X 34 785 Y3 488 9 G01 X 28 962 Y 18 246 20 G01 Z2 000 22 GOO Z10 000 22 GOO X 12 300 Y 13 781 23 GOO Z2 000 24 G01 Z 1 000 251G01 X 17 129 Y 15 075 216 G02 X 23 253 Y 11 540 I 1 294 J4 830 217 G01 X 26 488 YO 534 218 G02 X 22 953 Y6 658 14 830 J1 294 19 GOL X 18 123 Y7 952 20 G01 22 000 21 GOO Z10 000 22 GOO X 6 914 Y 5 868 23 GOO Z2 000 24 G01 Z 1 000 25 G01 X 9 503 Y3 792 26 G02 X2 571 Y 7 027 16 037 J1 618 27 G01 X5 160 Y 2 632 28 GO2 X 6 914 Y 5 868 I 6 037 J 1 618 29 G01 Z2 000 P 30 GOO Z10 000 t 31 GOO X26 638 Y14 769 x 43 4510 Feed Dist 0 0000 SEESE T di 32 G00 22 000 T ie 22 1280 J Took 77 Total 797 3207 33 GO1 Z 1 000 z 10 0000 K gt Liw ww ma ANI WNA ATF ran ANAN Notice the rapid moves indicated by the yellow lines retracting to the level we defined using the Parameters dialog The example text milling program CIMCO 123 can be used as a subprogram to another program by simply cut and paste but can also be completed as an independent program providing it is supplied with the code lines for Program Start Program Stop Tool Change and Feed Speed which you can quickly add either manually or using the Macro function in CIMCO Edit 6 Important notice The final execution of the program depends to a high degree on the applied macro programs It is also important that the correct set up of CNC Calc is used for each machine control It is v
50. 6 Lathe Tutorial 3 NC ox NC Functions Backplot File Compare Transmission CNC Calc Window Helpy X e x m E IAE X 2 X Del f Find Previous Next Tool change g i 4 q 4 i N Eg e es Append File Q Find Next a f lt Previous Tool change New Open Close Save Save Print mg E Fe ek Copy Cut Paste Select Undo Redo p in Go to Line Block As 79 Ca All a Insert File Sy Replace Number File FI FI Edit Find IRCNC Cale V6 Lathe Tutorial 1 cd Z CNC Cale v6 Lathe Tutorial 3 NC 1px G3 X23 766 Z 20 683 I 0 400 K0 000 A G1 X20 351 Z 22 390 G2 X20 000 Z 22 814 I0 424 K 0 424 G1 Z 29 400 G2 X21 200 Z 30 000 10 600 K0 000 G1 X47 200 G3 X50 000 Z 31 400 10 000 K 1 400 G1 2Z 36 213 G3 X47 333 Z 38 363 I 2 400 K0 000 G2 Z 82 437 110 933 K 22 037 G3 X50 000 Z 84 587 I 1 067 K 2 150 G1 Z 108 400 G3 X45 200 Z 110 800 I 2 400 K0 000 SP Sae Aen Description Program Start and End a THREADING Tool change with Constant Surf GO X34 000 Z6 396 Tool change with Constant RPM GO xX22 125 a lsd G32 Z 23 000 F3 000 apid move i G01 Linear move GO x34 000 GO2 Clockwise arc move GO Z6 172 G03 Counterclockwise arc move GO x21 348 GO4 Dwell d a G10 Data setting mode ios Z 23 000 F3 000 G11 Data setting mode cancel GO X34 000 G18 ZX plane designation GO Z6 000 G20 Inch data input GO X20 752 G21 Metric data input G32 Z 23 000 F3 000 G2 Referen
51. CIMCO CNC Calc v6 User Guide 1991 2011 CIMCO Integration March 22 2011 1 License information Information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of CIMCO Integration The software described in this document may be used or copied only in accordance with the terms of the license The purchaser may make one copy of the software for a backup but no part of this user manual may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronically or mechanically including photocopying and recording for any purpose other than the purchaser s personal use without prior written permission from CIMCO Integration TERMS OF USE FOR Software CNC Calc v6 Version 6 x x Date March 2011 Copyright 2011 by CIMCO Integration Notice CIMCO Integration reserves the right to make changes to the CNC Calc v6 Software at any time and without notice Software License You have the right to use the number of licenses of the enclosed program which you have bought from CIMCO Integration You may not distribute copies of the program or related documentation to any persons or companies You may not modify the program or related documentation without the prior written consent of CIMCO Integration Disclaimer of all Warranties and Liability CIMCO Integration makes no warranties either express or implied with respect to the software its qua
52. CNC Calc v6 can draw 2D geometry and generate NC code in ISO and Heidenhain conversational format for contours and drilling cycles The main program window with an empty drawing pane looks like this H hed 9S CIMCO Edit v6 0 yx Editor NC Functions Backplot File Compare Transmission CNC Calc Window Help amp X i p gt Open Drawing A Zoom Out xX i A a ge BPA Mj o o l X O E O N a p e A A mman A New o Zoom ONESTEA x r X m Vix Z A Center Two gt x A Rectangular Bolt paf ait Text a Al u Payee I Pe Drawing MY Setup CNC Calc m lZoomWindow X 3 eH 2 XK l e O0 Radius Points i ie Bok PaRa all Entry ile IE IL Es l t Ee lle It o File _ View _Modify Snap Draw Points Lines Draw Arcs Circles J Patten Tet _Turning Operations s b Untitled Drawing 4px 40 00 gt b Part Diameter O 19 C Use Y Axis Substitution To the left of the drawing pane you see the CNC Calc and Element Info panes The CNC Calc pane shows coordinate entry fields and other information about the activity you are performing at any Radius given time while the Element Info pane Length shows the statistics of any element hovered over by the mouse To the right an example of the Element Info pane display is shown ee Element Info Arc Center 2 Center D 0 000 Start Angle 0 000 End Angle 180 000 0 000
53. Cale v6 Tutorial 1 cd i Untitled eaen 74 M06 52000 F800 000 Description FACING GOO xX 110 000 y 50 000 G00 Z10 000 G00 Z0 100 G01 x90 000 G03 Y 25 000 10 000 J12 500 G01 x 90 000 G02 Y0 000 10 000 312 500 G01 x90 000 G03 Y 25 000 10 000 312 500 G01 x 90 000 G02 Y 50 000 10 000 J12 500 G01 x90 000 G01 xX100 000 G00 Z10 000 GOO xX 110 000 y 50 000 G00 zZ0 000 G01 x90 000 G03 Y 25 000 10 000 J12 500 G01 x 90 000 G02 Y0 000 10 000 312 500 G01 x90 000 G03 Y 25 000 10 000 J12 500 G01 x 90 000 G02 Y 50 000 10 000 J12 500 G01 x90 000 G01 xX100 000 GOO Z10 000 CRE S ean nue era ha Ra Cycles Macros Program Start and End Tool change Program comment GOO Rapid move GO1 Linear move G02 Clockwise arc move GO3 Counterclockwise arc move GO4 Dwell GO Hypothetical axis interpolati GOS Exact stop check for one b G10 Data setting mode Standa G11 Data setting mode cancel G15 Polar coordinate mode can G16 Polar coordinate mode G17 xY plane specification G18 x2 plane specification G19 YZ plane specification G20 English units G21 Metric units G22 Stored stroke check ON G23 Stored stroke check OFF G25 Soindle speed fluctuation Galeuiate Feed 2nd Sh Licensed to Frank Carlsen DEMO Key _Ln 1 30 Col 22 02 bytes INS 10 36 47 AM WeNNNNNNNNN WN Be He BH 2svesae Ske rs ESNA D a m Now save the NC program as CNC Calc v6 Tutorial 2 NC
54. From the possible solutions select the part of the circle which makes the right fillet In the picture below you can see how it should look Do the same by the vertical line The topmost left part of your drawing should now look similar to the picture on the right m Click on and delete the two lines by C the ones pointing away from the center of the circle Mirror elements about mirror lines Click on B a in the toolbar First click on the vertical mirror line Click on all the elements which should be mirrored the circle and the inner corner You can hold down the left mouse button while dragging out a window around the elements Now do the same and mirror along the horizontal mirror line Continue mirroring until your drawing looks similar to the one below Click on and delete the mirror lines 34 Connect the inner elements Activate this snap function J snap to end points Click on in the Draw Points Lines toolbar Snap to the two arcs end points and add the remaining horizontal and vertical lines to finish the part Your part should now look as the one below Name the file and save it we W W 4 CIMCO Edit v6 0 ra jctions Backplot File Compare Transmission CNC Calc Window Help X l Niri ig Q Q Zoom Out fA AF ii y 11 O os Ba Re O A A 150 Miling gt al na R Zoom All XS mews SKI SALA Ia a O 0
55. O Tangent compensation is set to computer or none It is Uan E Radius Radius however mandatory when any compensation is 50 50 Sweep Sweep performed by the controller 20 0 90 0 Feedrates C Use custom feedrates Use Lead In Out Parameters Enables or disables the lead in and out Use Line Enables or disables the lead in out lines Line Length The length of the lead in out line Perpendicular If this is selected the line will be perpendicular to the following element for lead in and the previous element for lead out Tangent If this is selected the line will be tangent to the following element for lead in and the previous element for lead out Use Are Enables or disables the lead in out arcs Radius The radius of the lead in out arc Sweep The sweep angle of the lead in out arc The two arrows in the middle of the dialog are used to copy all values from lead in to lead out and vice versa Now close the parameters dialog with OK and click on Export Clipboard The NC operation is now in the clipboard and it is ready for insertion Change the window to that of the NC program and press Ctrl End to move to the very end Insert the text from the clipboard either by pressing Ctrl v or selecting Editor in the menu and then selecting the Paste icon in the toolbar 50 The NC program in the Editor now consists of two operations and currently they are both made with the same tool
56. Pattern Hole Pattern Entry a ES ESL A a cI File N View Modify JIN Pattern Text Milling Operations Select the file CNC Cale Tutorial 1 and click O Look in O CNC Cale v2 Drawings O 2 amp m pen Se File name CNC Cale v2 Drawing ed edd Files of type CNC Cale Drawing files cdd dxf v i Note Ifyou hold the cursor over an icon for a moment a short description of the icon s functionality will appear 54 13 2 Creation of Pocket toolpaths To start creating an NC program for the pocket operation select the function Generate a CNC Toolpath for Pocket Milling by clicking on the icon indicated by arrow A Write the text POCKET in the Comment field This text will be included at the start of the final NC code for this operation When multiple operations exist in the same NC program the comments will help to locate and identify the start of each operation Click on the inner contour where indicated by arrow B This will highlight the inner contour Click on Parameters by arrow C ISO Milling 7 s ease se gt a Aco 8 a ale Willing Operations A ae E gt Editor NC Functions Backplot File Compare T pr Open Drawing Zoom Out R Zoom All l New r Zoom Drawing Setup CNC Calc In Zoom Window File View INCNC Cale v6 Tutorial 1 edd CNC Cale v6 Tutorial 3NC xT gt xT XY a Mo Pocket Milling oo
57. Skip cutting G32 Thread cutting constant le G34 Threading function variabl G36 Automatic tool compensati iv be e p ad a NAG To verify the generated toolpath we must simulate it using the integrated Graphical Backplot To open the backplot window click on the Backplot menu indicated with letter A above and then on the Backplot Window F icon indicated with letter B as shown above Now a window like the one below will appear C 14 CIMCO Edit v6 0 Untitled ax Editor NC Functions Backplot File Compare Transmission CNC Calc Window Help amp X ron _ CY OTUO OSG CO BS Ss eT e Saces Backplot Zoom Zoom FitTo View Top Front Left View From Measure Rotate Show Toolpath Mode Tool Tool ISO Turning Window fy Backplot Setup In Out Window Reset Tool Distance View Bounding Box X Setup y Solid Setup l File la View Toolpath Tool Solid CNC Calc V6 Lathe Tutorial 1 cd Tig Untitled ih 2 FACING Vv 2 0 x62 400 29 000 3 G0 28 000 G1 22 600 G1 x 3 600 G1 Z4 600 G1 Z5 600 GO x62 400 G1 z0 200 G1 x 3 600 G1 22 200 G1 Z3 200 GO x62 400 G1 z0 000 15 G1 X 3 600 16 G1 Z2 000 27 G1 23 000 15 BORE S oauan m L h x 62 4000 Feet Cit 0 0000 A Tz swo kf Tot Total 189 0000 ok T i a erst Frank Cars DEMO Key Ln 2 38 Col 183bytE5 INS 40638 PM e The Backplot animation is controlled using the slider and command buttons bo
58. T A gt lt ed o Facile Poms se EN x Entry File View Modify CNC Calc V6 Lathe Tutorial 1 cdd T CNC Calc v6 Lathe Tutorial 3 NC Comment FINISH C Single Step Machine Zero Z Snap Draw Points Lines Machine Zero 0 0 Draw Arcs Circles Pattern Text Turning Operations d gt x Part Diameter C Use Y Axis Substitution Ld Click on the Parameters Button to open the parameters dialog Enter the following values shown below into the parameter dialogs Lathe Finish Parameters Tool Definition Tool Orientation aay O gt L yJ Tool Radius 0 4 Compensation Compensation Type Computer Compensation Side Right Entry Yector Entry Angle Entry Length Exit Vector Exit Angle Exit Lenath Cancel 45 0 3 0 90 0 3 0 Tool Orientation The 9 icons represent the possible 9 orientations of the tool Tool Radius The nose radius of the tool Entry Angle The angle at which the tool will approach the part Entry Length The length of the approach Exit Angle The angle at which the tool will retract from the part Exit Length The length of the retract Compensation Type This is the compensation type that is used for the operation The two most commonly used are Controller or Computer Compensation Side The side of the contour that the tool will move on This determines if it is an inside or ou
59. The program is now in the computer s clipboard and 1s ready to be inserted into the CNC program 106 Change the window to the NC 1 A e T2 C3 X Del Append Fil program and move to the very end by gr ie ge a ad F Append File All oc 3 Insert File pressing Ctrl End Edit Insert the text from the clipboard either by pressing Ctrl v or selecting i the Paste p icon from the Edit Toolbar in the Editor Menu indicated by A in the picture Now the NC program should look like the following screen W aq CIMCO Edit v6 0 C CIMCO CIMCOEdIt6 Samples CNC Calc v6 Lathe Tutorial 2 NC a aes Editor itor NC Functions Backplot File Compare Transmission CNC Calc Window Help amp X mf Ra Bl vata A e 3 R H Q peti File aes i 3 mcrae New Open Close Save Print mig gt Copy Cut Paste Select Undo Redo AB insert File Find g ta eo File Pa File Type Ga Edit IU Find 2 IXCNC Cale V6 Lathe Tutorial 1 cd amp CNC Cale v6 Lathe Tutorial 2NC dbx 361 X 3 600 x 6 G1 Z4 600 Description 7 G1 Z5 600 s G0 X62 400 9 G1 Z0 200 20 G1 X 3 600 42 G1 22 200 2 G1 Z3 200 23 GO X62 400 14 G1 Z0 000 15 G1 X 3 600 6 G1 Z2 000 17 G1 Z3 000 Program Start and End A 19 GO X70 000 210 000 Tool change with Constant Surf 20 GO 20 900 Tool change with Constant RPM 21 G0 X52 574 Program comment 22 G1 xX51 160 z0 193 GOO Rapid move G01 Linea
60. When multiple operations exist in the same NC program the comments will help to locate and identify the start of each operation Click on the outlining contour at the place indicated by arrow C This will select the bounding contour that the facing operation will operate on Click on Parameters by arrow D P Open Drawing wey Save N ISO Milling eee saan se gt ee co A aS Milling Ope j P p Editor NC Functions dew r ae Zoom Drawing Setup CNC Calc In File CNC Cale v6 Tutorial 1 cdd Face Milling Comment FACING Single Step Show Toolpath Export Clipboard rations gt Backplot File Compare T a Zoom Out AQ Zoom All xT gt xT a Zoom Window YX X aj View Mo Enter the values into the dialog as shown in the table below Depths Tab Cutter Diameter This is the diameter of the cutter Here it is a 30 mm Face Mill Start Depth This is the top of the part End Depth The final depth will be corrected by Stock to Leave Retract Height When the operation is finished this is the height that the tool will retract to 39 Face Milling Parameters Depths Strategy Cutter Diameter Depth Settings Start Depth End Depth 0 0 Retract Height 10 0 Roughing Roughing Stepdown Finish Finish Stepdown 0 1 Finish Cuts f Stock to Leave 0 0 Roughing Stepdown The maximum roughing cuts that
61. Window Rese r Tool Distance View Bounding Box Setup E Solid Setup File View Toolpath Tool Solid Untitled Drawing 4 1px NC Assis N 2 TRUE TYPE TEXT MINING Al eea 2 G00 X 41 822 Y 14 348 B pron 3 G00 Z5 000 G00 Z1 500 A 5 Q1 zZ 0 500 6 GOK X 41 589 Y 14 752 7 GOL 49 980 Y 19 596 8 G01 x NQ 213 Y 19 193 9 G01 X 49 681 Y 18 885 20 GO1 roop Y 18 678 121 G01 x 49 0 Y 18 459 12 G01 X 48 869 Y 18 228 13 G01 X 48 703 Y 17 985 n Cycles Macros 14 G01 X 48 615 Y 17 802 aneen 15 G01 X 48 562 Y 17 600 Tool change 16 G01 X 48 545 Y 17 378 Program comment 27 G01 X 48 562 Y 17 136 G00 Rapid move 28 G01 X 48 622 Y 16 900 GO1 Linear move 0 48 766 6 557 G02 Clockwise arc move 19 G01 X z Y 16 GO3 Counterclockwise arc move 20 G01 X 48 994 Y 16 107 G04 Dwell 21 G01 X 49 305 Y 15 549 GO Hypothetical axis interpolati 22 G01 x 55 423 Y 4 952 G09 Exact stop check for one b G10 Data setting mode Standa 23 G01 X 55 758 Y 4 391 G11 Data setting mode cancel 24 G01 X 56 041 Y 3 957 TePe onae modeen Alco x 56 273 3 649 G17 XY plane specification 26 G01 X 56 454 Y 3 467 G18 Z plane specification 27 G01 X 56 622 Y 3 363 G19 YZ plane specification 28 G01 X 56 819 Y 3 288 aaah cle 29 G01 X 57 043 Y 3 242 G22 Stored stroke check ON 30 GO1 X 57 295 Y 3 225 G23 Stored stroke check OFF 32 G01 X 57 570 Y 3 247 G25 Spindle speed fluctuation a M 32 GOL X 57 862 Y 3 318 33 G01 X 58 172 Y 3 439 m ens to Fra
62. a a nanna ow za Ada ra AAT w A AAA It is possible to generate toolpaths with both Mill Interior and Mill Outline selected under Parameters This will create both the pocket operation on the inside and the milling of the contours The example program CIMCO 456 can be used as a subprogram to another program by simply cut and paste but can also be completed as an independent program providing it is supplied with the code lines for Program Start Program Stop Tool Change and Feed Speed which you can quickly add either manually or using the Macro function in CIMCO Edit 6 Important notice The final execution of the program depends to a high degree of the applied macro programs It is also important that the correct set up of CNC Calc is used for each machine control It is very important to verify simulate the programs before they are executed on a machine Please pay special attention to the movements in the Z axis and make sure that they run with the required feed and rapid move speed 84 18 Tutorial L1 Drawing the part Lathe 18 1 2D construction of a part for turning This example demonstrates one of many ways 1n which the 2 dimensional part above can be drawn in CNC Calc v6 Since the part consists of a number of similar elements and since its part elements are symmetrical only a subsection of the part needs to be drawn The rest emerges from mirroring Finally joining the mirrored elements with
63. advanced simulation Disable DNC Max client Block numbers Load Save C Disable DNC Serial communication C Disable CNC Cale File compare Machine Backplot C Disable advanced NC Functions CNC Cale Multi Channel Configuration password Select plugins C Disable File compare C Disable Mazatrol Viewer Tool List Configuration password Other Global Colors External Commands Mazatrol Viewer Type file path To open a drawing click on CNC Cale indicated by A and then on Open Drawing indicated by B fe 24 CIMCO Edit v6 0 Zax Editor NC Functions Backplot File Compare Transmission CNC Calc Window Help 7 r3 Open Drawing zoom Out TS gT 333 A 1 O EE 2 A A soms E H save Xzomai X S a 7M ZA AEK JA a N Cent Ti Rect lar Bolt Circular Bolt Text ee one y A Setup RN al zoom window X Y at OOK Ni renlet m gN Rectangular Bott Greutar Bor Text a gael Cre at iam File View Modify Snap Dw Points Lines Draw Arcs Circles Pattern Text Milling Operations Select the file CNC Calc Tutorial 1 and click Open Look in CNC Cale v2 Drawings x gt 2 eao File name CNC Cale v2 Drawing cd cdd Files of type CNC Cale Drawing files cdd df a Note If you hold the cursor over an icon for a moment a short description of the icon s functionality will appear 15 2 Generate a drill cycle Start with selecting the
64. asure Roiate Toolpath Mode Tool Tool Ay Solid Set ISO Turning ndow ackpiot Setup In Out Window et Tool Distance View Founding Box 7 v z Setup pod Seen File Ga View Toolpath JI Tool l Solid Other EJ C Cale V6 Lathe Tutorial 1 cde TEENE Calc v6 Lathe Tutorial 3 NC 2 FAXING 2 0 x 2 400 z9 000 3 GO Z amp 000 4 G1 Z2 00 5 Gl X 3 00 6 G1 Z4 600 7 G1 25 604 s GO X62 400 9 G1 Z0 20 10 G1 X 3 6 22 G1 Z2 200 22 G1 Z3 200 23 GO X62 400 24 G1 Z0 000 15 G1 X 3 600 16 G1 Z2 000 217 G1 Z3 000 28 ROUGHING 29 GO X70 000 Z10 000 20 GO 20 900 21 GO X52 574 22 G1 X51 160 Z0 193 23 G1 Z 110 600 24 G1 X63 000 25 G1 X65 000 26 G1 X66 414 Z 109 893 27 GO Z0 900 2s GO X44 734 29 G1 X43 320 Z0 193 aT gt 30 Gl Z 29 700 32 G1 X47 000 x __ 624000 kd Feed ist E T ic i 32 G3 X50 600 Z 31 500 I 0 000 K 1 800 Al zi ooo K To _ _ 7 Toots 3028 6911 vi b ile S wy 33 G1 Z 110 600 Bat a ee SUNN ee ee aao Ia y oo VLC E l l a O T 113 19 6 Finishing the part In the following tutorial we will generate a Finish NC program In order to select the Finish operation the below described steps must be performed Select the file type NC Format for our facing example program e g ISO ISO Turning Y it Bo AE Then Select the feature Finish Turning Operations Turning by clicking on the Grooving
65. ation Type is selected as CW Tapping n Drilling Parameters Operation Type CW Tapping Feedrate Dwell 125 0 Pecking Tip Compensation Use Tip Compensation 0 0 Operation Type The operation type can be drilling or threading that is either Clock or Counter Clock Wise Feedrate The feedrate used for all feed moves Depending on the machine this may be in a different format For this machine s G32 code a feedrate of 125 will actually result in a pitch of 1 25 Dwell Is the time that the drill will dwell at the bottom of each cut in order to break the chip Use Tip Compensation Toggles the use of tip compensation This option is used for drilling through a part It will extend the hole based on the geometry of the drill Tip Angle The angle of the drill Drill Diameter The diameter of the drill Tip Compensation The calculated amount by which the hole will be extended 130 Click on OK to use the values Try experimenting with the various parameters and see how they change the generated toolpath Click on Export Clipboard in order to generate the actual program The program is now in the computer s clipboard and is ready to be inserted into the CNC program Change the window to the NC X ro x HO Q x Del program and move to the very end by P ee ee ae Append File pressing Ctrl End All Insert File Insert the text from the clipboard either by pressing Ctrl v or
66. awing the part Lathe ce eccccccceccccceeeeeeeeeeeesaaeeseeesseeeees 84 18 1 2D c nstr ction OF a part for trni eissien i 84 We BeON VO a E E O 85 18 3 Draw the comet y wix citecsecsdaielva E E N 86 19 Tutorial L2 Machining the part Lathe occcc cccsssccscasedastecedeee E 95 WD Mis CNC AOOI atic iectesbe tate AEE O tetas teaeanatnee 95 O A C0 2218 6 ec 01 e ee ee eee ee cee enn ere 96 193s Tacme AME Ontor SOCK annie daa ticiasetaaitestbeacos teste 98 POA RO WOO TING AN ocd hood can eet bathe TT 102 PDEs EC OV UNE UO SD AI ie oatesciosi entation a a a 108 I96s FPinishine the Part enpor ee a E ved eeted ane RO 113 197 Pireadino TING DALE ienr T 117 Ss DNSe pI e T EAA ET 124 19 9 api the Pal agrir a E E AR 128 3 Important Notice Do not run the generated NC programs as 1s This is due to the fact that no tool changes or other codes for spindle speed etc are generated The same is the case in terms of program start and program finish codes These codes could for instance be inserted with the macro functionality provided in the Cimco Edit editor 4 Installation CNC Calc v6 is installed as part of CIMCO Edit v6 Please see the CIMCO Edit v6 documentation for installation instructions If you are upgrading from an existing installation without CNC Calc v6 reinstallation of CIMCO Edit v6 is not necessary Just copy the new keyfile named license key to the appropriate directory 5 Overview
67. ble the use of finish passes If finish passes are used Finish Cuts passes will be made with a depth of the Finish Stepover Stock To Leave The stock to leave is the amount of material that will be left after the whole operation is performed Compensation Type The compensation type that 1s used for the operation The two most commonly used are Controller or Computer 100 Face Turning Parameters Entry Exit Tab Configure how the tool Cuts EnEn approaches and leave the part Entry Retract Entry Vector 2 0 Entry Angle PTET 7 Entry Amount The length that the tool 2 0 En will start each cut above Start Point X Retract Amount The length that the tool hapen on will pull free along the Z Axis before it ae nee makes moves for the next cut epee Use Entry Vector Enable Disable the use of entry vector Entry Angle The angle of the entry vector Entry Length The length of the entry vector Use Exit Vector Enable Disable the use of exit vector Exit Angle The angle of the exit vector Exit Length The length of the exit vector Click on OK to use the values Click on Show Toolpath and the toolpath will be shown on the drawing Try experimenting with the various parameters and see how they change the generated toolpath Click on Export Editor in order to generate the actual program Now a window like the one shown below will appear Notice that the comment from the dialog is inserted at
68. c created will not cross the zero degree point 3 o clock The selection order of the three points is unimportant Start and End Angles lets you define an arc by its center point radius starting angle and end angle 15 7 6 Pattern FO Rectangular Bolt Circular Bolt Hole Pattern Hole Pattern Pattern ii Rectangular Bolt Hole Pattern defines a rectangular bolt pattern You o select the start point one of the corners and then enter the step in X step in Y number of holes in X number of holes in Y and the hole diameter QO Circular Bolt Hole Pattern defines a circular bolt pattern You select the center of the bolt pattern select the radius of the bolt pattern and then enter the start angle step angle number of holes and the hole diameter 7 Letters A A Entry a Text The Letters toolbar lets you draw two kinds of letters simple letters and TrueType letters The simple letters are like the letters used on drawings These letters can be used to mill for instance a part number on a part The TrueType letter 1s more artistic and any TrueType font installed in the Windows operating system can be used A Simple Text Linear Alignment defines simple text written on a line You enter the starting point angle of the line then the distance between and height of the letters It is also possible to select the horizontal and vertical alignment of the text Simple Text Circular Alignment defines s
69. cated by B ae Waga CIMCO Edit v6 0 ai Editor NC Functions Backplot File Compare Transmission Window Helpy X r3 Open Drawing M zoom Out arlene E EIZ n N O Li O A A sotuneg Zoom All X saka aeaa TARO E e DA T Stee cee st a PD EEHE i View Modify Snap Draw Points Res Draw Arcs Circles Pattern Text Turning Operations m ool i E Note Ifyou hold the cursor over an icon a short description of the icon s functionality will appear 71 In this tutorial we will try to machine a single line of text composed of letters and numbers For this example we have chosen the text CIMCO 123 Normal upper and lower case letters numbers and characters can be entered when the icon A is clicked in the CNC Calc Text toolbar indicated with A The dialog Text Entry appears to the left In the input field at the bottom named text enter the text that will be machined In this example CIMCO 123 In addition to the text five additional parameters are needed to specify start point baseline angle letter distance and letter height Fill in the fields with the values shown to the right A i a Text a Entry a Text Text Entry Start Point gt d Start Point Text Angle Space Between Letters Text Height 25 Text CIMCO 123 Alignment When you are done entering text and values click the blue check mark button x at the bottom right of the dialog
70. ce point return che G28 Return to reference point GO x34 000 G29 Return from reference point GO Z6 000 G30 Return to 2nd 3rd and 4th GO x20 752 G31 Skip cutting G32 Thread cutting constant le G32 Z 23 000 F3 000 G34 Threading function variabl GO x34 000 G36 Automatic tool compensati x GO Z6 000 All vi To verify the generated toolpath we must simulate it using the integrated Graphical Backplot To open the backplot window click on the Backplot tab indicated with letter A and then on the Backplot Windows icon indicated with letter B as shown below Now a window like the one below will appear me E CIMCO Edit v6 0 CACIMCO CIMCOEdit6 Samples CNC Calc v6 Lathe Tutorial 3 NC SOON Editor NC Functions File Compare Transmission CNC Calc Window Helpy X Sieben 3 p EF Gf GQ A Qy at or H Solid Model aaa ll Zoom Regenerate solid Front Left View From Measure Rotate Show Toolpath Mode Tool Tool ISO Turning Backplot Window Backplot Setup In Out Window v v Tool Distance View Bounding Box X x Setup y Solid Setup Toolpath Tool Solid NC Cole V6 Lathe Tutorial 1 04 1 229 G3 23 766 Z 20 683 I 0 400 K0 000 NI 230 G1 X 0 351 Z 22 390 231 G2 XA 000 Z 22 814 I0 424 K 0 424 A 232 G1 Z 20 400 233 G2 X 21 200 Z 30 000 10 600 K0 000 234 G1 X47 A00 235 G3 X50 040 Z 31 400 10 000 K 1 400 236 G1 Z 36 213 a a GN 238 G2 Z 82 110 933 K 22 037 240 G1 Z
71. compare C Disable Mazatrol Viewer Backplot C Disable advanced NC Functions CNC Cale Multi Channel Configuration password Tool List Configuration password Other Global Colors External Commands Mazatrol Viewer Select plugins Type file path T1 To make a new drawing you must click on the CNC Cale menu indicated by A and then select New Drawing indicated by B When the new drawing is opened the following window should now be displayed ha WO CIMCO Edit v6 0 Editor NC Functions Backplot File Compare Transmission CNC Calc n a eam opera eng eZ MW I amp OOD O A Ai ions wm m Window Help X z E sa R Zoom All XT 2 Z ACA Srs SAT OO a my N N Rectangular Bolt Circular Bolt ext Daina i Setup CNC Calc ey Zoom window X X oF 2D OX lFRO ap aks oe NG Hole Paen Hole Pattern Entry A Le IL s IL iL liE il Il File View Modify Snap Draw Points NES Draw Arcs Circles Pattern l Text Turning Operations Machine Zero Z Machine Zero 40 00 Part Diameter 30 0 C 18 0 C Use Y Axis Substitution Note Ifyou hold the cursor over an icon a short description of the icon s functionality will appear In this tutorial we will machine a single line of TrueType text composed of letters and numbers For this example we have chosen the text CIMCO 456 Normal upper and lower case letters numbers
72. contours with roughing and finishing cuts but only with one tool Drilling creates drilling operations for hole drilling From a drawing the hole positions can be selected with the use of a filter or by simply indicating the hole position If multiple holes are drilled they can be arranged in both rectangular and circular patterns i Helix Milling can generate operations for helix drilling Like normal drilling multiple holes can be selected with the use of filters or by selecting the individual circles from the drawing 3 l Thread Milling can create threading milling operations The threads can be inside or outside and can be created for tools with one or multiple teeth Again multiple threads can easily be selected with the use of the filter function 19 Simple letter milling can generate operations for milling simple letters on the drawing These letters will have to be drawn using the simple letter function but then all letters can be selected with the window functions and machined in operations based on their start and end depths a True Type letter milling can create operations to mill the outline and or the interior of the individual letters The letters can be selected with the window function and all letters with the same parameters can be machined in one operation xv Export Contour can export a contour that the operator has selected on the drawing If a controller has smart canned cycles for
73. ct plugins Load Save C Disable DNC Serial communication C Disable CNC Cale C Disable File compare 0 Disable Mazatrol Viewer Backplot C Disable advanced NC Functions CNC Cale Multi Channel Configuration password Tool List Configuration password Other Global Colors External Commands Mazatrol Viewer Type file path To make a new drawing you must click on the CNC Cale menu indicated by A and then select New Drawing indicated by B When the new drawing is opened the following window should now be displayed E gt ws CIMCO Edit v6 0 ax Editor NCFunctions Backplot File Compare Transmission Window Help amp X p gt Open Drawing Zoom Out E a B A ee ka Pe Y ra Q A3 A JE R Zoom All xre ahd A JY Zoom q Center Two Rectangular Bolt Circular Bolt Text A T In Zoom Window x X 2 tu a c xX Radius Points X i xX Hole Pattern Hole Pattern Entry 5 Modify Snap Draw Points Mes Draw Arcs Circles Pattern Text Turning Operations Note Ifyou hold the cursor over an icon a short description of the icon s functionality will appear You can change the colors of the drawing area by selecting Setup and then Colors from the dropdown menu For this tutorial we have chosen to use red as our drawing color and white for the background 86 18 3 Draw the geometry Draw vertical lines defined by start point and length Click on in the Draw Points
74. d Graphical Backplot To open the backplot window click on the Backplot tab indicated with letter A and then on the Backplot Window Ricon indicated with letter B as shown below Now a window like the one below will appear hk oa W 4 CIMCO Edit v6 0 C CIMCO CIMCOEdit6 Samples CNC Calc v6 Lathe Tutorial 3 NC o x Editor NC Functions Backplot l File Compare Transmission CNC Calc Window Help amp X Da 7 Backplot File Q EWR O lt e t a j P e Ag Qy Aio E Solid Model Es SE Close Backplot ae e m amp Zoom Regenerate solid aom w p kplot o Zoom Zoom FitTo N View Top Front Left View From Measure Rotate Toolpath Mode Tool Tool ISO Turning Windov Backplot Setup In Out Window Reget Tool Distance View Beana Box x Setup 5 Solid Setup File A View Toolpath Tool Solid Other fa IS C Calc V6 Lathe Tutorial 1 cd Fpenc Calc v6 Lathe Tutorial 3 NC 1 FAXING E o 2 fo X2 400 29 000 3 G0 Z 000 4 G1 z2 00 5 G1 X 3 600 6 G1 Z4 600 7 G1 Z5 604 s GO X62 400 9 G1 Z0 20 10 G1 X 3 6 22 G1 Z2 200 22 G1 Z3 200 23 GO xX62 400 24 G1 Z0 000 25 G1 X 3 600 16 G1 Z2 000 27 G1 Z3 000 2s ROUGHING 29 GO X70 000 Z10 000 20 GO Z0 900 21 G0 X52 574 22 G1 X51 160 Z0 193 23 G1 Z 110 600 24 G1 X63 000 25 G1 X65 000 26 G1 X66 414 Z 109 893 27 GO Z0 900 28 GO X44 734 etn ii Wa Y 29 G1 X43 320 Z0 193 7 30 G1 Z
75. e Draw Points Lines The Draw Points Lines toolbar contains functions for drawing lines and points defined in different ways rd Point will draw a point at the selected position Between 2 Points will draw a line between two selected points Vertical will draw a vertical line The first point selected defines the starting point and the X coordinate the second point selected defines the length and need not be directly above or below the first point Horizontal will draw a horizontal line The first point selected defines the starting point and the Y coordinate the second point selected defines the length and need not be directly to the left or right of the first point Polar lets you select the starting point of a line and you then select or write the angle and length of the line Perpendicular draws a line perpendicular to another line You first select the line your new line is to be perpendicular to then the starting point of your new line You then select the length of your new line and last you select in which direction from the starting point your new line is to go Parallel draws a line parallel to another line You first select the line your new line is to be parallel to then the starting point of your new line You then select the length of your new line and last you select in which direction from the starting point your new line is to go 1 9 O Center 13 Bisector draws a line bis
76. e Use Finish Passes Should any finish passes be taken Passes The number of passes to take in the operation Spacing The depth of each of the finish Lathe Roughing Parameters Tool Cuts Entry E sit Entry Retract Entry Vector Entry Amount Use Entry Yector 1 0 Entry Angle Extension 45 0 1 0 Entry Length 1 0 Exit Vector Use Exit Vector Exit Angle 45 0 Exit Length 1 0 Click on OK to use the values 105 passes Stock to Leave X Is the amount of material that will be left in the X direction after the whole operation 1s performed Stock to Leave Z Is the amount of material that will be left in the Z direction after the whole operation is performed Entry Exit Tab Configure how the tool approaches and leaves the part Entry Amount Is used to extend the toolpath before it starts the actual cut Extension Is used to extend the toolpath at the end of the cut Use Entry Vector Enable Disable the use of entry vector Entry Angle The angle of the entry vector Entry Length The length of the entry vector Use Exit Vector Enable Disable the use of exit vector Exit Angle The angle of the exit vector Exit Length The length of the exit vector Click on Show Toolpath and the toolpath will be shown on the drawing Try experimenting with the various parameters and see how they change the generated toolpath Click on Export Clipboard in order to generate the actual program
77. e or Bi Directional Stepover This is the amount of material removed in each cut Use Pecking Indicates weather pecking is used or not Pecking Depth Defines how deep each peck should be Pecking Retract Determines how far the tool should retract between pecks Stock to Leave Indicates how much stock should be left after the whole operation is performed Finish Tab Configures how the finish pass for the operation should be performed Use Finish Indicates whether or not finish cuts should be performed Number of Finish Cuts Describes how many finish cuts should be taken Cut Depth This is the amount of material that will be removed with each cut First Cut Direction The finish cut is made from both sides The First Cut Direction is the direction of the first of the finish cuts First Distance This is how far the first cut will be taken along the contour Overlap The second finish cut will overlap the first finish cut by this distance Compensation Type This is the compensation type that is used for the 111 operation The two most commonly used are Controller or Computer Click on OK to use the values Click on Show Toolpath and the toolpath will be shown on the drawing Try experimenting with the various parameters and see how they change the generated toolpath Click on Export Clipboard in order to generate the actual program The program is now in the computer s clipboard and is ready to b
78. e Pecking By selecting this option the operation will be performed with pecking movements Peck Clearance The distance above the previous cut to which the drill will move in rapid after the retraction is performed Peck Retract The distance the drill will retract at each peck First Peck The depth of the first peck Subsequent Pecks After the first peck is performed the entered distance will be 126 Click on OK to use the values used for the remaining pecks Use Tip Compensation Toggles the use of tip compensation This option is used for drilling through a part It will extend the hole based on the geometry of the drill Tip Angle The angle of the drill Drill Diameter The diameter of the drill Tip Compensation The calculated amount by which the hole will be extended Try experimenting with the various parameters and see how they change the generated toolpath Click on Export Clipboard in order to generate the actual program The program is now in the computer s clipboard and 1s ready to be inserted into the CNC program Change window to the NC program and move the cursor to the very end by pressing Ctrl End Insert the text from the clipboard either by pressing Ctrl v or selecting Paste from the Edit menu on the Editor Tab indicated by A in the picture ae iS Cy xO F Append File Paste Select Undo All Insert File Edit Now the NC program should look like the followin
79. e inserted into the CNC program Change the window to the NC xX r QX X Del program and move the cursor to the e tar tee lade ede elie All F Insert File very end by pressing Ctrl End a Insert the text from the clipboard either by pressing Ctrl v or selecting A Paste icon TE in the Editor menu on the Edit toolbar indicated by A in the picture Now the NC program should look like the following screen EJ iW amp CIMCO Edit v6 0 C CIMCO CIMCOEdit6 Samples CNC Calc v6 Lathe Tutorial 3 NC ao x Editor NC Functions Backplot File Compare Transmission CNC Calc Window Help X k gt XK lan Lt l Eraldi A H Q 7 X Del f Find Previous 3 gt Next Tool change ly X ea Append File Find Next Previous Tool change New Open Close Save Print TJE IlG gt c 2 Copy Cut Paste Select Undo Redo Find y Go to Line Block SSS St All Insert File Sxy Replace Number File E File Type ta Edit Find INCNC Cale V6 Lathe Tutorial 1 cd E CNC Cale v6 Lathe Tutorial 3 NC dbx 74 GO Z10 000 Description 75 GROOVING 76 GO X70 000 Z10 000 77 GO Z 57 768 75 GO X55 000 79 G1 X20 367 so GO X 55 000 81 GO Z 59 232 82 G1 X20 367 83 G1 X20 567 Z 59 132 s4 GO xX55 000 5 GO Z 56 305 Cycles 7 Macros 86 G1 X20 697 sl X20 897 Z 56 405 Program Start and End lia pl Tool change with Constant Surf 8 GO xX55 000 Tool change with Constant RPM s9 GO
80. e part Then it makes a ramp movement with the length Ramp Length and the angle Ramp Angle Helix Entry Moves down to Helix Clearance above the part Then it will spiral down with the angle Helix Angle in a circular movement with a diameter between Helix Diameter and Minimum Helix Diameter How big the actual diameter will be depends on the geometry Lead in out Tab Configures the way that the tool will approach the contour at the start end of the roughing and for each finishing pass The use of lead in out is optional when the compensation is set to computer or none It is however mandatory when any compensation is performed by the controller Use Lead In Out Parameters Enables or disables the lead in and lead out Use Line Enables or disables the lead in out lines Line Length The length of the lead in out line Pocket Milling Parameters General Side Cuts Depth Cuts Entry Strategy Lead In Out Entry Strategy Plunge Ramp Ramp Parameters Helix Entry Helix Parameters Helix Angle Helix Clearance 5 0 2 U Helix Diameter Minimum Helix Diameter 0 0 2 Pocket Milling Parameters General Side Cuts Depth Cuts Entry Strategy Lead In Out Use Lead In Out Parameters Lead In Lead Out Use Line Use Line Line Length Line Length 5 0 5 0 Perpendicular Perpendicular O Tangent Tangent lt Use Arc Use Arc Radius Radius 5 0 5 0 Sweep Sweep 90 0 90 0 Feedrates C
81. ecting two other lines 1 e a line that halves the angle between two lines You first select the two lines you want to bisect then you select the length of your new line from the intersection of the two lines you are bisecting and last you select which of the four possible solutions you want to keep Tangent Two Elements lets you draw a line tangent to two circles or arcs You select the two circles or arcs your new line is to be tangent to and then you select which of the solutions you want to keep Tangent Angle draws a line tangent to an arc or circle at a selected angle You first select the arc or circle your new line 1s to be tangent to then the angle and length and last you select which of the two solutions you want to keep Tangent Through Point draws a line tangent to an arc or circle to a selected point You first select the arc or circle your new line 1s to be tangent to then the point it is to go though and last you select which of the two solutions you want to keep Rectangle draws a rectangle where you select the two opposite corners It is possible to define a corner radius for the rectangle the corner radius is ignored if there is not room for it Arcs and Circles oe JS T Wo Radius Points N Ne Draw Arcs Circles The Draw Arcs Circles toolbar lets you draw full circles 360 degree arcs and arcs QO Center Radius lets you define the center of the circle followed by the radius
82. ements and since its part elements are symmetrical only a subsection of the part needs to be drawn The rest emerges from mirroring Finally joining the mirrored elements with straight lines completes the part This tutorial demonstrates the use of the following functions e Draw a rectangle with a corner radius e Draw a circle with known center and radius e Draw vertical and horizontal lines from known points e Offset a circle e Make curves between elements e Delete elements e Mirror elements about lines e Join end points with straight lines e Save file with a given name 28 10 1 Before you start The first thing to do before drawing a new part is to set the toolbar parameters Start CIMCO Edit v6 and open the editor configuration by clicking on the icon indicated by A Go to the Plugins section indicated by B Now ensure that the checkbox Disable CNC Calc indicated by C is unchecked he 94 CIMCO Edit v6 0 Zax Editor NC Functions Backplot File Compare Transmission CNC Calc Window Help z ro La hd dh i 1s Turing y a ne A N H Q Hash f Find Previous 3 gt Next Tool change Append File Q Find Next t Previous Tool change New Open Close Save Save Prin i 7 i x As v Cop Cut Paste Select Undo Redo Go to Line Block cJEGC E All F Insert File File Type x sxy Replace Number T Edit Find in t File Setup Plugins SE S General Plugins Editor Select plugins Printing E File types
83. en Drawing Zoom Out ST gt AS tk KH 1K O C lian rj LY A A ISO Turning S R Zoom All Xren 47 L ALK Jal o N een Zoom l Center Two Rectangular Bolt Circular Bolt ext IE eE lE li l IE Drawing F Setup CNC Calc In LA Zoom Window XY OX l eF O0 Radius Points Shat C Hole Pattern Hole Pattern a File View Modify Snap Draw Points Lines Draw Arcs Circles Pattern J Tet Turning Operations E CNC Calc VE Lathe Tutorial 1 cdd T CNC Calc v6 Lathe Tutorial 3 NC dbx Comment THREADING Start 2 ojze End Z 20 j1 i ri 3 ff Export Clipboard Machine Zero Z Machine Zero x Part Diameter C Use Y Axis Substitution Cc Try experimenting with the various parameters and see how they change the generated toolpath Click on Export Clipboard in order to generate the actual program The program is now in the computer s clipboard and 1s ready to be inserted into the CNC program Change the window to the NC JA program and move to the very end by Cut Paste All pressing Ctrl End Edit Select Undo Redo X Del F Append File Insert File Insert the text from the clipboard either by pressing Ctrl v or selecting 5 A Paste icon in the Editor menu on the Edit toolbar indicated by A in the picture Now the NC program should look like the following screen 122 H oe CIMCO Edit v6 0 C CIMCO CIMCOEdit6 Samples CNC Calc v
84. ence point return che G28 Return to reference point G29 Return from reference point G30 Return to 2nd 3rd and 4th G31 Skip cutting G32 Thread cutting constant le G34 Threading function yariabl G36 Automatic tool compensati To verify the generated toolpath we must simulate it using the integrated Graphical Backplot To open the backplot window click on Backplot tab indicated with letter A and then on Backplot Window Ricon indicated with letter B as shown below Now a window like the one below will appear a bed 9 D CIMCO Edit v6 0 C CIMCO CIMCOEdIt6 Samples CNC Calc v6 Lathe Tutorial 3 NC max Backplot RaR OTe T TO ASN Zoom Zoom FitTo Top Front Left View From Measure Rotate geii Tool Tool In Out Window i Tool Distance View Bounding ania sa Setup M Solid Model h Zoom Regenerate solid Ly Solid Setup T Backplot File X Close Backplot F Backplot Setup A mr Backplot Window TRCN Cale V6 Lathe Tutorial 1 00 TRCNC Cale v6 Lathe Tutorial 3 IN FAXING GO X82 400 Z9 000 GO ZA 000 G1 Z2 00 G1 X 3 600 G1 Z4 60 G1 Z5 604 GO X62 400 G1 Z0 20 G1 X 3 6 G1 22 200 G1 Z3 200 GO xX62 400 G1 Z0 000 G1 X 3 600 G1 Z2 000 G1 23 000 ROUGHING GO xX70 000 Z10 000 GO Z0 900 GO X52 574 G1 X51 160 Z0 193 G1 Z 110 600 G1 x63 000 G1 x65 000 G1 X66 414 Z 109 893 GO Z0 900 GO X44 734 G1 X43 320 Z0 193 G1 Z 29 700 G1
85. enter for circles and arcs the Snap to Center O function should be used 2 Select the actual circle or arc This will create a new hole location at the centre of the circle arc 3 Use window selection with or without filter If the filter is used it is possible to limit the selection to circles or arcs in different ranges In the following we will use the filter to select the corner holes but not any of the arcs 69 By setting up the filter as shown we will Selection Filter e e e e e All i limit the window selection to include p iyi i cles cs only circles in the range from 0 to 10 in hoa Gree ba No Circles No Ares diameter Circles in Range Ares in Range Circles min Diameter 0 0 Circles max Diameter 10 0 Now enable the Use Selection Filter in the left hand pane and then make a window selection that includes the entire drawing When this selection is made only the four corner holes should be selected Click on Export Editor The following program is displayed in the editor DRILL G00 X12 5 Y87 5 G00 Z10 0 G83 X12 5 Y87 5 Z 7 0 R2 0 Q1 0 F200 0 X137 5 Y12 5 X12 5 G80 The order of operation can then be changed by clicking on Reorder Cire and Reorder Rect in the dialog 70 16 Tutorial 7 Milling of Letters Mill This tutorial demonstrates how a 2 dimensional text can be used as the basis for an NC program milling letters and numbers 16 1
86. erify the program 14 1 Before you start The first thing to do before drawing a new part is to set the menu parameters Start CIMCO Edit v6 and open the editor configuration by clicking on the icon indicated by A Go to the Plugins section indicated by B Now ensure that the checkbox Disable Backplot indicated by C is unchecked Waa CIMCO Edit v6 0 D Editor NC Functions Backplot File Compare Transmission CNC Calc Window Help fet x 3 150 Turing Xx A x H Q x Del f Find Previous 3 E Next Tool change _ E 1 Append File Q Find Next f Previous Tool change New Open Close Save Save Print gt exl Cop Cut Paste Select Undo Redo Find Goto Line Block k As v s All E Insert File x Replace Number File File Type p Edit Find S General Plugins Editor Printing File types C Disable Backplot Disable NC Base Colors Block numbers Select plugins C Disable advanced simulation DNC Max client Load Save C Disable DNC Serial communication C Disable CNC Cale habeas C Disable File compare C Disable Mazatrol Viewer Backplot C Disable advanced NC Functions CNC Cale Multi Channel Configuration password Tool List Configuration password Other Global Colors External Commands Mazatrol Viewer Type file path 60 To open an NC Program click the open program icon indicated by arrow A rope Sqge Sere Sees Part aE Sem File 150 M
87. ery important to verify simulate the programs before they are executed on a machine Please pay special attention to the movements in the Z axis and make sure that they run with the required feed and rapid move speed 76 17 Tutorial 8 Milling of TrueType Letters Mill This tutorial demonstrates how a 2 dimensional TrueType text can provide the basis for an NC program milling letters and numbers 17 1 Before you start The first thing to do before drawing a new part is to set the menu parameters Start CIMCO Edit v6 and open the editor configuration by clicking on the icon indicated by A Go to the Plugins section indicated by B Now ensure that the checkbox Disable CNC Calc indicated by C is unchecked E gt Waa CIMCO Edit v6 0 Zax Editor NC Functions Backplot File Compare Transmission CNC Calc Window Help 7 D r X iN a s EG xX A S H Q Kaeh f Find Previous z gt Next Tool change nt F Append File _Y Find Next Previous Tool change S 72 Cop Cut Paste Select Undo Redo Find Go to Line Block 9 eml _ All E Insert File X Replace D New Open Close Save Save Pri ni x s As v Number File File Type E Edit Find Setup Plugins Tlg General Plugins Editor Printing E File types C Disable Backplot Disable NC Base Colors C Disable advanced simulation Disable DNC Max client Block numbers Load Save C Disable DNC Serial communication C Disable CNC Cale ae C Disable File
88. ew Top Front Left View From Measure Rotate Show Toolpath Mode Tool Tool R ISO Millin x 2 4 g Window Backplot Setup In Out Window Reset z z Tool Distance View Bounding Box z z Setup TH Solid Setup File la View Toolpath Tool Solid Other lt TECNC Calc v6 Tutorial 4 NC 41px 1 T1 M06 2000 F800 000 2 FACING 3 00 x 110 000 Y 50 000 4 G00 Z10 000 5 GOO Z0 100 6 G01 x90 000 7 G03 25 000 10 000 312 500 s G01 x 90 000 9 G02 Y0 000 I0 000 312 500 20 G01 x90 000 21 G03 25 000 10 000 312 500 22 G01 X 90 000 23 G02 50 000 10 000 312 500 24 G01 x90 000 25 G01 X100 000 16 GOO Z10 000 17 GOO X 110 000 50 000 28 GOO Z0 000 19 GO1 x90 000 20 G03 25 000 10 000 312 500 21 G01 X 90 000 22 G02 0 000 10 000 312 500 23 G01 x90 000 24 G03 25 000 10 000 712 500 25 G01 X 90 000 26 G02 50 000 10 000 712 500 27 G01 x90 000 28 G01 x100 000 29 G00 210 000 30 T2 M06 5500 F1320 000 3 31 CONTOUR 170 0000 k Feed Dist 32 GOO X 79 895 Y54 895 wer 50 0000 J Took T1 Total 17048 4987 33 G00 Z10 000 z 10 0000 K D L W Aww l B ey eee ee eae R a a AON wn ann C4 Here the toolpath is shown It looks OK but it can be configured to look a lot more like the final part To do this we need to define the individual tools and the stock 62 14 3 Backplot tool setup The following steps will show you how to
89. g screen 4 CIMCO Edit v6 0 C CIMCO CIMCOEdIt6 Samples CNC Calc v6 Lathe Tutorial 3 NC ox Backplot T Backplot File A Q Q o kJ 6 P T GQ gt k Qy N H solid Model X Close Backplot eas Zoom Regenerate solid Backplot Zoom Zoom FitTo View Top View From Measure Rotate mode Tool Tool N Window Backplot Setup In Out Window Reset Tool Distance View sey Box Setup T Solid Setup INCNC Cale V6 Lathe Tutorial 1 cd amp CNC Cale v6 Lathe Tutorial 3 NC dbx G1 Z 108 400 G3 x45 200 Z 110 800 I 2 400 K0 000 GO x51 200 THREADING GO X34 000 Z6 396 GO X22 125 G32 Z 23 000 F3 000 GO x34 000 GO Z6 172 GO X21 348 G32 Z 23 000 F3 000 GO x34 000 GO Z6 000 GO xX20 752 G32 Z 23 000 F3 000 255 GO X34 000 256 GO Z6 000 257 GO X20 752 258 G32 Z 23 000 F3 000 259 GO X34 000 260 GO Z6 000 262 DRILLING 262 GO X0 000 210 000 263 GO Z3 000 264 G1 Z 8 000 F200 000 GO Z 3 000 GO Z 5 000 G1 Z 14 000 GO Z 9 000 GO Z 11 000 G1 Z 20 000 Z10 000 Description Mody Program Start and End Tool change with Constant Surf Tool change with Constant RPM Program comment GOO Rapid move G01 Linear move GO2 Clockwise arc move G03 Counterclockwise arc move GO4 Dwell G10 Data setting mode G11 Data setting mode cancel G18 ZX plane designation G20 Inch data input G21 Metric data input G2 Refer
90. he start of the comment line and insert the text from the clipboard The NC program should now look like the following wh W343 CIMCO Edit v6 0 CACIMCO CIMCOEdit6 Samples CNC Calc v6 Tutorial 2 NC Sr Editor NC Functions Backplot File Compare Transmission CNC Calc Window Help amp X ia x m hd Iliso m n X AD X Del f Find Previous F gt Next Tool change i g va b i EL Append File E Q Find Next t Previous Tool change New Open Close Save Save Print CJE 7 ema Cop Cut Paste Select Undo Redo Find Go to Line Block zi As El i All ES Insert File Sy Replace Number IF File Type Edit Find CNC Calc v6 Tutorial 1 cde 2 CNC Cale v6 Tutorial 2 NC dbx G03 25 000 10 000 312 500 in G01 x 90 000 G02 50 000 10 000 312 500 G01 x90 000 G01 xX100 000 G00 Z10 000 T2 M06 5500 F1320 000 CONTOUR G00 X 79 895 Y54 895 G00 Z10 000 G00 Z2 000 G01 Z 1 667 G01 X 83 430 Y51 359 Description Lill G03 X 76 359 13 536 J3 536 P G02 X 62 500 Y57 100 113 859 J 13 859 rogram Start and End Tool change G01 xX62 500 Y57 100 Program comment G02 X82 100 Y37 500 10 000 J 19 600 Goo Rapid move G01 Y 37 500 GO1 Linear move GO Clockwise arc move E G02 x62 500 Y 57 100 I 19 600 J0 000 GO3 Counterclockwise arc move G01 X 62 500 yY 57 100 G04 Dwell E G02 xX 82 100 Y 37 500 10 000 319 600 es A arbin axis interpolati G01 Y 37 500 xact stop check for one
91. hreading Parameters Thread Form Cutting Taper Threading Type Thread Lead i i 3 0 Number of Starts 1 Thread Form Select From Table Included Angle 60 0 Thread ngle 30 0 Major Diameter 24 0 Minor Diameter 20 752 Thread Form Tab Configures the form of the thread in the operation Threading Type The 4 icons represent threading outside or inside made from left to right or right to left Thread Lead Defines the starting position of the thread Number of Starts This defines how many starts the thread will have the normal number is one Select From Table Instead of typing all the various values for the thread these can be inserted from a table This table contains all of the most common threads for both Imperial and Metric Please see the end of this section for further explanations on the use of the table Included angle The total angle of the thread profile Thread Angle The forward angle of the thread profile measured from vertical Major Diameter The largest measure of the thread Minor Diameter The smallest measure of the thread diameter Lathe Threading Parameters Thread Form Cutting Taper Type of Cut Constant Area Constant Depth Depth calculation First Cut Depth Number Of Cuts Number Of Spring Cuts 1 NC Export Type Longhand G32 v Cutting Parameters Stock Clearance Stock to Leave 0 0 Pulloff Distance Infeed Angle 30 0
92. ile name CNC Cale v2 Drawing cd edd Files of type CNC Cale Drawing files edd dsf v You should now see the part from CNC Calc v6 Tutorial 1 displayed CIMCO Edit v6 0 qh eta a lab i Editor NC Functions Backplot File Compare Transmission CNC Cale Window Help amp X r Open Drawing A Q Zoom Out lt A E MERDA E E O O es ia fia A i O A A EORR ml in save R Zoom All Xr SMD A ZAZ ACA JAN i a z pring If Setup cnc calc Sp Dal zoom window X af Ea O OX LESO radu Pois IN C hoietan Hote Poors cay AA CTE aic File View Modify Snap Draw Points Line Draw Arcs Circles Pattern Text l Milling Operations N Untitled Drawing ed Fillet Rounding Fillet Radius Trim Elements Machine Zero x _ Machine Zero Y Machine Zero Z oo O o0 00 Part Diameter C Use Y Axis Substitution Note Ifyou hold the cursor over an icon for a moment a short description of the icon s functionality will appear 38 11 2 Creation of Facing toolpaths First in the drop down menu indicated by arrow A select the programming format of the NC program Select ISO Milling Then select Generate a CNC Toolpath for Face Milling by clicking on the icon by arrow B Write the text FACING in the Comment field This text will be included at the start of the final NC code for this operation
93. iling This will open the Open File dialog where the file you want to open can be selected Sa Muki channel Siemens 840D amp CNC Cale v6 Tutorial 2 NC Please select the file from the last Eee Taare tutorial and click Open Fitype ISO Miling Files NC NCL 1S0 NCF C Abn som skrivebeskyttet You should now see the NC program from the last tutorial h WOd CIMCO Edit v6 0 C CIMCO CIMCOEdIt6 Samples CNC Calc v6 Tutorial 4 NC aes Editor NC Functions Backplot File Compare Transmission CNC Calc Window Helpy amp X O eF O bd B me JOSER O O fnn N Xa Ee New Epen E E ig a gE Fe 2 Copy Cut Paste T Undo Redo Bi insert a Find By Replace ake ra tw File Type FI Edit Find dbx 21 M06 2000 F800 000 a Description 2 FACING E 3 G00 X 110 000 50 000 4 G00 Z10 000 5 GOO Z0 100 6 G01 x90 000 7 G03 Y 25 000 10 000 312 500 s G01 x 90 000 9 G02 Y0 000 10 000 J12 500 20 G01 X90 000 14 G03 Y25 000 10 000 J12 500 22 G01 X 90 000 23 G02 Y50 000 10 000 312 500 gt 14 G01 x90 000 Program Start and End 25 G01 X100 000 Tool change 16 G00 Z10 000 Program comment 17 GOO X 110 000 y 50 000 GOO Rapid move 1g GOO zZ0 000 GO1 Linear move GO2 Clockwise arc move 29 G01 X90 000 GO3 Counterclockwise arc move 20 G03 Y 25 000 10 000 312 500 GO4 Dwell 21 G01 x 90 000 GO Hypothetical axis interpolati 22 G02 Y0 000 10 000 312 500 G09 Exact stop check for one b d K
94. illet operation should be performed This is done by left clicking on the part of the elements that you want to keep Select the elements as indicated on the picture below by A and B Now you must select and left click precisely on the arc element you want to keep This is the yellow arc on the picture below 93 Now repeat the operation to fillet the additional radius 2 corners Select the other two corners A B and A C as shown at the picture below Then select the correct arcs to keep At the end of the operation the drawing should look something like the drawing below Now repeat the operation for the fillet operations with radius 1 00 corners First change the Fillet Radius in the dialog from 2 00 to 1 00 You might want to zoom in on the area we will be working on as on the following picture 94 Then select the 3 corners A B B C and C D as shown on the picture below Then select the correct arcs to keep At the end of the operation the drawing should look something like the drawing below Now the drawing is finished and it should look like the one below Name the file and save it Click on Files and then select Save as from the dropdown menu Save the file with the name CNC Calc V6 Lathe Tutorial the file extension is added automatically 95 19 Tutorial L2 Machining the part Lathe 19 1 CNC toolpaths With CNC Calc v6 it is possible to create
95. imple text that is written on a circle You select or enter the center and radius of the alignment circle then the start angle space between and height of the letters It 1s also possible to select the horizontal and vertical alignment of the text on the circle 16 7 8 True Type Text Linear Alignment defines True Type text written on a line You enter the starting point and angle of the line and then the height of the letters It is also possible to select the horizontal and vertical alignment of the text True Type Text Circular Alignment defines True Type text written on a circle You select or enter the center and radius of the alignment circle then the start angle and height of the letters It is also possible to select the horizontal and vertical alignment of the text on the circle Modify xT gt iO XPT a XX oF Ta Modify The Modify toolbar modifies the geometry in different ways SS s Trim To Intersection will trim the selected element to the nearest intersection s Select the element to be trimmed on that part to be removed It is then trimmed to the intersection s nearest the point where it was selected The trimmed element is also broken in two 1f there are intersections on both sides of the selected point Trim One Element will trim one element to another Select the element to be trimmed first on the section to be kept and then select the element to trim to This kind of trimming ma
96. ing on the icon indicated by A Go to the Plugins section indicated by B Now ensure that the checkbox Disable CNC Calc indicated by C is unchecked 9 4 CIMCO Edit v6 0 _ mx e xX A 1 H Q X Del f Find Previous z gt Next Tool change 2 Ty e3 Append File Q Find Next t Previous Tool change New Senn EIEE oe reg Erne REF gt Copy Cut Paste aa Undo Redo anj Find A Renee Go eiei File Type x i Find General Plugins Editor Select plugins Printing E File types C Disable Backplot Disable NC Base Colors C Disable advanced simulation Disable DNC Max client Block numbers Load Save C Disable DNC Serial communication C Disable CNC Calc C Disable File compare 0 Disable Mazatrol Viewer Backplot C Disable advanced NC Functions CNC Cale Multi Channel Configuration password Tool List Configuration password Other Global Colors External Commands Mazatrol Viewer Type file path To open a drawing click on CNC Cale indicated by A and then on Open Drawing indicated by B yp 2 3 s CIMCO Edit v6 0 x Editor NC Functions Backplot File Compare Transmission CNC Cale Window Help 2 open Drawing B zoomout XT 97 ie gt 6023 8 Oo VE fed Save amp Zoom All XT S oe Js gt a New m Center Two Rectangular Bolt Circular Bolt Text i i TE Drawing i Setup a Zoom Window XC 3 af Ta O Radius Points X N Hole
97. ion That will give a too large stock along both the X and Y axes From the facing operation we know that the top of the stock should be Z 2 00 From the drawing we know that the values of the corners are 75 00 50 00 and 75 00 50 00 We now make the stock 2 mm larger along the X and Y axes so the values will be the ones shown in the dialog to the right Please enter these values and exit the dialog with OK T Solid Model amp Zoom Regenerate solid L Solid Setup Solid A Solid Setup 2 Jeg Stock Dimensions Min X Min Y Min 2 a CE 7098 2 507 Ta Mar Max Y Max 2 7754 110 549 2 272 Dimensions 2125 117 647 7 07 Options Use a different color for each tool C Do not show tool setup when all tools are defined C Smooth surface C Stop if tool collision detected rapid through stock C Stop if cutting with tool shoulder C Stop if cutting with tool shaft C Stop if tool holder collision detected Low Quality Fast Medium Quality a High Quality Slow Solid Setup Stock Dimensions Min amp Min Y Oa ae Max gt Max Y k vf 52 15 15 Dimensions 154 104 C Use cylindrical stock Options C Use a different color for each tool C Do not show tool setup when all tools are defined C Smooth surface C Stop if tool collision detected rapid through stock C Stop if cutting with tool shoulder C Stop if cutting with tool shaf
98. is is the start diameter of the facing operation End Point Z Show Toolpath a This is where the facing operation will end along Export Clipboard the Z Axis End Point X This is the end diameter of the facing operation Start Point gt End Paint 2 End Paint F JE x Now we have defined where the facing operation will work on the stock This will be shown on the drawing as a rectangle with arrows that indicate the direction of the operation 99 Click the parameters button in the dialog to define how the operation will be performed Enter the following values shown below into the parameter dialogs Face Turning Parameters Cuts Entry Exit Tool Definition an EO ky Tool Radius C YJ Overcut Amount Finish Compensation Compensation Type Computer a Roughing Roughing Stepover Finish Finish Stepover Finish Cuts Stock to Leave 0 0 Cuts Tab Configures the tool setup and other parameters for the operation Tool Orientation The 9 icons represent the possible 9 orientations of the tool Tool Radius This is the nose radius of the tool Overcut Amount The distance the tool will cut longer than the Endpoint X value Roughing Here the check box can be used to enable or disable the use of roughing passes If roughing is used each cut will be the size of the Roughing Stepover Finish The check box can be used to enable or disa
99. l Flat 5 10 End Mill Flat SMM End Mill Flat 5 28 0 End Mill Flat 5MM End Mill Flat 5 28 0 End Mill Flat 5MM End Mill Flat 5 28 0 End Mill Ball 5MM End Mill Ball 5 28 0 End Mill Ball 5MM End Mill Ball 5 60 End Mill Bull 5MM RO End Mill Bull 5 10 End Mill Bull SMM A1 End Mill Bull 5 21 0 End Mill Flat 10MM End Mill Flat 10 60 w Save tool information 63 After the tools have been configured the screen should look like the one below Try to find the tool changes and verify that the tool does indeed change when a tool change is encountered in the NC program We Hoda CIMCO Edit v6 0 C CIMCO CIMCOEdit6 Samples CNC Calc v6 Tutorial 4 NC ao x Editor NC Functions Backplot File Compare Transmission CNC Cale Window Help amp X p A A PVH ZO NS Y G Seme ae SE Close Backplot i iat a ee O O e amp Zoom Regenerate solid Backplot o Zoom Zoom FitTo View Top Front Left View From Measure Rotate Show Toolpath Mode Tool Tool ISO Milling Window 7 Backplot Setup In Out Window Reset x Tool Distance View Bounding Box gt Setup y Solid Setup File fa View Toolpath Tool Solid Other la TRCNC Cale v6 Tutorial 4 NC 273 G01 YO 717 a 174 G03 X25 717 Y3 112 I 2 395 J0 000 275 G01 X 25 717 176 G03 X 28 112 YO 717 10 000 J 2 395 277 G01 Y 0 717 178 G03 X 26 783 Y 2 862 12 395 J 0 000 179 G02 X 25 456 Y 4 283 I 1 234 J 2 484 180 G03 X
100. le 0 0 Revolutions zero a conical thread will be produced 20 e The two icons represent the two ways the Overcut Absolute cone can go Revolutions Taper Angle Is the angle of the conical thread Absolute Overcut With this option the tool will continue the defined distance at the end of the thread Revolutions Overcut With this option the thread will be extended by the number of revolutions entered Acceleration Distance The Distance that the tool will start before reaching the thread in order to accelerate to achieve a more uniform thread Calculation Acceleration Distance With this option the acceleration distance will be calculated by the operation Absolute Acceleration Distance Here the operator can enter how far away the tool should start before reaching the thread Revolutions Acceleration Distance With this option the tool will use the given number of revolutions to accelerate It will therefore start the number of revolutions multiplied by the thread pitch before reaching the thread Click on OK to use the values After the values have been entered in the dialog the screen will look something like the picture below Notice that the area of operation 1s shown with a blue rectangle CIMCO Edit v6 0 EJ 9s Editor NC Functions 121 a e a S Backplot File Compare Transmission CNC Calc Window Help amp Z a p gt Op
101. lity performance merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose The entire risk as to its quality and performance is with the buyer Should the CNC Calc v6 software prove defective following its purchase the buyer and not CIMCO Integration its distributor or its retailer assumes the entire cost of all necessary servicing repair of correction and any incidental or consequential damages In no event will CIMCO Integration be liable for direct indirect or consequential damages resulting from any defect in the software even 1f CIMCO Integration has been advised of the possibility of such damages Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of implied warranties or liability for incidental or consequential damages so the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to you Notice The accompanying software is confidential and proprietary to CIMCO Integration No use or disclosure is permitted other than as expressly set forth by written license with CIMCO Integration Copyright 2011 CIMCO Integration All rights reserved THIS SOFTWARE CONTAINS CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION AND TRADE SECRETS OF CIMCO INTEGRATION USE DISCLOSURE OR REPRODUCTION IS PROHIBITED WITHOUT THE PRIOR EXPRESS WRITTEN PERMISSION OF CIMCO INTEGRATION The CIMCO Logo 1s a trademark of CIMCO Integration Microsoft Windows and Windows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Other brand and product names are trademarks or
102. lues shown below into the parameter dialogs Lathe Grooving Parameters Cuts Finish Tool Definition Groove Angle Tool Width Angle 30 90 0 Corner Radius 0 2 Cuts Direction Tool Orientation e Ty Bi Directional j S Q J Stepover 1 5 Depth Settings Stock Clearance C Use Pecking 0 5 Stock Amount 2 0 Wall Backoff 0 1 Stock To Leave Stock To Leave Z Stock To Leave x 0 0 0 0 S Cuts Tab Configures cutting parameters for the operation Tool Width The Width of the tool Corner Radius The corner radius of the tool Tool Orientation The two icons indicate how the tool is zeroed Stock Clearance Indicates how far off the part the tool should move before making sideways moves Stock Amount Indicates how much stock there is above the actual groove Wall Backoff If possible the tool will move this far away from the wall before it retracts Angle This is the angle of the groove s center line An angle of 90 degrees is a vertical angle on the outside while an 110 Lathe Grooving Parameters Cuts Finish Use Finish Cuts Number of cuts Cut Depth Finish Pass Distances First Distance Finish Compensation Compensation Type Computer 0 1 5 0 First Cut Direction O Cw CCW Overlap 1 0 vw angle of 0 is a horizontal groove from the right Direction This is the direction in which the groove is machined It can be Positive Negativ
103. m All XT SINT SRS ALA Ia a z N Z Cent T Rect lar Bolt Circular Bolt Text a ft I Pe peeing M Setup cnc caie he a zoom window X Y wi Eu X IAA names m QA ean neram cay A CaP Em Ca mL ELE File View Modify Snap Draw Points Lines Draw Arcs Circles J Pattern Text Turning Operations 4 Ru ntitled Drawing Offset Distance 80 5 Steps Copy uncheck to Move Machine Zero Z 1px Machine Zero x 88 Draw a circle with radius 25 defined by its center Circle Center And Radius Click on O in the toolbar Center Point Z a 110450 Center Point Z 110 50 60 Center Point X i Center Point X 70 CI 70 Circle Radius Circle Radius 25 25C Click on v to approve the command Draw a line defined by its endpoints First click on to activate the snap function Snap to Endpoints labeled A on the drawing below Now click on a to enter Draw line Between 2 Points labeled B on the drawing below Select the top point of the two long lines indicated by C and D Please notice that the cursor changes when it snaps to the endpoint of the lines After the line is drawn the drawing should look like the one below H GW 4 CIMCO Edit v6 0 eae Editor NC Functions Backplot File Compare Transmission CNC Calc Window Help amp X m p gt Open Drawing _ Zoom Out TE 7 FASB 83
104. mode 269 G0 Z 11 000 G11 Data setting mode cancel 270 G1 Z 20 000 G18 Zx plane designation 271 GO 210 000 G20 Inch data input 272 M8 TAPPING G21 Metric data input A G27 Reference point return che 273 GO x0 000 210 000 G28 Return to reference point 274 GO Z3 000 G29 Return from reference point 275 M03 G30 Retum to 2nd 3d and 4th Il276 G32 z 12 000 F125 000 M05 G31 Skip cutting G32 Thread cutting constant le 277 G32 Z3 000 F125 000 M04 G34 Threading function variabl 278 GO Z10 000 G36 Automatic tool compensati Y 279 M03 20 To verify the generated toolpath we must simulate it using the integrated Graphical Backplot To open the backplot window click on Backplot tab indicated with letter 131 A and then on Backplot Window icon R indicated with letter B as shown below Now a window like the one below will appear CIMCO Edit v6 0 C CIMCO CIMCOEdit6 Samples CNC Calc v6 Lathe Tutorial 3 NC Backplot Tool Too Ba 40enl Setup y Solid Setup gt 1 DIOT Window Backplot Setup Fi TSCNC Cale V6 Lathe Tutorial 1 cd Ti 248 GO 6 172 249 GO XR1 348 250 G32 23 000 F3 000 2521 GO X34 000 252 GO Z6 000 253 GO X20 N52 254 G32 Z 23 000 F3 000 255 GO X34 000 256 GO Z6 00 257 GO X20 7 258 G32 Z 23 000 F3 000 259 GO X34 000 260 GO Z6 000 261 DRILLING 262 GO xX0 000 210 000 263 GO Z3 000 264 G1 Z 8 000 F200 000
105. n 25 G02 50 000 0 000 312 500 G16 Polar coordinate mode G17 XY plane specification 26 G01 x90 000 G18 XZ plane specification 27 G01 xX100 000 G19 YZ plane specification 28 GOO zZ10 000 G20 English units 29 G21 Metric units G22 Stored stroke check ON G23 Stored stroke check OFF G25 Spindle speed fluctuation d 11 3 Inserting a Tool with Feed and Speed Calculator 4 The Feed and Speed calculator built into CNC Calc is used to insert feed and speed data into the NC program All the data used in the calculations can normally be found in the reference material supplied by the manufacturer In the facing example we use a face mill that we give the following characteristics diameter 1s 30 mm it has 5 flutes a cutting feed of 0 08 mm per tooth and a cutting speed of 190 mm min To use the feed and speed calculator select Feed and Speed Calculator for Milling Operations by clicking on the icon indicated by arrow A Fill in the following values Tool Lets say that the face mill have a tool number of 1 Diameter is 30 mm Flutes The number of flutes is 5 Feed per tooth In this example it is set to 0 08 mm Cutting Speed Is set to 190 The fields are linked together so as entries are made in the cutting speed field the other fields will be automatically updated If we then want to have RPM 2000 and a feedrate of 800 instead of the calculated 2015 and 836 385 the value for
106. n the toolbar and enter the following C One Distance values O Two Distances First Leng th 2 Distance and Angle Chamfer Angle 30 First Length ae ae Since the chamfer angle is different from 45 degrees Second Lenath it is important to select the lines in the right order The angle will always be measured from the first Chamfer Angle element selected Trim Elements So first select the vertical line marked A and then the horizontal line marked B on the drawing below 9 Draw a line defined by its endpoints Click on Line through 2 points o in the toolbar and First Point On Line x enter the following values 20 Ly 1 First Point On Line Z 20 et he Second Point On Line First Point On Line X 20 40 A Second Point On Line Z 40 Second Point On Line i 0 f Second Point On Line X 20 cul Sy First Point On Line Y Polyline a Click on v to approve the command Now the drawing should look like the picture below Trim Between Points of intersection e Click on lt lt to select Trim To Intersection e Now trim the long horizontal line To do this select it as indicated by A on the picture below e Now trim the large circle To do this select it as indicated by B on the drawing below 92 Fillet intersections with radius 2 0 Click on ia in the toolbar and enter the following Fillet Radius values Tom Elements Fillet Radius 2 Select the elements on which the f
107. nd File Q Find Next t Previous Tool change New EREE Save Fi iiis gE Fe gt Copy Cut Paste ae Undo Redo Reet Flic Find x Revere Go staring File E File a i Find S General Plugins Editor Printing E File types C Disable Backplot Disable NC Base Colors C Disable advanced simulation Disable DNC Max client Block numbers Select plugins Load Save C Disable DNC Serial communication C Disable CNC Cale C Disable File compare 0 Disable Mazatrol Viewer Backplot C Disable advanced NC Functions CNC Cale Multi Channel Configuration password Tool List Configuration password Other Global Colors External Commands Mazatrol Viewer Type file path To open a drawing click on CNC Cale indicated by A and then on Open Drawing indicated by B pe 4 CIMCO Edit v6 0 _mx Editor NC Functions Backplot File Compare Transmission CNC Cale Window Help 7 a E SER A ICAC ENERALA a fe Save R Zoom All XT S oe JA a New Zoom g Center Two Rectangular Bolt Circular Bolt Text h thie i Drawing Lig Setup In Zoom Window x x Ta H x Radius Points y _ Hole Pattern Hole Pattern Entry a reli a i A ai Ss File View Moi ap DN Draw Arcs Circles Pattern Text Milling Operations Select the file CNC Calc V6 Lathe Tutorial 1 cdd and click Open O28 pm Filnavn CNC Cale V6 Lathe Tutorial 1 cdd Filtype CNC Cale Drawing files cdd dxf 2I You should
108. ng O s x123 Rotary axis linearization tolerance 0 0005 Grid Grid size Show sub grid 10 00 i V Show origin The top part of the CNC Calc configuration dialog contains the settings for toolpath output with the settings for the drawing grid at the bottom section The correct settings for toolpath output depend on the machine and the control that is to run the 23 NC code If in doubt you should consult the programming manual for your specific machine The settings for toolpath output are Turning Select this for turning lathe output This option is unavailable for Heidenhain conversational NC code output Diameter programming lathe Selects whether X axis output is in diameter measurement or in radius measurement This option is only available if turning lathe output is selected Arc center is specified as diameter lathe Selects whether the I value for arcs is specified in diameter measurement or in radius measurement This option is only available if turning lathe output is selected Always add sign Selects whether to always output the sign of the coordinate giving a sign on positive and zero coordinates or whether the sign is only output on negative coordinates Modal X Y values Selects whether the coordinates are modal or not Modal coordinates means the coordinates are only output when changed while non modal coordinates means both X and Y are output on
109. nk Carson DEMO Key Ln 1050 Col 21 026 bytes INS 12 38 16 PM Use the buttons in the lower right corner of the window to control the simulation speed and direction By clicking on a line in the NC code to the left the tool will jump to that position in the simulation The up and down keys move the line selection to the previous or next line and the tool will be moved accordingly E gt W34 CIMCO Edit v6 0 Untitled a ae Editor NC Functions Backplot File Compare Transmission CNC Cale Window Helpy X SS Backplot File ee Sy A or G solid Model a al SE Close Backplot E Zoom Regenerate solid 7 S S S SS Backplot ISO Milling Window Backplot Setup In Out Window Reset X Tool Distance View Bounding Box X Setup Bp Solid Setup File la View Toolpath Tool Solid Other Zoom Zoom Fit To View Top Front Left View From Measure Rotate Show Toolpath Mode Tool Tool Untitled Drawing Tg Untitled dbx TRUE TYPE TEXT MILLING ja 00 x 41 822 Y 14 348 a G00 25 000 G00 Zz1 500 G01 zZ 0 500 G01 X 41 589 Y 14 752 G01 X 49 980 Y 19 596 G01 X 50 213 Y 19 193 G01 X 49 681 Y 18 885 G01 X 49 358 Y 18 678 G01 X 49 087 Y 18 459 G01 X 48 869 Y 18 228 G01 x 48 703 Y 17 985 G01 X 48 615 Y 17 802 G01 X 48 562 Y 17 600 G01 X 48 545 Y 17 378 G01 X 48 562 Y 17 136 G01 X 48 622 Y 16 900 k G01 X 48 766 Y 16 557 G01 X 48 994 Y 16 107 G01 X 49 305 Y 15 549 G01 X 55 423 Y 4 952 G01
110. on by clicking Start Stop Simulation indicated by the icon _ Simulation speed and direction is infinitely variable both forwards and backwards This is controlled by dragging the slider either to the left or to the right where right is forward If you want to verify a certain operation in the NC program simply click on a line of the NC code to the left The simulation tool will immediately position itself on the corresponding place in the simulation You can move the tool one line at a time using the up and down arrow keys on your keyboard or skip through the code a page at a time using PageUp and PageDown 75 Your screen should now present CIMCO 123 in the following way FA W a CIMCO Edit v6 0 Untitled READ ONLY xX i Editor NC Functions Backplot File Compare Transmission CNC Calc Window Helpy amp X 1 a V Rm SA 2 OLOCO 8 XN S NF Pala a Tal We Gose ea Sal I ti CRN IE Ri eR eta ih O in i ue E Zoom Regenerate solid a oom Zoom Fit To View Ta Left View From Measure Poker Show Toolpath Mode Tool Tool ISO Milling 7 Backplot Setup os Out Window Reset Tool Distance View Bounding Box x X X Setup ly Solid Setup File Ta View Toolpath Tool Solid Other F Untitled Drawing Tip Untitled 4px 2 TEXT MILLING CIMCO 123 2 G00 X 43 451 Y 22 128 3 G00 Z10 000 4 G00 Z2 000 5 GO1 Z 1 000 6 G01 X 49 274 Y 0 395 D 7 G01 X 38 79
111. ontours and where it will Hot Side 5 stop at the end of the operation Safe Distance The distance above the part where the feedrate will change from rapid to cutting speed Start Depth This is the top of the stock End Depth The depth at which the last cut will be taken This value is corrected by the Stock to leave Z value Stock to Leave XY The amount of stock that is left in the X Y side direction at the end of the operation after both Roughing and Finishing Stock to leave Z The amount of stock that is left in the Z depth direction at the end of the operation after both Roughing and Finishing Apply on Roughing Sidecuts If this check box is checked the compensation type will be applied to both roughing and finishing side cuts Otherwise computer compensation is used for roughing cuts and the selected compensation type for finishing cuts Compensation Type This is the compensation type used for the operation Work Side This field determines on which side of the contour the tool will pass Together with the selected direction of the contour it determines if the milling type will be climb or conventional 47 Side cuts Tab Configures the cuts taken iN Contour Milling Parameters X the XY direction General Side Cuts Depth Cuts Lead In Out Use Side Cuts Roughing Passes Finish Passes Use Side Cuts If this check box is Number of Passes i Number of Passes checked the operation will perf
112. orm the Spacing pra a cuts defined by the parameters Otherwise Machine finish passes at only one cut at the final contour will be Final Depth O Al Depths Finish Overlap performed Sens Overlap Distance 10 0 Number of Passes Roughing The number of roughing side cuts in the operation Spacing Roughing If more than one roughing pass is taken this is the distance between them Number of Passes Finish The number of finishing side cuts in the operation Spacing Finish The distance of each finishing pass Final Depth If this check box is checked the finishing passes will only be taken at the final depth All Depths If this check box is checked the finishing passes will be taken at every depth Overlap Distance The distance that all the finishing laps will overlap in order to smooth the surface 48 Depth cuts Tabs Configures the cuts taken in the Contour Miting Parameters General Side Cuts Depth Cuts Lead In Out Z direction Use Depth Cuts Roughing Passes Finish Passes Max Roughing Steps Number of Cuts Use Depth Cuts If this check box is checked 20 0 Use Even Depth Cuts Steps 0 1 the operation will perform the cuts defined by the parameters Otherwise only one cut at the Helix Linearization C Linearize Helix Movements final depth will be performed Toolpath Linking By Depth By Contour Max Roughing Steps The maximum cut tha
113. pe Text Milling Parameters Milling Operation Mill Interior Cutter Diameter Stepover Stepdown 2 Depth Settings Retract Height Stepover XY Safe Distance Stock to Leave Start Depth Stock to Leave 2 End Depth Stock to Leave Xv Cancel Use window selection to select the letters to mill This is done by left clicking in the upper left corner of the drawing Now hold the mouse button down and drag the cursor to the lower right corner and release the mouse button Click on the Show Toolpath button Now the generated toolpath will be shown on the drawing Since the toolpath coincides with the contour of the letters it can be difficult to see Now click on the Export Editor button in order to transfer the generated program to the editor With the generated program in the editor it is now possible to backplot it This is done by first selecting the Backplot Menu indicated by A below and then clicking on the 8 1 Backplot Window R icon indicated by the letter B ORA z _ _ CIMCO Edit v6 0 Untitled a CNC Cale Editor NC Functions A T Backplot File Q F G GQ a Close Backplot File Compare Transmission hae XN or GH Solid Model A er ol amp Zoom Regenerate solid 5 Lull Backplot Zoom Zoom _ FitTo Top Front Left View From Measure Rotate Show Toolpath Mode Tool Tool f ISO Milling x Window if Dackplot Setup In Out
114. ppear Letter Milling on the left side of the screen as shown Write the comment LETTER MILLING in the Comment field Now click on the Parameter button Comment and enter the values shown below Now use window selection to select the text you want to mill On the drawing left click one corner hold down the mouse button and drag diagonally When the desired text is framed release the button The frame disappears and the text will have turned yellow to indicate that it has been selected 74 Next click on the Export Editor button and the NC codes for machining the text will be shown in the Editor To verify the generated toolpath we must simulate it using the integrated Graphical Backplot To open the backplot window click on the Backplot tab indicated with letter A and then on the Backplot Window icon indicated with letter B as shown kW GG CIMCO Edit v6 0 Untitled a i Editor NC Functions Backplot File Compare Transmission CNC Calc Window Helpy amp X Backplot File a gt 7 E Solid Mode Fa Pet A A QP ws J70 A Z sismos EOS Backplot YN O Z Z T T Front Left From Measure Rotate 5 Toolpat e 7 T i ae Waa y Backplot Setup gt i aii ISO Milling File F View Toolpath Tool Solid Other la Untitled Drawing Untitled dbx NC Assistant 2 TEXT MILLING CIMCONL23 A ARE N 2 G00 xX 43 451 Y 22 128 Description G00 Z10 000 400 22 0
115. r move 23 G1 Z 110 600 G02 Clockwise arc move 24 G1 X63 000 GO3 Counterclockwise arc move 25 G1 x65 000 G04 Dwell i lt G10 Data setting mode 26 Gl X66 414 Z 109 893 G11 Data setting mode cancel 27 GO Z0 900 G18 ZX plane designation 28 GO X44 734 G20 Inch data input 29 G1 X43 320 20 193 G21 Metric data input G2 Reference point return che 30 G1 Z 29 700 G28 Retum to reference point 31 G1 X47 000 G29 Return from reference point 32 G3 X50 600 Z 31 500 I 0 000 K 1 800 eal all ea 3rd and 4th 33 G1 Z 110 600 ip cutting G32 Thread cutting constant le 34 G1 X55 160 G34 Threading function variabl 35 G1 X57 160 G36 Automatic tool compensati 36 G1 X58 574 Z 109 893 ast eo 2000 m C iv To verify the generated toolpath we must simulate it using the integrated Graphical Backplot To open the backplot window click on the Backplot menu indicated with letter A gt h below and then on the Backplot Window SS icon indicated with letter B as shown above Now a window like the one below will appear 107 Boake Late Tuoi co T FACINIG GO x64 400 zZ9 000 GO Z8 R00 G1 22 60 G1 x 3 000 G1 24 604 G1 Z5 600 GO xX62 400 G1 Z0 200 G1 x 3 60 G1 Z2 200 G1 Z3 200 GO x62 400 G1 zZ0 000 G1 x 3 600 G1 22 000 G1 Z3 000 ROUGHING GO X70 000 Z10 000 GO Z0 900 21 GO X52 574 22 G1 X51 160 Z0 193 23 G1 Z 110 600 24 G1 X63 000 25 G1 X65 000 26 G1 X66 414 Z 109 893 27 GO Z0 900
116. registered trademarks of their respective holders Contacting CIMCO Integration Phone 45 4585 6050 Fax 45 4585 6053 E mail info cimco com Web http www cimco com 2 Table of Contents tke License AT EOT IA LOM sates eoGeGan r N O 2 De MPADIC OL COMCAST NR 4 Da IMPO ane NOCE moraa tinea eae eden ee 6 de 10 5 021 fc are perimetry Vn ena ne mre vn rem oe Ve a T Se OVON ON a S E A N tat eens 8 6L Mouse UICHONS aiir aE E E A ALEE E 9 Te C016 Le San a A a 10 7 1 DS E A EE Sante SEEN E RII E E EE tic ada oa EA E E A NA EE ETAR 10 Tz IVS WW N ucts Seiad sacra EAE IE T AAIE AOA T E aa 10 7 3 SNID aii E A A A alae dalla chialetad 11 7 4 PONS At AS eb A ea ae a a Ae 12 Ted ATES and CALC LS daar een e E AAEE OOE 13 7 6 Patteri eorna an aa a T 15 7 7 En E TEN EA OE EEA ca et vss alee E EE E A T A EEN 15 7 8 MOY esa ana E ea E aN ea 16 T9 Milne Operations osokoen nea e a 18 IO Tumne Operaio ecni a a a asad taciatiraebletiadn egiatee 19 8 INT TUES AEE E A EIE E nia bie wastes tent otis ee a declares AE aksaleas 21 8 1 eas ale 11 emer eee a Nan Er er SU antan enter cenw OenetnmnErer Stee 21 yams 0 1H ofa CNC Ealan eee re resem ee ee eee eer ene cna eA RnE go te 22 9 1 IVa COMO UAL OM aoe AE 22 9 2 WOlOr COMMOULATION coe adsense banda vehsdiaa ian cdewaaddu earths 25 9 3 Other configurations that affect CNC Cal ccccccccccccccssscceeeceeeeeeeeeeeeees 26 10 Tutorial 1 2D Construction Mill 00 ccccccccccs
117. rial 3 NC dbx 7a Description i2 G1 X49 982 213 G3 X47 556 Z 37 584 I 2 191 K0 200 214 G1 Z 37 584 215 G2 X20 068 Z 58 500 111 022 K 22 216 216 G1 Z 58 500 217 G2 X40 235 Z 77 187 124 766 K1 300 21s GO X55 000 219 GO X70 000 220 GO Z10 000 221 FINISH 222 GO X3 443 22 121 223 G1 X 0 800 Z0 000 Eee rn 225 G3 X19 600 Z 0 054 10 000 K 0 400 Tool change with Constant Surf 226 G1 X23 600 Z 1 208 Tool change with Constant RPM 227 G3 X24 000 Z 1 555 I 0 200 K 0 346 Program comment 22s G1 z 20 400 lobe 229 G3 X23 766 Z 20 683 I 0 400 K0 000 G02 Clockwise arc move T1230 G1 X20 351 Z 22 390 G03 Counterclockwise arc move 231 G2 X20 000 Z 22 814 I0 424 K 0 424 pie 232 G1 Z 29 400 ata setting mode G11 Data setting mode cancel 233 G2 X21 200 Z 30 000 10 600 K0 000 G18 ZX plane designation 234 G1 X47 200 G20 Inch data input 235 G3 X50 000 Z 31 400 10 000 K 1 400 G21 Metric data input G2 Reference point return che 236 G1 Z 36 213 G28 Return to reference point 237 G3 X47 333 Z 38 363 I 2 400 K0 000 G29 Return from reference point 238 G2 Z 82 437 110 933 K 22 037 meer prs 3idand 4th 1 939 G3 x50 000 z 84 587 I 1 067 K 2 150 G32 Thread cutting constant le 240 G1 Z 108 400 G34 Threading function variabl 241 G3 X45 200 Z 110 800 I 2 400 KO 000 G36 Automatic tool compensati 242 GO x51 200 zas a iv 116 To verify the generated toolpath we must simulate it using the integrate
118. ribed steps must be performed Select the file type NC Format for our facing example program e g ISO ISO Turning tee Peete te EE Turning Operations Turning as indicated with letter A i Then Select the feature Drilling by clicking on the Drilling icon indicated A by letter B in the Turning Operations toolbar This will open the Drilling dialog to the left of the drawing area Now insert the values shown in the dialog below End Drilling Comment Ramin This comment will be shown in the final NC DRILLING Program It is always good to include a comment in Clearance Height order to distinguish the various operations in the 10 Fetract Height final program Clearance Height Start Depth The position to where the tool is moved before the actual operation and where it will end after the End Depth a LI a 2 zl LI 201x drilling is finished Retract Height The distance from the start of the operation where the feedrate will switch from rapid A New ewa foed Start Depth The depth at which the actual operation is started End Depth The final depth of the operation The Drilling operation is defined by the above parameters after the entry of which the screen will look something like the one shown below The four distances entered are shown as crosses on the drawing File Compare Transmission CNC Calc CIMCO Edit v6 0 125 i x Window Help X
119. selecting A Paste from the Edit menu on the Editor Tab indicated by A in the picture Now the NC program should look like the following screen H W JEE DEI CIMCO Edit v6 0 C CIMCO CIMCOEdit6 Samples CNC Calc v6 Lathe Tutorial 3 NC x x Editor NC Functions Backplot File Compare Transmission CNC Calc Window Helpy amp X l l z f Fi i z Tool ch i 9 x Ld S A iso Tuming P X a F H Q X Del f Find Previous F gt Next Tool change S m dY m OY Find Next J FP Append File Previous Tool change New Open Close Save Save Print Pi i 79 c B Copy Cut Paste Select Undo Redo Find y Go to Line Block v x X As All Insert File xy Replace Number File la File Type la Edit Find CNC Calc V6 Lathe Tutorial 1 cd CNC Calc v6 Lathe Tutorial 3 NC dbx Description 249 G0 X21 348 250 G32 Z 23 000 F3 000 251 GO X34 000 252 GO Z6 000 253 GO X20 752 254 G32 Z 23 000 F3 000 255 GO X34 000 256 GO Z6 000 257 GO X20 752 258 G32 Z 23 000 F3 000 259 GO X34 000 260 GO Z6 000 Cycles Macros 261 DRILLING 262 GO X0 000 Z10 000 Program Start and End lA Tool change with Constant Surf 263 GO 23 000 Tool change with Constant RPM 264 G1 Z 8 000 F200 000 Program comment l265 GO z 3 000 GOO Rapid move GO1 Linear move 266 GO Z 5 000 G02 Clockwise arc move 267 G1 Z 14 000 G03 Counterclockwise arc move 268 GO Z 9 000 G04 Dwell G10 Data setting
120. sssseeeecceceeeesaeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaeeeees 2J PO DPE OESO ic 121 r E TE OTA 28 102 Diaw the Scone iyos a tide Neath sysaahaeas pie tomgtiou teas 30 11 Tutorial 2 CNC toolpaths and Face milling MII ceeseeeeeeeeeees 35 rls P C0 Scan 6 ec I e E A T 36 112 Greationof Facing toolpathiS sccisceeionsecewtenandsiantieae adrenal aeniens 38 11 3 Inserting a Tool with Feed and Speed Calculator eens 4 12 Tutora Contour miline IMI ere OS 43 lie Bere you Sta eurea a E E hata tale teed aghtd 44 122 Creatiomsor Contour toolpathiS scannen n e E E a si 45 12 3 Inserting a Tool with Feed and Speed Calculator eens 50 l3 Tutornal4 Pocket miline IMAM sareren aleve ene E OA 52 Del ABCTORG you sliro n a n T 53 13 2 Creation Ot POCKElLOOI Paths nyeni T E 54 14 Tutorial 5 Backplot in the Editor Mill oo eccccccccccecceeeeeeeececeeeeaaaeeeees 59 Alk BOVO S a a E S 59 tA THe Ar DACKPI O orne E A eee er eeceeences 6l TAs Backplottool seDto aao e E AET EN 62 144 Ba ackplot Stock Sep eenen ENA E 64 15 Tutonalo rile Missense AO N 66 Del BOr VOM SAI eaa A E E EA 66 152 Generate a driik eyel assevaes shat a A ttleceds als dy lal oh eee le doy 67 l6 Tutornal 7 Milling of Letters MIN uena a a a aan 70 lk Beyonsa a a aS A AT 70 17 Tutorial 8 Milling of TrueType Letters Mill 0 ccc cccesseeeeeeeeeeeeees 76 Pls APE TOLC AV OME GLA e E N toutes these radewtat 76 2 POCKET TSTCTS sirener An S AAE ESE 82 18 Tutorial L1 Dr
121. t C Stop if tool holder collision detected Low Quality Fast Medium Quality Tool Library 2 5 High Quality Slow 65 Now everything has been configured and the backplot can be used to verify the operations The screen should now look like the one shown below fe Wo dad CIMCO Edit v6 0 C CIMCO CIMCOEdit6 Samples CNC Calc v6 Tutorial 4 NC ao x Editor NC Functions J Backplot File Compare Transmission CNC Calc Window Helpy amp X SF Backplot File Q Q Q O gt P U P Q O G g 7B solid Model a Q J N Sy v E EK oF SS SE Close Backplot ae j eee pr ens OO e Zoom Regenerate solid k l m Backplot Zoom Zoom FitTo View Top Front Left View From Measure Rotate Show Toolpath Mode Tool Tool ISO Milling Window 7 Backplot Setup Ih Out Window Reset X X Tool Distance View Bounding Box 7 7 Setup 1 Solid Setup File IF View Toolpath Tool Solid Other Ta TRCNC Cale v6 Tutorial 4 NC T1 M06 2000 F800 000 FACING GOO xX 110 000 y 50 000 GOO Z10 000 GOO Z0 100 G01 x90 000 G03 Y 25 000 10 000 312 500 G01 x 90 000 G02 Y0 000 10 000 312 500 G01 x90 000 G03 Y 25 000 10 000 312 500 G01 x 90 000 G02 Y 50 000 10 000 312 500 G01 x90 000 G01 X100 000 G00 zZ10 000 GOO xX 110 000 y 50 000 G00 zZ0 000 G01 x90 000 G03 Y 25 000 10 000 312 500 G01 x 90 000 G02 Y0 000 10 000 312 500 G01 x90 000 G03 Y 25 000 10 000 312
122. t will be taken in a roughing cut Use Even Depth Cuts If this check box 1s checked all the roughing passes will have the same distance If it is left unchecked cuts will be taken at the Max Roughing Steps distance and any rest material will be taken with the last cut Number of Cuts Finish The number of finishing depth cuts in the operation Steps Finish The distance of each finishing pass Linearize Helix Movements Some machines cannot make helix movements and if this check box is checked all helix movements will be converted to lines in the NC operation Linearization Tolerance When the helix is converted to lines this will be the maximum error for the final lines By Depth This is only used if multiple contours are milled in the same operation If selected the cut on each depth will be performed on all contours before any cuts are made at a new depth By Contour If selected one contour will be milled from start to finish before the next contour is worked upon 49 Lead in out tab Configures the way the tool will TT Milling Parameters X eneral Side Cuts De uts Lead In Out approach the contour at the start end of the Beneal Side Cus Depth Cut n Use Lead In Out Parameters roughing and for each finishing pass Lead In Lead Dut Use Line Use Line Line Length Line Length 5 0 5 0 The use of lead in out 1S optional when the Perpendicular Perpendicular O Tangent
123. t the final 20 1 e Use Even Depth Cuts steps 2 depth will be performed 01 Helix Linearization C Linearize Helix Movements D Max Roughing Steps The maximum cut that will be taken in a roughing cut ERE By Depth By Pocket Use Even Depth Cuts If this check box 1s checked all the roughing passes will have the same distance If it is left unchecked cuts will be taken at the Max Roughing Steps distance and any rest material will be taken with the last cut Number of Cuts Finish The number of finishing depth cuts in the operation Steps Finish The distance of each finishing pass Linearize Helix Movements Some machines cannot make helix movements and if this check box is checked all helix movements will be converted to lines in the NC operation Linearization Tolerance When the helix is converted to lines this will be the maximum error for the final lines By Depth This is only used if multiple pockets are milled in the same operation If selected the cut at each depth will be performed on all pockets before any cuts are made at a new depth By Pocket If selected one pocket will be milled from start to finish before the next pocket 1s worked upon Entry strategies Tab Configures how the tool cuts from one Z level to the next Plunge When this is selected the tool will move straight down Ramp With the ramp entry the tool moves down to the Ramp Clearance above th
124. t v6 and open the editor configuration by clicking on the icon indicated by A Go to the Plugins section indicated by B Now ensure that the checkbox Disable CNC Calc indicated by C is unchecked Ca ZES Di CIMCO Edit v6 0 aex Editor NC Functions Backplot File Compare Transmission CNC Calc Window Help 7 Dege Arlt e a Append File Find Next T Previous Tool change Clos ose Save Fe E Prini Co Cut Paste Select Undo Redo Go to Line Block aal REAREA oy i P insert File vada x Sy Replac File Edit Find Plugins Select plugins C Disable Backplot Disable NC Base C Disable advanced simulation M Disable DNC Max client C Disable DNC Serial communication C Disable CNC Cale C Disable File compare C Disable Mazatrol Viewe C Disable advanced NC Functions Configuration password Configuration password Type file path To open a drawing click on CNC Cale indicated by A and then on Open Drawing indicated by B CO z CIMCO Edit v6 0 x emme Sore SEY SJES 20032 BO Atom once Deane E BAACNC Cale sa a Zoom Window X 3 a Ta AD Radius Points QIN Sok Paten Aa sle Pattern ent mmi LS ct HHA ae View Modify D D i Draw Arcs Circles Pattern a0 Milling Operations 37 Select the file CNC Calc Milling Tutorial 1 Look in CNC Cale v2 Drawings a a E gt fa and click Open as avsannaannstnasnnnsnnasnnnannaneney awing cd cdd F
125. ternal Commands Mazatrol Viewer Plugins GMS Global Colors Global Colors Text A Backplot solid verification holder collision Backplot solid verification geometry CNC Cale Background E CNC Cale Grid _ CNC Cale Sub grid CNC Cale Axis I CNC Cale Selected MB CNC Calc Selectable MF CNC Cale CNC Selectable B CNC Cale CNC Contour CNC Cale Element Hit Red Green t Light t To change the color of a CNC Calc element either left click the element in the list to select it and click the select color button Al or you can double click the element in the list The color can then be picked from a standard palette or a custom color can be defined 26 9 3 Other configurations that affect CNC Calc There are a few other configurations in CIMCO Edit v6 that affect CNC Calc Machine type template As has already been mentioned the template used when creating a machine type determines whether the NC code output from CNC Calc is in ISO or Heidenhain conversational NC code Machine under file types In the Machine dialog under File types in the configuration the Comment start Comment end and Decimal point settings are used by CNC Calc when creating NC code 21 10 Tutorial 1 2D Construction Mill l This tutorial demonstrates one of many ways in which the 2 dimensional part above can be drawn in CNC Calc v6 Since the part consists of a number of similar el
126. the cutting speed will be updated to 188 5 Change the RPM to 2000 and the feedrate to 800 Click on Export Clipboard indicated by arrow B Metric ISO Milling Tool Diameter D in mm H Flutes 2 Feed per tooth Sz in mm Cutting Speed V in mm min 190 RPM n 2015 Feedrate F in mm min 306 389 Inches B v eee sees 7 Export Editor Export Clipboard 42 The line for the NC program is now in the clipboard and it is ready for insertion Change the window to that of the NC program and press Ctrl Home to move to the very Start Insert the text from the clipboard either by pressing Ctrl v or selecting Editor in the menu and the F 1 Paste icon from the toolbar The NC program should now look similar to the one below AnI a CIMCO Edit v6 0 Untitled E Editor NC Functions Backplot File Compare Transmission CNC Calc Window Help X p gt Open Drawing A Zoom Out Sa sr S gri 7 e L X O O O n Hien 4 O A A m z in save Zoom All Xram SRW SAKA JASEN a New Z T FA Zoom a Center Two Rectangular Bolt Circular Bolt Text L h G j i gt Drawing ff Setup CNC Calc In a Zoom Window X A a Ta 4 X e0 Radius Points So Hole Pattern Hole Pattern entry a J A a e File View Modify Snap Draw Points Lines Draw Arcs Circles Pattern Text Milling Operations d gt x USXCNC
127. the operation will take Finish Stepdown If Finish Cuts is larger than zero this is the cut that will be taken in each finishing cut Finish Cuts The number of finishing cuts that the operation will perform If the value is left at zero only roughing cuts will be made Strategy Tab Cutting Method The method used to perform the face operation It is possible to select Zigzag Climb or Conventional Move Between Cuts Is only used for the Zigzag Cutting Method since the other methods will move free between cuts Overlap Across The amount that the mill will hang out over the side diagonal to the cutting direction Face Milling Parameters Depths Strategy Strategy Cutting Method Zigzag Move between Cuts High Speed Loops Overlap Across Overlap Along Entry Distance Exit Distance Facing Angle Stepover 30 0 Overlap Along The distance that the tool will move out over the end before the high speed loops are taken 40 Entry Distance The distance that the tool will start out at before the actual cut 1s taken Exit Distance The distance the tool moves out after the final cut is taken Facing Angle The angle at which the operation is performed An angle of zero is along the X axis and an angle of 90 is along the Y axis Now close the parameters dialog with OK and click on Export Editor The following screen should now be displayed
128. to accept 72 Your screen should now look like the following a gps CIMCO Edit v6 0 _ox Editor NC Functions Backplot File Compare Transmission CNC Calc Window Helpy amp X D 3 Open Drawing Azoomot XT YAM AY 11H O aN O Bsc mang E fe Save R Zoom All XPS mew SRI SALA wa a New Zoom Center Two Rectangular Bolt Circular Bolt Te ale ch Drawing Setup CNC Calc n jZoomWindow X 3 of T 4 ex l eF e0 Radius Points i Hole Pattern Hole Pattern Entry a l m al Svea aiic File J l View Modify Snap Points Lines Draw Arcs Circles J l Pattern Text Milling Operations A Untitled Drawing dbx Text Entry z n Start Point x 68 Start Point Y 30 Text Angle 15 Space Between Letters N 6 foe Height 25 Text CIMCO 123 Alignment Machine Zero x Machine Zero Y Machine Zero Z Fi o0 O C Use Y Axis Substitution The drawing now shows the text and its geometry can now be used for generating the toolpaths Select the file type NC Format for B our example letter milling program ISO Miling i e g ISO Milling as indicated with the letter A Milling Operatioms Then Select the feature Letter Milling by clicking on the Mill Letters icon indicated by the letter B in the Milling B Operations toolbar 73 The dialog Letter Milling will a
129. toolpaths directly from the program s geometrical drawings Thereby calculations become more secure and programming becomes much faster compared to doing it manually At the same time you get a big advantage since it is possible to move copy rotate scale and mirror elements with the result of instant NC code generation In the following we assume that the stock used is 60 and that it projects sufficiently from the Chuck Jaws In order to produce the final part we will use the following operations 4 Facing the front of the stock 5 Roughing the part 6 Grooving the areas that could not be handled by the roughing tool 7 Finishing the part 8 Threading the front of the part 9 Drilling the center hole in the part This tutorial demonstrates how the 2 dimensional part shown can form the basis of NC codes for various types of machining Note This tutorial builds upon the result from CNC Calc v6 Tutorial 1 96 19 2 Before you start The first thing to do before drawing a new part is to set the menu parameters Start CIMCO Edit v6 and open the editor configuration by clicking on the icon indicated by A Go to the Plugins section indicated by B Now ensure that the checkbox Disable CNC Calc indicated by C is unchecked fe EE Di CIMCO Edit v6 0 2x Editor NC Functions Backplot File Compare Transmission CNC Calc Window Help 7 EE X A 1 V Q X Del f Find Previous 5 p Next Tool change 2 l Ty t3 Appe
130. trailing zeroes Other coordinates are output rounded to the number of decimals selected above without trailing zeroes Maximum arc output angle Rotary axis This is primarily used in milling and it allows the operator to control the maximum sweep of the arcs Some controllers can not handle arcs with a sweep larger than 180 degrees and here it is possible to ensure that these arcs will not be generated If Y axis substitution is used this field contains the address letter of the axis used in this substitution Rotary axis linearization tolerance When axis substitution is used all Y axis movements are transformed to an axis rotation To control the precision of this transformation the entered linearization tolerance is used 25 The grid settings are Grid size This sets the spacing between main grid points Show sub grid Select this to have a sub grid visible when zoomed in to a degree that shows few main grid points Show origin Select this to have lines along X and Y zero visible 9 2 Color configuration The Color configuration is entered by selecting Global Colors in the configuration tree after entering the configuration and selecting the correct machine type and scrolling down to the CNC Calc colors in the list Setup Global Colors General Editor Printing File types Colors Block numbers Load Save File compare Machine Backplot CNC Calc Tool List Other Global Colors Ex
131. ts center Circle Center nd Radius l l Click on in the toolbar Center Point X ENN Enter Circle Radius 5 Circle Radius Q Activate the snap function circles center points Snap to the center of the left topmost corner arc Left click to add the circle 31 Draw a vertical and horizontal line defined by its end point and length Vertical Line Start Point OF Line points and Z midpoint of lines Start Point Of Line r Activate the snap function circles center Line Length Click on l and enter the following into the dialog Line Length 20 0 Snap to the center of the left topmost corner arc Click to add the vertical line Snap to the midpoint of the topmost horizontal line Click to add a vertical line This will serve as a mirror line for the mirroring of our part about the Y axis Similar to the above draw a horizontal line with length 20 from the same center This time Line Length is set to 20 and next the mirror line is added from the center of the left horizontal line the X axis see picture below Offset a circle Click on tA in the toolbar and enter Offset Distance 7 5 12 5 5 7 5 Click on the circle and select the outermost of the appearing circles 32 Your drawing should now look like the one below Create a fillet between elements Click on in the toolbar Enter Fillet Radius 5 Click on the circle by A and on the line by B 33
132. tside toolpath since the tool will always move in the direction of the selection 115 Click on OK to use the values Click on Show Toolpath and the toolpath will be shown on the drawing Try experimenting with the various parameters and see how they change the generated toolpath Click on Export Clipboard in order to generate the actual program The program is now in the computer s clipboard and is ready to be inserted into the CNC program Change the window to the NC E X Del ti Fil program and move to the very end by E ee m indo Redo Hel AppendFile All PR Insert File Edit pressing Ctrl End Insert the text from the clipboard either by pressing Ctrl v or selecting A Paste icon in the Editor menu on the Edit toolbar indicated by A in the picture Now the NC program should look like the following screen W q CIMCO Edit v6 0 C CIMCO CIMCOEdit6 Samples CNC Calc v6 Lathe Tutorial 3 NC Sere ee Editor NC Functions Backplot File Compare Transmission CNC Calc Window Help X I f Find Previ n Tool ch Ce 05 la Gad em JEET 1 Ox AS chrom tata tie F Append File Find Next t P gt Previous Tool change New Open Close Save re Print gE 75 gt Bd lt J Copy Cut Paste a Undo Redo Find y Go to Line Block X Insert File sxy Replace File Da File Type la Edit Find CNC Calc V6 Lathe Tutorial 1 cd amp CNC Cale v6 Lathe Tuto
133. ttom right 102 19 4 Roughing the part In the following tutorial we will generate a Roughing NC program In order to select the roughing operation the below described steps must be performed Select the file type NC Format for our facing example program e g ISO A Turning as indicated with the letter a ISO Turning z l Eae ieee Turning Operations Then Select the feature Roughing Turning by clicking on the Roughing A Turning icon indicated by the letter B in the Turning Operations toolbar This will open the Roughing Turning dialog to the left of the drawing area Now insert the values shown in the dialog below Roughing Turning Comment ROUGHING Retract Point Z d 10 0 Retract Point 70 0 Start Diameter 60 0 Single Step Comment This comment will be shown in the final NC Program It is always good to include a comment in order to distinguish the various operations in the final program Retract Point Z This is the Z value to where the operation will retract the tool after completion Retract Point X This is the X value to where the operation will retract the tool after completion Start Diameter This is the start diameter of the used stock 103 The roughing operation works on a contour and in order to generate a toolpath we must select that contour This is done by clicking on the contour as indicated by A in the picture below R
134. x 55 758 Y 4 391 G01 X 56 041 Y 3 957 G01 X 56 273 Y 3 649 G01 x 56 454 Y 3 467 G01 X 56 622 Y 3 363 G01 X 56 819 Y 3 288 G01 X 57 043 Y 3 242 5 G01 X 57 295 Y 3 225 G01 X 57 570 3 247 a ee TCC pa id G01 X 57 862 Y 3 318 SB 400 J Tot 227 Toa 1172 a G01 X 58 172 3 439 l 250000 EOS D IW w ww a Aana xr ro ras xr 9 CAND sensed to Frank carson DEMO Key L21050 Col 21 026 bytes INS 12 38 57 PM BORE Sweananuem edn BSESSSRESRRseagags Ww W E S us 82 17 2 Pocket milling letters The toolpath generated from the text looks like a contour operation formed by the outlines of the letters and numbers The area inside these contours inside the letters can be milled as a special pocket milling operation The rest of this tutorial will show you how to do this 1 Return to the drawing by clicking the tab marked A in the Figure below 2 Click on the button New marked B and select the letters for the operation 3 Click on the button Parameters marked C 4 Insert the new parameters as shown below remember to check the checkbox Mill Interior e ah 93 CIMCO Edit v6 0 2x Editor NC Functions Backplot File Compare Transmission CNC Calc Window Help amp X egas lial 2 a TAP CL ORRIN en E A E fel Save amp Zoom All XT we Am J ACA Js gt a New 4 Zoom x Center Two Rectangular Bolt Circular Bolt Text LE Drawing Setup CNC Calc in LA Zoom Window Ke LA
135. y extend the trimmed element to the intersection with the element it is trimmed to Trim Two Elements will trim two elements to each other Select the two elements to be trimmed on the sections to be kept This kind of trimming may extend the trimmed elements to their intersection Fillet Elements creates a fillet between two elements with a fillet radius you select It is optional whether the two elements should also be trimmed to the fillet gt 17 Chamfer Elements creates a chamfer between two elements with a define angle and or distance It is optional whether the two elements should also be trimmed to the chamfer Break Elements will divide an element into two pieces First select the element to be broken into two and then select the point at which it should be divided Join Elements will join two selected elements into one Delete will delete the elements you select They can be restored with the Undo function the icon in the Modify toolbar Delete Duplicates will delete elements that are duplicated in the drawing Offset Elements will offset the elements you select by a specified distance It is optional whether the original element should be kept Mirror Elements will mirror the elements you select along a line selected as the mirror axis Translate Elements will translate the elements you select along a vector defined by selecting two points It is optional whether the original should be kept and it

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