Getting Started SURFCAM

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toolbars. If you select No Text Labels to hide the display of text labels on icons, your change will only affect the toolbar where your pointer was positioned when you right-clicked. Toolbars can also be repositioned. Point to the vertical bar at the left of the toolbar, then drag the toolbar to a new position. To restore toolbars to their original positions, right-click and select Restore Toolbar Defaults. The Main Menu The following table summarizes the eight items on the main menu: Menu Keyboard Shortcut Description File F Performs file operation functions such as opening, saving, and printing. Create C Creates various types of geometric entities such as basic geometry, surfaces, text, dimensions, and vectors. Edit E Modifies geometric entities such as trimming, extending, transforming, and deleting. Display D Changes the display of geometric entities such as sizing, view orientations, and rendering. NC N Performs various milling, turning, wire EDM, and mill/turn functions to generate toolpaths. Analyze Z Displays measurement information about geometric entities such as coordinate location, distance, angle, tangency, and curvature. Tools O Changes the default parameters in SURFCAM such as system units, axis, and the appearance of the SURFCAM window Help none Gives access to online help, multimedia tutorials, and system information The SURFCAM Main Toolbar The buttons on the SURFCAM toolbar provide shortcuts to many commonly used commands. File Display Edit NC Starting at the left, the File buttons are standard Windows® commands for opening, saving, and printing files. These commands are also available on the File menu. Next, the display buttons let you change the display of objects in the graphics screen. These commands are also available on the Display menu. The Delete and Transform buttons let you edit objects in the graphics screen. At the right of the toolbar, the Operations Manager, Toolpath Verification and Backplot buttons let you manage and verify NC toolpaths. 6 | Get Started with SURFCAM
Icon Command Description New Opens a new file Open Save Print Fit Rotate Opens an existing file Saves a file with the current filename. When a file has been modified but not saved, the icon displays a red figure. Prints using the default printer Graphically shrinks or expands elements in the graphics space to fit the screen Graphically rotates elements in the graphics space Zoom in Graphically expands elements in the graphics space to a region defined by a selection box Zoom out Graphically shrinks elements in the graphics space by 10% Pan Last View Next View Repaint Delete Transform Operations Manager Toolpath Verification Backplot Graphically slides elements in the graphics space based on movement of the mouse Displays up to 20 of the most recent screen displays Re-displays up to 20 of the most recent screen displays in reverse of Last View Refreshes/redraws the display in the graphics space Deletes elements, views and layers Moves or copies elements to another coordinate value Manages generated toolpath Launches toolpath verification from outside the operations manager Launches toolpath backplot from outside the operations manager Introduction to SURFCAM | 7
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Page 4 and 5: Step 1: Face the material .........
Page 6 and 7: System Requirements The following o
Page 8 and 9: SURFCAM Help SURFCAM provides onlin
Page 12 and 13: The SURFCAM Status Toolbar The butt
Page 14 and 15: Using SURFCAM SURFCAM is a computer
Page 16 and 17: Use the Open command on the File me
Page 18 and 19: To activate the change, you need to
Page 20 and 21: Managing toolpaths Use the NC Opera
Page 22 and 23: Generating NC code A CNC machine to
Page 24 and 25: Creating and modifying geometry in
Page 26 and 27: Icon Command Description Sketch Poi
Page 28 and 29: Step 1: Draw the part profile The f
Page 30 and 31: 5 Click Keyboard 6 Enter 0.0 for al
Page 32 and 33: 4 Select the bottom line 5 Click in
Page 34 and 35: Trim and fillet the corners of the
Page 36 and 37: 7 Click the Trim button until Trim
Page 38 and 39: 5 Select the beginning element as s
Page 40 and 41: 2 Click Center/Diameter 3 Enter a d
Page 42 and 43: 2 Click Offset 3 Click Change Offse
Page 44 and 45: 9 Click inside the profile to indic
Page 46 and 47: 2 Click Tangent 2 3 Click Change Ra
Page 48 and 49: 9 Select the lower half of the larg
Page 50 and 51: 14 Click Change Radius 15 Change th
Page 52 and 53: 4 Click Center 5 Select the circle
Page 54 and 55: 4 Click Sketch 5 Select the origin
Page 56 and 57: You have now completed drawing the
Page 58 and 59: 4 Click Keyboard 5 Set the dialog a
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Now you need to specify two locatio
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9 Click Fit This project is now com
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SURFCAM 2 Axis Milling SURFCAM’s
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Icon Command Description Material P
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Before you begin Make sure your uni
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By default, Chain is selected on th
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6 Enter 1 for the Tool Number and L
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11 Click Accept 12 On the Main tool
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4 Click Part 6 Click Auto 5 Select
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11 Click the Cut Control tab 12 Set
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Step 3: Drill the holes A single dr
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4 Select one of the drilled holes i
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4 Click Select Tool 5 Select the .5
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11 Click Add After 12 Click Select
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16 Click the Cycle Control tab 17 S
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24 Click the Sorting Control tab 25
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Step 4: Chamfer the edges Chamferin
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5 Click the Cut Control tab 6 Enter
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Step 5: Verify the tool path Verifi
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8 Click Run SURFCAM Verify The Veri
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13 Click Play to start the verifica
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3 Set the dialog as shown and click
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Now the generated code is shown in
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Creating and modifying surfaces in
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For this project you will learn how
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Next you will create a fillet surfa
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12 Click Fillet 13 Change Fillet Ra
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4 Click End Point 5 Select the end
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Step 3: Add the cover Next you will
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You will finish the cover by creati
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5 Select the cover surface and the
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4 On the Edit menu, click Trim/Brea
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10 On the Create menu, click Surfac
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15 Click Yes to create the blend su
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22 Click End Point 23 Select the en
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SURFCAM 3 Axis Milling SURFCAM gene
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Step 1: Rough Surfaces Z Rough remo
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8 Set the Cut Control tab as shown
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12 Open the Operations Manager and
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3 Click Select Tool and choose the
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7 Click Sketch 8 Right-click on the
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Step 3: Finish the lens housing You
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Step 4: Trace the blend fillets You
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Next you will create stock for veri
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7 Click Run SURFCAM Verify Note: To
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