Getting Started SURFCAM

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7 Click the Trim button until Trim 2 displays 8 Select the lines in the order shown below 3 4 5 6 2 7 1 8 32 | Get <strong>Started</strong> with <strong>SURFCAM</strong>
Chamfer the corners of the profile The next step is to add a 0.125 inch chamfer to the corners of the outer profile. To accomplish this a quickly as possible, you will again chain the geometry and apply the chamfer to all corners at once. 1 On the Create menu, click Chamfer 2 Click Change Chamfer 3 Enter 0.125 for the First and Second elements picked and click OK 4 Click Chain Project 1 • Draw a 2D Part | 33
Page 2 and 3: Get Started with SURFCAM Copyright
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 10 and 11: toolbars. If you select No Text Lab
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 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
Page 60 and 61: Now you need to specify two locatio
Page 62 and 63: 9 Click Fit This project is now com
Page 64 and 65: SURFCAM 2 Axis Milling SURFCAM’s
Page 66 and 67: Icon Command Description Material P
Page 68 and 69: Before you begin Make sure your uni
Page 70 and 71: By default, Chain is selected on th
Page 72 and 73: 6 Enter 1 for the Tool Number and L
Page 74 and 75: 11 Click Accept 12 On the Main tool
Page 76 and 77: 4 Click Part 6 Click Auto 5 Select
Page 78 and 79: 11 Click the Cut Control tab 12 Set
Page 80 and 81: Step 3: Drill the holes A single dr
Page 82 and 83: 4 Select one of the drilled holes i
Page 84 and 85: 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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