CIMCO CNC-Calc 2 Tutorial

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7. CNC-Calc v2 Tutorial 7Pocket MillingWith CNC-Calc v2 you can produce toolpaths directly from a digital drawing, or forimported geometry.Compared to manual programming on the CNC control, this ensures highercalculation precision and much faster programming. Furthermore, the operator isgreatly assisted by the possibility of editing, copying, moving, turning, scaling, andmirroring the geometry, not to mention the fast rendering of the toolpaths.It is possible to generate toolpaths for contour milling, pocket milling with or withoutislands, surface milling, and drilling. These machinings can be laid out with orwithout radius compensation as required. You can generate toolpaths for mill or lathe,in ISO G-code, in Siemens G-code, or in Heidenhain format. User defined macros canbe inserted, e.g. for program start, predefined stops, and/or tool change.The following example shows how the CNC program "Pocket milling" emerges froma 2D drawing of a "pocket" (with an "island").Figure 7.1 Pocket milling exampleFirst, draw the geometry above in CNC-Calc v2 and save it to the folder CADDrawings under the name "Pocket with semi circle island.cdd".1
Before you startWhen a new part is to be machined you must first select the right toolbars from themenu. Start up CIMCO Edit 5 and select Setup – Show Toolbars. Make yourselections by checking the desired toolbars, as shown below. Any selected toolbar canbe un-checked by clicking on it again.Figure 7.2 Selecting toolbars.Notice: This menu can also be reached by right-clicking any toolbar already in view.To open the drawing, either click CNC-Calc – Open Drawing or click thecorresponding icon on the CNC-Calc Tools toolbar.Figure 7.3 Using the menu or icon to open a drawing.2
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