Solid Machinist.pdf

EdgeCAM Solid Machinist

Requires EdgeCAM Solid Machinist licence

EdgeCAM Solid Machinist provides the ability to directly load and machine solid models without the need

for translation. Solid Machinist supports both prismatic and surface milling including multi - plane.

You can machine the solid directly, or you can create 'features' from the solid, and machine these.

Associativity with the model is retained, and a Reload command is available from the Solids menu or

toolbar which allows you to reload an updated model into EdgeCAM. EdgeCAM will automatically

regenerate the features to reflect the changes in the design model.

Additional geometry can be created around the solid model for manufacturing purposes by using standard

EdgeCAM design tools.

Creating Geometry from Solids

Use Solids menu Geometry to create EdgeCAM entities from solid geometry.

EdgeCAM Solid Machinist provides the ability to directly load and machine solid models without the need

for translation. Solid Machinist supports both prismatic and surface milling including multi - plane.

You can machine the solid directly, or you can create 'features' from the solid, and machine these.

Associativity with the model is retained, and a Reload command is available from the Solids menu or

toolbar which allows you to reload an updated model into EdgeCAM. EdgeCAM will automatically

regenerate the features to reflect the changes in the design model.

Additional geometry can be created around the solid model for manufacturing purposes by using standard

EdgeCAM design tools.

EdgeCAM Solid Machinist

Requires EdgeCAM Solid Machinist licence

Here are details on the command and its dialog settings (you can also access this help by clicking the Help

button in the dialog):

Launching EdgeCAM from CAD

Requires EdgeCAM Solid Machinist licence

EdgeCAM Solid Machinist provides the ability to directly load and machine solid models without the need

for translation. Solid Machinist supports both prismatic and surface milling including multi - plane.

Clicking this button saves the CAD model to disk, then loads the model into EdgeCAM.

You can machine the solid directly, or you can create 'features' from the solid, and machine these.

Associativity with the model is retained, and a Reload command is available from the Solids menu or

toolbar which allows you to reload an updated model into EdgeCAM. EdgeCAM will automatically

regenerate the features to reflect the changes in the design model.

Additional geometry can be created around the solid model for manufacturing purposes by using standard

EdgeCAM design tools.

( Note that you are only prompted for a file name for models that are not yet saved, otherwise the

save is automatic.)

This method can transfer more data from the model to EdgeCAM, such as hole threading data

and CPL data. (This information is transferred via a separate XML file, and is not available from

the saved model file.)

Reloading

After making changes to the model in the CAD system, you can bring EdgeCAM up to date by

re-using the Export to EdgeCAM button with the model still open in EdgeCAM. Again this

transfers more data, via the XML file, over and above the other reload methods.

Using the launch option without EdgeCAM installed

You might want to distribute solid files for later use in EdgeCAM from a machine that does not

itself have EdgeCAM installed.

In this case you can still use the Export to EdgeCAM button - just make sure you distribute the

saved XML file, along with the CAD model file. If these two files are copied into the same

folder, EdgeCAM will read the extra information from the XML file when you open the solid

file.

The XML file has the same name as the CAD model file, with '.XML' appended.

Note that this does not apply to the EdgeCAM Part Modeler CAD package, which does not save

an XML file.

Installing the launch option

You can install the launch option using the EdgeCAM installation CD (when installing

EdgeCAM or subsequently).

Alternatively you can download the installer from www.edgecam.com. (The Web site may be

more up to date and support additional systems over the CD.)

You are individually prompted for installing into the CAD systems found on your PC.

These systems are supported:

· EdgeCAM Part Modeler*

· SolidWorks

· Autodesk Inventor

· Solid Edge

EdgeCAM Solid Machinist

Some CAD systems (see below) feature an Export to EdgeCAM button.

EdgeCAM Solid Machinist

*In EdgeCAM Part Modeler the option is standard; no installation is needed.

For an up to date list of supported CAD system versions, see the What's New help.

Requires EdgeCAM Solid Machinist licence

EdgeCAM Solid Machinist provides the ability to directly load and machine solid models without the need

for translation. Solid Machinist supports both prismatic and surface milling including multi - plane.

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You can machine the solid directly, or you can create 'features' from the solid, and machine these.

Associativity with the model is retained, and a Reload command is available from the Solids menu or

toolbar which allows you to reload an updated model into EdgeCAM. EdgeCAM will automatically

regenerate the features to reflect the changes in the design model.

Additional geometry can be created around the solid model for manufacturing purposes by using standard

EdgeCAM design tools.

Transfer of CAD System Data to EdgeCAM

Importing CAD Thread Data

Transfer of CAD System Data to EdgeCAM

Requires EdgeCAM Solid Machinist licence

EdgeCAM Solid Machinist provides the ability to directly load and machine solid models without the need

for translation. Solid Machinist supports both prismatic and surface milling including multi - plane.

You can machine the solid directly, or you can create 'features' from the solid, and machine these.

Associativity with the model is retained, and a Reload command is available from the Solids menu or

toolbar which allows you to reload an updated model into EdgeCAM. EdgeCAM will automatically

regenerate the features to reflect the changes in the design model.

Additional geometry can be created around the solid model for manufacturing purposes by using standard

EdgeCAM design tools.

Work Planes - see below.

Sketch Planes - EdgeCAM generates CPLs normal to these sketch planes.

Note that this data is transferred via an XML file created in the same folder as the CAD model

(except from EdgeCAM Part Modeler). The information is in addition to 'standard' information

such as thread data.

The options are in Options menu Preferences dialog Solids tab. For more details click the

dialog's Help button, or click here.

CPLs from Work Planes

EdgeCAM CPLs from Work Planes are not associative to the CAD model, so if a work plane

changes in the CAD system a new EdgeCAM CPL is generated; the original CPL is not

modified.

Where possible, EdgeCAM will use the same identification names as the CAD system. However

these are truncated to 20 characters so we recommend you use names shorter than this.

If a CPL name already exists a new name is generated with a .1, .2 etc suffix.

EdgeCAM CPL names are optionally prefixed with 'WP_' or 'SP_'. This groups the CPLs in the

listing for easy identification.

EdgeCAM Solid Machinist

Over a CAD link there are options for importing:

Coordinate System Planes - SolidWorks and Solid Edge only.

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