Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM)

Pencil Milling Part 1

September 20, 2013

“Pencil Milling” is the name given to a machining strategy where a small-diameter ball end mill is used to perform finish milling in small nooks and crannies of a complex mold or die. The word …

By wrightj

2 MIN READ

Machining Steep and Non-steep Geometry (Part 2)

September 13, 2013

In my last post, I showed several wrong ways to machine steep and non-steep geometry. In this post, I will show a method that is better.

NX CAM can scrutinize a model and determine…

By wrightj

2 MIN READ

The Future of Design and Manufacturing?

September 9, 2013

Elon Musk and SpaceX believe that there’s a better and faster way to turn ideas in your mind into virtual models and then into real parts. And they’ve integrated various technologies (including NX) i…

By Danny Santoro

< 1 MIN READ

Tool Path Divide

September 4, 2013

If you really want to scare an NC programmer, just show them a deep, narrow cavity on your latest design, and then comment that you must have a mirror-like surface finish at the bottom. …

By wrightj

3 MIN READ

Roughing and Re-roughing

August 30, 2013

In NX CAM we refer to a specific set of machining instructions as an operation. For example, finish-milling a planar face would be one operation. To spotdrill, drill, and bore a hole requ…

By wrightj

3 MIN READ

Learn more about Feature Based Machining with Chad Varney

August 28, 2013

In this session of Chad Varney from Ally PLM we will take a general look at using Feature Based Machining in NX CAM.We will look at some more specific topics when using Feature Based Machining…

By NXManufacturing

< 1 MIN READ

The Virtual Machine eliminates use of CNC machine tools for non-production tasks

August 27, 2013

INDEX Group, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of CNC turning machines, wanted to increase the efficiency of multi-function production center setup, programming, and validation. INDEX implemen…

By Danny Santoro

< 1 MIN READ

The Evolution of Tool Path Design (Part 3)

August 27, 2013

In this post, I will explain the latest tool path innovations for removing large quantities of material.I mentioned in Part 2 that Offset tool paths have problems when the offsets meet at shar…

By wrightj

2 MIN READ

Tech Tip: Simulate any G-code with NX CAM’s Machine Tool Simulation

August 23, 2013

G-code driven machine tool simulation inside NX CAM

Whether you need to simulate G-code that was manually programmed, output from another CAM software system or from NX, you can do it insi…

By NXManufacturing

< 1 MIN READ