Simplified
CAM programming for Clay Modelers

Including:

• Overview Design process
• Introduction Clay Milling Interface
• Workflow from CAD to Clay

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Run your CNC machines unsupervised

Including:

• Extract the maximum process capability from your CNC machinery
• Complete toolpath control to optimise part quality and accuracy
• Automatic gouge and collision avoidance for lights-out machining

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Improve part quality with probing

Including:

• Improve workflow
• Integrate inspection with machining
• Anytime cloud collaboration

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Maximising productivity using machine verification and simulation

Including:

• Verification as a key enabler for ‘lights out’ machining
• New automated technology for collision avoidance
• Latest developments for dynamic machine control

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Get the most out of your CNC Machinery with adaptive clearing strategies

Including:

• What is Adaptive Clearance?
• Features, advantages and benefits of Adaptive.
• Getting the best from Adaptive Clearance.

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Surfacing Editing Tools #1

Including:

• Stitching to wireframe
• Stitching to surface edges
• Stitching to surfaces
• Curve matching

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Curve Machining

Including:

• 2D Curve Area Clearance
• 2D Curve Profile
• Chamfer Milling
• Face Milling

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Introduction to Surface Milling #2

Including:

• Combined strategies
• Corner machining
• Swarf Register Now

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Powershape reverse engineering #2

Including:

• Automatic Mesh Segment tool
• Manual Mesh Segment tool
• Automatic Surface Trimming

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Basic customisation

Including:

• Customised toolbars
• Shortcut keys
• Introduction to Macros
• Basic Macro edits

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Introduction to Surface Milling #1;

Including:

• Overview to Different Strategies
• Examples of Simple Surface Milling Techniques
• Introduction to Collision Avoidance: Lead/Lean

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Including:

• Creating surface from a mesh
• Shrink wrap surfaces
• Using the Segmentor

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Including:

• Getting the most from curve projection toolpaths
• Getting the most from surface projection toolpaths

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Including:

• How the Part Library can improve your efficiency
• Using the "Paste Special" wizard to paste items into the document
• Utilizing Add-Ins to intelligently program Part Families

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PowerMill for mould and die - The Key to Optimal Machining Productivity

Including:

• Utilize stock models to reduce cycle time.
• Quick 3 to 3+2 with Dynamic Machine Control.
• Feed your machine the right amount of points.

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Associative sketches

Including:

• Basic use of constraints such as Parallel, Coplanar, Tangent, Perpendicular while using Associative sketch mode.
• Incorporating Parameters and dimensions within an associative sketch

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Projection strategies for line, point and plane

Including:

• A detailed insight into parameters controlling the use of Plane, Line & Point projection toolpaths.
• Strategy, projection direction, axis limits and tool axis control will be covered in this session.

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Multi-task machining - create milled and turned features on the same component

Including:

• Turn/mill programming
• Multi-spindle programming
• Multi-turret programming
• Process synchronization

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What’s new in PowerShape 2018

Including:

• New ribbon interface
• Mesh modelling enhancements
• Sketch using parameters

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What’s new in PowerMill 2018

Including:

• Ribbon interface
• Dynamic machine control in region
• Improved stock simulation

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What’s new in FeatureCAM 2018

Including:

• Automatic 3+2 positioning
• Automatic angle for parallel finishing
• New ribbon interface

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Model analysis tools

Including:

• Surface inspection
• Model comparison tools
• Smoothness, Undercut & Accessibility shading

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Machine axis control (Orientation Vectors)

Including:

• Controlling an asymmetric head (head/head/Gantry type configuration).
• Polar milling Using the C-axis rotation of the machine

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Post processor editing - 5 simple changes you can make yourself

Including:

• Add a tool list to NC code
• Change radii to R rather than I J K values
• Add info to header of NC Code

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Core / Cavity separations techniques

Including:

• Using solids to split parts
• Visible and invisible methods
• Solid continuous regions
• Die wizard
• Interactive wizard

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Flowline Finishing and Profile Finishing

Including:

Flowline Finishing

• Creating curves
• Creating intermediate curves

Profile Finishing

• Inside / outside edges
• Base positions
• Multiple cuts.

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Machining Configurations - how to use them to change starting defaults

Including:

• Bulk edit – don’t edit ~50 separate hole features!
• Multiple fixture documents – make more than one part at a time

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Re-Engineering – Creating primitives from points, clouds & meshes

Including:

• Automatic Mesh Segmentation to create primitives
• Manual Mesh Segmentation to create primitives
• Using the Primitives from Points tool
• Creating primitives with relationships to other objects

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Getting the best from model area clearance

Including:

• Stepover control, getting an efficient toolpath – Spiral, remove cusps etc.
• Raceline smoothing
• Tool type – Form tool V’s Tip Radius
• Step cutting, ‘rest machine as you go…’
• Unsafe segment removal
• Automatic verification

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5 tips based on commonly asked questions

Including:

• The materials list – how to reduce your list to relevant grades
• Favourites toolbar – create your own toolbar with your most frequently used commands
• Form tools – use a form tool to get around tool type restrictions
• Engraving – how to create single line engraving from modelled text
• Solid modelling – quickly remove unwanted features

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