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How to add right angle heads to your machines in NX CAM

May 15, 2014

 
Machine definition gets tricky when optional devices like right-angle heads change the kinematic structure of the machine. This Tech Tip shows you how to do it.

the example machin…

By DerekHart
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Take a big-picture look at the CAD/CAM/CNC process chain

Take a big-picture look at the CAD/CAM/CNC process chain

May 15, 2014

The Part Manufacturing Solution describes the process components in the context of the overal solution process and data backbone, spanning the planning, engineering, and production functions of part …

By DerekHart
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Nest flat patterns of NX sheet metal assemblies with Sigma Nest

Nest flat patterns of NX sheet metal assemblies with Sigma Nest

May 1, 2014

NX and Solid Edge include very powerful sheet metal design capabilities and figure as an important part of the engineering solution for sheet metal fabricators. Nesting and fabrication applications a…

By DerekHart
< 1 MIN READ

Paper Dreams – replacing paper and glue with carbon and software

April 18, 2014

Paper or Plastic (er.. carbon composite) ??

For Mechanical Engineering student Paul Bischof, a dream came true; he turned his hobby into a profession, replaced paper and glue with carbon…

By DerekHart
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How to create VoluMill roughing patterns with NX CAM

How to create VoluMill roughing patterns with NX CAM

March 12, 2014

 
Celeritive’s VoluMill pattern is a patented approach to high speed roughing that is well-suited to hard materials. See how easy it is to use the VoluMill plug-in for NX CAM and create these …

By DerekHart
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How to smooth out high speed machine motion with NX CAM

How to smooth out high speed machine motion with NX CAM

March 12, 2014

 
Is your high speed machine suffering from fitful accel/decel as it process rapid traverse motions? If you isolate Z-travel as part of G0 rapid processing in order to “decend last” or “lift f…

By DerekHart
< 1 MIN READ
Why CAD/CAM Integration Matters

Why CAD/CAM Integration Matters

February 24, 2014

Change is unavoidable
Manufacturers are famously conservative. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. They’ll put up with workarounds if it means minimizing change – minimizing risks to their production….

By DerekHart
3 MIN READ

G71 Lathe Roughing Cycle

February 18, 2014

I recently received a request to demonstrate how to create a G70/71 lathe roughing cycle in our Post Builder product.  Our CAM Development team created CYCLE95 (lathe roughing for Siemens contro…

By wrightj
2 MIN READ
Create associative manufacturing models in NX CAM with Part Modules

Create associative manufacturing models in NX CAM with Part Modules

February 5, 2014

NX provides the CAD/CAM integration needed to build fully associative manufacturing models, including in-process models and fixtures. One way to build these associative setups in a single part f…

By DerekHart
< 1 MIN READ