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CAMWORKS MANUAL BASED ON VTU SYLLABUS

Table of content:
1) Manual Part programming of Milling and turning with
canned cycles.
2) CNC part programming using CAM packages.
Examples of Turning and Milling Operations
Example No. 01 MILLING

Write a manual part program for the part given.

90

[30,60] [60,60]

R 15

90
[30,30] [60,30]
+Y
[X0,Y0,Z0]
+X
-z

N010 G91 G28 X0 Y0 Z0


N020 M06 T01
N030 M03 S1200 G90
N500 G41
N200 G00 Z60
N050 G00 X0 Y0 Z40
N060 G00 X30 Y30 Z20
N070 G01 X30 Y30 Z15 F40
N080 G01 X60 Y30
N090 G01 X60 Y60
N100 G01 X30 Y60
N110 G01 X30 Y30
N120 G01 X60 Y60
N130 G02 X60 Y30 R15
N140 G01 X30 Y60
N150 G03 X30 Y30 R15
N300 G00 Z60
N160 G00 X0 Y0
N170 G91 G28 X0 Y0 Z0
N180 M05
N190 M30
GETTING STARTED:

1. Open a new template. ( Predator CNC Editor)


Click new (a blank screen will appear). (See fig.1)
Left click on the dropdown menu and select Default

Fig-1

2. Type the part program. (See fig.2)

Fig.2

3. Saving the Part program. (See fig.3)


File-save as,
Save the program as .JOB format (under save as type select “all files (*.*), and under file
name “type filename. JOB”) (See fig.4)
Fig .3

Fig.4

4. Simulation (Open Predator Virtual CNC) (See fig.5)


Fig .5

5. Open the saved program


Click on open icon (See Fig.6)
Select the Saved Program and click Open (See Fig. 6a)

Fig.6
Fig.6a

6. Job Properties
once the program is opened a pop-up window will open (See fig.7)
NOTE: Verify the path of the program (NC Prog tab)
Click on SCAN CNC FILE icon to read the program.
Click on Stock Tab to define the Shape, dimension, origin of the stock (See fig.7a)
Click on the tool tab to define the tool (See fig.7b,7c,7d)
Once job properties are defined click OK

Fig.7
Fig.7a
Fig.7b

Fig. 7c Fig.7d

7. Simulating the program.


After defining the job properties, a pop up window will open with the stock. (See fig.8)
Select the animation speed, tool & visibility, stop control etc. (See fig.8a)
click the Play icon to run the simulation (See fig.8b)

Fig.8
Fig.8a

Fig.8b

Example No. 02 MILLING

Write a manual part program for the part given

100

R35
[50,85]

[85,50]
[35,50]
100

[65,50]
[51,50]

+Y
[50,15]
[X0,Y0,Z0]
+X
-z
N010 G91 G28 X0 Y0 Z0
N020 M06 T01
N030 M03 S1200 G90
N040 G00 X0 Y0 Z22
N050 G00 X15 Y50 Z20
N060 G01 X15 Y50 Z15 F50
N070 G01 X85 Y50
N080 G02 X50 Y15 R45
N090 G01 X50 Y85
N100 G03 X15 Y50 R45
N110 G01 X50 Y15
N120 G00 Z20
N130 G00 X85 Y50
N140 G01 Z15 F50
N150 G01 X50 Y85
N160 G00 Z25
N170 G00 X35 Y50
N180 G01 Z15 F40
N190 G02 X65 Y50 R15
N200 G02 X35 Y50 R15
N210 G00 Z25
N220 G91 G28 X0 Y0 Z0
N230 M05
N240 M30
( please follow the steps as explained in ex-1)
Example No. 03 MILLING (CANNED CYCLE IN MILLIG, G83 PECK DRILLING
CYCLE)
20

50
10

20
50
O

+Y
15

[X0,Y0,Z0]

-z +X

N010 G91 G28 X0 Y0 Z0


N020 M06 T01
N030 M03 S1200 G90
N300 G00 Z40
N040 G00 X15 Y15 Z2
N050 G83 G99 X15 Y15 Z-25 Q2 R2 F100
N060 G00 X35 Y15 Z2
N070 G83 G99 X35 Y15 Z-25 Q2 R2 F100
N080 G00 X35 Y35 Z2
N090 G83 G99 X35 Y35 Z-25 Q2 R2 F100
N100 G00 X15 Y35 Z2
N110 G83 G99 X15 Y35 Z-25 Q2 R2 F100
N120 G91 G28 X0 Y0 Z0
N130 M05
N140 M30
( please follow the steps as explained in ex-1)

While defining the tool, select the


DRILL tool under the tool type.

Example No. 01 Turning

Write a manual part program for the part given.

N010 G21 G40 G98


N020 G28 U0 W0
N030 M06 T0101
N040 M03 S1500
N050 G00 X22 Z1
N060 G94 X-1 Z-1 F60
N070 Z-2
N080 Z-3
N090 Z-4
N100 Z-5
N110 G00 Z5
N120 G28 U0 W0
N130 M06 T0202
N140 M03 S800
N150 G00 X21 Z-50
N160 G01 X-2 Z-50 F30
N170 G00 X21
N180 G28 U0 W0
N190 M05
N200 M30

Getting started:

1. Open a new template.


Select “Lathe_MM” template (See fig.9).
Write the part program.

Fig.9

2. Saving the program


save the program with .job extension. (As explained in milling)
3. Open “Predator Virtual CNC”
(The procedure for opening the program is the same as milling)

4. Defining the job properties (Stock) (See fig.10)


a) define the length and diameter of the stock (See fig.10a)

fig.10

fig.10a
b) Select the tool and tool type (See Fig.11)
fig.11
5. Click OK once the job parameters are defined

6. Simulation
Note: Same as explained in milling.
Few additional features are available in turning (See fig.12)

fig.12
Simulation.

Example No. 02 Turning

Write a manual part program for the part given.


DRG. NO - 02
G94 - STEP FACING CYCLE

20
10
Æ Æ

3 50 5

N010 G21 G40 G98


N020 G28 U0 W0
N030 M06 T0404
N040 M03 S1500
N050 G00 X22 Z1
N060 G94 X10 Z-1 F60
N070 Z-2
N080 Z-3
N090 Z-4
N100 Z-5
N110 G00 Z5
N120 G28 U0 W0
N130 M06 T0202
N140 M03 S800
N150 G00 X21 Z-55
N160 G01 X-2 Z-55 F30
N170 G00 X21
N180 G28 U0 W0
N190 M05
N200 M30

Example No. 03 Turning

Write a manual part program for the part given.


N010 G21 G40 G98
N020 G28 U0 W0
N030 M06 T0404
N040 M03 S1200
N050 G00 X21 Z1
N060 G90 X20 Z-30 F60
N070 X19
N080 X18
N090 X17
N100 X16
N110 X15
N120 X14
N130 X13
N140 X12
N150 X11
N160 X10
N170 G28 U0 W0
N180 M05
N190 M30

Example No. 04 Turning

Write a manual part program for the part given.


N010 G21 G40 G98
N020 G28 U0 W0
N030 M06 T0404
N040 M03 S1200
N050 G00 X21 Z1
N060 G90 X20 Z-10 F60
N070 X19
N080 X18
N090 X17
N100 X16
N110 X15
N120 X14
N130 X13
N140 X12
N150 X11
N160 X10
N170 G00X21 Z-10
N180 G90 X20 Z-20
N190 X19
N200 X18
N210 X17
N220 X16
N230 X15
N240 G28 U0 W0
N250 M05
N260 M30
Example No. 05 Turning

Write a manual part program for the part given


N010 G21 G40 G98
N020 G28 U0 W0
N030 M06 T0404
N040 M03 S1200
N050 G00 X31 Z1
N060 G00 Z1
N070 G71 U0.5 R1
N080 G71 P90 Q150 U0.1 W0.1 F50
N090 G01 X0 F50
N100 Z0
N110 G03 X10 Z-5 R5
N120 G01 Z-15
N130 X20 Z-25
N140 G01 Z-35
N150 G02 X30 Z-40 R5
N160 G70 P90 Q150
N170 G28 U0 W0
N180 M05
N190 M30

CNC part programming using CAM packages


Milling:
Example No. 01 Milling

Generate a part program for the given part.

(Part is shown for example only)

1) Open a SolidWorks.
Using SolidWorks Create the given part. (See fig.13)

Fig.13
2) Go to Options and ADD-IN CAMWORKS from the list. (See fig.14)
Once CAMWorks is added 2 more tabs will appear on (See fig.14a)

Fig.14a
Click on the CAMWorks tab, these
icons will be displayed.

Fig.14

3) Click on the CAMWorks Feature Manager


Define the Machine,
Double-click on the Example mill-mm, select the machine, and select the post processor
(See fig.15)
Define the stock size
Double-click on the Stock manager, and give the blank dimensions (see fig.15a)
(NOTE: The machines shown here may not be the same for customers)

Fig.15

Fig.15a
CAMWorks toolbar
4) Click Extract Machinable Features , Machinable features will be recognized (See fig.16)

Click Generate Operation Plan, The operation plan will be generated (fig.16a)
Click Generate tool path, The tool path will be generated for operation (fig.16b)
Click on simulate tool path, to view the simulation (Fig.16c)

Fig16
Fig.16a
Fig.16b

5) Click on Post Process tab to generate G & M codes ,a pop-up window will appear and select the
place where the program is to be saved , Fig.16c
click SAVE, another pop-up window will appear , click
on generate tab to generate the Program( see Fig.17)
Click on the play icon to run the simulation
Fig. 17

FOLLOW THE SAME PROCEDURE FOR TURNING EXCEPT FOR DEFINING THE MACHINE AND STOCK

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