GibbsNews Summer 2010 Issue

GibbsNews
VOLUME XXI • ISSUE III
SUMMER 2010
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CUSTOMER SHOWCASE
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UPCOMING
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Greetings from Gibbs, and from the Cimatron Group
BY BILL GIBBS, FOUNDER & PRESIDENT, GIBBS & ASSOCIATES
It’s hard to believe that it’s
almost time for the 2010 IMTS
show (Chicago, September
13-18). Since most of you cut
metal for a living, it is very
possible that machine tool
shows are not as big a deal for you as they are for me.
I get to look forward to occupying a booth near our
competitors where we try to out-hustle them at
attracting new prospects to take a look at our fine
CAM products. Then there is “the Press” who stop by
to ask about the future of CAM and “what’s new” in
GibbsCAM. But the high point of the show experience
is when existing customers drop in and say “hi”.
Really. It is a treat to meet and chat with those of you
who have the time.
Our booth is continually staffed with people who are
experts in GibbsCAM. As we do at all shows, we are
inviting our customers to stop in our booth (E-3810)
for a bit of concentrated training/tech support at no
charge. Bring your questions and drop in for some
one-on-one assistance, or ask for a preview of
GibbsCAM 2011, our next major release. Or just drop
in to say “hi”. Or any combination. It’s your choice.
We are sharing our larger booth space this year with
the CimatronE product. Both GibbsCAM and
CimatronE are CAD/CAM products that are part of the
Cimatron Group. CimatronE is excellent at Mold &
Die, with integrated design and CNC manufacturing.
GibbsCAM is excellent at production CNC part
programming for a wide range of machine types,
handling parts from a wide range of CAD systems.
Between the two of us there isn’t much we cannot
provide a solution for.
I look forward to seeing you in Chicago.
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This article expands on a few gaps in last newsletter’s Update, which focused on “Development Futures” – GibbsCAM
features that are nearing completion of the Research and Development phase.
Of course, when we say “gaps” we mean it in the literal sense — Holes.
Boring, you say? Why yes. But also reaming, drilling, tapping, and so forth.
The Hole Truth
Various CAD and CAM systems treat holes in various ways, ranging from the very simplest (subtracted cylinders) to the most
powerful (dozens of exotic hole types, each with its own special attributes and parameters).
GibbsCAM prides itself on being both simple and powerful. Our goal for the future is to make it even simpler where possible
and even more powerful where useful.
Let’s start with the simplest enhancements and work towards the most powerful.
Simple
Once more, from the end.
When you’re making multiple
passes over dozens or hundreds of
holes, you want to minimize
unnecessary moves. A simple
checkbox will now allow you to
reverse the machining order
Pick me! It should be easy to tell GibbsCAM to find and select holes that meet your criteria. Five new hole-selection options
will make it simpler:
• Select Face Holes AFR – Runs Automatic Feature Recognition to recognize and select all candidate holes touching
the face(s) you specify.
• Select CS Holes AFR – Runs AFR to recognize and select all candidate holes aligned with the coordinate system
you specify.
• Select Face Hole Features –Selects all existing Hole Features touching the face(s) you specify.
• Select CS Hole Features – Selects all existing Hole Features aligned with the coordinate system you specify.
• Select Hole Features From Faces – Selects all existing Hole Features containing the face(s) you specify.
(Although the last newsletter showed these as Plug-In options, they will very likely move to more appropriate locations in
the future, such as options under Edit and right-mouse context menus.)
Simple and Powerful
Sorceror’s apprentice. If you like the idea of a Hole Wizard but dislike having it pester you for details, then Hole
Manager’s new Auto Wizard is for you. For people who set their AutoWiz preferences to fully automatic, a simple three-click
sequence will recognize and group hundreds of holes and generate operations for them all:
1.Run AFR (or Load for models with existing features) will recognize/create/load all Hole Features in accordance with your preferred data and option settings, instead of asking you for manual intervention. You can even run AFR on multiple solids at the same time.
2.Auto Group will create all groups in accordance with your preferred grouping parameters.
3.Hole Wiz lets you select all groups and will automatically create all necessary tools on the fly to build all processes and operations.
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Featuring holes from SolidWorks. Feature recognition and preservation will reach new heights (or, in the case of Hole
Features, new depths) when you transfer SolidWorks models to GibbsCAM:
• The model’s attributes are read, recognized and preserved as attributes in the GibbsCAM part.
• The SolidWorks-assigned colors are preserved as CAD Colors in the GibbsCAM part.
• The model’s hole features are interpreted as Hole Features in the GibbsCAM part.
Powerful: Custom Drill Cycles
For GibbsCAM users with advanced
wizarding talents, this enhancement
will confer ultimate power. For the
rest of us, results can range from
super-amazing to ho-hum, depending
on how much effort has gone into the
wizard craft. Here’s how it works.
The Wizardry behind the curtain.
This part is for very advanced users only.
You will need to be thoroughly familiar
with writing macros, and you will need
to create a custom MDD. Don’t allow
your creation to fall into the hands of end users without having done extensive testing of all its pieces in a safe environment.
Step 1: Create macros and dialogs to perform whatever task or tasks you want your end users to be able to accomplish
within the Holes process. For example, a fairly simple set of Variable Peck macros might have a dialog that prompts the end
user to specify either a set number of pecks or a peck depth, and then calculates values to pass to a toolpath-generation
macro. A more complex macro might look at the currently active material and tool diameter and branch appropriately to
retrieve Excel spreadsheet data for feedrate, dwells, and spindle speeds. The macro also knows the depth of each hole
selected, so the resulting cycle could have a different number of pecks for each hole – it all depends on how your macro uses
the data to calculate the toolpath. A macro can do anything you program it to do.
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Step 2: Gather all files needed by your macros – these might include *.mac, *.dlg, *.xls, and *.bmp files – into one folder.
It’s good practice to name the folder something that conveys both the MDD the macros expect and also the macros’ nature.
A good example of such a folder name would be VMill3a_CustomDrillCycles. Note that custom drilling cycles can be added
to Lathes as well as Mills.
Step 3a: Use Machine Manager to create a new MDD of corresponding type (such as 3-Axis Mill) and corresponding
filename (in this case, VMill3a_CustomDrillCycles.mdd). For the MDD’s menu name, provide something appropriate for the
end user (e.g., “3Axis Mill - Custom Drilling Cycles”).
Step 3b: Click the Machining Prefs tab and, in the Extended Drill Cycles area, click Add. Then, choose one of the Custom
options and provide a name for your custom drill cycle – in this case, “Mike Cycle 2”.
Step 3c. Repeat step 3b as needed, for up to eight custom drill cycles. When you are done, save the MDD.
Waving the wand. This part is for ordinary end users who are the beneficiaries of the preceding wizardry.
Step 1: Open a part you want to machine. If necessary, use the Document Control Dialog (DCD) to point at the appropriate
machine type – in this case, “3Axis Mill - Custom Drilling Cycles”.
Step 2. In the Holes process, Drill tab, under Entry/Exit
Cycle, choose the final option button to open the
pull-down menu. Select one of the custom drill cycles
that appear towards the end of the list – in this case,
“Mike Cycle 1”.
Step 3. Click the User Cycle Data button. This invokes
the macro corresponding to the selected pull-down
option.
What happens after that depends on the functionality
programmed into the macro. The glory or blame belongs
to the person who created it.
All of these Hole Features – and other upcoming
GibbsCAM 2011 features – will be previewed at our IMTS
booth, E-3810. Drop in for a deep dive if you can.
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GibbsCAM Demonstrated at Haas
Demo Days
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Gibbs has maintained an excellent partnering relationship with
many of the world’s foremost machine tool manufacturers,
including Doosan, Haas, Mazak, Mori Seiki, Nakamura Tome,
Tornos and Wilemin. Industry pundits claim that Haas
manufactures the largest number of CNC machines in the world.
Gibbs was excited to have been invited to participate in
numerous Haas Factory Outlets (HFOs) Demo Days around the
United States on June 2nd to demonstrate how GibbsCAM can
optimize the programming and efficiency of Haas CNC machines.
Demo sites included:
• HFO Little Rock in Little Rock, AR
• HFO Kansas City in Kansas City, KS
• Ellison Machinery in Tempe, AZ
• HFO Greensboro in Colfax, NC
• HFO Torrance in Torrance, CA
• HFO Rochester in Fairport, NY
• Selway Machine Tool Company in Union City, CA
• Timco Machine Tools, Inc. in Broken Arrow, OK
• HFO Trident in Windsor, CT
• HFO Nashville in Nashville, TN
• King Machine, Inc. in Meridian, ID
• Champions Machine Tool in Austin, TX
• HFO Chicago in Chicago, IL
• Champions Machine Tool in Houston, TX
• HFO Midwest in Indianapolis, IN
• Gosiger, Inc. in Brookfield, WI
“I’ve known Haas since before they made CNC machines,” said Bill Gibbs, Gibbs and Associates company founder and
president. “Gibbs has been supporting Haas customers, and Haas corporate as a customer, ever since. It’s rather amazing
what Haas has grown into today, simply the leading manufacturer of CNC machines in the world. We at Gibbs are proud to
maintain our support of Haas by participating in their Demo Days events.”
Live demonstrations of GibbsCAM 2010 showcased how easy it is to create efficient CNC programs for Haas machine tools.
The GibbsCAM Advanced 3D High Speed Machining (HSM) and 5-Axis modules were featured, together with post-processors
that support all Haas machine tools. Additional GibbsCAM options were demonstrated, including GibbsCAM TMS
(Tombstone Management System), which was originally developed to support Haas’ internal tombstone programming
needs with an efficient layout and programming method for tombstone-fixtured parts.
The Advanced 3D HSM module comprises multiple machining methods specifically developed for multi-surface hard milling
and high speed machining in SolidSurfacer®. This feature provides high quality surface finishes that reduce or eliminate the
need for polishing. The various machining styles are useful for multiple applications and offer smooth entries, exits and
cutting motions, with steep or shallow angle limits, rest machining, tool-holder collision checking, and options for changing
cutting style. These styles include Contour, Constant Stepover Cut, Flats Cut, Lace Cut, Intersections, Automatic Core
Detection, and enhanced Pocketing routines.
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The GibbsCAM 5-Axis module provides multi-surface 5-axis roughing and finishing; multi-surface, 5-axis, flow-line machining;
surface edge 5-axis swarf cutting (typically for trimming vacuum-formed parts); adaptable interface, based upon part-type
strategy, which shows only what is needed; advanced gouge checking to ensure safe cuts even in most complex operations;
complete control of entry, exit, cut-to-cut and between-cut motion; 5-axis depth cuts machining; and integration with the
GibbsCAM Machine Simulation module for complete toolpath verification and simulation of all of the machine’s moving
components. Attendees were impressed how GibbsCAM and NC programming productivity go hand in hand.
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Multitasking Software Turns a Profit
Chuck Paul is an optimist who believes hard work
will keep operations running through the worst business
cycles. He founded Paul Precision Machine (Tulsa, OK) with a
conventional lathe and a conventional mill in his garage in
1978. Three years later he purchased a 4000 ft2 (372-m2)
building, and in 1988 he moved into his current 18,000 ft2
(1672-m2) facility.
In the best of times, he employed over a dozen workers.
“In the worst, 1983,” Paul admits, “the shop was
reduced to another machinist and me.” Today, Paul
Precision Machine has 12 employees, nine of them in
the shop. Paul feels fortunate to have grown up using
carbide and HSS in his teens, then experiencing the
evolution of tooling and CNC machines his shop uses
today. “Even through tough times, it has been a great
ride,” he says. “I just love it.”
In 1996, the shop faced nearly simultaneous challenges.
The first involved a start-up natural-gas compressor
manufacturer that became his customer. The shop got
busy making many prototype parts. The second
challenge involved larger CNC lathes that required
frequent service. Parts had to be ordered overseas, with
long delays. To complicate things, Paul’s CAM software
supplier ceased operations.
Unable to afford waiting for repairs, Paul Precision
Machine started replacing old lathes with Puma turning
centers from Doosan Infracore America Corp. (West
Caldwell, NJ). To ensure continuity in programming, a
well-known CAM system was tried. Although the
machines performed successfully, the software proved
to be problematic.
“It was too expensive, much too difficult to use, and the
support was terrible,” says Paul. “We muddled through
it for two years, but our growing workload prohibited
wasting time trying to get it to work. We needed to
make parts!”
Paul and son Kevin investigated and purchased
GibbsCAM from Gibbs and Associates (Moorpark, CA).
The GibbsCAM reseller provided training at the shop’s
equipment supplier. With software and machines
working, Paul Precision had a new goal. “We wanted to
remove wasted labor and make parts in a singlemachine operation, instead of multiple operations on
two or three machines,” explains Paul. “To achieve that,
we used live tooling aggressively. GibbsCAM
programming was used on all the Doosan turning
centers, and we started generating income and paying
off debt.”
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The shop was still using multiple operations to make a
series of 120-lb (54-kg) cylinder heads for its newer
natural-gas compressor customer. The parts had angled
flanges and hole patterns on each end. The narrower
end also had a second
hole pattern to
accommodate valves.
Machining required
boring soft jaws for each
end, and a special fixture
for milling flanges. In lots
of 15 or 20 pieces, it took
1.5 hr to make each
smaller part, and 2.25 hr
to make the larger.
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Programming the MX involves modeling stock material
for the left spindle, setting the jaw depth in a GibbsCAM
window, selecting tools, and turning the part on the
first side. To use the same boring bars and turning tools
on the other side, the
tools are copied and
pasted from the first side
onto the other. GibbsCAM
then displays how the
piece looks in process.
Hauth says he can
program the difficult gas
compressor parts in
about an hour.
The machining head
rotates from +90 degrees
Paul had seen a
A natural gas cylinder head nears completion on the
to -90 degrees, and the
dual-spindle Puma
subspindle of the Puma MX3000S programmed with
second spindle can run in
MX3000S, brought into
GibbsCAM at Paul Precision Machine.
reverse, so the same tool
the country for an open
setup can be used on
house demonstration at
both spindles. “On the front side, the chips fly toward
the supplier, and thought the machine had potential.
the window, and on the back side they fly toward the
He asked if the supplier would use one of his cylinder
back,” Hauth explains. “The head can spin at 10,000
heads to demonstrate the machine. The supplier
rpm, so it can drill, tap, and mill, or lock down and turn
agreed, and the successful demonstration led Paul to
or bore. No change necessary.”
purchase the second MX3000S sold in the U.S.
The shop added the GibbsCAM MTM (multitask
machining) module, and
Kevin Paul, who has since
left the shop, started
making parts on the
MX3000S. Greg Hauth,
now the main lathe
programmer, says Kevin
Paul spent most of his
last three weeks at the
shop training him on the
machine.
The cylinder heads started as bar stock of 65-45-12
ductile cast iron, then
were turned, bored,
drilled, and tapped on
the main spindle, and
transferred to the
subspindle, where the
other side was turned
and bored. Because the
MX3000S can mill at
angles, it milled the
angled flats with a 3”
(76-mm) face mill, and
Chuck Paul (right) discusses a part with Danny
the part came off the
Burchfield (left) and Greg Hauth.
machine complete.
“My only formal training
was a seven-hour session
on the GibbsCAM
Production Lathe
module,” Hauth explains. “Kevin taught me the basics
of programming the MX3000. I learned more along the
way, and I asked the GibbsCAM reseller a lot of
questions. He was very helpful, but GibbsCAM is really
straightforward and easy to use. It all makes sense. I
don’t know how we would program the MX without it.”
Parts went from four
operations performed on three machines to a singlemachine operation. Changeover from one size to
another was 30 min, enough to change tools and load a
new program. The cost was as much as it was with the
previous method, but the shop’s income rose, because
the production time was reduced by two-thirds.
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At peak production, the MX3000S was producing 3200
cylinder heads annually. Now, the customer is in the
process of moving, and the shop gets no work from
them during the transition. Regardless, Paul remains
undeterred, and works hard to keep the CNC mills and
lathes making parts. “For CNC turning, I program all
seven lathes with GibbsCAM,” Hauth adds. “They all
have a live-tooling C axis, but multitasking machining
with the MX3000 does much more.”
The productivity resulting from GibbsCAM, live tooling
on all lathes, and the MX3000, has all combined to help
pay down debt. As a result, Paul has been able to keep
equipment current, with no CNC older than three years.
He recently converted the shop to a server system,
wirelessly networking everything. Six of the nine
machinists use GibbsCAM on the network, which
provides access to CNC programs and other files. Paul’s
next goal is providing remote access, so machinists can
implement ideas from home, as they think of them.
GibbsCAM Cut Part Rendering is used for all toolpath
verification. Cut Part Rendering shows that a part has
been completed on the main (left) spindle, while
another operation proceeds on the subspindle
after the part is transferred.
Reprinted in part by permission of Manufacturing Engineering,
©2009, Society of Manufacturing Engineering. A full version of this
article can be found at www.GibbsCAM.com.
GibbsCAM Online Update
We’re excited about the changes taking place online regarding GibbsCAM! GibbsCAM.com has undergone a massive
reconstruction that gives it a fresh look and a better platform for making future updates. This new look is just the beginning
of things to come.
We also encourage you to connect with us on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. It’s the best way to stay in the loop on
new product releases, events in your area, training dates and other GibbsCAM-related news.
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Customer Showcase
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EMC Precision Machining
Elyria, Ohio
WEBSITE: www.emcprecision.com
USER SINCE: April 2009
LOCATION:
As a family-operated precision machining company since
1925, EMC honors the principles behind three generations
of success pursued with a steady eye on the future. This
fusion of stability and foresight means EMC is a small precision machining company with a huge capacity
for turn-on-a dime response. And a healthy appetite for the next challenge.
PART DESCRIPTION:
Programmers at EMC Precision Machining needed only about 3.5 hours to program this part – a braking
system component for the heavy duty off-road trucking industry – for its Citizen Swiss machines.
Are you doing some really cool programming with GibbsCAM?
Would you like to show off your stuff in front of other GibbsCAM customers?
If your answer is “Yes!” then forward your VNC files to us, along with pictures and other interesting information about the job. A panel of qualified experts will
select winners to be published in the next customer newsletter. Entries that get published will receive a free GibbsCAM baseball hat. But here’s the best part:
all submissions will be reviewed for potential selection as a case study story that may be published in a national manufacturing trade publication. Interested?
Then e-mail marketing@GibbsCAM.com or call us at (805) 523-0004.
GibbsCAM Video Showcase
Our GibbsCAM Video Library includes an assortment of videos from our customers and partners
sharing their GibbsCAM successes.
GibbsCAM/Autodesk Inventor 2011
This video showcases the ease of usability between
GibbsCAM and Autodesk 2011 and the interoperability
between the two programs.
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Do you have GibbsCAM video footage and/or plan to prepare video
footage that you would like GibbsCAM to consider for the new video
library? If your answer is “Yes!” then please contact us at
marketing@GibbsCAM.com.
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Tech Tip: Plunge Rough Process
This Tech Tip provides an overview of the numerous
productivity enhancements available in the new
Plunge Rough process. The new process icon is
located at the right side of the Machining Palette,
shown in Fig. 1. A Plunge Rough process is created
like any other process; dragging the process icon and
a tool icon to the Process list will open the Plunge
Rough process dialog.
Plunge rough machining is a highly productive
method used to remove large quantities of material
from your parts. Using an insert drill, end-mill or
face-mill, and the Z-axis of the machine (the
strongest axis), a series of drill-type plunge moves
rough the part to a semi-finished shape. As a result,
less time is used before semi-finish and finish
machining can begin. This will not only reduce
programming and cycle times, but it will also reduce
costs. Note: When using Plunge Rough tooling, the
tool manufacturer’s recommendations should always
be used. This includes tool type(s), axial and radial
depths of cut, speeds and feeds, etc.
The Plunge Rough process dialog, shown in Fig. 2,
includes numerous settings permitting the user to
define the desired strategy details. 2D, 2.5D and 3D
solids can be programmed with the Plunge Rough
process. In Fig. 2, the areas outlined in red will be
described in this overview. Please refer to the Plunge
Rough documentation, for a complete description of
all settings.
The Plunge Rough process dialog, shown in Fig. 2,
includes numerous settings permitting the user to
define the desired strategy details. 2D, 2.5D and 3D
solids can be programmed with the Plunge Rough
process. In Fig. 2, the areas outlined in red will be
described in this overview. Please refer to the Plunge
Rough documentation for a complete description of
all settings.
In addition to the standard settings, all settings
permit the use of containment features, offering
additional toolpath control, if desired. Containment
features can include one or more geometry shapes;
fixture bodies; stock body; including faces selected
with the Constraint and Stock icons on the
Machining Palette.
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Toolpath Layout: This is the first setting the user
will adjust, since it directly affects the resulting
settings the user will be presented with. This
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FIG. 1: NEW PLUNGE ROUGH PROCESS ICON
FIG. 2: THE PLUNGE ROUGH PROCESS DIALOG
FIG. 3: TOOLPATH LAYOUT
FIG. 4: PART TYPE
drop-down contains the main Plunge Rough process
choices, which are Linear, Circular, Guide Curves and
Contour, shown in Fig. 3.
Part Type: This choice is only available if Linear
Toolpath Layout is selected. Here, the user will select
whether the part being machined is a Core (male) or
a Cavity (female) shape, shown in Fig. 4. The toolpath
results will differ depending upon the choice.
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Circular, the toolpath will follow the defined Start and
End Radius values and increase or decrease the radius for
each subsequent row. The spacing between each row of
toolpath is controlled by the Side Step value. Contour
makes a single row of toolpath, so Pattern does not
affect it.
Circular Layout: By setting the Start and End Radius
values, the user defines the area to be machined and
whether to machine outside-to-inside or inside-tooutside, shown in Fig. 6. A Cutting Direction Angle of 0
will machine in a counter-clockwise direction, and an
angle of 180 will machine in a clockwise direction.
FIG. 5: EXAMPLE OF LINEAR, ZIG-ZAG, AND CONSTRAINT FACE AVOIDANCE
Guide Curves: Requires the selection of two starting
points, one for each curve, and a selected solid or faces
to machine. The direction of cut is set by the selected
points, and will machine in a straight line from one
point to the other. The subsequent rows will be parallel
to the first, and will cut a Zig-Zag, One Way or Up Hill
pattern, based upon the setting, shown in Fig. 7.
Contour: To closely follow the walls along the edge
of an area, a Contour process is used. An open-ended
geometry contour is created or extracted along the
wall(s). On the process dialog, the Contour Side is set
to Left, Center or Right. If Center is set, the toolpath will
be created on center-line of the geometry. If Left or Right
is set, the Offset dialog box is active. An Offset value of 0
will position the edge of the tool tangent to the geometry, and a larger value will offset it away from the
geometry. To create the toolpath, the floor under the
Contour must be selected, and the geometry start-point
on the Contour must be selected. In Fig. 8, the red arrow
shows the selected start-point, and the green arrow
shows the direction of cut for a Left side Contour.
Cycle:
Pull Off Wall: This option will create an additional move,
at the bottom of each drill position, before the tool
retracts. The move is specified by an angle and a
length to prevent the tool from wearing by staying in
contact with the material while retracting.
FIG. 6: EXAMPLE OF CIRCULAR, ONE WAY, AND FIXTURE AVOIDANCE
FIG. 7: EXAMPLE OF GUIDE CURVES AND UP HILL
Skip PullOff on first plunge: This option prevents a
collision that can occur if the tool were to pull-off
inside the first hole when plunging inside a closed
part shape, such as a cavity.
Skip Collision Check: When this is not selected, all
pull-off moves are checked for collisions.
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Warning! Before using this option, please refer to its
description in the Plunge Rough documentation.
FIG. 15: “FULLY TRIM PASS” – “EXIT” MOVE
FIG. 8: EXAMPLE OF A CONTOUR CUTTING ON THE LEFT SIDE
GibbsCAM at IMTS 2010
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If you’re planning to be at IMTS in Chicago this year, stop by and see us at
Booth #E-3810!
And don’t miss out on hearing Bill Gibbs speaking on “CAM Software and
Your Profitability” on Thursday, September 16 at 11:00 A.M., in the West
Building of McCormick Place. Bill’s presentation is developed to be highly
interesting to shop managers and owners and will highlight production
costs that can be eliminated through effective use of a good CAM system.
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Also, visit the online GibbsCAM IMTS Showroom to include us on
your show agenda.
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Pramet Cutting Days 2010: Aug 30-Sep 3, 2010 • Pramet Tools Sumperk • Sumperk, Czech Republic
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IMTS 2010: Sep 13-18, 2010 • McCormick Place • Chicago, IL • Booth: E-3810
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MSV 2010 Brno: Sep 13-17, 2010 • BVV Brno • Basel, Brno, Czech Republic • 150, Hall P
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Alihankinta 2010 Sep 21-22, 2010 • Tampere Exhibition and Sports Center • Tampere, Finland • Booth: D220
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Industridagene 2010 Sep 27-30, 2010 • Norway Trade Fairs • Oslo, Norway • Booth: D04:18
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Tekniska Mässan 2010 Oct 19-22, 2010 • Stockholm International Fairs • Stockholm, Sweden • Booth: A22:18
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PRODEX: Nov 16-20, 2010 • Basel Exhibition Center • Basel, Switzerland
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Euromold 2010: Dec 1-4, 2010 • Messe Frankfurt Exhibition Center • Frankfurt, Germany • Booth: F70 - Hall 8
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SolidWorks World 2011: Jul 23-26, 2011 • Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center • San Antonio, TX • Booth: 621
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