Autodesk Inventor CAD & NX CAM & NX Post Builder & NX Mold

Explore three-axis milling workflows in NX Cam, from defining the part and blank to tool setup, rough and finish operations, verification, post-processing, and generating G-code plus shop documentation.

Explore the NX cam and boost builder course, covering roughing and finishing operations, multi-axis milling, drilling, wire EDM, turning basics, and machine simulation. Tailor G and M codes for machines.

Master 3 axis rough operations with blank milling, distinguishing it from cavity milling, and learn to set step over, step ahead, maximum cut width, and plunge milling.

Master 3 axis rough operations with corner rough that uses a reference tool from a prior cavity mill to remove remaining material and roughen corner surfaces at a specific angle.

Master 3 axis planar operation and planar with IBW by identifying the workpiece, blank, and bounding block, then setting cut areas and blank distance for floor and wall paths.

Master three axis milling by combining plank and gravity roughing with two finish operations, including z level profile, to achieve smooth surfaces and prepare post processing code.

Learn how to apply the z level corner finish in nx cam, using the reference tool and the corner roof workflow to generate precise finishes.

Master finish operations in NX Cam, focusing on fixed contour, contour area, and streamline methods to finish specific surfaces. Prioritize core operations—cavity milling, blank milling, rest milling, and delivery milling.

Explore 3 axis finish operations in nx cam, including contour, contour area, surface area, area milling, and streamline, focusing on drive geometry, step over, and non steep and steep angles.

Explore four-axis and five-axis milling in the NX cam and Boatbuilder course by configuring workpieces, selecting tools from library, applying a projection vector normal to surface, and generating five-axis gcode.

Learn multi-axis finish operations and tool axis control, including toward point, toward line, away from point, normal to drive, and relative to drive, to optimize five-axis finishing.

This lecture covers controlling the tool axis for multi-axis finish operations via away from line and toward line methods, showing how line choice shapes the tool direction and multi-expression post-processing.

Learn multi axis finish operations and tool axis control, including normal to part and relative to part approaches, with lead and tilt angles to orient the tool precisely.

Explore tool axis control in nxcam, comparing normal to drive and relative to drive, and apply five axis positions such that the tool stays perpendicular to surface points.

Learn multi axis finish operations with tool axis control for four axis and five axis, defining rotation axes and angles to manage x, y, z tool positions relative to the part.

Explore z level five-axis finish operations in nx post builder, defining cut areas, selecting a 1.6 ball mill, and generating tool paths with feed, speed, and postprocess.

Master multi-axis finish operations with z-level 5-axis workflows, define the workpiece and ball mill tool, and finish the selected surface before generating toolpaths and post-processing the g-code.

Learn to create four-axis milling operations in NX Cam to streamline operations, set up workpiece and tools, generate tool paths, post-process, and simulate machine motion to verify clashes.

Define the workpiece, plank, create a bound block, set up hole making with spot drilling. Create tools for small and large holes, run drilling operations, then generate post-processing and documentation.

Learn cutting parameters and non-cutting moves in nx cam and post builder, use specify check to avoid clashes, and define engage type with start, return, go home, and home point.

Optimize cutting parameters and non-cutting moves for gravity mill by choosing level first or dips first, and adjust engage/retract, corner smoothing, and stock for rough and finish operations.

Learn how to control cut levels in Index Cam operations by defining multiple depth ranges, adjusting cut depths per range, and adding new ranges for precise material removal.

Explore how the NX CAM system generates cut levels and ranges from part geometry using a common depth per cut, then adjust per-cut depths on edges and curves.

Explore methods to create blanks and tools in NX CAM, including offset from part, bounding block, and bounding cylinder, and learn to create tools with dimensions or retrieve from libraries.

Explore turning operations in Nxcam, define stock and create a turning workpiece. Perform facing, drilling, spot drilling, axial trim, outer roughing, verify, and post-process for G-code.

Guide turning operations from identifying the workpiece and selecting tools to facing, spot drilling, drilling, inner and outer turning, grooves, and finishing, ending with post-processing to generate G-code.

Explore the NX boost builder for 3-axis milling post-processing. Learn to customize G-code for CNC machines by adjusting symbols, G90/G91, M-codes, and sequence increments, then test and save.

Configure the post builder for four- and five-axis milling, generate and adjust g-code, map a and c axes, and tailor tool change sequences for readable cnc output.

Learn to build a Fanuc post with post builder, save as a new post, extract each operation, adjust the G-code and end codes, and test against a machine sample.

This NX CAM Boost Builder course guides you from stock and tools to a complete 3-axis milling project, covering rough and finish operations, cavity milling, and post-processing.

Perform multi-axis milling in nx cam: rough with a cavity mill, finish with a ball mill, then generate a smooth, normal-to-surface toolpath using variable streamline and verify with gcode.

Execute turning operations in nx cam to define the blank, create tools, perform facing, drilling, roughing, and finishing passes, then post-process to a two-axis lathe and generate g-code.

Demonstrate a complete drilling operations workflow, from roughing with an endmill and cavity milling to split drilling all holes, then center drilling, thread milling, countersinking, and counterboring.

Learn feature based machining in nx cam by using the machining feature navigator to automatically identify features, create a feature process, and generate toolpaths for milling and drilling.

Set up a workpiece with a bounding cylinder, define carriers and tools, and perform general milling and drilling operations, including angled drilling and finish passes, with part analysis.

Create multi blade geometry for impellers and run mill multi blade rough and finish operations, using hub, blades, blends, splitter, toolpath, and rotation copies for six blades.

Learn four- and five-axis milling using tool axis positions, including normal to drive and projection vectors, generating diverse tool paths and validating post-processing in an NX CAM workflow.

Explore hole milling and thread milling on workpiece, specify geometry, and generate operations while controlling axial and radial movements, step over, and engage and retract control for thread milling.

Learn groove milling in nx cam by creating a t cutter tool and applying the group milling operation to a selected group with defined geometry.

Master mill-turn operations by combining turning and milling in one part, including facing, grooves, slots, and drilling. Define radial and axial cut regions, generate tools, and post-process to view G-code.

Learn three-axis milling with indexing around the y axis, duplicate operations via angle division and non-associative copies, and set up post processing with NX Post Builder for rotary table.