Siemens NX CAM & Post Builder & Mold Wizard & Solidcam 2023

Master general cam workflows for three-axis rough and finish milling, including defining the workpiece, creating tools, verifying, simulating, and using post processor to generate g-code.

Explore NX CAM and post builder overview, covering builder setup, machine simulation, multi-axis and drilling operations, plank and check definitions, tool creation, and customizing host builder for multiple CNC machines.

Explore 3 axis rough operations with plunge milling, focusing on blank milling as an approach from cavity milling, and configuring tools, material, step over, step ahead, and maximum cut width.

Master 3 axis rough operations with corner roughing, using a reference tool to remove remaining material and shape corners at specific angles.

Explore 3 axis planar and planar with ibw operations, identifying the workpiece and blank distance, selecting floor or wall surfaces, and planning zigzag cuts with one-depth-per-cut finishing across two passes.

Explore 3-axis face milling operations in Siemens NX CAM. Compare boundary-based milling with per-surface cut patterns, zigzag and contour options in manual face milling.

Embrace three-axis finish operations with a z level profile, applying rough steps such as gravity milling, defining tools and geometry, and generating post outputs and documentation.

Learn 3-axis finish operations for corner finishing at z-levels, including referencing the corner rough operation and ensuring the generated finish paths target only the corners.

Learn essential 3-axis finish operations in Siemens NX CAM, including fix it contour, contour area, and streamline, with control surface criteria for non-steep and steep areas.

Explore 3 axis finish operations in Siemens NX CAM, including fixed contour, contour area, surface area, and streamline, with adjustable coverage and angle thresholds for smooth finishes.

Master four- and five-axis finish operations, including offset path blanks and library or custom tool creation, using projection vectors normal to the surface and streamlined or zigzag cuts, then post-process.

Explore multi axis finish operations with tool axis control for the tool X, using methods like toward point, away from point, and normal to drive, and relative to drive.

Explore multi axis finish operations (tool axis control-2) with away-from-line and toward-line methods to control the tool X for four x and the five x oc.

Explore multi axis finish operations with tool axis control, including normal to part, normal to drive, and lead and tilt angles, plus min and max axis settings.

Explain multi-axis finish operations with tool axis control options, relative to drive and normal to drive, defining angles such as 20 and 30 to keep tool perpendicular to surface points.

Explore multi-axis finish operations on Z level 5-axis, using a ball mill to machine walls, set cut areas, and adjust feed and speed for Steel OC.

Perform multi-axis finish operations in the Siemens NX CAM workflow, defining the workpiece and length, selecting the tool, and generating passes for z level 5-axis finishing.

Master multi 4 axis finish operations in cam, define the workpiece and tool, generate a streamlined toolpath with normal projection, and simulate the machine to verify the G-code.

Execute a drilling operation by using spot drilling to center the holes, create two tools for small and large holes, perform the drilling sequence, then post process and verify results.

Learn how to set up a wire EDM operation in Siemens NX CAM, define wire diameter, choose internal trim, select geometry, run rough and finish passes, and verify the operation.

Learn to configure cutting parameters and non-cutting moves in Siemens NX CAM's rough cavity milling, including tool setup, clash avoidance, engage types, and defined start, turning, and go-home points.

Explore cutting parameters and non-cutting moves for gravity mill operations, including level-first vs dibs-first toolpaths, engage/retract settings, corner smoothing, and stroke adjustments for rough and finish passes.

Master controlling cut levels in nx cam by configuring two ranges with different depths and adjusting the plan for each range.

Explore how to control cut levels and limits in Siemens NX CAM by shaping ridges and ranges, and adjust dips per cut to manage material removal.

Learn methods to create blanks using offset from a part, bounding block, or bounding cylinder, and to create or retrieve tools with defined length, diameter, angle, and lower diameter.

Learn turning operations basics in siemens nx cam, including defining the turning workpiece blank, stock dimensions, and sequencing from facing to drilling to outer roughing.

Explore complex turning operations in Siemens NX CAM, including inner and outer turning, drilling, grooves, and group handling, with tool selection and finish strategies.

Explore the post builder for three-axis milling, learning to customize computer numerical control code to match each machine's format by editing G-code, start sequences, and operation blocks.

Learn to configure a Fanuc post in Post Builder by saving, extracting, and editing sequences, start groups, and M codes, then test.

Define the workpiece and stock, create rough and finish tools, and generate 3-axis milling toolpaths. Verify operations, adjust cut levels, and apply drill and spot drill steps.

Configure the workpiece, perform a rough 3-axis milling pass, then apply a multi-axis finish operation with streamline projection to produce a smooth, verified tool bus and shop documentation.

Master turning operations in nx cam for project 3. Build geometry, set up tools, run drilling, rough and finish operations, and verify the finished part.

Explore feature based machining in Siemens NX CAM by using the machining feature navigator to find features, create a feature process, and auto‑generate tools and operations.

Define the workpiece, carriers, and tools; plan rough milling, contour finishing, zigzag passes, drilling at a non-axial angle with a center drill, and analyze the result.

Explore multi blade operations in NX CAM, defining path and design, creating geometry on the workpiece, selecting tools, and generating automatic rough and finish passes with cutting and non-cutting control.

Explore multi-axis milling in nx cam by setting tool axes at four- and five-axis positions, using normal-to-drive and projection vector techniques to generate streamline tool paths.

Navigate groove milling in the plan operation group, create the Declutter tool, select and generate group geometry, detect the group automatically, and set passes to a single group milling operation.

Demonstrate turning and milling in a single part by creating lathe and milling workpieces, performing turning facing, rough turning, grooves, milling contour, and drilling, and then generating G-code and documentation.

Learn indexing around the y x axis in milling, create and rotate copies at 0, 120, and 240 degrees, and generate a post-processed output with the nx cam post builder.