NX CAM Fundamentals

Category: Siemens NX Course

Course Type: Scheduled

Duration: 3 Days

Location: Kaizen PLM Office, Client Site, Remote (Online)

User Level: Beginner

 

In this course, you learn how to use NX CAM to setup an NC job and program tool motion for a prismatic part.

 

Course Content:

Day 1

• Manage NC programming data

• Create the setup, tools, and geometry

• Rough machine with Cavity Milling

Day 2

• Use Cavity Milling (cont)

• Use coordinate systems

• Vizualise tool paths

• Specify non-cutting moves

• Use Planar Milling

Day 3

• Use Planar Milling (cont)

• Use Hole Making

• Use Fixed Axis Contouring

• Additional options

 

Who is it for?

Individuals who wish to become users of NX CAM. (Must have covered NX Basics Course)

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NX CAD skills for CAM Users

Category: Siemens NX CAM Course

Course Type: Scheduled

Duration: 2 Days

Location: Kaizen PLM Office, Client Site, Remote (Online)

User Level: Advanced

 

Who’s it for?

This training course is for engineers who receive solid models or 2D drafting drawings and need to create stage models or design fixturing to hold parts during manufacture. Using ‘wave’ technology to create stage models associative to the original part, allowing changes to seamlessly flow to the stage model & on to the NX CAM program. Also showing how modifications identified during NX CAM programming can be easily updated.

 

Course Content:

NX CAD for CAM uses 'wave' technology for manufacturing. From Creating simple drawing to Synchronous modelling, after this 2 day course, you'll understand how to create stage models to allow seamless changes on to NX CAM.

• Creating parts with sketches

• Synchronous modelling

• Creating and editing holes

• Working with assemblies

• Using wave linked geometry

• Creating associativity

• Creating simple drawing

• CAD tools with CAM environment

 

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NX 3 Axis Training

Category: Siemens NX Course

Course Type: Scheduled

Duration: 2 Days

Location: Kaizen PLM Office, Client Site, Remote (Online)

User Level: Advanced

 

This course teaches how to create fixed and variable axis tool paths and introduces users to NX workflows for machining contoured parts, high-speed machining methods, milling holes and threads, milling turbine blade type parts, and on machine probing.

 

Course Content:

• Rough Milling Operations

• Fixed Axis Contour Milling

• Drive Geometry using Curves and Edges

• Area Milling Drive • Streamline Drive

• Creating Specific Milling Areas

• Advanced Finish Operations

• Non-Cutting Motions

• Using Cutting Parameters to Avoid Cutting Air

• Define Centre of Rotation

• Tilt Tool Axis

• Optimize and Interpolate the Tool Axis

• Mixing Directions in High-Speed Machining

• Collision Checking and Avoidance

• Programming Indexing Head

• 4-Axis Milling with Indexing Head

 

Who is it for?

NC/CNC programmers, manufacturing engineers, CAD/CAM managers, users of 3, 4, and 5-axis machines

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NX 5 Axis Training

The Multi-axis Milling course is designed for NC/CNC programmers who machine complex parts with variable tool capabilities.

Course Content: (1 day)

• ​Variable Axis Contour Milling

• Variable Axis - Streamline Drive Method

• Machine Tubes and Ports

• Variable Axis Guiding Curves

• Avoiding Collisions by Tilting Tool Axis

• Collision Checking and Avoidance

• Define Centre of Rotation

• 5-Axis Z-Level Milling

• Variable Axis Contour Milling

• Tool Axis Lead and Tilt Angles

• Projection Vector

• Setting the Tool Axis

• Optimize Tool Paths

• Convert 3-Axis Operations into 5-Axis

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NX CAM Turning

• Preparing a part for Turning

• Defining the part and stock

• Creating custom cutting tools

• Facing

• Rough Turn OD

• Rough Bore ID

• Finish Turn ID • Finish Bore ID

• Centerline Drilling

• Groove OD

• Groove ID

• Groove Face

• Thread OD

• Thread ID

• Part Off

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NX CAM Robotics Multi-axis Deposition Training

This course is designed for individuals who are new to NX and working in any company who has utilised NX in the past and just want to brush up on the tools and operations quickly and use them in their projects immediately. This course introduces NX CAM fundamentals, robot control and all multi axis deposition operations in a step-by-step process, enabling you to clearly understand the functionality. Once you have completed this computer-based training course, you will be fully capable of using these tools and operations to create a robot program for Multi axis Deposition.

 

Day 1:

• Interface, Fundamentals, Operation Navigator

• MCS, WCS, Workpiece

• Create Tool, Create Geometry, Create Operation

 

Day 2:

• Overview of Multi-axis Deposition Additive Manufacturing

• Planar Deposition Operations

• Rotary Deposition Operations

• Freeform Coating Operations

• Freeform Build-up Operations

 

Day 3:

• Using robot to perform machining operations.

• Robotic machining workflow, examples

• Robotic Rules

• Applying robotic merge path rules

 

Day 4:

• Robot Jog Group: Path Position, Joint Jog, Tool Control Point Jog

• Configurations, Robotic poses, Positioners

• Apply Rules

• More Rules Tab

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​Day 5:

• Practice examples

• Split the body into additive primitives.

• Create a manufacturing setup.

• Verify the toolpath to check the key parameters of the deposition process and to see the deposition layer by layer.

• Simulate the machine to see the machine moves during the manufacturing and to anticipate the collisions.

 

Day 6:

• Tube Additive Build-up Operations

• Additive Track Build-up Operations

• Advanced Options in Multi-axis Additive

• Assessment: Multi-axis Deposition Additive Manufacturing

 

Day 7:

• Practice examples

• Create an additive tool.

• Define the additive geometry and the initial substrate.

• Verify the toolpath to check the key parameters of the deposition process and to see the deposition layer by layer.

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Day 8:

• Practice examples

• Simulate the machine to see the machine moves during the manufacturing and to anticipate the collisions.

• Post-process to generate the G-Code for the machine.

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Other Courses

We also offer courses in other areas of NX. Please reach out to learn more or discuss bespoke training options.

• NX Sketch

• NX Line Designer Basics

• Routing Electrical

• Routing Mechanical

• Model Based Definition using PMI

• Designing Parts in NX (Advanced)

• Assembly Line Planner

• Ship Structural Design

• Sheet Metal Design

• Diagramming

• NX CAM Manufacturing Advanced

• Design for Additive Manufacturing

• NX Planar for Additive Manufacturing

• NX CAM Post Building Techniques

• Intermedia NX Design

• Advanced NX Design