Course Description
Unigraphics
Mill Manufacturing Process
Mill Manufacturing Process, as the core manufacturing class, is designed to embark the student on the path of manufacturing productivity. This course is designed to meet the student's expectation to transfer classroom instruction to productivity on the job. This course is a necessity for those interested in learning the fundamentals of tool path generation with NX CAM products.
The Mill Manufacturing Process course teaches the use of the NX manufacturing process for 2- 1/2- 3-axis milling and drilling applications. The course is taught within the context of an NC/CNC programming session and emphasizes the use of manufacturing process methods for improved machining efficiency.
For NX 4 and beyond the class you need is TR11041 NX Manufacturing Fundamentals with Basic Design
- manufacturing engineers
- process planners
- CAD/CAM managers
- system managers
- NC/CNC programmer
Required courses:
- Practical Applications of NX (tr10050)
- Or successful completion of the Practical Applications of NX assessment on the Siemens Xcelerator Academy (score >70%). Siemens Xcelerator Academy courses can also be used to prepare for the prerequisite assessment.
- Student also must have knowledge of manual NC/CNC programming methods and NC/CNC machinery and a working knowledge of NX.
- Student Guide
- Activity Material
PRIMARY COURSE TOPICS
- Use of the Master Model concept in manufacturing
- Defining a manufacturing configuration and machining environment
- Use of the Manufacturing Menu and Toolbars
- Use of the Operation Navigator Tool
- Use of the Create Object tools (Operation, Program, Tool, Geometry, Method)
- Using the Machine Coordinate System (MCS) and other coordinate systems in CAM
- Smart objects and avoidance geometry
- Tool Path output including verification, post processing and shop documentation
- Concept of inheritance
- Creation and retrieval of tools
- Point to point operation types
- Planar and cavity milling operation types
- Usage of the Face Milling operation type
- Fixed Contour operation types
- An Introduction to Libraries