Brief manual for HSMWORKS CAM software. HSMWORKS CAM softwarearen manual murriztua. Breve manual para el software HSMWORKS CAM.

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HSMWORKS MANUAL
CONTENTS:
1. HSMWORKS LEARGING STEPS__________________________ 1
2. OPERATIONS_______________________________________ 2
3. POST PROCESSING___________________________________ 7
4. EXERCISES _________________________________________ 7
1. HSMWORKS LEARGING STEPS
HSMWORKS HELP
• Getting started
• Tutorials:
o TUTORIAL 1 2D Machining
C:Program FilesHSMWORKSexamples
o TUTORIAL 5 More 2D Machining
C:Program FilesHSMWORKSexamples
• Reference
• Find  MACHINING TIME
VIDEO TUTORIALS:
http://nexgencam.com/training-main/learn-hsmworks
• HSMWorks Jobs Setups
• HSMWorks Tool Libraries
• HSMWorks 2D Toolpaths
• HSMWorks 3D Toolpaths
• HSMWorks Post Processing
DOUBTS FORUM:
http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/forums/searchpage/tab/message/page/2

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2. OPERATIONS
DRILLING:
• Drilling parameters:
o Clearance height  Plano de seguridad
o Retract height  Plano al que sube la herramienta antes de hacer el agujero
siguiente.
o Feed height  Plano de referencia
o B: Pecking depth
o R: Pecking depth reduction
o L: Minimum pecking depth
o J: Accumulated peckng depth / pecking depth
o H: Chip break distance
o K: Dwelling period
• Drilling types (verified):
Solidworks description
Types of DRILLING OPERATIONS
Equivalent FAGOR 8055 Canned cycle
Drilling – rapid out G81
Counter boring – dwell and rapid out G82
Chip breaking – partial retract G69
Chip breaking – full retract G69
Break through drilling No canned cycle (similar to G81)
Guided deep drilling No canned cycle (similar to G81)
Tapping G84 (if multiple holes, G84 is used each time)
Left tapping Not working
Right tapping G84 (if multiple holes G00 is used)
Tapping with chip breaking ???
Reaming - feed out G85
Boring – dwell and feed out G89
Stop boring – stop and rapid out G86 (without tool orientation)
Fine boring – shift Not working (no canned cycle, degrees missing)
Back boring Not working (no canned cycle, degrees missing)
Circular pocket milling No canned cycle (similar to G88, simple)
Bore milling No canned cycle
Thread milling No canned cycle
Probe Not working

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2D MILLING:
http://help.autodesk.com/view/INVHSM/2016/ENU/?guid=GUID-FF288360-F083-48B8-80F9-
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OPERATIONS USED FOR
Face
Face milling
2D Adaptive Clearing
Geometry milling (open or closed geometry).
2D Pocket
Pocket milling (only closed geometry).
2D Contour
Contour milling, only periphery.
Slot
Slot milling (selecting slot at their edges).
Thread
Thread milling of cylindrical pockets and islands, not for
tapping.
Circular Circular milling of cylindrical pockets and islands.

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Bore
Bore milling of cylindrical pockets and islands, not valid for
using a counterbore.
2D Chamfer
Chamfering edges (chamfer mill).
Engrave
Engraving with V-shaped chamfered walls (chamfer mill).

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3D MILLING:
http://help.autodesk.com/view/INVHSM/2016/ENU/?guid=GUID-FF288360-F083-48B8-80F9-
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OPERATIONS USED FOR
Adaptive clearing
Roughing strategy available for clearing large quantities of
material effectively.
It can also be used for rest machining.
Pocket Clearing
Similar to adaptive clearing, different strategy.
Horizontal
Roughing and/or finishing of flat horizontal areas using the
pocket clearing strategy.
Contour
Finishing operations of steep areas at constant Z levels.
Paralell
Finishing operations of shallow (non-steep) areas with passes
parallel in the XY plane and following the surface in the Z-
direction
Scallop
Finishing constant stepover (ae) operation.
Pencil Finishing rest machining operation using constant stepover
(ae) toolpaths.

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Radial
Finishing operation using radial toolpaths.
Spiral
Finishing operation using spiral toolpaths, useful in round
and shallow (non-steep) areas.
Morphed Spiral
Similar to Spiral.
Ramp
Similar to Contour, but using a ramp instead of constant Z
levels to move down the wall.
Project
Finishing engraving (text or symbol) operation. The provided
contours are always projected onto the surface and therefore
do not have to be on the surface

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3. POST PROCESSING
MACHINING TIME & TOOL LIBRARY CALCULUS:
Two ways:
• Post-processing  MGEP_setup-sheet.cps  HTML file  Print to PDF file.
• Right bottom on Job or operation  Generate Setup Sheet  HTML file  Print to
PDF file.
POST PROCESSING:
• Post-processing  MGEP_fagor_2016_05_04.cps
IMPORTANT NOTES:
o Deactivate all vertical Lead-in & Lead-outs.
o Introduce the appropriate F & S values to each tool.
o Once post-processed, it is interesting to activate Look-ahead block (G51 A255
E0.001) whenever a 3D geometry is being machined in order to have smooth
movements.
If helical interpolation is programmed (e.g. linking “Ramping: helix”), when
machining in a Fagor 8050 control, the CNC may give an error, and the use of
G05 instead of G51 is recommeded.
o When machining with large file size programs (>300KB), Fagor 8050 machines
may require to be used in infinite mode.
4. EXERCISES
CLASS EXERCISES:
• C:Program FilesHSMXpressexamples
o 2dPart6.sldprt (simple exercise)
o P2 2D.sldprt (more complex exercise)
• CAM MANIA
o CAM MANIA DEMO PART
o http://www.hsmworks.com/cammania
DOWNLOAD PARTS FOR EXERCISES:
https://grabcad.com/library?page=1&time=all_time&sort=recent&query=HSMWORKS