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HSMWorks tutorial №4 - Advanced 3D machining

Omellejr
in NC Machining
3 0 Intermediate
In this tutorial we will learn how to machine a 3D part using the following steps: ▸ Create a Machining Assembly ▸ Create a Coordinate System ▸ Job Settings ▸ Facing ▸ Outside Contouring (2D) ▸ Adaptive Clearing ▸ Adaptive Clearing Rest Machining ▸ Horizontal ▸ Contour Finishing ▸ Parallel ▸ Pencil 1 ▸ Pencil 2 ▸ Pencil 3 ▸ Post Processing Before proceeding, open the part Tutorial4.SLDPRT into HSMWorks. The files used in this manual can be found in the examples folder in the folder where HSMWorks is installed. Typically, this is something like C:\Program Files\HSMWorks\examples\ 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐫: This tutorial is a representation of the original Help tutorial with the HSMWorks software suite. This guide is intended for educational purposes and to make the features and tools of HSMWorks more accessible to the general public. More information about purchasing, installing, and using HSMWorks can be found on the official website: https://www.autodesk.com/products/hsmworks
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HSMWorks tutorial №5 - More 2D machining

Omellejr
in NC Machining
3 0 Intermediate
In this tutorial we will learn how to machine a 2.5D part using the following steps: ▸ Create a Machining Assembly ▸ Sketch the Stock ▸ Create a Coordinate System ▸ Job Settings ▸ 2D Contour ▸ Pocket Machining ▸ Drilling ▸ Tapping ▸ Drilling 2 ▸ Circular Pocket Machining ▸ Counter Sinking ▸ Chamfering ▸ Post Processing Before proceeding, open the part Tutorial5.SLDPRT into HSMWorks. The files used in this manual can be found in the examples folder in the folder where HSMWorks is installed. Typically, this is something like C:\Program Files\HSMWorks\examples\ 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐫: This tutorial is a representation of the original Help tutorial with the HSMWorks software suite. This guide is intended for educational purposes and to make the features and tools of HSMWorks more accessible to the general public. More information about purchasing, installing, and using HSMWorks can be found on the official website: https://www.autodesk.com/products/hsmworks
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Make 2020 Aluminum Frame from Weldments

David M
in Assemblies
1 0 Intermediate
The key to this tutorial is the downloaded example. To make any 3D frame from 2020 aluminum extrusions, this is the workflow to make it. This tutorial retraces my steps to set up the profile files necessary and build a 3D sketch, then use weldments to form a custom frame design. After you learn this, any frame design is easy! This tutorial is made for users with basic solidworks experience - you maybe new to 3D sketches and to weldments. I'm just publishing this simple example and the tutorial is intended as a self-paced discovery. [Purpose] The purpose of using weldments is to capture the benefits that include: ► long beams automatically form to the desired cut length. ► miters are available, or straight cuts. ► planning the frame, adjusting the shape, and visualizing is done together. ► automatically compute the materials needed to order & cut. ► if designer chooses a new frame material, you can choose a new profile & recompute ► all of the geometry is made from one simple sketch, inside the profile, that you control.
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The "OK Checkmark" Method: Instant Origin Alignment in SolidWorks

Abdelrahman Adel
in Assemblies
0 0 Intermediate
Stop wasting time manually mating your first component to the assembly planes! This tutorial covers the "OK Checkmark" Method—the fastest way to align a part's origin and planes with the assembly's origin
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Assembly

Syed Shayan Ahmed
in Assemblies
0 0 Intermediate
Simple Assembly to advanced mates
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