Data To Steel Parameter Exercises

Guided Cleanup

Guided Cleanup Introduction

The Guided Cleanup functionality is a special tool to identify the cleanup segments.

It identifies and cleans unmachined areas that remain after previous machining operations.

The Guided Cleanup and Multi Axes Guided Cleanup procedures enable you control and manage the re-machining process resulting in faster, safer, and more efficient re-machining programming.

These procedures are best utilized on large components where re-machining requires the tool approach from different directions and in different orientations. For example, in large cavities for automotive parts it is impossible to find a single direction for all cleanup operations. The guided cleanup procedures enable you to define different directions for each cleanup region.

Both procedures consist of two main stages:

1. Remachine Segments TableRemachine Segments Table

   Manage and manipulate Remachine Segments for the Guided Cleanup and Multi Axes Guided Cleanup procedures. This function finds all unmachined regions (segments) for a previously used reference cutter. All data is displayed in the graphics window and controlled via the Remachine Segments Table.

   These segments can be manipulated to a user’s preference. They can be deleted, merged, split, trimmed, and given a direction, according to which the machining will be performed later.

2. The ProceduresThe Procedures

   Guided CleanUp: Identifies and cleans unmachined areas that remain after previous machining operations. The Guided Cleanup procedure ignores the direction vectors from the Remachine Segments Table. Each segment or group of segments are milled from the Z direction. In this case, a cleanup procedure is created for each direction. This is a 3X procedure.

   Multi Axis Guided CleanUp: Identifies and cleans unmachined areas that remain after previous machining operations. The Multi Axes Guided Cleanup procedure uses the direction vectors from the Remachine Segments Table. This procedure tilts all motions created by a pencil curve to the vector direction of that curve. Each segment or group of segments are milled by the direction associated with it, making it a 3+2 Axis procedure.
   This is a 5X procedure.

The two procedures, 3X and 5X, use and machine the pre-calculated cleanup segments.

This exercise will go through this functionality.

Some functionality may be dependent on the product package. Contact your Reseller if you require a license.