Product Manufacturing and Cost Estimating using CAD/CAE

Chapter 3

Toolpath Generation

Chapter Outline

3.1 Introduction

3.2 Inclined Flat Surface

3.3 Ruled Surface

3.3.1 5-Axis Mill with Ball-Nose Cutter

Number of Passes

Scallop Height

Parametric Surface and CL Data

A Few Questions

3.3.2 3-Axis Mill with Flat-End Cutter

Flat-End Cutter

3.3.3 3-Axis Mill with Ball-Nose Cutter

CL Data

3.3.4 4-Axis Mill with Flat-End Cutter

CL Data

3.4 Cylindrical Surface of Bézier Curve

3.5 Summary

Questions and Exercises

References

Toolpath generation is the backbone of virtual machining. Learning basic operations of the virtual machining software and practical procedures in setting up and running a CNC machine is important for design engineers to gain valuable experience in manufacturing. Engineers with the knowledge ...