CAMWorks Mill-Turn (Live-C) Machining

CAMWorks Mill/Turn Combo products provide a programming solution for milling and turning in the same machine tool. Mill-turn machines are capable of performing turning and milling operations in a single setup that can reduce part handling and increase production . Mill-Turn machining cycles are available for C, Y and B axis machining at compound angles and on the Face, ID and OD of a part.

Capabilities of CAMWorks Mill/Turn Combo

• Mill and Turn features, identified by Automatic Feature Recognition (AFR) and defined using Interactive Feature Recognition (IFR) are supported. IFR can be used to define 3 Axis features for Y-axis milling and wrapped features for cylindrical features that would be machined by C-axis motion.

• For Mill features, 2 ½ Axis and 3 Axis Mill operations are generated (depending on the Mill module). These include automatic roughing, finishing, thread milling and single point (drilling, boring, reaming, tapping) cycles and all 3 Axis cycles. All machining operations are defined, calculated and verified in the SolidWorks environment.

• The operations that are generated for Turn features include automatic roughing, finishing, grooving, threading, cutoff and single point.

C, Y and B Axis Machining

Machining cycles are available for C, Y and B axis machining at compound angles and on the Face, ID and OD of a part.

The following mill tool axis motion is supported:

C-Axis OD (OD Free, Wrapped)

• Generates wrapped toolpath on a cylinder about the turning axis (Z). Z and C are controlled simultaneously while the tool stays on the centerline of the part.

Y Axis OD (OD Fixed)

• Toolpath is generated on a fixed C axis position.

• For 2½ Axis Milling, the tool moves to depth in X with Y,Z simultaneous cutting.

B-Axis OD

• Toolpath is generated on a fixed C and B axis position

• For 2½ Axis Milling, the tool moves to depth in one axis with simultaneous cutting in other axes.

Face Milling (Fixed, Free)

• For 2½ Axis Milling, the tool positions to depth in Z with X,Y simultaneous or X,C simultaneous cutting.