Procedure

The Procedure describes the step by step process of how to draw a 2D part profile and how to assign various cutting parameters viz. type of cutter, speed, feed, stepover distance, plunge rate etc. in the PARTWORK software, which will finally generate toolpath file which can send to machine for actual cutiing.

   

Step-1

Go to file menu click on open submenu and choose new option. This option opens the Material Setup form, which is used to create a new blank job to the width (X), height (Y), and thickness (Z) required. The relative origins for X0, Y0 and Z0 are also specified at this point, and the measurement units can be set in either inches or metric.

Width-The material length along the X axis
Height-The material length along the Y axis

 

    

The open option allows you  to Open the File Open dialog window, allowing existing files (CRV extension) and importable DXF (2D), EPS and AI files to be selected and opened

 

Step-2
Draw a object by using draw tool or you can import the 2D profile drawing in .dxf. Format. Click on Rectangle  draw  icon.

                                          Fig-1

                                            Fig-2 

  

                                            Fig-3 

Step-4

Click on Draw text. A  window will appear as shown in fig-5. Write text “FAB VIRTUAL LAB”. Set width and height of bounding box and choose the desired font type then click on “Apply” text will appear as shown in fig-5 & fig-6.

 

                                                                 Fig-4 

 

                                                                      Fig-5 

 

                                                                Fig-6

Step-5
Click on toolpath side bar on right side of screen. The toolpath pop-up menu will appear as shown in fig-7. Select rectangle on screen area and click on “create profile tool path” tab in toolpath window as shown in fig-8

 

                                                                   Fig-7 

Step-6

Set start depth 0.0 and end depth 12.5mm which is equal to total thickness of plywood material. Then click on select tab.

 

                                                                      Fig-8 

 Step-7

The tool selection window will appear as shown in fig-9.select tool size and type from tool list (tool size=0.125inch)and set the other parametrs such as pass depth,stepover spindle speed,feed rate and plung rate as shown in fig-9.then click OK

 

                                                                 Fig-9 

Step-8

Click on “calculate” button a warning message will appear as shown in fig-10 which will display the message “the current tool cutting depth will exceed the material  thickness” click on “OK”.the software calculates the tool path

                                                                Fig-10 

 Step-9

Select the text   from screen area and click on toolpath tab on right side bar.  Click on “Pocket” tab and Set the start depth as 0.0 and end depth as 6.0mm. To set tool type and cutting parameters repeat the procedure given in step-8. then click on calculate button the pocket toolpath preview will appear as shown in fig-11 fig-12.

 

                                                                     Fig-11

                                                                     Fig-12 

                                                                           Fig-13 

 Step-10
To simulate the toolpath click on preview toolpath tab as shown in fig-14. The simulate menu will appear. Click on preview all toolpath, all toolpath generated will simulate on screen area shown in fig-15.

 

                                                                          Fig-14 

                                                                       Fig-15