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5 Island Profiling

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Definition

Profiling or contouring is the second most common milling process. It is


the process of following along an edge or contour. Profiling or
contouring can either follow the inside surface of a pocket or along the
outside edge of an island. Or a combination of the two. As with roughing,
profiling and contouring can be completed in multiple passes if the
depth to be reached is too great to completed in one cycle.

We most commonly compare this type of operation to the process of


weed eating or edging a lawn. Many times profiling or contouring is
used as a finishing operation to cleanup or finish a surface left behind by
a roughing or pocketing operation.

Create the stock for the part

-Select AUTOMATIC STOCK


-Select a SHAPE of [BOX]
-For this activity we will leave all the stock box offsets
at ZERO

Evaluate and redefine the part reference zero PRZ or


CPL
-For this example, the PRZ should not need to be reset.
It has been created in Autodesk Inventor with the
correct PRZ as we would like to assign it.

Nothing needs to be done at this step.


Use the feature finder to allow EdgeCAM to evaluate
the 3D CAD model in order to break the model into
manufacturable features

Hole Options
Find Vertical
CAD Link Information
Match to Template
Group Similar Holes
Maximum Diameter = The largest tool you have to be
able to drill with (Example = 0.25)

Mill Options
2D Pocket
2D Boss

All features found will


now be displayed on the
features tab

Leave DESIGN mode and enter MANUFACTURE mode

DISCIPLINE – [Mill]

MACHINE TOOL – Choose the correct POST for your


machine [intelitek.mcp]

INITIAL CPL – Ensure the CPL is [Top]

Switch from the SEQUENCE tab back to the FEATURES


tab

-Select the 1st 2D BOSS from the features list.

Note: As you hover over the features, they should


highlight the corresponding feature on the 3D model.

Right click on the first 2D BOSS and select PROFILING


Operation from the list

At this time we do not need to define any boundaries


for this operation. Select either select the check mark
in the top right corner, select
enter on the keyboard, or right
click to select DONE
GENERAL
-MILL TYPE – Either select [CLIMB]
-% STEPOVER – [50%]
-OFFSET – [0] (Used to leave material on all axis (X, Y
and Z). A finishing operation can then be used to
remove the offset material
-Z OFFSET – [0] (Used to leave material on only the Z
Plane of the surface defined.)
-XY OFFSET – [0] (Used when an offset along only the X
and Y axis are desired.)
-TOLERANCE – [0.001 to 0.005]
-COMPENSATION – [None]

TOOLING
-1ST Choose the FIND box (choose the largest end mill
tool you have available in your library or have available
at you machine)
-2nd Ensure the FEEDRATE, PLUNGE RATE, and SPEED
are correct for the material and the tool you are using.

DEPTH
-CLEARANCE – [0.25] - Retract point above the PRZ
-LEVEL – [0] – Measured from the top of the feature
selected
-DEPTH – [0] - Measured from the bottom of the
feature selected
-CUT INCREMENT – [0.1875] - determine a safe number
for the tool you are using to go from the level to the
depth. If the Cut Increment is smaller than depth, the
facing operation will produce multiple passes to go
from the level to the depth.

For prototyping material, use approximately ½ to 1/3


the bit diameter as the cut increment

Simulate the machining process

Once the simulator opens, Select PLAY


Ensure the simulator produce the results desired

Select the COMPARE tool – this option will compare


the original 3D model and the results of the simulated
operations. At this time since we raised the stock
above the 3D model, set the facing operation to only
cut the amount raised from the 3D model, the
compare should show as all green

GREEN – Simulation and CAD model areas that Match


BLUE – Areas not removed or remaining from the stock
to produce the 3D model
RED – Areas removed from the stock that have cut into
the 3D model

Close the simulator to return to EdgeCAM

*Note: If EdgeCAM is running in HOME WORK mode,


producing the NC code is not available

Select NC tool from the tool bar to produce the NC


code using the POST Processor selected earlier

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