Guest Post/Tutorial by Best Engineering Aids and Consultancies Pvt. Ltd. (BEACON India) Author – Tanmay Kanade, Application Engineer, BEACON (Mumbai)
Being a SOLIDWORKS user today makes it a generic norm that the designs being developed are at some extent going to be manufactured using state-of-the-art CNC (Computer Numeric Control) technology-based machining centers. It’s an expensive affair nowadays to allow for re-designing or execute multiple prototypes of a design by actual manufacturing process, and moreover that also deals with the time constraints for dynamic environments where needs crumple upon delays that could happen while finalization of the design occurs.
SOLIDWORKS 2025 takes a leap forward in the direction towards creating a manufacturing excellence that could deliver ready-to-use machine ready programs and models. Addition of the DELMIA Shop Floor Programmer role in the bucket every new SOLIDWORKS 2025 license allows for the creation of virtual toolpaths and later could also generate NC code outputs for 2.5 & 3 axis milling machines, 2/4 axes wire EDM machining and Laser/Waterjet cutting operation simulation.
The key functionalities that are included are:
- Probing: Ensures precise part measurement and validation directly within the 3DEXPERIENCE platform.
- 3+2 Programming: Enables multi-axis machining with fixed tool angles for complex operations.
- Deburring: Automates edge finishing to enhance part quality.
- Wire EDM Programming: Provides accurate contour cutting using electrical discharge machining. Programs wire movements to align precisely with part contours.
- Nesting: Optimizes material usage by efficiently arranging parts in the 3DEXPERIENCE environment.
- Laser/Waterjet Cutting Programming: Facilitates precise, high-speed cutting for various materials within the platform.
Benefits of DELMIA NC Shop Floor Programmer:
- Faster NC Programming
The streamlined interface with intuitive graphic dialog boxes focuses on key parameters, reducing NC programming time, while automated kinematics ensures accurate tool changes and rotations, visualized in the machining operation definition panel.
- Enhanced Machine Tool Utilization A wide range of operations and strategies enables efficient toolpath programming, minimizing unnecessary motion, while in-process part consideration ensures collision-free and safer machining.
- Reduced Production Risks
The 3D environment optimizes NC programs by simulating the entire manufacturing context, preventing issues and delays by accounting for the physical machining environment.
- Integrated Design-to-Machining Workflow
Powered by the 3DEXPERIENCE® platform, it connects engineering, manufacturing, and resources, enabling concurrent workflows that reduce production time. Associative updates keep machining programs synchronized with design changes. NC Shop Floor Programmer on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform enables seamless design feedback without modifying the original model, enhancing team collaboration.
- Automatic Feature Recognition
Automatically detects prismatic machining features, reducing programming effort, while a dedicated manufacturing view highlights drilling and milling features. Embedded recognition identifies machining features even in parts without explicit design definitions.
- High-End 3-Axis Strategies
Offers strategies for roughing, Z-level finishing, sweeping, and deburring, while collision prevention ensures safe toolpaths by analysing tool assemblies. In-process material calculation uses remaining material from previous operations, enhancing efficiency.
- Manufacturability Check:
Analyses product geometry to assess feasibility, helping determine whether additive or subtractive fabrication is more suitable. Evaluates if a product is better suited for additive or subtractive manufacturing, verifies resource availability, and defines optimal print orientation. It also highlights areas needing support structures and provides quick cost and time estimates.
Guest Post/Tutorial by Best Engineering Aids and Consultancies Pvt. Ltd. (BEACON India) Author – Tanmay Kanade, Application Engineer, BEACON (Mumbai)
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