Introduction:
Object 1: Flower pot design in CAD(Designed in CAD)
Object 2: Process of Flower pot Machining on shopbot
Object 3: Actual maching on shopbot
Step 1: Using Windows XP,I have already installed Partwork 3D, for step 1: see the Modeling flowerpot in the CATIA then export .stl file open that .stl file in the Partwork 3D.Click on start-->3D Partwork
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Step 2: set the Orientation and size of the model.Here Orientation is Left so according to that i will set the wooden block on the shopbot bed. x=70,y=37.29,z=37.29,I want all diamention unit in mm with TOP view.
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Step 3: Here we can set the material specification that i am going to clamp on the shopbot.I entered all diamention and margins with proper depth of cut because I am machining only half portion of the flower pot for mold and cast.
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Step 4: Here step 4. Shows the actual object machining with roughing toolpath
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Step 5: Select the milling tool that we are using here for milling and set its parameter like passdepth, stepover,Speedrate,feedrate,Plungerate
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Step 6: Then assign the finishing toolpath, and set finishing parameter as shown in following image.
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Step 7:At this stage we can preview the machining processes.click on Reset preview.
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Step 8:Following image shows the Roughing process of flowerpot.
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Step 9:then finishing process on shopbot to give finishing to rough object.
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Step 5: Then we can save this roughing and finishing processes in shopbot acceptable file format.
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Step 7:
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Cutting file
.stl Flower pot file
Partwork 3D mold
Shopbot file
