Solidcam HAAS Mill Startup Guide

Example Mill Part SolidCam Tutorial

 * 1) Open Part in SolidWorks.
 * 2) Open the SolidCAM Part Tab in SolidWorks and select New, and Milling.


 * 1) In the right side menu select External, create a part name, check the Use Model file directory, box and set you units to INCH! (Setting Units to Metric will require you to start the process all over).


 * 1) In the menu that comes up next, select gMilling_Haas_3x from the drop-down menu. Then under the Define section select Stock.


 * 1) In the Stock menu, under Defined by make sure that Box is selected. Under Selection click the white space in the box, then select the part. Under Expand box at set all values equal to zero. This is assuming that your stock is already cut to size. Finally, click the Add box to CAD model button to create a box around the edges of the created stock.


 * 1) After clicking the green checkmark select Coorsys in the Milling Part Data menu. Under the Definition options select Define. Select a point as the origin, then a point in the x-direction, and a point in the y-direction to create the coordinate system shown. Click the green checkmark on this menu and the next two menus.


 * 1) To input the HAAS CNC Mill that we have in the Machine Shop click on Edit iMachining Database in the Milling Part Data menu. Select New and then propagate the information according to the image on this page.


 * 1) Select Tool¬_Room_HAAS_CNC, from the tree. Set the material and the machining level, in the drop-down boxes then click the green checkmark to verify the selections. (To be conservative, when machining aluminum, set to the hardest material.)

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 * 1) To add the first machining operation go to SolidCAM Operations tab and select the 2.5D dropdown . In the dropdown menu, select the Profile option.


 * 1) Under the Geometry tab. Select MAC 1(1-Position) in the dropdown and then click on the new button (looks like piece of paper) underneath the CoordSys button.


 * 1) In the Geometry Edit window select Flat, and in the dropdown make sure that XY is selected. Turn off the Tangent propagation and Constant Z Propagation check boxes. Hide the box that was added to the model so you can select the two curves and edge connecting them on the side near the origin. Make sure to select them from left to right. The final result is shown in the image below. Click the Green check when complete.


 * 1) Under the Tool Tab click select. No tools have yet been created. To create a tool, click the add tool button in the bottom left corner. Label the tool and make sure that the dimensions are the same as in the image.

http://www.daycounter.com/Calculators/GCode/Feed-Rate-Calculator.phtml. The z-Direction feed should be about 1/3 of the horizontal motion.
 * 1) Under the Tool Data tab, input the numbers that are in the following images and uncheck the necessary check boxes. These numbers were calculated from the website in the following link:


 * 1) Select an arbitrary holder under the Holder tab, and select Flood: Pressure under the Coolant tab. Then click the Green Checkmark


 * 1) In the Levels tab Set the Clearance Level to 1, and the Safety distance  to 0.125.  For the Upper level set the value to 0. For Profile depth click on the button and select the bottom face of the part. This should evaluate to 0.375 once back in the Profile Operation window.


 * 1) Under the Technology tab the rough, finish, step-down and other passes will be set. For the purpose of this part set these parameters to the image below.


 * 1) The link tab is where the tool control on entry and exit is set. For this part, we will set the values as shown to the right. When done with this step hit the Save and Exit Button in the bottom right hand corner.


 * 1) Under the SolidCAM Operations tab click Calculate All. The toolpath for the F_contour should be generated. If the Updated Stock checkbox is clicked you can verify that the material was removed correctly. If you right click on the operation and select simulation and Solid verify you can watch an animation of the toolpath just created. The result should look like the image below.


 * 1) The next feature to be created is the holes. These can be created in a similar fashion. Selecting the drilling operation from the 2.5D menu. The settings used for this tutorial are shown in the following images.


 * 1) Repeat for .18 inch hole.


 * 1) Repeat for Tapped Hole.


 * 1) Create Mill Path: Select Pocket under 2.5D Input the following to create a pocketed hold.


 * 1) Select the large hole


 * 1) Select Tool Number 1 No need to change settings


 * 1) Change clearance level, and safety distance. The upper level is the top surface the pocket depth is the bottom of the hole. Check Equal step down and set that to 0.125


 * 1) Finishing instructions and pocket type


 * 1) Set vertical entry


 * 1) Add bottom hole to other operations


 * 1) Center drill operation:


 * 1) 0.18 Drill operation:

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 * 1) Final Simulation: