Define Stock and WCS

Goals
:
1. Create a new Setup.

2. Set the Work Coordinates of the part.

3. Define the Stock settings.

4. Define the Program Name or Number.

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Instructions
: 1. Open the exercise file “Lesson 1 procedure 2.f3d”.

You can download the part file here:

http://app.solidprofessor.com/weblms/html5/16intCAM_exercise_2/16in
tCAM_exercise_2.zip

2. Open the Setup parameter screen by clicking on the 'Setup' icon.

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Instructions
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3. In the Work Coordinate System (WCS)
change the Orientation to ‘Select Z
axis/plane & X axis’.

4. Click on the ‘Face’ button and select the top

face of the model.

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Instructions
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5. Click on the X axis ‘Button’ and then select the edge of the model.

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Instructions
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6. Change the Origin to 'Model origin'.

7. Select the 'Stock' tab.

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Instructions
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8. Change the Stock 'Mode’ to
'Relative size' box.

9. Change the ‘Stock Offset Mode’

to ‘No additional stock’.

10. Set ‘Round Up to Nearest’ to 0

(zero) in.

11. The ‘Dimensions’ of the ‘Stock’

are 4in for X, 3in for Y and 0.25in
for Z.

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Instructions
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12. Select the Post Process tab.

13. Leave the ‘Program

Name/Number’ set to 1001.

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Instructions
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14. Change the ‘Operations’ name to ‘Lesson 1 Setup’.

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Self-Check:

1. Stock: What are the Dimensions of

the part?
Check the ‘Stock’ parameter screen
in Setup. Do the dimensions match
the following?

Width (X) 4in, Depth (Y) 3in, Height

(Z) 0.25in

 If so, Good job!

 If not, double check that your

settings in ‘Stock’ are correct.

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Self-Check:

2. Stock: Where is the Work

Offset of the part?
Are the XYZ arrows on the
top corner of the model, as
shown in the image here?

 If so, Good job!

 If not, double check that

your settings in ‘Stock’
are correct.

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