NX Total Machining
Benefits Summary
• Automated hole making NX™ Total Machining delivers a complete CAD/CAM package that provides
capability speeds common advanced capabilities across key industries and machine technologies. High
processes speed machining, multi-function mill-turn machining and 5-axis machining
• Boundary-based cutting capabilities are provided along with a full CAD seat.
provides flexibility to cut on
minimal geometry Turning
• Solids-based cutting cuts
complex shapes intelligently NX provides comprehensive turning functionality that is driven by the in-process
• HSM support maximizes 3D solid part model.
machine tool investments
• Smooth cutting capabilities Associative turning profile The software tracks allowable turning volumes
keep feed rates high and precisely, even for mill-turn parts. You can maintain correct turning profiles
provide fine finishes through part updates. Spun solid profiles and merged multiple cross sections
• Streamline patterns fit provide the correct turning profiles for any part and automatically update when
cutting strokes to the geometry changes.
surfaces so the passes flow
along the part naturally Comprehensive set of automatic operations You can easily program a full
• Intelligent rest milling range of lathe operations, including:
options allow associative • On-center hole making: spot, drill, peck, chip, ream and tap
mult-stage roughing • Roughing: face, turn, back turn, bore, back bore and undercut – all with
techniques multiple patterns and depth of cut control and angle control
• Master model capability • Rough/finish grooving – with auto left/right tracking point control
ensures that NC development • OD/ID threading
stays associative to the • OD/ID face
source model • Cutoff operation and bar feed operation types
• Model Edit capabilities make
it easy to adjust model for Feature automation NX Turning automates grooving with feature-based
optimal NC programming machining processes. You can produce threads according to standards with
• Integrated postprocessor and parameter-driven thread cutting processes. You can also break corners with arcs
Post Builder provide or chamfers that account for the finish status of the adjacent geometry.
production-ready output
• All supporting functions are User control You can customize and fine tune turning boundaries to account
provided for various finish requirements or in-process characteristics, such as grind stock.
NX suppresses features as needed. Transitions to/from boundary edits ensure
that the desired end result is easily achieved. Additionally, you can compensate
for cutter diameter variance or use zero diameter tool programming (part
dimension programming).
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NX Total Machining
Features Advanced options NX provides special using any valid tool axis. These 2.5-axis cuts
• 2-axis and 4-axis wire EDM cutting patterns, such as finish all, down- can be performed by 3+2 positional
machining only cutting and toward/away from corner machines in any orientation.
• No core roughing for wire patterns. You can protect valuable work
machining pieces by interrupting long cuts for insert Hole making Extensive hole making
• Turning changes. Safe exit and reentry to the cut are functions are provided for spot drill, drill,
• Hole making handled automatically. ream bore and tap. You can use deep drill,
• Face milling peck drill and special boring cycles. User-
• Boundary cutting Teach mode NX Turning provides step-by- defined cycles provide any needed hole
• Generalized roughing step motion instructions through a few making capability. Efficient traverses
• Z-level finishing simple mouse clicks. It supports all of your minimize lifts while accounting for all part
• Synchronous technology turning center’s capabilities (including and fixture geometry. Special multi-axis
• Advanced surfacing bar feeds or tail stocks) and visualizes filtering automatically switches MCS for
• Wizard builder their motion. non-parallel hole selections.
• Postprocessing and Post
Builder Tools You can specify the holder and insert Feature-based automation You can take
• Shop documentation as part of a tool assembly. NX enables you advantage of automatic feature processing
• Raster and offset patterns to configure left-handed or right-handed that comes standard with NX. Feature
• Interpolated patterns tools for inside or outside diameters. You recognition, process application and tool
• Automatic valley cutting can cut either side of the centerline using selection functions automate hole making
• 5-axis surface milling either upper or lower turret configurations. for common classes of holes. Custom
with lead/lag Multiple drive points per tool facilitate process development is also included.
• 5-axis swarfing flexible usage of tools vs various geometry.
• 5-axis cutting with user Volume based 2.5 D milling Solids-based
control over drive, part and Wire EDM machining face milling automatically respects part and
check geometries. NX Wire EDM machining provides 2-axis and fixture boundaries while efficiently clearing
• G-code driven machine 4-axis profiling. Plus, no-core roughing faces. Cutting volumes are quickly identified
simulation capabilities ensure that scrap pieces do not based on floor and wall selections. These
fall into the machine. floors and walls in combination with the
in-process work piece (blank stock) result in
2.5-axis milling and drilling volumetric cut regions.
The 2.5-axis milling and drilling operations Boundary cutting You can trace
cover solids and boundary based z-level boundaries the traditional way with either
machining through a mix of manual and edges or wireframe elements. You can
automated programming methods. individually specify offsets, compensation,
etc. for boundary elements. These
Flexible Machining Coordinate boundaries serve as the basis for either
System (MCS) With NX CAM, you can make single-trace cuts or area clearing patterns.
holes and planar cuts anywhere on the part,
NX
Generic motion control You can build Rest machining For re-roughing, NX CAM Smooth offset cutting NX provides
step-by-step tool motion with interactive cuts only the areas untouched by previous smooth offset pattern cuts with special step-
drag handles and chain together cut traces roughing operations. You can use smaller over moves and corner treatments to
with the most efficient transitions. tools only as needed for corner cleanout and maintain high feed rates and fine finishes.
use longer tools only as needed for deep You can cut inside out or outside in.
Probing cycles NX CAM performs on- reaches.
machine probing with the included Steep/non-steep area recognition You
Renishaw probing cycles for single-tip 3-axis milling can limit raster cuts to non-steep areas for
probes. You can measure faces, holes better cut depth control, as well as provide
and bosses. 3-axis milling provides extensive fixed-axis consistent semi-finish cuts with combi
cutting capabilities for complex surfaces nation z-level and raster fill-in patterns.
Generalized roughing NX CAM roughs such as those found in mold and die
any generalized 3D shape with intelligent applications. This functionality enables you Interpolated passes NX provides tool
multi-level volume removal patterns and to achieve the smoothest tool path results in paths that flow organically with your part
automatically cuts levels corresponding to steep areas by specifying a projection vector faces. With these Streamline patterns, you
horizontal faces. Area clearing patterns different from the tool axis. You can output can interpolate cutting passes between
include zig, zig-zag, part offsets, blank the smoothest raster, or zig-zag, cuts with boundaries for the smoothest finishes. You
offsets and trochoidal. special step-over moves and optimized point can even cut true 3D spiral patterns with no
distribution to maintain high feed rates and step-over marks.
High speed machining (HSM) NX CAM fine finishes.
provides specialized HSM patterns for either Automatic valley rest milling NX
boundary or solids based roughing. You can Independent projection vector NX CAM discovers uncut valley material remaining
keep your tool path smooth with corner enables you to achieve the smoothest tool from larger diameter tools, including bull-
treatments, stepovers, engages and retracts path results in steep areas by specifying nose tools. You can cut the remaining
for the highest possible feed rates. You can a projection vector different from the material along or across valleys.
optimize spindle speeds, feed rates and tool axis.
engagement depths for maximum safe Nurbs output You can output NURBS
material removal with the included cutting Smooth raster cutting You can output the records for the smoothest machine motion
parameter library. Trochoidal loops protect smoothest raster or zig-zag, cuts with and take advantage of high-level controller
tools from excessive engagement. When special step-over moves and optimized point capabilities.
complete corners are required, feed rates distribution to maintain high feed rates and
automatically reduce to account for heavier fine finishes. Facet machining With NX CAM, you can
local tool loads. use scanned data or other faceted
representations such as .stl and the JT™
Z-level finishing You can create z-level, or format for NC programming.
waterline, finishing passes on complex 3D
geometry. Suitable for relatively steep areas,
these cuts provide zig and zig-zag options
with smooth engages, retracts and
stepovers.
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5-axis milling multiple levels of simulation from a basic Operation navigator From the CAM
tool path verification to a full machining application’s information center, you can
5-axis milling provides extensive capabilities simulation that includes a complete create, view, modify, verify, inspect and
for simultaneous multi-axis cutting of machine tool model. Collision checking and organize your NC programs. You can
complex surfaces, including multiple drive multi-channel synchronization are simulated manage tools, methods, geometry and
methods with a wide range of tool axis at the g-code level for the most accurate output from an information-rich program
control options. 5-axis surface contouring results. With NX CAM, you can perform display.
and a set of tool axis interpolation options machine simulation right from the
facilitate 5-axis machining on the most programming environment so information is Tool path visualization You can stay
demanding of parts. at hand when you need it, avoiding the confident with tool path visualization and
requirement for a separate machining material removal verification tools.
5-axis tool tip cutting You can trace area simulation package for the NC programmer. Integrated collision checking identifies any
patterns across complex geometry while possible problems.
specifying tool axis lead and lag relative to Tool path visualization You can stay
the surface normal. confident with tool path visualization and Tool path editing You can make fast
material removal verification tools. changes to tool path results with graphical
5-axis area patterns All of the familiar Integrated collision checking identifies any editing tools and protect your edits by
3-axis area clear patterns are provided with possible problems. locking tool paths from future re-
additional tool axis control. Raster cuts, calculations.
offset patterns and interpolated cut strokes Tool path driven simulation You can drive
are all available. the machine simulation straight from NC wizards With the NC Wizard Builder,
internal tool path records for the fastest you can create semi-automated processes
5-axis swarf cutting You can keep the side simulation result. customized to your environment. The highly
of the tool aligned with selected faces while familiar wizard presentations enable you to
controlling tilt. G-code driven simulation NX CAM drives streamline common tasks with minimum
the machine simulation with postprocessed user input.
Automatic 3-axis tilt NX CAM invokes output that takes account of any program
automatic tool tilt as a reaction to tool content provided by the postprocessor. Postprocessing The Total Machining
holder collisions in deep cavities. Tilting the Home positions, special tool change motion package outputs production-ready g-code
tool over to provide clearance for the holder and other content can be inserted by the with integrated postprocessing. You can
enables cutting with shorter tools and postprocessor; this minimizes surprises by edit and fine tune existing postprocessors
higher feed rates. making sure to simulate the posted g-code. with the included interactive Post Builder
application or even build a postprocessor
5-axis user control NX CAM includes high Multi-channel synchronization NX helps from scratch using Post Builder templates.
levels of user-controlled 5-axis milling. You shrink cycle times for multi-channel In addition, you can use included sample
can control multi-axis tool motion with machines (multiple milling or drilling heads posts or download a post from our
traditional drive, part and check surface on the same machine) by optimizing synch support library.
specifications. These flexible options make it codes. The visual system displays timelines
possible to program virtually any 5-axis cut. and simulates multi-channel motion to Shop documentation You can produce
ensure that minimum cycles are achieved html setup documents with the included
NC Simulation without interference. shop doc capability.
The NC Simulation capability provides a 3D Standard supporting functions Feed rate optimization NX CAM helps you
model-based visualization of the planned to easily maximize material removal rates
machining operations. NX CAM facilitates Translators You can read data from and minimize tool wear. The ability to adjust
practically any CAD system with a set of feed rates to achieve a specified chip
translators for the Parasolid® software , volume eliminates overloading as well as
DXF and STEP and JT formats. In addition under-utilization of the cutting tool.
you can write data in all of these formats,
plus .stl.
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Assembly modeling NX CAM includes Basic solid shapes Solid blocks and creation from solids, hidden line processing
important fixture components in the cylinders can be created for use as blank and automated parts lists. You can use
programming session and facilitates models or fixture components. templates to automatically create drawings
intelligent collision avoidance. Our master for borders and view layouts.
model concept keeps the assemblies and Surface extensions and patches You can
tool paths associative to your source model. patch over features that don’t need to be
NX assembly design supports “top-down” machined. Tool paths will move smoothly
and “bottom-up” approaches and provides across the patch, rather than try to dig into
rapid navigation of the assembly hierarchy the feature. You can extend faces to help
with direct access to the design model of guide tool tips around 3D edges if
any component or subassembly. necessary.
Standard model editing functions Surface and edge extraction Surfaces and
edges can be extracted, divided, projected
NX CAM provides geometry tools to address and used in various ways to more precisely
common model editing functions that make support the needs of NC operations. For
NC programming more efficient. The example, a divided surface provides an
standard range of provided functions are additional edge that can be used to drive or
effective for making the kinds of changes to define tool paths. Likewise, trim, sew and
existing models that are sometimes needed join functions enable surface and edges to
in the NC programming context, such as be modified to support NC operations. Solid modeling Using the CAD/CAM
altering a basic stock material shape. A set integration provided in NX Total Machining,
of more extensive CAD functions are Synchronous modeling Synchronous you can develop 3D models with a full range
available in the CAD/CAM version of this modeling, a powerful method for directly of synchronous modeling and parametric
package to enable you to create/edit editing solid faces, is also available in the NC modeling tools, including wireframe,
complex 3D part models and produce environment. Developing as-cast models or primitives, swept and revolved bodies.
drawings. other derivatives from the existing parts is Boolean operations and associative editing
easy since the programmer simply needs to are supported. You can provide details such
Using the standard model editing functions, push and pull on the existing faces. as blends, tapers and thin-wall features.
you can perform important model cleanup NX modeling is powered by synchronous
tasks with key editing capabilities for: Extended CAD content (included with technology, Siemens PLM Software’s
the CAD/CAM package) unique approach to 3D design that
Associative geometry You can create combines the power of parametric feature-
associate copies of master geometry, The standard CAM version of the CAD/CAM based modeling with the freedom of
enabling model editing without affecting package provides geometry tools to address history-free modeling.
the original design model. common model editing functions that make
NC programming more efficient. A set of User-defined features Integrated CAD/
3D wireframe construction for boundaries more extensive CAD functions (described CAM capabilities let you capture and store
Wireframe elements can be constructed below) are available in the CAD/CAM version families of features for easy retrieval and
from scratch or derived from part edges. of this package that enable you to create editing, starting with existing associative
Boundaries can be used directly for certain and edit complex 3D part models and solid models. You can establish relationships
2D operation types or used indirectly as produce drawings. The combination of CAD between parameters, define feature
containment boundaries to control tool path and CAM in one system provides one of the variables, set default values and decide the
coverage. most fully integrated solid modeling general form the feature will take when
systems available today. started.
Drafting You can create engineering
drawings that remain associative to your
part models, including automatic view
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CAD/CAM benefits Basic surfacing You can create complex Associativity
• Full design capability with surfaces and solid models using loft and You can absorb changes with ease with a
integrated CAD/CAM seat sweep techniques, including multi-rail fully integrated CAD/CAM system that keeps
methods. You can also fine tune surfaces the NC program connected to the design
CAD/CAM features with surface extension and surface normal model and updates to new geometry.
• 2D drafting control.
• Solid modeling Available Teamcenter integration
• Basic surface modeling Sheet metal With the included sheet metal You can integrate your NX Mach CAM
• Sheet metal modeling capabilities, you can create sheet metal package with Teamcenter® software by
• Advanced surface modeling component models using feature-based including the NX CAM Teamcenter Client
• Product manufacturing design tools for tabs, flanges and other add-on. This Mach-level integration provides
information typical features. You can use forming tables a managed environment for your NX data.
and bend sequence tables to account for Additional Teamcenter functionality is
bend deformation and generate accurate available separately.
flat pattern data for manufacturing.
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