The University of British Columbia, Team Course Project
NC Part Programming and Verification
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Creative Fields: CAD/CAM, CNC
Completion Date: April 2023
Skills: Siemens NX modelling and NC programming, tool selection
Background: The primary objective of this project is to apply our theoretical knowledge and NX software skills to a provided case study. The goal is to evaluate the given part using Siemens NX, select appropriate tools and operations, generate an efficient tool path, and verify it using the CutRight software.
Project Details:
Selected appropriate tools online through different suppliers based on the dimensions of all the required cuts and engineering calculations
Planned different machining methods to machine the part, focusing on choosing the most efficient machining operations in NX manufacturing
Iterated cutting tools and cutting parameters to improve machine time while maintaining a satisfying accuracy
Validated the tool path of the tool path in Cutright Software
Troubleshot the collision between the tool holders and components as well as inconsistent tolerance
The final machining time was reduced from 11 hours to 5 hours while maintaining tolerance under 0.001'' through iterated cutting parameters
Contribution and Disclaimer:
The project was a team project with two other grad students for the course MECH 542 at UBC.
My main contribution is cutting tool selection, tool path planning in NX, troubleshooting, and iterating cutting tools and cutting parameters for shorter machining time.