ADVANCED COMPUTER AIDED MANUFACTURING APPLICATIONS: Using INVENTOR CAM for CNC Milling

This book is created to help users of Inventor CAM software and CNC machines to develop programs for CNC machines. Major topics are programming of CNC machines using standard G and M code command using Inventor CAM. Each command is explained in detail and presented with detailed subsequent images for each small step to reduce possible misinterpretations. An effort was made to explain commands, programming sequences, and requirements while keeping the description minimum.Detailed descriptions of all the possible program situations for one software with different CNC machines within a single book volume is impossible. For any additional information, users can refer to operation and programming CNC manuals, Inventor CAD manuals, Inventor CAM software help files, and on-line help from CAM vendors. Also, notice that different versions and license schema by CNC or CAM companies may show different results from the one explained in this tutorial. The CNC code was created from post processing setup for machines included in the software. For specific post processor software (plugin), refer to the manufacturer of your CNC machine.The chapters in this book are not meant to be followed sequentially, so please use the chapter you need for a specific command and programming method. This book is not a reference guide and is intended to give sufficient (but not complete) descriptions of CAM-based CNC programming.All of the examples shown in this book were individually created. Any similarity of objects, parts, and drawings used in this tutorial are coincidental and unintentional. Files created for this tutorial will be available as a free download on a Website specified by the author.