Course Description

Topics Covered Include:

  • Advanced CS - Coordinate Systems Creation and Control
  • Positional 4th and 5th Axis Control
  • 4th Axis Simultaneous using "Polar and Cylindrical Milling"
  • Solid Modeling
  • Fixture and Clamping Assemblies
  • Opening Solids from CAD sources
  • Feature based machining
  • Machining solids using various roughing and finishing techniques
  • Post processing - G-code creation
  • Dynamic Feature Recognition "The Profiler Tool"
  • Automatic Feature Recognition "The Hole Manager"
  • Boundary Machining Techniques and Containment Selections

Chuck Van Volkingburgh & Stephen Cunningham

Chuck VanVolkingburgh and Stephen Cunningham have both been programming and working with CNC machinery for more than twenty-five years each (50 years combined experience). As reseller employees, they have helped to train thousands of GibbsCAM users from hundreds of large and small machine shops over the past eighteen years. Companies like Precision Drilling, National Oilwell Varco, Weatherford, Redline-Pro, Drilformance, Promac and hundreds more have taken our classroom and on-site training. Over the years we have developed a well organized curriculum which produces capable GibbsCAM users.

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Before You Start

    • Why is GibbsCAM 'CAD' different?

    • Changes to the interface

    • ​Differences Between GibbsCAM 2014 And Now
  • 2

    PC201 - Polar And Cylindrical Milling

    • Course Documents

    • 01. Part setup and custom stock

    • Quiz: 01. Part setup and custom stock

    • 02. Draw and toolpath angled line

    • Quiz: 02. Draw and toolpath angled line

    • 03. Engrave on the diameter

    • Quiz: 03. Engrave on the diameter

    • 04. Finish engrave and draw open sided radial pocket

    • Quiz: 04. Finish engrave and draw open sided radial pocket

    • 05. Machine open sided radial pocket

    • Quiz: 05. Machine open sided radial pocket
  • 3

    CS201 - Coordinate System

    • Course Documents

    • 01. Introduction And Part Setup

    • Quiz: 01. Introduction And Part Setup

    • 02. Drawing And CS Basics

    • Quiz: 02. Drawing And CS Basics

    • 03. Creating And Modifying CSs

    • Quiz: 03. Creating And Modifying CSs

    • 04. Creating CSs and Solid Modelling

    • Quiz: 04. Creating CSs and Solid Modelling

    • 05. Solid Modelling

    • Quiz: 05. Solid Modelling

    • 06. Modifying CSs

    • Quiz: 06. Modifying CSs

    • 07. Creating Toolpaths Using Geometry And The Profiler

    • Quiz: 07. Creating Toolpaths Using Geometry And The Profiler

    • 08. Toolpathing The Solid Directly

    • Quiz: 08. Toolpathing The Solid Directly

    • 09. Toolpathing and Coding

    • Quiz: 09. Toolpathing and Coding
  • 4

    PM201 Stand Base - 1. Geometry Creation

    • Course Documents

    • 01. Introduction

    • Quiz: 01. Introduction

    • 02. Base Outline

    • Quiz: 02. Base Outline

    • 03. Top Outline and Closed Pocket

    • Quiz: 03. Top Outline and Closed Pocket

    • 04. Inner Pockets, Mid Level Outline, and Center Island

    • Quiz: 04. Inner Pockets, Mid Level Outline and Center Island
  • 5

    PM201 Stand Base - 2. Introduction to Basic Solid Modeling

    • Course Documents

    • 01. Sphere, Cuboid, Subtraction, Intersection and Extrude

    • Quiz: 01. Sphere, Cuboid, Subtraction, Intersection and Extrude

    • 02. Solid Body Properties and History

    • Quiz: 02. Solid Body Properties and History

    • 03. Replace and Revolve

    • Quiz: 03. Replace and Revolve

    • 04. Draft, Blending, Offset, and Shell

    • Quiz: 04. Draft Blending Offset and Shell
  • 6

    PM201 Stand Base - 3. Creation of the Stand Base Modeling

    • Course Documents

    • 01. Base and Counter Bored Holes

    • Quiz: 01. Base and Counter Bored Holes

    • 02. Counter Bored Holes Continued and Compound Hole

    • Quiz: 02. Counter Bored Holes Continued and Compound Hole

    • 03. Compound Hole Continued and Corner Blending

    • Quiz: 03. Compound Hole Continued and Corner Blending
  • 7

    PM201 Stand Base - 4. Fixture Development - First Clamping

    • Course Documents

    • 01. Fixture Sub Plate

    • Quiz: 01. Fixture Sub Plate

    • 02. Spacer Block

    • Quiz: 02. Spacer Block

    • 03. Spacer Block Continued

    • Quiz: 03. Spacer Block Continued

    • 04. 0.5" Stud and Step Clamp

    • Quiz: 04. 0.5" Stud and Step Clamp

    • 05. Step Clamp Continued

    • Quiz: 05. Step Clamp Continued

    • 06. Step Clamp Continued and Step Block

    • Quiz: 06. Step Clamp Continued and Step Block

    • 07. Step Block Continued

    • Quiz: 07. Step Block Continued

    • 08. 0.5" Flange Nut

    • Quiz: 08. 0.5" Flange Nut

    • 09. 0.5" Step Clamp Set

    • Quiz: 09. 0.5" Step Clamp Set
  • 8

    PM201 Stand Base - 5. Machining - First Clamping

    • Course Documents

    • 01. Face Milling

    • Quiz: 01. Face Milling

    • 02. Hole Drilling

    • Quiz: 02. Hole Drilling

    • 03. Hole Drilling Continued

    • Quiz: 03. Hole Drilling Continued
  • 9

    PM201 Stand Base - 6. Fixture Development - Second Clamping

    • Course Documents

    • 01. Facet Body

    • Quiz: 01. Facet Body

    • 02. Facet Body Continued

    • Quiz: 02. Facet Body Continued

    • 03. Socket Head Cap Screw

    • Quiz: 03. Socket Head Cap Screw

    • 04. Socket Head Cap Screw Continued

    • Quiz: 04. Socket Head Cap Screw Continued

    • 05. Socket Head Cap Screw Continued

    • Quiz: 05. Socket Head Cap Screw Continued
  • 10

    PM201 Stand Base - 7. Machining - Contour Roughing

    • Course Documents

    • 01. Contour Roughing

    • Quiz: 01. Contour Roughing

    • 02. Contour Roughing Continued and Hole Drilling

    • Quiz: 02. Contour Roughing Continued and Hole Drilling

    • 03. Hole Drilling Continued

    • Quiz: 03. Hole Drilling Continued

    • 04. Hole Drilling Continued

    • Quiz: 04. Hole Drilling Continued

    • 05. First Step Finishing

    • Quiz: 05. First Step Finishing

    • 06. Second Step Finishing

    • Quiz: 06. Second Step Finishing

    • 07. Closed Pocket and Corner Round

    • Quiz: 07. Closed Pocket and Corner Round

    • 08. Center Island

    • Quiz: 08. Center Island

    • 09. Compound Hole Finishing

    • Quiz: 09. Compound Hole Finishing
  • 11

    MT201 - Millturn Solid (Metric)

    • Course Documents

    • 01. Part Setup

    • Quiz: 01. Part Setup

    • 02. Geometry Creation 01

    • Quiz: 02. Geometry Creation 01

    • 03. Geometry Creation 02

    • Quiz: 03. Geometry Creation 02

    • 04. Tool Creation 01

    • Quiz: 04. Tool Creation 01

    • 05. Tool Creation 02

    • Quiz: 05. Tool Creation 02

    • 06. Tool Creation 03

    • Quiz: 06. Tool Creation 03

    • 07. Toolpath Creation 01

    • Quiz: 07. Toolpath Creation 01

    • 08. Toolpath Creation 02

    • Quiz: 08. Toolpath Creation 02

    • 09. Toolpath Creation 03

    • Quiz: 09. Toolpath Creation 03

    • 10. Toolpath Creation 04

    • Quiz: 10. Toolpath Creation 04

    • 11. Toolpath Creation 05 and Coding

    • Quiz: 11. Toolpath Creation 05 and Coding

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