DELMIA Turning

Manage CNC machines, accessories, tools and tool assemblies in 3D. These resources can be retrieved through standard search capabilities using relevant machining attributes and instantiated in a machining cell. Users can clearly see the impact of changes on the definition of objects, such as parts or cutting tools across all NC processes and programs.   DELMIA Turning supports default or customized representations of the cutter and tool assemblies that are used for verification, simulation with material removal, and collision checking. Programmers can author NC programs for complex mill-turn machines with multiple spindles and turrets using synchronization features, balance turning, and part-transfer capabilities. Through an immersive, intuitive interface, users can synchronize operations and passes within an operation and define part-transfer activities.

Automatically recognizes the prismatic machining features of the product design, significantly reducing toolpath programming time. A manufacturing view of the design part is generated, with all the drilling and milling features that are to be machined.  Through this embedded feature-recognition technology,  DELMIA Turning enables toolpath programming for geometrical-machined, feature-creation design parts—even those with no design feature specifications. 

Offers a full set of high-end turning operations such as roughing, finishing, groove turning, groove finishing, and thread turning for accurate toolpath definition.  NC Programmers can also author turning operations to address B- and C-axis interpolations of mill-turn machines. 

DELMIA Turning offers a broad range of machining operations for toolpath definition, including pocketing, facing, and contouring. These operations can be defined as multi-level and multi-pass. At the user’s request, the tool path can be optimized for high-speed machining. Point-to-point machining is available, as well as a full set of axial operations from standard drilling to complex boring and chamfering. Several dedicated strategies for hard material are included, such as trochoidal milling, concentric milling and spiral morphing. This concentric strategy controls the radial engagement to maximize the efficiency on the machine while protecting the cutter. DELMIA Turning offers unique functionalities for creating and verifying milling, drilling, and probing operations. Probing operations are very flexible and can be customized with associated user parameters.  DELMIA Turning extends the 2.5-axis capabilities by offering best-in-class 4-axis pocketing that includes a variety of strategies, island management, and user-defined lead angle on the tool axis for better cutting conditions. This operation also supports non-cylindrical and non-conical surfaces and revolution surfaces, going beyond 180 degrees

Toolpath replay allows the generation and verification of individual operations or of the complete program.  Users can visualize the in-process part and analyze the remaining material. Alternative machining strategies can be tested to obtain collision-free trajectories. The tool path can be replicated, mirrored, translated and locally edited. The Compare Part and Remaining Stock command displays only the differences. DELMIA Turning Improves toolpath verification by pinpointing a lack of material or material in excess.

DELMIA Turning has powerful simulation capabilities for toolpath validation. This simulation functionality brings one of the most advanced machine simulation modules to the market to identify potential issues earlier in the process. DELMIA Turning can compute the volume of gouge in the workpiece, making it easier for users to prioritize and process gouges in machining programs. Near misses (at user-defined safety distance) are identified, and multiple tool change locations are supported for a more accurate simulation of the machine motions. The simulation context, saved in the 3DEXPERIENCE platform, allows the user to organize the review most conveniently. This ensures traceability of the validation task.  It allows users to program, optimize and validate machining in the most efficient way. It lets NC Programmers identify toolpath errors earlier in the process and shortens programming time. 

Machining processes can be defined as dedicated templates and stored in a catalogue for reuse.  The stored template can be retrieved and applied to the design features of the part geometry. The company’s intellectual property is capitalized and reused to make programming more efficient. NC objects and attributes are handled as Knowledgeware objects in order to increase the level of automation and standardization in NC program creation.

Offers seamless generation of APT source and NC Code ISO format through the integrated post-processor execution engine, the library of standard post-processor syntax mapping tables and Post Processor samples. The output formats can easily be customized. Additional files generated by the post-processor are also automatically saved in the same container in the 3DEXPERIENCE® platform, thus ensuring that all relevant outputs for a given part are available at the same location and are up to date. The manufacturing program’s key information can be exported as documentation for reference on the shop floor. 

Simulate, validate, and program wire Electrical Discharge Machining (EDM) processes. Compute the wire EDM path and program the synchronization of each end of the wire to the part contours. Implement 2 and 4 axes programming capabilities with dedicated wire EDM strategies, and visualize & validate the program strategy. Produce the machine code for use in the real machine. As with all DELMIA Machining applications, users can save and re-use best practices by creating the wire EDM paths, storing these in a template, and then re-using the same strategy on other parts to be machined.

DELMIA Turning users can quickly author and edit NC programs. Intuitive graphic dialogue boxes, traffic light indicators for undefined machining parameters, and help icons for each parameter operation make the process highly efficient. Tool changes and machine rotations are automatically generated and can be visualized in the machining operation definition panel.  Copy-and-paste functions help organize programs in the specification tree.

DELMIA Turning’s wide range of operations and strategies helps programmers create toolpath programs that minimize non-value-added motion. Optimized NC programs, including high-speed machining features, reduce overall machining cycle time.  DELMIA Turning takes in-process parts into account to generate collision-free tool paths.

DELMIA Turning’s 3D environment enables programmers to create optimized NC programs in the manufacturing context: NC machine, cutter, tool assemblies, NC accessories and other elements. This provides a better understanding of the machining cell and ensures that the tool path and machining strategy take the tool’s physical environment into account. It reduces the risk of unexpected issues and production delays.

NTP improves automation and standardization of NC tool path programs.  Users can define and store machining processes as dedicated templates and store them in catalogues for reuse. Company intellectual property is capitalized and reused to make programming more efficient. The gains in productivity and machining-work standardization are significant.

Based on the 3DEXPERIENCE® platform, DELMIA Turning provides an unrivalled level of associativity between product engineering, manufacturing processes, and resources.  Companies can manage concurrent engineering and manufacturing flows better and shorten the design-to-manufacturing cycle. DELMIA Turning offers the best available support for design changes or design variants and the rapid creation of programs for families of parts. Native implementation links connect machining programs to engineering and manufacturing data. These links can be used to see which machining programs are impacted by engineering or manufacturing changes. Like a new cutter, for example, and to see whether machining data is up to date with respect to engineering changes.