For this project students were expected to manufacture a component only provided to them as an engineering drawing. The project included making a 3D model of the diagram in the Siemens CAD Software NX and then programming a CNC Milling machine using two different methods.

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1. Manually using G-Code

2. Using the NX-CAM capability

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By using both of these methods, we became familiar with both the traditional way of coding a CNC machine and the modern technique of programming the machine using CAM software. The second method was used to manufacture the component on a real CNC machine. To verify precision before manufacture, the cutting process was simulated in NX. This created a model which was then transferred and measured in the software Vericut for accuracy.

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The images above show the various stages in the project and the final product cut using the machine.