Associate | ~40 min.

CAM for Designers and Engineers

Course | Outcomes and capabilities
In this course, you will learn how to design a better manufacturable component, the fundamentals of CNC machining, explore CAM software, and practice Inventor CAM right in your CAD package. You will learn the following skills: Understand the modern state of CNC machining List types of milling tools, holders and climb/conventional strategies Understand speeds/feeds, types of work holding and datums Locate other learning resources about CNC Machining Locate and understand the CAM workflow in Inventor Setup the job Generate toolpaths Simulate machining and prevent collisions

In this course, you will learn how to design a better manufacturable component, the fundamentals of CNC machining, explore CAM software, and practice Inventor CAM right in your CAD package. You will learn the following skills:

  • Understand the modern state of CNC machining
  • List types of milling tools, holders and climb/conventional strategies
  • Understand speeds/feeds, types of work holding and datums
  • Locate other learning resources about CNC Machining
  • Locate and understand the CAM workflow in Inventor
  • Setup the job
  • Generate toolpaths
  • Simulate machining and prevent collisions

Course modules

~20 min.
CAM for Designers and Engineers: CNC Fundamentals
Module

This module focuses on the fundamentals of CNC machining.

~20 min.
CAM for Designers and Engineers inside Inventor
Module

This module focuses on what you can do right in your CAD tool with Inventor CAM, and will walk you through the whole process of setting up a job.