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INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY                                                               INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY

 processing time on the CNC machine.
    Given  the  complex  shape  and
 large  dimensions  of  the  workpieces,  it
 was decided to scan them directly at the
 customer’s enterprise  using a  portable
 coordinate  measuring  machine  (CMM)
 СimСore  INFINITE  2.0,  equipped  with  a                          Fig. 2. Point cloud of one of the scanned blanks
 ScanWorks laser scanner. With its help, a                           (top) and its corresponding theoretical CAD model.
 3D  scan  of  three  blanks was  made.  The
 scanning process was carried out in several
 KIM  reinstallations necessary  for  access
 to product elements  from  all sides. As  a
 result, up to six files were obtained for each
 blank  describing its shape  using  clouds
 of  scanned  points in various  coordinate
 systems.  Then,  using the  PowerINSPECT
 CAI  system (also developed  by  Delcam),







            Fig. 3. Examples of a triangulated 3D model blanks.














                                                      Fig. 4. Solid CAD model of one from blanks.




                                                                                         Fig. 5. The process of
                                                                                         combining CAD model
                                                                                         theoretical details with a
                                                                                         real model blanks to achieve
                                                                                         uniform allocation allowance.


 Fig. 1. Heat-resistant blank dies,     The use of reverse engineering
 machined on CNC machines.  tools implemented in Delcam software
    allowed  us  to  solve  quickly  the
    problem  of  constructing  solid-state
    CAD  models  of  actual  workpieces
    in a short time. This, in turn, made
 the files were combined into a single coordinate system. Figure 2 shows the result of scanning   it  possible  for  programmers  and  technicians
 in the form of point clouds (above) and the theoretical CAD-model of the workpiece, constructed   to distribute  evenly the  machining  allowance
 according to the design documentation. After processing the scanned data in PowerSHAPE Pro   and  precisely  set  the  boundaries  of  the  zones  of
 (removing unnecessary  and  obviously erroneous  points,  thinning and  smoothing  surfaces),   guaranteed  safe  tool movements  at  accelerated
 triangulated 3D models of actual workpieces were constructed (Fig. 3).  feeds. Thanks to the work done, the efficiency of
    In order for the obtained 3D models of actual workpieces to be used in the CAM system   control  programs  has  significantly  increased  and
 used at the enterprise, PowerSHAPE Pro also needed to create traditional solid-state CAD models   the likelihood of breakdown of tools and equipment
 of workpieces with an exact mathematical description based on triangulated surfaces (Fig. 4).   has decreased.
 In addition, auxiliary planes were constructed, which serve to base the theoretical CAD model
 of the part relative to the actual workpiece.
    After  constructing  solid-state CAD  models  of  real  workpieces,  each  CAD  model of  the
 theoretical part was combined with a real workpiece model based on the condition of ensuring
 the most uniform machining allowance (Fig. 5).                               A.G. Bazhin, I.A. Pechenkin, V.A. Puzanov.
                                                                                      Izhevsk State Technical University.

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