For those who are conducting research relevant to virtual machining or toolpath generation, Chapter 12 should serve well as an introductory article for understanding toolpath generation. It should provide you with a more in-depth understanding on the factors that contribute to the CNC toolpath generated in virtual machining simulation. In the next chapter, we will introduce the topic of toolpath generation, which is the backbone of virtual machining simulation. With more practice, you should become more confident and competent in using virtual machining simulation tools to address the manufacturability of the product and obtain reasonable machining time estimates to support product design. We hope this chapter has helped you become more familiar with the subject. In addition, we briefly addressed the practical aspects in CNC machining, including jigs and fixtures, and cutters and machining parameters. In this chapter, we discussed the subject of virtual machining including NC part programming, virtual machining simulations, simulation software that is commercially available, as well as a case study and tutorial examples. Kuang-Hua Chang, in e-Design, 2015 11.7 Summary

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