PowerMill Absolute Beginner Tutorial -

[@MICKYBOY19701]

Wow thanks for that tutorial, I’m a cnc lathe programmer and old cnc machine centre programmer moving over to this power mill and you made me feel very confident for a new job role I want !! Thanks again , from the uk

[@cookieuk1278]

Thanks Lars, I'd been struggling with a step-by-step paper tutorial with screengrabs. Your friendliness and clarity makes your videos really watchable! Quite rare!

[@yogibear2485]

Been using powermill for years after beind self taught, but I've learnt a few things after watching this. Thanks

[@ibrahimshareef4743]

Thank you Sir! More videos on Autodesk Powermill will be very helpful.

[@pakman422]

MORE POWERMILL! Love Powermill. There isnt a whole lot of good Powermill info on KZbin so your videos wpuld be a huuge help. Plz do more! Thx Lars. - Jacob S.

[@cadcamstuff]

Hi Jacob S. Thank you for watching! More to come :-)

[@jollysingh47]

@@cadcamstuff there is not a lot info out there can u give some biginner resources to work with powermill in my shop its used daily and i want to update my skill to work with powermill. But mot many resources out there to learn.

[@metahimik]

a voice from the future: thank you - I found several new features even though am using Powermill for several years already)

[@ArvindYadav-jk5bd]

Dear Lars christensen sir , thanks for teaching powermill and your pronunciation is very clear, Im from India . we understand you very easily. thanks a lot once

[@amarjeetspecial]

I use powermill since 2010, it was delcam powermill then. I think it's most powerful cam software.... Cheers..

[@cadcamstuff]

Yes, I think I might get more into this over time

[@edmundzadurian8908]

I’ve heard the Power Mill is very powerful and an interesting CAM CAD software and works perfect on Siemens controller

[@AntToeKneeo]

Thanks for this, im an absolute beginner to Cam software this is sure to help alot.

[@Gtrlac43]

Thanks for this video. Getting ready to start using PowerMill and I'm sure I'll watch this a bunch of times.

[@sudhirpatel7620]

I use Mastercam X. But need to learn PowerMill for my new job. And this helped. I will watch this video again later. (Girly colours. 😂 - NC Post Processing is all that really matters, the rest is just pretty.👍)

[@mr1hander]

i tried to use powermill but was very intimidated...and turned to inventor, even though i will say that powermill is awesome...i will be watching these , every one on powermill for sure...if you decide to start doing powermill, please start at the bottom for us beginners, live axis is awesome and i want to learn it...thank you for your vids, i learn a tremendous amount from them. if i can learn powermill, i will be switching to that from inventor and fusion.. hands down there is no comparison

[@cadcamstuff]

Hi rick gonzales Thank you for watching! I think more Powermill will come

[@rasoolyavari8515]

Hello.so finally time to powermill!I waited alot,anyway,I will be thankful if you get into post processor and modifying and building some.thanks alot and waiting for you.I will check this channel every day.

[@zakcat4541]

Hi Lars. I thing is the best tutorial what i see until now. thanks a lot.

[@designX404]

whats an amazing introduction video , thanks so much for good explanations.

[@rasoolyavari8515]

Hello.so finally time to powermill!I waited alot,anyway,I will be thankful if you get into post processor and modifying and building some.thanks alot and waiting for you.

[@cadcamstuff]

Hi rasool yavari Thank you for watching! lol, I hate post processor editing :-) I used to do it when I got new machines at RidLom....But you are right...I should get into it

[@rasoolyavari8515]

thanks you replied.I'm looking forward to your post processor lectures and webinars,I hope and I'm eager to start using the "autodesk manufacturing post processor utility".thanks again.

[@ramnareshyadav11]

Sir I am very impressed with this tutorial.

[@damiandzier6244]

Its awsome Lars thanks a lot ! it was great introduction for me :). First projects has started in 2019 Regards !

[@AhmadEbrahimi1]

I learned Mastercam but never send program to machine then I learned Catia and send afew programs to the Machine finally I started powermill and keep going Right now.

[@ScottMoyse]

It was interesting seeing the speed of toolpath and post generation. Along with ui lockout during generation. Trim toolpath & stock management is absolutely needed in the hsm kernel.

[@evgenyivakhnik7344]

Scott Moyse yes!!! I have some experiens in powermill, so, when i start working in hsm i was very sad because it have no pass editor. It will be greatfull if hsm learn to copy/trim/move/revers/auto zigzag pass/manual sort and applying some properties to selected piece of pass. Also stock

[@ScottMoyse]

Evgeny Ivakhnik you can trim toolpaths in HSMWorks. But not Inventor HSM / Fusion 360 unfortunately.

[@evgenyivakhnik7344]

Scott Moyse 😐 but why not in fusion?)) I mean is it probably, that this cool option appears in fusion at not so distant future?

[@ScottMoyse]

Evgeny Ivakhnik I couldn't care less about Fusion if Inventor HSM doesn't get it as well 😉.

[@evgenyivakhnik7344]

Scott Moyse well, also i want say thank you for advice about fusion post edition(sinumerik 828d, 4 axis) Now all works good enough. How can i share it with others who have this controller?

[@ahmadvafaei2785]

I love your teaching

[@asgharrezaei0138]

Thank you , was useful for me

[@mmmgdxhf]

I would like to see more your a great teacher

[@evanlacava9213]

I strongly agree. Why doesn’t Fusion have the Trim toolpath option. It’s extremely annoying when you do all the tricks and there’s still that extra tool move due to a dirty stl.... Please beg them to add Trim toolpath to CAM!

[@cadcamstuff]

Hi Evan LaCava Thank you for watching! Without knowing for sure. I think some of it comes down to how the code is written. One of the developers one time explained to me that the number one priority for the CAM calculation is to avoid ever gauging the part. So the code is written on the purpose to take extra moves, as long as it assures no gauging. Now for me, coming from other CAM software, that made me totally look at HSM (Fusion) different. Because, from other software, I used to have to edit toolpaths so it did not gauge the part. With that said. You are totally right, we should have better editing capabilities........Now, those guys does not listen to me beg, but they do listen to you here :-) forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-360-ideastation-request-a/idb-p/125 Best, Lars

[@renataomoreira8721]

Hi Sir I from Brazil , Your video is amazing ...

[@marshallerickson8082]

Thank you very very useful refresher course

[@Ureverydayviv]

Very useful Sir, Thanks a lot

[@primalchirukandoth2370]

Sir , nice teaching 😊

[@designmaking9604]

Thank you sir

[@aadithyasathyanarayanan9397]

Lars do you have any idea when machine Simulation like Powermill will come to Fusion 360 and Inventor HSM

[@cadcamstuff]

Hi Aadithya Sathyanarayanan Thank you for watching! I have not. I do know that the teams are working together, trying to make things better. So I would expect we will see the best from one being transferred over to the other. Without knowing nothing, one could wonder if it would be possible to combine the way posts was created

[@gabrielateran5009]

Hello Lars, So, what software should I go with.? Fusion 360, inventor hsm, powermill.? Which one does better at adaptive toolpaths.? Bottom line... which one I should get to reduce cycle time and be more productive.? Thank you in advance and congrats¡

[@cadcamstuff]

All three have Adaptive toolpaths, so that don't help you select😁 Question is what type of parts you do. Inventor HSM and Fusion 360 has identical CAM, but one runs right inside Inventor. Powermill is really good at 5 axis parts, where Fusion 360 and Inventor are more limited but easier to use

[@chidambaramsivakumar8439]

Good thank u Mr Lars u give more critical video, s thank u

[@imusuallycorrect]

Great, every week would be amazing! When is the next one?

[@rahulpatil-lp8nt]

Wow... am from India...I want more video's sir..pls upload many more video's

[@cadcamstuff]

Hi rahul patil Thank you for watching!

[@shajijacob6791]

great video pal. Funny and informative. Been a mastercam user for too long and this was my first exposure to Powermill. Good job of explaining the main functionalities which gives us a good start. I would love to see how Powermill does with 4 & 5 axis. Catia seemed to have better control in multi axis machining. How does Powermill compare to the CAM's mentioned for 5axis machining?

[@danl.4743]

Hey Lars. It will be great if you now do the same thing, same part, in Fusion. I think it will clear out a lot of things.

[@cadcamstuff]

Hi Dan L. Thank you for watching! I think that is a good idea :-) Thank you!!

[@manjunathuma2623]

Awesome 😍

[@romeond]

Lars, hello! Could you explain please: why Autodesk closed ArtCAM? And they did not provide any alternatives for that software (When they closed 123D - most of its futures already have been in Fusion, and people move there). But with ArtCAM - in the family of Autodesk software - there is no any program that close to ArtCAM, which could easily works with relief, with 2D &2.5D milling, and with 4x axis rotaring milling (Some of that features available via Fusion360, but honestly Fusion is not for that). I have an opinion that people will go to the your opponents - for example to the Aspire Vectric. The same fate awaits PowerMill and other Delcam programs?

[@cadcamstuff]

Hi Romeo Nd Thank you for watching! It is important to keep in mind that I am the bust boy in a restaurant, so any comments I make about why and how the foods are prepared should be taken with a grain of salt :-) and that my opinion and comments are my own... My understanding is that at one point Autodesk had well over 200 different pieces of software, all besides a couple, gotten via acquiring companies in the design and manufacturing world. For example Delcam, they had very specific types of software. Some were created for the shoe industry, some for the dental industry, etc. Autodesk has been going through a transformation over the last five years. One that I believe has made Autodesk more cutting edge and being able to lead in design and manufacturing going into the future. In that process, people way above me, AND for sure smarter than me, made the decision that it would be best to narrow down the product catalog to the ones that fit within that new business model. I think this is a lot like what the car industry is going through; does it make sense to maintain and continue to develop over 200 different car models or software packages, or do you figure out which ones are the best and go all in on those? I should also add, that I don't believe for a minute that PowerMill is going anywhere. And that goes for other products, like Inventor, Nettfab, PowerInspect, Modlflow and I could go on. Take a look at how many products by scrolling to the bottom of this list: www.autodesk.com/products I hope this was valuable even that is was just my humble opinion, for what is it worth. Best, Lars

[@romeond]

Tnx for your answer!

[@evgenyivakhnik7344]

Romeo Nd i think that iartcam gave all that it could. So that is why it closed. Also many makers use old piratian versions like stable 2012-2014 and dont want something better, so artcam not so profit as it was.

[@nour251984]

your explanation is very good but in 9:16 you missed a very important step which is : after creating a new workplane you have to set it active (by double click on it in the browser) the mistake could cause a disaster because after posting the g-code, you will find that powermill had chosen another work datum

[@dineshkumawat3701]

Yes you are right that's what i missed

[@darkseed5753]

Solitamente il piano di lavoro è già al Top del blocco, allo stesso modo in cui si progetta con logica e criterio quando usi PShape in previsione di lavorazioni cnc, prima di lavorare è consigliato passare da un controllo su PShape e poi esportare in PMill, mai dare per scontato. Mi piacerebbero queste nuove versioni ma non ho sufficiente tempo per imparare e continuo ad utilizzare il vecchio SW. Delcam che è più veloce.

[@stadeua]

Hi Lars, good stuff, congrats! I wonder if you have any tip on how to use Powermill (if possible), to program Wire EDM cutting. Kind regards.

[@brettscampertrailer]

Hi Lars we use powermill with a robotic cnc

[@cadcamstuff]

Hi Brett Barclay Thank you for watching! Cool, how do you like it?

[@kevin_delaney]

I want to get into 5 axis and Swiss machining. Could you go more into this and FeatureCAM?

[@thanhdatnguyen6935]

A Marvel fan's here!!! LOL 13:57

[@hamedhematpour7274]

Thanks it was useful.

[@arashazhang7503]

Dear Mr. Lars, hope you are doing well and I appreciate your tutorial. As a matter of fact, you explain about stepdown and defined 3mm in each pass, therefore, could you please why you select this number? I know there are some relationships between material and the tools, but I would be more clarified about this matter. for instance, If I want to select tip radius 25 or endmill 20 to define roughing toolpath regarding stainless steel like VCN or similar material what is your prefer to define step down? Best regards

[@highstreetkillers4377]

All about the tool, info comes with it. Matters

[@khalidkhalaf5153]

thank you very much , can i have the link for the 3D machining video please

[@fariborznouri4446]

Hi Lars, Is it possible to work with Mesh file in Powermill_

[@mcgintywolves6574]

Hi - I’d say I’m a competent user of FeatureCAM. Mostly for 3 axis milling and 2 axis turning with live tooling. I’ve recently changed jobs to 5 axis and I’m struggling to do the more advanced tool paths. E.g, kicking the head over 45 to do some internal radius scanning (to prevent less tool deflection). Will you be doing anymore of these videos? Or do you or anyone else know of other KZbin’s who put a lot of training videos out there for Powermill?

[@milanmarinkovic8282]

just switch o solidcam

[@mcgintywolves6574]

@@milanmarinkovic8282 yeah I can’t just change what the whole business uses over night mate lol

[@mrojacki]

Solange nicht mehr damit gearbeitet, aber ich könnts heute noch.

[@dineshkumawat3701]

Can you tell me how to create a user define boundary For example if you want to run a dia 3 ball in the corners and don't want to run it on hole model how can we do that

[@dubssausage7021]

Dinesh Kumawat don’t know if you have figured it out yet. But you have to make a hole then use the capping feature on the hole.

[@dineshkumawat3701]

@@dubssausage7021 you can create a rest boundary using refrence of last tool by this you will get a boundary on the corners

[@cadcampilot4602]

Try this Autodesk Knowledge Network link to learn more about creating user defined boundaries. It's takes you through the different settings for the boundary. Hope it helps. help.autodesk.com/view/PWRM/2020/ENU/?guid=GUID-CE77980D-8505-4A80-B6E8-036D368E83A4

[@ScottMoyse]

Cheers lars

[@cadcamstuff]

Hi Scott Moyse Thank you for watching!

[@jurymarcune3907]

Is powermill part of fusion360? If I buy fusion360 ....powermill is included?

[@NiVa46]

i think its not . power mill its different programme .

[@jairosan71]

No , it’s not. But you can download models from Fusion360 yo Powermill

[@paulnovak833]

Power Mill costs about 40k

[@hameddesign70]

sir is there any pro full tutorial on powermill ?

[@heshamahmed4363]

Great Video but I want to know how to program simultaneous 4th axis in power mill (A-axis) , so the tool will be cutting with its side not pointing towards the center, can you please at least show me the way to this ... sorry for my bad English :)

[@cadcamstuff]

I’m sorry. I will not be diving deeper into PowerMill in the near future. I would suggest to look for other video content or possibly a class in your local area

[@qacd6964]

thanks Lars. i have a question, can you do the machining without defining block?

[@cadcampilot4602]

Hi Zaman, hope you don't mind if I jump in to answer your question. In PowerMill the block is one of the main components used to determine the machinable area for any toolpath, so yes you must define a block in order to calculate a toolpath.

[@cornishman1954]

What PP do i need for a DSP A18 Controler please

[@emc8564]

Hello Ian, I am facing the same issue. kindly reply if you are able to find the right PP. I have the same DSP

[@cornishman1954]

@@emc8564 what software are you using?

[@emc8564]

@@cornishman1954 I am actually trying powermill for 4 axis rotary. but for flat surfaces 3 axis, I use artcam and vetric aspire.

[@wael19782011]

thanks a lot

[@steinarne79]

But....why Powermill?

[@cadcamstuff]

lol, well, like I said, I was asked and then it also has some additive tools I want to show at some point. I don't want to change the channel, but I was wondering if it could be interesting to see something different from time to time What do you think? Best, Lars

[@hamedhamedi2118]

Hi sir, please remember me roughing 4axis In powermill. Thank you

[@argentosebastian]

Why don't you start on how to open the files?

[@syedatrafabbas8216]

Great 👍

[@hardevsingh1492]

Good sir

[@sch2344]

Absolute beginner? I remember the first part I made in trade school was a block with 12 5/16-18 holes. It was a 1-2-3 block which I still use for qualifying tools in a CNC mill. Not some silly surface that takes a computer 10 minutes to render 🤦‍♂️

[@vishnuprakash3070]

What is the model name

[@henrikm2628]

Hej Lars. En helt fantastisk gennemgang og jeg er da helt solgt til PowerMill. Jeg er ved at bygge en 3+2 CNC. Har en mindre 3 akset, der laver stumper til DIY'en. Ved du om der findes en hobby licens? Sikkert ikke. Måske har du en ide om prisen på en licens? Jeg har været i gennem bunker af CAM software, men er ikke stødt på noget, der kan sammenlignes med PowerMill. Har gennem tiden set mange af dine videoer, et fantastisk skykke arbejde. Og altid godt humør - skønt. mange hilsner fra det kolde DK henrik

[@rysgrzes4018]

is it programming like that?

[@cadcamstuff]

Not sure I understand what you mean?

[@highstreetkillers4377]

18:50 better to make a boundary by selecting bottom of block and on limit tab switch the tool center to edge. Deleting toolpath like that is dumb. Best thing is to just use a stock model, way better. I hope your going to fix those leads and links, thats why deleted selected toolpath is dumb, if you recalculate you got to trim again

[@阿福-n5n]

5轴后处理怎么制作？

[@Omodantez-lg9tn]

do you mind doing for us video for rotary 4axis

[@asgharrezaei0138]

Dear, for wood working?

[@KarthiKarthi-ez8sz]

hi sir i need a powermill

[@netinfluencer]

Well "beginner"? First of all you talk to much in the beginning and thats not intressted. Second No absolute beginner understand anything of your explanations. Third: Why don´t you start from scrach with No object and create one from start to end? Sorry but I didn´t liked this video, gave me nothing. I Just bought PowerMill 2022 for serious CNC milling.

[@darkseed5753]

@netinfluencer - - Cambia lavoro !!

[@alfathurgalih9661]

it's look like Mastercam on fusion 360

[@levlopezcomp2992]

i want is like 360 . i do not want internet

[@rcwrzutki124]

hmm i have to go back to lesson #1 cose i see learning gona be not fast ;p

[@jamesweatherbie3375]

some of the stuff youre doing is actually the wrong way of doing things. please beginners do not follow this or you will be making parts inaccurately . if you follow autodesk tutorials youll have better results or just simply looking up what you need help with on auto desk.

[@jaypatel2460]

Sir how to download powermill.

[@jairosan71]

👍🏻X 1000

[@Cod4lifetime]

HELOO I NEED HELLP FOR POWERMILL CAN YOU HELP ME?

[@bahramgodarzi1025]

Ok

[@patelram9615]

Hii Can u give me link to download powermill with crack version????

[@daverhin5975]

Not to hard to find

[@lucatrosce2148]

Chiacchera di meno!

[@jitendrasingh94548]

Nice👍 but yor mathod very different

[@henmich]

Stop talking and get to it... Blah Blah Blah....

[@cornishman1954]

not a beginners class

[@user-ct8my8rv9c]

This tutorial is not good

[@foosaful]

you just repeating the official vids, why