Creation of Form Tools and Form Inserts

Definition

GO2cam offers the ability to create specific form tools and form inserts, as symbols (*.SYM file format).

The commands for their creation are accessible in the environment ‘Tools Libraries / Form tools’.

	Form Tool
	Form Drill
	Form Insert
	Form Insert of Threading Tool
	Form Insert of Whirling Tool

Rules of Creation

The method of creation is to define the 2D section of the element, which can be drawn in GO2cam or imported from a CAD software. The method described below is the same for all the the tools and also the toolholders.

The menu Wireframe gathers the 2D command necessary for the creation of the geometrical profile. The profile must follow precise rules:

the origin of the workplane is the piloted point of the created element,

for the revolution shapes, it is obligatory to draw only on the X+ side and not to close the geometry on the rotary axis,
for the shapes created by extrusion, the shape must be absolutely closed.

Specific Toolholder

Specific Insert

Complete Process

The process of creation is the same for all types of form tools and form inserts. You can create symbols by designing the shape directly in the specific environment or you can extract the form shape from the final workpiece.

Below, you can watch 2 videos dealing with the creation of a Form Insert dedicated to the machining of grooves on a lathe.

Design of a Form Insert	Form Tool - Process Creation
Recovery of the shape from the workpiece CAD model	Form Tool - From workpiece