Part Creation in GibbsCam 

 

 

 

 

Ex Part: Flange   

 
 

 

 

 

 
 
 

Defining Stock 

 

1.  Open up the “Document” control Box 
2.  Set   X+  @ 2.6,     X-  @ 0,      Y+  @ 0,     Y-  @ -2.6,   Z+   @ 0,     Z-  @ -.500 
3.  Set the Clearance plane at .500    
4.  Turn on your “View Control”  Box 
5.  Set Part to “top” View 
 

 
 
Defining Origin 
 

  

6.  Modify 
7.  Move Part Origin 
8.  Move the origin until there is no additional stock in the X-,  Y+,  &  Z+ areas 
9.  Clue :  Keep your “stock” size or Document control Box open. 
        Look at the values and move the part origin by the amount of overlap. 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Creating Geometry 

 
10.  Open up Geometry Palette 
11.  Click the “Shape” Dialogue 
12.  Click on the “Box” feature 
13.  We want to create a box 2.4 X 2.4 so enter these values as the X & Y values 
14.  Center Posit ion  ( This is CRITICAL ) as this is the relationship between  

a)  The raw stock that you have defined, b) Your part origin, c) Your geometry 

15. 

For center position enter  X  1.3,    Y  -1.3,     Z  0   

 

You now have a 2.4 Square box contained within a 2.6 Square stock size. 

 

 
 
 
 
15.  Unsing the View control box toggle your geometry through the different views to 

ensure that X,Y,Z, origins as well as Stock and Geometry looks correct.  

16.  Creating Circles 
17.  Click the “Return Key” on the Geometry Palette, to return your icon to the Home 

position. This will bring up the Point, Line, Circle Dialogue Box 

18.  Click the “circle feature” 
19.  “Radius and Center Point” 
20.   Click on the C.P Button 
21.  X  1.3,   Y  -1.3,   Z 0        R.875 
22.  Click the “two circles” to leave this dialogue box open. This should have created 

your 1.750 ø Circle in the center of your part. 

23.  Using Math, determine the correct X & Y locations for the 4  .204ø  holes and 

repeat this process using the supplied “Flange” Blueprint 

24.  Return to the “Home View” again for your Geometry creation 
25.  Next step, adding Fillets, or Radii to existing geometry.  
26.  Using the Auto Fillet/Chamfer Button first Highlight your box by double clicking.  
27.  Auto Fillet button 
28.  Radius with C.P 
29.  Enter in a Radius value as per the supplied drawing    R.250 
30.  Click the circle icon. 

 
Your screen/geometry should now look exactly like the supplied drawing !! 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

Wayne Palombo 2005-09-14