The invention discloses a special-shaped lens
machining method based on
computer aided manufacturing (
CAM). The special-shaped lens
machining method based on
CAM comprises the steps that a rotary symmetrical lens blank model is established, and the rotary symmetrical lens blank model is
cut into a target special-shaped lens model; a right-handed coordinate
system is adopted, the origin of coordinates is determined, the distance d between the zero point of the
Z coordinate and an installation surface, used for being matched with a tool, on a lens blank meets the equation of d=
delta Z-H, and H is the height of the tool; a cutter path is generated through
CAM; post-
processing is conducted, an NC
program code is generated, and a tool axis and a cooling liquid control code are converted, so that a
machining program is obtained; the lens blank is installed on the tool, and the outer circle of the lens blank is polished, so that the tool provided with the lens blank is obtained; and the outline of the lens blank is milled and ground according to the machining program till the boundary dimension and angle of the lens blank meet the design requirements. By the adoption of the special-shaped lens machining method based on CAM,
machine-forming of the outline of a special-shaped lens is achieved, and the defects that the precision of manual milling and
grinding is poor, and the efficiency of manual milling and
grinding is low are overcome; the limitation that a
machine tool is provided with
modular software is broken through, and the machining efficiency and machining precision are improved; the
rejection rate of machining is decreased; the technique is simple, operation is convenient, and the special-shaped lens machining method has good application prospects.