Beginner Training Tutorials

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Getting Started Mill A1
Graphic User Interface....................................................................................................................................... A1 Navigate Through Mastercam ........................................................................................................................... A2 Setting The Toolbar States ................................................................................................................................. A4 Setting The Grid ................................................................................................................................................. A6

Mill Tutorials
Tutorial #1, 2D Geometry, Open Contour & Drilling ......................................................................... 11 Tutorial #2, 2D Geometry, Drilling, Open Pocket & Chamfer Contour ............................................. 21 Tutorial #3, 2D Geometry, Tapping, Contouring, Pocketing & Save Operations to a Library ........... 31 Tutorial #4, 2D Geometry, 2D HS Core Milling, Import Operations & Slot Milling ........................... 41 Tutorial #5, 2D Geometry, 2D Transform Toolpaths using Rotate & Mirror..................................... 51 Tutorial #6, 2D Pocket with an Island, Circle Milling & Setup Cylindrical Stock................................ 61

Getting Started Lathe

B1

Graphic User Interface ...................................................................................................................... B1 Navigate Through Mastercam........................................................................................................... B2 Setting The Toolbar States ................................................................................................................ B4 Setting The Grid................................................................................................................................. B6 Setting The Cplane and Tplane to +D+Z ............................................................................................ B7

Lathe Tutorials
Tutorial #1, 2D Geometry, Face, Rough and Finish ........................................................................... 11 Tutorial #2, 2D Geometry, Face, Rough, Finish, Grooving & Drilling ................................................ 21

Solids Tutorials
Tutorial #1, 2D Geometry, Extrude Create Body, Extrude Cut Body, Chamfer and Fillet ................. 11 Tutorial #2, 2D Geometry, Revolve, Extrude, Chamfer, Fillet and Modify........................................ 21 Tutorial #3, 2D Geometry, Extrude, Sweep, Modifly a Face Draft Angle, Chamfer, Fillet................. 31

General Notes

Default Key Assignments................................................................................................................... C2 Customizing ....................................................................................................................................... C3 Data Entry Shortcuts ......................................................................................................................... C9 2D Mill Toolpath Parameters ........................................................................................................... C10 Lathe Toolpath Parameters ............................................................................................................... C23 Solids Menu Commands.................................................................................................................... C25 Solids Manager .................................................................................................................................. C26 Chaining............................................................................................................................................. C28 Window Selection.............................................................................................................................. C31 Chaining and Window Options.......................................................................................................... C32

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HOW TO USE THIS BOOK

This book provides a comprehensive step by step approach to learning Mastercam. It contains pages of projects, helpful hints. The book covers six mill part projects, two lathe projects, three solid projects and an additional 17 exercises. The material covered includes 2D Geometry and Solids Creation, Drilling, Tapping, Contouring, Pocketing, Circle Milling and Slot Milling. It also contains 2D High Speed Toolpaths. Explanations are given for the use of transforming toolpaths as well as proper Stock Setup and Tool Settings. The Beginner Training Tutorials also include a General Notes chapter with useful tools and shortcuts that make the software easier to use. An alphabetic description of the 2D toolpath parameters, of the Solid menu and Operations Manager are also covered in the General Notes. Each tutorial walks you through all the procedures from Geometry Creation to Toolpath instructions, Verification and GCode Generation.

LEGEND:
Step to follow to complete the tutorial Additional explanation for the current step

Callouts that give direction on how to complete the task

Callouts that describe the parameters used in the current step

Bold text (usually) represents Mastercam terminology

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TUTORIAL #2 LEVEL 1 2D GEOMETRY; DRILLING, OPEN POCKET, OPEN CONTOUR & CHAMFER CONTOUR TOOLPATHS

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Objectives: The Student will design a 2dimensional wireframe drawing by:
Creating a rectangle knowing the width and the height of the rectangle. Creating parallel lines by defining the offset direction and distance. Trimming 1 entity to another existing entity. Creating fillet radii. Creating 45 degree chamfers. Creating arcs knowing the diameter and the center point. Mirroring existing geometry to complete the part.

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The Student will create a 2dimensional milling toolpath consisting of:

4 holes drilled through the part. An open pocket to machine the inside material A contour using ramp motion. Chamfer the top of profile using chamfer contour.

The Student will check the toolpath using Mastercams Verify module by:
Defining a 3dimensional rectangular block the size of the workpiece. Running the Verify function to machine the part on the screen.

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Setting the toolbar states

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Before starting the geometry creation we should customize the toolbars to see the toolbars required to create the geometry and machine a 2D part. See Getting started page A4. Make sure that the Grid is enabled. It will show you where the part origin is. See Getting started page A6 for details. The Operations Manager to the left of the screen can be hidden to gain more space in the graphic area for design. Press Alt + O to hide it.

Since this drawing is symmetrical in the Xaxis you will only draw half of the total part, and use the mirror function to complete the part.

STEP 1: CREATE A RECTANGLE KNOWING THE WIDTH, THE HEIGHT AND THE BASE POINT.
Step Preview:

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Create
Rectangular Shapes Select the down arrow to expand the Rectangular Shapes Options if needed. Make sure that the radio button in front of Base Point is enabled. Enter the Width and the Height as shown in the screenshot below. Make sure that the rectangular shape is selected.

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Select the upper left corner radio button as the anchor.

[Select position for base point]: Select the center location of the grid (the origin).

Select the OK button to exit the Rectangular Shapes Options dialog box. Use the Fit icon to fit the drawing to the screen.
During the geometry creation of this tutorial, if you make a mistake you can undo the last step using the

Undo icon. You can undo as many steps as needed.

the Redo icon.

If you delete or undo a step by mistake, just use

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Mill Level 1 STEP 2: CREATE THE INSIDE GEOMETRY.

Step Preview:

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Entity A

2.1 Create parallel lines. Create

Line Parallel [Select a line]: Select Entity A.

[Select the point to place a parallel line through]: Pick a point below the selected line.
Note that the color of the geometry is cyan which means that the entity is live and you can still change the line parameters.

Enter the Distance

0.8 (Press Enter).

To exit the

Note that to continue using the same command you have to select the Apply button. command you can either start a new command or select the OK button.

Select the Apply button to continue. Select a line]: Select Entity B.

Entity B [Select the point to place a parallel line through]: Pick a point to the left of the selected line. Type the Distance Select the OK button. 0.94 (Enter).

The drawing should look as shown to the right.

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2.2 Trimming the lines. Edit
Trim/Break Trim/Break/Extend Select Divide. [Select the entity to trim/extend]: Select the entity at Point A (select all entities exactly as shown in the drawing). [Select the entity to trim/extend to]: Select Point B.

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Point B Point A

Select the OK button.

2.3 Create the 0.25 radius fillet. Create

Fillet Entities Enter the fillet Radius 0.25. [Select an entity]: Select Point A. [Select another entity]: Select Point B.
Note that a fillet option will be automatically drawn depending on where you move the cursor around the entities.

Point B Point A

Select the OK button.

2.4 Deleting a line.

Select this line Select the horizontal line as shown to the right. Select the Delete entity icon.

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Mill Level 1 STEP 3: COMPLETE THE OUTSIDE PROFILE.

Step Preview:

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3.1 Create the 45 degree chamfer. Create

Chamfer Entities Make sure that 1 Distance Enter the Distance 1 0.75 (Press Enter). [Select line or arc]: Select Entity A. [Select line or arc]: Select Entity B. Select the OK button. is selected and the Trim option is enabled.

Select Entity A

3.2 Create the 0.56 radius fillet. Create

Fillet Entities

Select Entity B

Enter the fillet Radius 0.56 (Enter). [Select an entity]: Move the cursor in the corner area until the desired fillet appears. Leftmouse click to accept it.
Note that a fillet will be drawn automatically depending on where you move the cursor on the entities.

Move the cursor in the corner

Select the OK button.

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STEP 4: CREATE THE TWO 0.5" DIAMETER CIRCLES KNOWING THE CENTER POINT AND THE RADIUS/DIAMETER.
Step Preview:

Create
Arc Circle Center Point Enter the Diameter value 0.5 (Enter). [Enter the center point]: Move the cursor to the center location of the 0.56 radius fillet. Select the point when the little rectangle and the circle icon appear.

To create more arcs with the same diameter click on the diameter icon. The diameter and radius values will be highlighted in red.

[Enter the center point]: Select the Fast Point icon. Enter the coordinates: 0.56+3.5, 1.5 (Enter).
Note that Mastercam will perform basic math operations (+, , *, /).

You can enter the values without any of the corresponding coordinate letters (X, Y, Z) as long as you enter them in this order and separate them by commas. Select the OK button to exit

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STEP 5: TRANSFORM THE GEOMETRY TO REPRESENT THE WHOLE PART.

Step Preview:

Xform
Xform Mirror [Select entities to mirror]: Click on the All button.

Select the OK button in the Select All dialog box.

Click on the End Selection button.

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Set the parameters to match the following dialog box (keep the original entities Copy, to mirror about the Xaxis, Fit the geometry to the screen). Select the OK button to exit the Mirror window.

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Screen
Clear Colors

The part should look as shown in the following picture.

STEP 6: SAVE THE FILE.

File
Save As File name: Your Name_2 Select the OK button.

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TOOLPATH CREATION STEP 7: SELECT THE MACHINE AND SET UP THE STOCK TO BE MACHINED.
To display the Toolpaths Manager press Alt + O. Use the Fit icon to fit the drawing to the screen.
For the purpose of this tutorial, we will be using the default mill machine.

Machine type
Mill Default

Select the plus sign in front of Properties to expand the Toolpaths Group Properties.

Select the plus

Select Tool Settings to set the tool parameters Change the parameters to match the screenshot to the right.

Assign tool numbers sequentially allows you to overwrite the tool number from the library with the next available tool number. (First operation ttool number 1; Second operation ttool number 2, etc.) Warn of duplicate tool numbers allows you to get a warning if you enter two tools with the same number. Override defaults with modal values enables the system to keep the values that you enter. Feed Calculation set From tool uses feed rate, plunge rate, retract rate and spindle speed from the tool definition.

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Select Stock setup tab and set the stock values to match the screenshot to the right.

The Stock Origin values adjust the positioning of the stock, ensuring that you have equal amount of extra stock around the finished part. Display options allow you to set the stock as Wireframe and to fit the stock to the screen.(Fit Screen)

Select the OK button to exit Machine Group Properties. Select the Isometric View from the view toolbar to see the stock.

The stock should look as shown to the right.

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Select the Top View from the view toolbar to see the part from the top.

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STEP 8: CENTER DRILL THE FOUR DIAMETER HOLES.

Toolpath Preview:

8.1 Drill center points selection Toolpaths

Drill Select the OK button to accept the NC file name the same as the geometry name. Select the four circle centers by moving the cursor at the center of the arcs as is shown in the following picture.

Select the OK button, once you select all four centers.

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8.2 Select the " Center drill

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Select the Select library tool button.

Select the Center Drill from the list. Select the OK button.

8.3 Set the parameters of the center drilling operation

Make the changes in the Toolpath parameters as shown in the following screenshot.

Note that the Feed rate, Plunge rate, Retract rate and Spindle speed are based on the tool definition. Change them as needed.

In the Comment field enter a comment to help identify the toolpath in the Toolpaths/Operations Manager

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Select the Simple drillno peck tab and make the changes to match the following screenshot.

Clearance value sets the height at which the tool rapids to or from the part. Retract value sets the height at which the tool rapids/feedrates up to, before the next step down. Depth value sets the final machining depth for the drilling operation.

Select the OK button to exit drilling parameters.

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Mill Level 1 STEP 9: DRILL ALL FOUR DIAMETER THROUGH HOLES.

Toolpath Preview:

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9.1 Drill center points selection Toolpaths

Drill Select the Last button in the Drill Point Selection dialog box to select the same center points as you did before.

Select the OK button to exit Drill Point Selection.

9.2 Select the diameter drill

Click on the Select library tool button. Select the Filter button in the Tool Selection dialog box.

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Select the None button to disable any previous tool selection as shown. Select the Drill in the Tool Types list. Select the dropdown arrow in the Tool Diameter field and select Equal. Enter 0.5 in the Tool Diameter value box. Select the OK button to exit Tool List Filter. Make sure that the tool in the Tool Selection window is highlighted. Otherwise select it.

Select the OK button to exit Tool Selection.

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9.3 Set the drill parameters Make any necessary changes in the Toolpath Parameters page.

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Select the Simple drillno peck page and enter the Depth value as shown in the following screenshot.

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Enable the Tip comp to cut deeper than the final depth with the tip of the drill. Breakthrough amount value allows you to give an extra amount for the tool to go deeper than the final depth to prevent any remaining material for the cutouts. Tip length value is automatically calculated by the system based on the diameter and tip angle of the tool. The value is added to the final depth.

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Select the OK button to exit Drill tip compensation window. Select the OK button to exit Drill Parameters page.

STEP 10: REMOVE THE INSIDE MATERIAL USING OPEN POCKET.

Pocket toolpaths remove material inside of an enclosed area. Open pockets are created from chains that do not have the same start and end point. Mastercam creates an imaginary line between the start and end points of the chain to close the geometry, allowing you to overlap the open area with a percentage of the tool diameter.

Toolpath Preview:

10.1 Partial Chain selection Toolpaths

Pocket

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Enable Partial button in the chaining dialog box to be able to select the first and the last entity of the chain. Select the first entity in the chain, as shown.
Be sure to chain the contour in a CW direction. Otherwise select the

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Reverse button. Select the last entity as shown. Select the first entity here

Select the last entity here Select the OK button to exit Chaining.

10.2 Select a 3/8" Flat endmill from the current library

Click on the Select library tool button. Select the 0.375 diameter Endmill from the Tool Selections list.

Select the OK button to exit Tool Selection.

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10.3 Set the pocket parameters
Make all the necessary changes as shown below.

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The feed rate, plunge rate and spindle speed is based on the tool definition. Change them as desired.

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Select the Pocket parameter page and make the changes as shown below.

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Clearance value sets the height at which the tool rapids to or from the part. Retract value sets the height at which the tool rapids/feedrates up to, before the next step down. Feed plane value sets the height from which the tool plungerates into the part. Depth value sets the final machining depth for the drilling operation. Depth cuts allows you to divide the total pocket depth in equal increments not bigger than the Max rough step value. Open pocket type allows you to remove the material inside of a chain entities that dont have the same start and end point. Mastercam calculates the distance between the start and end points of the chain and treats the chain as if it was closed geometry. Use Open pocket cutting method to allow the tool to start from the open edge. Break thru allows the tool to machine deeper then the final depth with a given amount.

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Enable the box in front of the Depth cuts button and change the parameters to divide the total depth in increments not bigger than the tool radius.

Select the OK button to exit the Depth cuts dialog box.

Enable Break thru and enter the amount to cut through.

Select the OK button again to exit Break through.

Click on the drop down arrow in the Pocket type and select Open from the list. Change the parameters as shown. Overlap percentage is a percentage of the tool diameter and set the amount that the tool overlaps the open area. Use open pocket cutting method forces the tool to start cutting from the open area, avoiding plunges in the middle of the part. Select the OK button to exit.

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Select the Roughing/Finishing parameters tab and change the parameters as shown.

Stepover percentage sets the distance between roughing passes in the XY axis as a percentage of the tool diameter and will automatically update the stepover distance. The current settings in the Finish area enables one finish pass of a 0.01 amount performed around the walls after the roughing passes are machined.

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Mill Level 1 STEP 11: CONTOUR THE OUTSIDE PROFILE USING RAMP.

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Contour toolpaths remove material along a path defined by a chain of curves. Contour toolpaths only follow a chain; they do not clean out an enclosed area.

Toolpath Preview:

10.1 Chain selection Toolpaths

Contour Enable Partial button in the chaining dialog box to be able to select just the outside contour. Select the first entity in the chain, as shown.
Be sure to chain the contour in a CW direction. Otherwise, select the

Reverse button. Select the last entity as shown. Select the first entity

Select the last entity

Select the OK button to exit Chaining.

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11.2 Select the 1.0Flat endmill from the library
Click on Select library tool button and select the 1.0 Flat endmill

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11.3 Set the contour parameters

Make all the necessary changes as shown below.

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Select the Contour parameter page and make the changes as shown below.

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Clearance value sets the height at which the tool rapids to or from the part. Retract value sets the height at which the tool rapids/feedrates up to, before the next step down. Feed plane value sets the height from which the tool plungerates into the part. Depth value sets the final machining depth for the drilling operation. Compensation type set to Computer allows Mastercam to compensate the toolpath, and doesnt output G41/G42 in the code. Roll cutter around corners set to Sharp inserts arc moves around corners in the toolpath. The radius of the arc moves is equal with the radius of the tool. Set to None to not create any extra arcs. Infinite look ahead prevents the toolpath from crossing itself (fish tail).

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Enable the box in front of the Lead in/out button and change the parameters as shown;

Lead In/Out allows you to select a combination of a Line and an Arc at the beginning and/or end of the contour toolpath for a smooth entry/exit while cutting the part. Enter/Exit at midpoint in closed contours moves the starting position in closed contours at the midpoint of the first chained entity.

Select the OK button to exit the Lead In/Out dialog box.

Enable Multi passes to set a rough pass and a finish pass at the final depth.

Multiple cutting passes allows you to follow the contour geometry in steps in the current cutting plane (XY). Setting to 1 the Number of rough passes will remove the material around the outside contour leaving the 0.05 amount untouched for the finish pass. The finish pass will remove the 0.05 step at the final depth.

Select the OK button again to exit Multi Passes. Enable Break thru and give 0.05 the amount to cut through for a complete cut.

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Click on the drop down arrow in the Contour type and select Ramp. Click on the option button and set the parameters for the Ramp motion as shown. Contour ramp toolpath allows you to use a continuous ramp to transition smoothly between depth cuts, instead of individual plunge cuts. You can ramp by a set angle, by a set depth, or to plunge directly between depth cuts.

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Select the OK button twice to exit the contour parameters.

STEP 12: CHAMFER THE PROFILE USING 2D CHAMFER CONTOUR TYPE.

2D Chamfer Contour toolpaths allows you to automatically cut a chamfer around a contour. Typically, when creating a chamfer toolpath, you will set the Depth to 0.0 relative to the chained geometry, and let Mastercam calculate the tool depth from the chamfer dimensions.

Toolpath Preview:

12.1 Chain selection Toolpaths

Contour Make sure that Chain button in the chaining dialog box is enabled to be able to select the entire contour.

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Select the contour, as shown.
Be sure to chain the contour in a CW direction. Otherwise, select the Reverse button.

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Select the chain here

Select the OK button to exit Chaining.

12.2 Select the " Chamfer mill from the library

Click on Select library tool button and select the Filter button.

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Change the parameters to select only the chamfer mill with the diameter equal to 0.75 as shown.

Select the OK button to exit. Click on the tool to highlight it, and then select the OK button to exit Tool Selection. Select the OK button to accept the warning that tells you that the tool cannot be used for roughing.

12.3 Set the contour parameters

Make all the necessary changes as shown below.

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Select the Contour parameter page and make the changes as shown below.

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Note that the Depth is set to 0 relative to the top of the stock to let Mastercam to calculate the tool depth from the chamfer dimensions.

Click on the drop down arrow in the Contour type and select 2D Chamfer. Select the options button and set the chamfer parameters to cut a 0.05, 45 degrees chamfer.

Tip offset amount ensure that the tip of the tool clears the bottom of the chamfer.

Select the OK button to exit Chamfering. Select the OK button to exit Contour parameters.

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Enable the box in front of the Lead in/out button and change the parameters as shown;

Lead In/Out allows you to select a combination of a Line and an Arc at the beginning and/or end of the contour toolpath for a smooth entry/exit while cutting the part. Enter/Exit at midpoint in closed contours moves the starting position in closed contours at the midpoint of the first chained entity.

Select the OK button to exit the Lead In/Out dialog box.

Enable Multi passes to set a rough pass and a finish pass at the final depth.

Multiple cutting passes allows you to follow the contour geometry in steps in the current cutting plane (XY). Setting to 1 the Number of rough passes will remove the material around the outside contour leaving the 0.05 amount untouched for the finish pass. The finish pass will remove the 0.05 step at the final depth.

Select the OK button again to exit Multi Passes. Enable Break thru and give 0.05 the amount to cut through for a complete cut.

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Mill Level 1 STEP 13: BACKPLOT THE TOOLPATHS.

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Backplotting shows the path the tools take to cut the part. This display lets you spot errors in the program before you machine the part. As you backplot toolpaths, Mastercam displays the current X, Y, and Z coordinates in the lower left corner of the screen.

Click on the Toolpath Group in the Toolpaths Manager to select all operations.

Select Toolpath Group 1

Select the Backplot selected operations button.

Make sure that you have the following buttons turned on (they will appear pushed down). Display tool Display rapid moves

Select the Isometric View from the view toolbar to see the stock. Select the Fit button. You can adjust the speed of the backplot. You can step through the Backplot by using the Step forward or Step back buttons.

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Select the Play button in the VCR bar.

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Select the OK button to exit Backplot.

STEP 14: VERIFY THE TOOLPATH.

Verify simulates the machining of a part from a stock model display. The stock dimensions are based on the values that we specified in the Stock Setup.

Expand the Toolpaths Manager if necessary by dragging the right side. Select the Select all operations button. Select the Verify selected operations button.

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Simulate tool simulates the toolpaths, displaying the solid tool without the holder Update after each toolpath updates the stock after each operation. Stop on collision pauses the verification when the tool touches the part with a rapid move.

Select the Configure button.

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Initial stock size source should be set to Stock Setup to use the stock information from Stock Setup. Use True Solid allows you, after verifying the part, to rotate and magnify the part to more closely check features, surface finish or scallops. Cutter comp in control allows Verify to use the information regarding the tool diameter and to simulate the cutter compensation. Change tool/color to change the color of the cut stock to indicate tool changes in the toolpath.

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Select the OK button to exit Verify Options. Set the Verify speed by moving the slider bar in the speed control bar. Select the Play button to start simulation.

The finished part should appear as shown in the following picture.

Select the OK button to exit Verify.

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Mill Level 1 STEP 15: SAVE THE UPDATED MCX FILE.

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Select the Save icon.

STEP 16: POST THE FILE.

Post processing, or posting, refers to the process by which the toolpaths in the Mastercam part files are converted to a format that can be understood by the machine tool's control (for example, Gcodes). Generally, every machine tool or control will require its own post processor, customized to produce code formatted to meet its exact requirements.

Make sure that all operations are selected, otherwise, Select all operations

Select the Post selected operations button from Toolpath Manager.

In the Post processing window, make all the necessary changes as shown to the right.

NC file enabled allows you to keep the NC file and to assign the same name as the MCX file. Edit enabled allows you to automatically launch the default editor.

Select the OK button to continue. Select the Save button to accept in the File name field the same name as the geometry name (Your Name_2).

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Select the red X box at the upper right corner to exit the Editor.

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Mill Level 1 REVIEW EXERCISE 1.

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Student practice; Create the Toolpath for Exercise 1 Tutorial 2 as per the instructions below;

Tips: Stock size; X = 5.5, Y = 5.0 and Z = 1.5 Open pocket the right profile part using 1.0 Flat End Mill; Use Partial chain option and select just the geometry highlighted. Max rough step =0.50 (Depth cuts) Select the Open Pocket as pocket style and use open pocket cutting method. Stepover =50% Contour using multipasses to machine the chamfer Use the existing 1.0 Flat End Mill Stock to leave in XY and Z axis =0.0 2 roughing passes with spacing = 0.50 Depth Cuts enable with Max rough step 0.5 Extend the start and end of the line using Lead in/out Center drill and drill the 1 diameter through hole. Backplot and Verify the toolpaths. Post process the file.

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Mill Level 1 REVIEW EXERCISE 2.

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Student practice; Create the Toolpath for Exercise 2 Tutorial 2 as per the instructions below;

Tips: Stock size; X = 5.4, Y = 3.75and Z = 0.75 Open pocket the inside profile part using 1.0 Flat Endmill; Use Partial chain option and select just the geometry highlighted. Max rough step =0.50 (Depth cuts) Select the Open Pocket as pocket style and use open pocket cutting method. Stepover =75% Contourthe right side of the part using 1.0 Flat Endmill; Use Partial chain option and select just the geometry highlighted. 1 roughing passes with spacing = 0.45 1 finishing pass with spacing = 0.03 Depth Cuts enable with Max rough step 0.5 Spot drill (chamfer) and drill the 3/16 diameter through holes. Backplot and Verify the toolpaths. Post process the file.

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Mill Level 1 NOTES:

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Mill Level 1 TUTORIAL 2 QUIZ

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What command allows you to create a rectangle knowing the width, height and that the anchor position is at the upper left corner of the rectangle?

What does Assign tool numbers sequentially allow you to do?

What does Clearance value set?

When would you use an open pocket toolpath?

What does Depth cuts dialog box allow you to set?

How does contour ramp type generate the toolpath?

How should you set the depth value when machining a 2D chamfer contour?

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