Mastercam Drilling Operations

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One very common machining process, and one of the easiest to set up in Mastercam, is drilling out holes. This tutorial will show you
how to create a drilling toolpath in Mastercam X7.

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You can select a toolpath by either following the process

shown to the left, or by clicking on 'Toolpaths' in the
uppermost toolbar.
Mastercam will now allow you to name your toolpath. Enter
something that makes sense to you if you have to come back
and edit your toolpaths. Click on the check mark when you're
done.

Mastercam will now ask you to select the locations to drill at.
It is usually easiest to choose Select Entities, then click on the
edges of the circles you would like to drill. Be sure to click on
them in the order in which it will be machined most
efficiently. It may be easier at this point to switch to a
wireframe view. Click the check mark once all points have
been selected. Make sure you set up a centerdrill toolpath
before setting up a drilling toolpath.
When the next window opens, click Drill, then click on 'Tool'.
Next, click 'Select Library Tool' and find your tool in the
library and double-click it. If you cannot find the tool you
need, uncheck the 'Filter Active' box.

Make sure the correct tool is selected in the window, then

correct 'Tool #','Feed rate', and 'Spindle speed'. Feed rates and
spindle speeds can be found using the charts in the machine
shop and are based on tool, tool size, and material on a mill,
and tool, material, and material size on a lathe.
When you're done with tool setup, click cut parameters, and
set the cycle to peck drill and set your peck depth.

Next, click on Linking Parameters, and select 'Absolute' for

every section, and fill in the blank sections. Depth should
always be a negative number.
 Next, click on planes and make sure all three planes display
"TOP".

In the Coolant window, set 'Flood' to 'On'. You are now done
the centerdrill toolpath. Click the check mark, then repeat this
process with a drill instead of a centerdrill.

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