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Creating Geometry
CreateCreate RectangleClick F9 to show/hide the coordinate axesPosition the mouse close to the origin Notice that the auto cursor snaps to the originLeft click the mouse
Pull the mouse into quadrant 1 and notice the dynamic rectangle
Enter the width and height values in the ribbon bar boxes as shown.
EnterEscClick Fit
Creating a Rectangle
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X+
Y+
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Offset a ContourXformXform Offset Contour
Make changes
Don’t click OkClick on the line shown
Click Ok
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Make changes
New for XNotice as the values are entered the changes can be seen.
0.15EnterNotice the offset on the screen
Click Ok
Fit
Result
Clear Colors
Result
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Translating in the Z axis
Isometric ViewFitXformXform TranslateNotice the prompt
Change the selecting option to Chain using the drop down arrow.
Select the inside rectangle as indicated
Click End Selection or Enter
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Make changes
OkClear ColorsFit
Result
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Translate 2 lines in the Z axis
XformXform TranslateNotice Prompt
Change selecting method to Single
Select lines 1 and 2Of the inside rectangle
Enter or End Selection
Make Changes
Enter value and notice result
OkFitClear Color
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2
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Result
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Save File
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Creating Two 3 Point Arcs
CreateArcCreate Arc 3 pointsLet the auto cursor assist
and click on the points
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2Midpoint 3
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5Midpoint 6
Esc or Ok
Result
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Creating Letters
Top ViewCreateCreate LettersTrue Type R…Select Comic Sans MSOk
Make Changes
Ok
Enter Starting Location of Lettersby clicking approximately
Result
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Dragging Geometry to a New Location
XformXform Drag…Select the Window option of selecting
Select entities to dragClick location 1
Enclose the text withinthe window
Click location 2
Result
Choose Move icon
Select the Starting Point by clicking on any letter
Drag the text until it is centeredClickOk
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2
Result
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Enter or End Selection
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Creating a Ruled/Lofted Surface
Click on Isometric ViewCreateSurfaceCreate Ruled/Lofted Surface
Change changing optionto single
Select arcs1 and 2
Ok
Esc
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2
Result
Alt S turns shading on/off
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Create a Tool Containment Rectangle/Box
Click Top ViewCreateCreate RectangleClick position 1Click position 2Exact position is not needed
Click Apply Ok
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2
Result
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Save
Creating Tool Paths
Select Machine Type
Machine TypeMillClick on your machine or a generic 3 axis VMC
Notice that the information stored in the Operations Manager
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Click to show Stock setup
Click
Make changes
Ok
To move arrow location, click desired location
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Creating a Pocket Tool Path
Top ViewToolpathsPocket ToolpathsSelect Chain and Inside
Make Changes
Click on the outside rectangleUntil it is all selectedEnd Chain
Click on all the letters until all the letters are yellow
End Chain
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Select library tool…
Unclick Filter Active
Select an 1/8” ball endmillOK
Make Changes
Don’t click Ok
Click on the Pocketing parameters tab
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No
Make changes
Don’t click Ok
Select Roughing/finishing parameters tab
Make changes
Ok
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Result
Isometric View
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Save
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Creating a Projected Tool Path
Alt T Show/hide displayed tool path
Isometric ViewAlt S Shading on/offToolpathSurface FinishFinish Project Toolpath
Make changes
Select the same tool
Click
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No
Enter or End Selection
Should have 1 DriveOk
Select Standard Selection
Select drive surface by clicking onany part of the surface
OK
Make changes
Select next tab
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No
Make changes
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Save
Result
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Creating a Surface Finish Tool Path
ToolpathsSurface FinishFinish Parallel ToolpathSelect surface by clicking any where on the surfaceEnd Selection or Enter
Click on the arrow by containment
Select the chain that creates a box around the letters
There should be 1 Drive and 1 Containment
Ok
Ok
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Make changes
No
Make changes
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No
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Result
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Make changes
Ok
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Select Finish Parallel Parameters
Verify Selected operation
Drag the mouse over the Toolpath page and notice how the buttons light up
Holding down the shift key check operations 2 and 3
Click Configure to define stock size
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Isometric ViewFit
Verifying Selected Operation
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Use Stock Setup valuesVerify changes
Ok
Play
Result
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Exit
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Posting the G and M Code
Make Changes
Click to post code
Ok
Save to the desired destinationMake the chips fly
Only operations 2 and 3 should be checked
No
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Cutting Tools Sources
MSC Industrial Supply Co.1-800-645-7270www.mscdirect.com
J&L Industrial Supplywww.jlindustrialsupply.com
Encowww.use-enco.com1-800-USE-ENCO
Micro 100 Tool Corporation1-800-635-3080
Creating Geometry
Creating a Rectangle 1
Offset a Contour 2
Translating in the Z axis 4
Translate 2 lines in the Z axis 6
Creating Two 3 Point Arcs 8
Creating Letters 9
Dragging Geometry to a New Location 10
Creating a Ruled/Lofted Surface 11
Create a Tool Containment Rectangle/Box 12
Creating Tool Paths
Select Machine Type 13
Creating a Pocket Tool Path 15
Creating a Projected Tool Path 19
Creating a Surface Finish Tool Path 22
Verifying Selected Operation 25
Posting the G and M Code 27
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