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TABLEOFCONTENTS

GettingStarted A1

GraphicUserInterface............................................................................................. A1

NavigateThroughtheSystem.................................................................................. A2

SettingtheToolbarStates ....................................................................................... A4SettingtheGrid........................................................................................................ A6

TUTORIALS 11

Tutorial#1,2DGeometry,OpenContourandDrilling............................................ 11

Tutorial#2,2DGeometry,Drill,OpenPocket,OpenContourandChamfer.......... 21

Tutorial#3,2DGeometry,Tapping,Contouring,PocketingandSaveOperations. 31

Tutorial#4,2DGeometry,2DHSCoreMill,ImportOperationsandSlotMill ....... 41

Tutorial#5,2DGeometry,TransformToolpathsusingMirrorandRotate ............ 51

Tutorial#6,2DGeometry,PocketwithanIslandatadifferentdepthandCircleMill

.................................................................................................................................. 61Tutorial#7,2DGeometry,UsingWCS,Facing,Drilling,Pocketing,Contour.......... 71

Tutorial#8,2D&SolidsGeometry,MachiningthepartusingWCS ....................... 81

Tutorial#9,2D&SolidsGeometry,2DHSToolpaths,ImportaSolidWorksfile 91

Tutorial#10,2D&SolidsGeometry,FBM,ImportaSolidWorksfile 101

GeneralNotes B1

DefaultKeyAssignments ......................................................................................... B2

Customizing.............................................................................................................. B3

KeyMapping ............................................................................................................ B7

DataEntryShortcuts................................................................................................ B9

2DToolpathParameters ......................................................................................... B10CreateGeometryin3D ............................................................................................ B23

SolidsMenu.............................................................................................................. B28

SolidsManager......................................................................................................... B29

Chaining ................................................................................................................... B31

WindowSelection .................................................................................................... B34

ChainingandWindowOptions ................................................................................ B35

ToolpathsManager.................................................................................................. B37

Properties................................................................................................................. B42

MillingGCodes........................................................................................................ B45

CreatingorEditingaToolintheLibrary C1

CreateaNewTool.................................................................................................... C1

EditanExistingTool ................................................................................................. C6

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MillLevel1 TUTORIAL7

GEOMETRYCREATIONSettingthetoolbarstates

Beforestartingthegeometrycreationweshouldcustomizethetoolbarstoseethetoolbars

requiredtocreatethegeometryandmachinea2Dpart.SeeGettingstartedpageA4.

MakesurethattheGridisenabled.Itwillshowyouwherethepartoriginis.SeeGettingstarted

pageA6fordetails.

TheOperationsManagertotheleftofthescreencanbehiddentogainmorespaceinthegraphicarea

fordesign.PressAlt+Otohideit.

Startinganewfile

File

New

STEP1:CREATETHEOUTSIDEPROFILE.

StepPreview:

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Create

RectangularShapes

TypetheWidthandtheHeightasshowninthefollowingpicture.

Selectthedownarrow,ifneeded,toexpandtheRectangularShapes

Optionsasshowninthescreenshottotheright.

SelecttheObroundShape.

Selecttheleftbottomradiobuttonastheanchor.

Donotexitthedialogboxuntilyouselectthebasepoint

Selectthisradiobutton

[Selectpositionforthebasepoint]:Selectthecenterlocationofthegrid(theorigin).

SelecttheOrigin

SelecttheOKbuttontoexittherectangledialogbox.

UsetheFiticontofitthedrawingtothescreen.

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Duringthegeometrycreationofthistutorial,ifyoumakeamistake,toundothelaststepyoucanusethe

Undoicon.Youcanundoasmanystepsasneeded. Ifyoudeleteorundoastepbymistake,justuse

theRedoicon.

STEP2:CREATETHE9/16AND3/8DIAMETERARCSKNOWINGTHECENTER

POINTANDTHEDIAMETER.StepPreview:

2.1Createthetwo9/16diametercircles.

Create

Arc

CircleCenterPoint

EntertheDiametervalue 9/16(Enter).

tobeabletocreatemorethanonecirclewiththesamediameter,selectthediametericon to

lockthevalue.

[Enterthecenterpoint]:Selectthecenterpointofthefilletarcsasshowninthefollowingtwo

pictures.

Selectthecenter

ofthefilletarc

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SelecttheApplybutton. tocontinueusingthesamecommand.

STEP3:CREATETHEARCSWITH2.0DIAMETERAND1.5RADIUS

StepPreview:

3.1Createthe2.0diametercircle.

Unlockthevaluebyreselectingthediametericon.

EntertheDiametervalue 2.0(Enter).

[Enterthecenterpoint]:SelecttheFastPointicon.

Enterthevaluesintotheboxtotheleftoftheicon:4.0,3.0(Enter).

SelecttheApplybutton. tocontinueusingthesamecommand.

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3.2Createthe1.5radiuscircle.

EntertheRadiusvalue 1.5(Enter).

[Enterthecenterpoint]:SelecttheCenterlocationofthe2.0diameter.

SelecttheOKbutton.

STEP4:CREATETHELEFTSIDEPOCKET.

StepPreview:

4.1Createparallellines.

SubStepPreview:

Create

Line

Parallel

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[Selectaline]:SelectEntityA.

[Selectthepointtoplaceaparallellinethrough]:Pickapointabovetheselectedline.

TypetheDistance 1.5(Enter).

[Selectaline]:SelectEntityA.

[Selectthepointtoplaceaparallellinethrough]:Pickapointabovetheselectedline.

TypetheDistance 1.5+3.0(Enter).

RememberthatMastercamperforms

basicmathfunctions.

SelectEntityA

[Selectaline]:SelectEntityB.

[Selectthepointtoplaceaparallellinethrough]:Pickapointtotherightoftheselectedline.


SelectEntityB

SelecttheOKbuttontoexitthecommand.

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4.2Createthetwopolarlinesusinglineendpointscommand.

SubStepPreview:

Create

Line

Endpoints

EntertheLengthandtheAngle:

[Specifythefirstendpoint]:SelecttheCenterofthe2diametercircle.

SelecttheApplybutton. tocreate

anotherlineusingthesamecommand.

EntertheLengthandtheAngle:

(PressEnter)

Selectthecenter

[Specifythefirstendpoint]:SelecttheEndpointofthelineasshown.

SelecttheOKbutton.

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4.3Removepartsofthe1.5radiuscirclethatlieaboveandbelowthepolarlinesusingdivide.

Bydividingthearcwearemaintainingthepartofthearcthatisneededfortherightsidepocket.

SubStepPreview:

Edit

Trim/Break

Trim/Break/Extend

SelecttheDivideiconfromthetrimribbonbar.

[Selectthecurvetodivide]:SelectEntityAhere.

[Selectthecurvetodivide]:SelectEntityBhere.

SelecttheEntityBhere

SelecttheEntityAhere

SelecttheOKbutton.

4.4Creatingthe0.125radiusfilletsatallcornersoftheleftsidepocket.Notethatthefilletcommandwillallowustoautomaticallytrimthegeometry.

SubStepPreview:

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[Selectaline]:SelectEntityB.

[Selectthepointtoplaceaparallellinethrough]:

Pickapointabovetheselectedline.


SelectEntityB

[Selectaline]:SelectEntityC.

[Selectthepointtoplaceaparallellinethrough]:Pickapointtotherightoftheselectedline.

TypetheDistance 7.5(Enter)

[Selectaline]:SelectEntityD

SelectEntityC

[Selectthepointtoplaceaparallellinethrough]:Pickapointtotheleftoftheselectedline.


SelectEntityD

[Selectaline]:SelectEntityDagain[Selectthepointtoplaceaparallellinethrough]:Pickapointtotheleftoftheselectedline.


SelecttheOKbuttontoexitthecommand.

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5.3Creatingthe0.375radiusfillet.

SubStepPreview:

ChangethefilletRadius 0.375

[Fillet:Selectanentity]:SelectEntityA

[Fillet:Selectanotherentity]:SelectEntityB

SelectEntityBhere

SelectEntityAhere

SelecttheOKbutton.

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5.4Creatinganarctangenttothreeentities..

SubStepPreview:

Create

Arc

Arctangent

EnableArcTangent3EntitiesiconintheRibbonBar

[Selecttheentitythatthearcistobetangentto]:SelectEntityA

[Selecttheentitythatthearcistobetangentto]:SelectEntityB

[Selecttheentitythatthearcistobetangentto]:SelectEntityC

SelectEntityChereSelectEntityBhere

SelectEntityAhere

SelecttheOKbutton.

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SelecttheTrim2entitiesbutton.

[Selecttheentitytotrim/extend]:SelectEntityA.

[Selecttheentitytotrim/extendto]:SelectEntityB.

SelecttheTrim3entitiesbutton.

SelectEntityBhere

SelectEntityAhere

[Selectthefirstentitytotrim/extend]:SelectEntityC

[Selectthesecondentitytotrim/extend]:SelectEntityD

[Selecttheentitytotrim/extendto]:SelectEntityE

SelecttheRepaintbutton.

SelectEntityDhere

SelectEntityChere

SelectEntityEhere

SelecttheOKbutton.

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STEP6:CREATETHE3DWIREFRAME.StepPreview:

Selectthecircle

SelectEntityAXform

Translate

[Selectentitiestotranslate]:Hold

downtheshiftkeyandselectEntity

Aasshown.Notethattheentirerectangleshould

behighlighted.Otherwise,please

checktheUserNotesonhowtofix

geometryproblemsinchaining

Selectthe2.0diametercircle.

SelecttheEndSelectionbutton.

EnableJoin.

Setthenumberoftranslationsto#1.

ChangetheDeltavalueonZto1.0.

SelecttheApplybuttontocontinue.

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Thefinalgeometryshouldlookasshownbelow.

STEP7:SAVETHEFILE.

File

Saveas

Filename:YourName_7

SelecttheOKbutton.

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TOOLPATHCREATION

STEP8:SELECTTHEMACHINEANDSETUPTHESTOCKTOBEMACHINED.

TodisplaytheOperationsManagerpressAlt+O.

UsetheFiticontofitthedrawingtothescreen.

IfamachineisalreadyselectedintheToolpathsManager,skipthemachineselectionstep.

Machinetype

Mill

Default

SelecttheplusinfrontofPropertiestoexpandtheToolpaths

GroupProperties.

Selecttheplus

SelectToolSettingstosetthetoolparameters

Changetheparameterstomatchthescreenshottotheright.

SelectToolsettings

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SelectStockSetuptab.

MakesurethattheShapeissettoRectangular.

SelecttheBoundingboxbuttonforthesystemto

automaticallyfindthepartsoveralldimensions.

ExpandX,YandZvalueswith0.1

SelecttheOKbuttontoexittheBoundingBoxwindow.

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SelecttheOKbuttontoexitMachineGroupProperties.

SelecttheIsometricViewfromtheviewtoolbartoseethestock.

SelectFitbutton.

Thestockshouldlookasshowntotheright.

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STEP8:USINGWCSMANAGERTOFLIPTHEPARTTOMACHINEFIRSTTHE

BOTTOMOFTHEPARTFORANEVENSURFACEFORFUTUREOPERATIONS.

UsetheViewManagerasacentralpointforselecting,editing,creatingandmanagingviews.Youcan

selectwhichviewstousefortheCplane,Tplane,ortheworkcoordinatesystem(WCS).Youcanalsoseta

neworiginofaviewandassignanewworkoffset(G54,G55...)toaview

8.1UsingWCS(WorkCoordinateSystem)todefinethenewview.

StepPreview:

SelectWCSintheStatusBar.

SelectWCSManager.

SelectGeometrybutton.

Youcandefineanewviewbasedonexisting

geometrylike2lines,aflatentity(circleorflat

surface)or3points.

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Selectthelinesasshownbelow.

NotethatthefirstlinethatyouselectwilldeterminetheXaxisorientationofthefutureview,andthe

secondlinewilldetermineYaxis.Zaxisshouldalwaysbeorientatedtowardstheoutsideofthepart.

Selectthesecondline

Selectthefirstline

SelecttheOKbuttontoaccepttheview.

EntertheNewViewname:BottomPartview

MakesurethatAssociativeandSetneworiginare

enabled.

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8.3UsingWCStosetthenewviewasthecurrenttoolplane,constructionplaneandWCS.

SelectBottomPartViewandclickontheSetyourcurrentWCS,constructionplaneandtoolplane

withtheiroriginstotheselectedviewbutton.

SelecttheOK button.

SelecttheIsometricview.

SelectFitbutton. Thepartshouldlookasshownbelow.

Theoriginforthenewplane

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STEP9:FACINGTHEBOTTOMOFTHEPARTTOCREATEANEVENSURFACEFOR

FUTUREOPERATIONS.

Facingtoolpathisusedtoquicklycleanthestockfromthetopofapart,andcreateanevensurfacefor

futureoperations.Youcanbasethetoolpathoneitherchainedgeometryoronthecurrentstockmodel.

ToolpathPreview:

9.1Chainingthetopofthepart

Toolpaths

Face

SelecttheOKbuttontoaccepttheNCfilename.

[SelectOKtousedefinedstockorselectchain1]:SelecttheOKbuttonto

usedefinedstock.

9.2Selectingthe3.0diameterFacemill

ClickonSelectlibrarytool.

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SelecttheFilterbuttonandmakethechangesasshownbelow.

SelecttheOKbutton.

Highlightthe3.0FacemillintheToolSelectionwindow.

SelecttheOKbutton.

9.3Settheparametersofthefacingtoolpath.

ChangetheparametersintheToolpathParameterspageasshown.

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SelecttheFacingparameterspageandchangetheparametersasshown.

SelectthedropdownarrowandchangetheMovebetweencutstoLinear.

SelecttheOKbuttontoexit.

Clearancevaluesetstheheightatwhichthetoolrapidstoorfromthepart.

Retractvaluesetstheheightthetoolrapids/feedratesupto,beforethenextstepdown.

TopofstockvaluesetstheheightofthestockintheZaxis.Itisbasedonthejobsetupvalues.Depthvaluesetsthefinalmachiningdepthforthefacingoperation.

CuttingmethodsettoZigzagforbackandforthmotion

MovebetweencutssettoLinearcreateslinesbetweeneachcut.Acrossoverlapsetstheoverlapamountfortheedgesofthestockperpendiculartothecut

direction.

Alongoverlapsetstheoverlapamountfortheedgesofthestockparalleltothecutdirection.

Approach/Exitdistancesetsanadditionaldistanceawayfromthestockonthefirst/lastpass.

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STEP10:CREATINGANDRENAMINGTOOLPATHGROUPS;RENAMINGTHENC

FILE

Tomachinethepartintwodifferentsetups,wewillneedtohavetwoseparateprograms.Tobeableto

postprocessseparatelytheoperationsofeachsetup,wewillcreatethemunderdifferenttoolpath

groupswithdifferentNCnames.

StepPreview:

10.1RenamethecurrentToolpathGroup1andtheNCfile

ClicktwotimesontheToolpathGroup1tohighlightitandrename

itFacingPartBottom

RightmouseclickonthetoolpathgroupandselectEditselectedoperationsandthen,select

ChangeNCfilename.

EnterthenewNCname:Facingpartbottom

SelecttheOKbutton.

10.2CreateanewToolpathGroup

RightmouseclickontheMachineGroup1

SelectGroupsfromthedropdownlistandthenselect

NewToolpathgroup.

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Renameit:MachiningPartTop

MakesurethattheredinsertarrowisbelowtheMachiningPart

Topgroup;otherwiseclickonitanddragitbelow.Thisensuresthat

thenextoperationwillbeaddedinthepropergroup.

STEP11:SETTHETOPVIEWASTHECURRENTWCS,TOOLANDCONSTRUCTION

PLANE.

ToolpathPreview:

11.1UsingWCStosettheTopviewasthecurrenttoolplane,constructionplaneandWCS.


SelectWCSManager.

SelectTopViewandclickontheSetyourcurrentWCS,constructionplaneandtoolplanewith

theiroriginstotheselectedviewbutton.

SelecttheOK button.

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SelecttheIsometricview.

SelectFitbutton.

Thepartshouldlookas

showntotheright.

Notethattheoriginisset

attopofthepartatthe

lowerleftcorner.Follow

nextsubstepifyouwant

tomovetheoriginatthe

upperleftcorner.

11.2UsingWCStosettheoriginattheupperleftcorner.


SelectWCSManager.

ClickontheSelectbuttonintheOriginareaasshown.

SelectthedropdownarrowfromtheAutoCursorRibbonBarandselectIntersection

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[Selectline,arcorspline]:SelectEntityA

[Selectline,arcorspline]:SelectEntityB

EntityA

EntityB

Theneworigincoordinatesshouldlookasshown.

SelecttheOK buttontoexitViewManger.

Notethatthegridmovesattheupperleftcorner.

SelectAlt+Tkeystoremovethetoolpathdisplay

STEP12:FACINGTHETOPOFTHEPART.

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SelecttheFacingparameterspageandchangetheparametersasshown.

SelectthedropdownarrowandchangetheMovebetweencutstoLinear.


STEP13:ROUGHMACHININGTHETWOPOCKETSINTHETOPVIEW.

StepPreview:

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13.1Selectthebottomchainsofthetwopockets

Tobeabletomachinebothpocketsinthesameoperation,althoughtheyeachhavedifferentdepths,we

needthe3Dwireframetoselectthepocketsatthebottom.

Toolpaths

Pocket

EnabledCplaneinChainingtobeabletoselectthechainswithout

stoppingatthebranches.

Selectthetwopocketsatthebottom,asshown.

Selectthefirstpockethere

Selectthe

secondpocket

Notethatbothpocketsarehighlighted.

SelecttheOKbuttontoexitChaining.

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13.2Selectthe1.0Flatendmillandsettheparameterstomachinebothpocketsattheproper

depth.

Selectthe1.0FlatendmillusingtheFilteroptionsasshowninthefacingoperation.

Makethenecessarychangestomatchtheparameterswiththescreenshottotheright.

RememberthattheFeedrate.Plungerate,RetractrateandSpindlespeedvaluesarealldefineinthe

parametersofthetooldefinition.Changethemasneeded.

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SelectthePocketparameterspageandchangetheparametersasshown.

Depthvaluesetsthefinalmachiningdepthforthepocketoperation.Thevalueissetto0and

incrementalandismeasuredfromthetwogeometrychainsthatweselected.Thisinsuresthat

bothofthemaregoingtobemachinedtotheappropriatedepth.

ChoosingIncrementaltellsthesystemtocalculatethevaluerelativetoeitherthecurrenttopofstock(aswithClearanceparameter),relativetotheselectedgeometry(aswithTopofstockand

Depthparameters),orrelativetothedepthofeachcut(aswithFeedplaneandRetract).

XYstocktoleaveallowsyoutosettheamountofstockinXYplane(alongthepocketwalls)that

willbemachinedinaseparatefinishoperation.

ZstocktoleaveallowsyoutosettheamountofstockinZ(atthebottomofthepocket)thatwill

bemachinedinaseparatefinishoperation.

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EnableDepthcutsandchangetheparametersasshown.

DepthcutsaretheZaxiscutsthatthetoolmakesinapockettoolpath.

Maxroughstepsetsthemaximum

amountthatcanbemachinedinonestep.

Bypocketenablethesystemtocomplete

alldepthcutsinthefirstpocketbefore

movingtonextone.

Mastercamneverperformsunequaldepthcuts.Forexample,inourcase,theleftsidepocketis0.375

deep;thestepiscalculated:(0.3750.02)/2=0.1775whichissmallerthen0.3.Thesamewaythesystem

calculatesthestepforthesecondpocket;(0.750.02)/3=0.2433

SelecttheRoughing/Finishingparameterstab.

Stepoverpercentage

setsthedistance

betweenroughing

passesintheXYaxis

asapercentageofthe

tooldiameterandwill

automaticallyupdate

thestepoverdistance.

Spiralinsideto

outsideenabled

allowsyoutospiral

fromthecentertothe

pocketwall.

Finishareaenabled

allowsthetoolto

makeanothercut

aroundthepocket

wallstocontour

them.

SelecttheConstantOverlapSpiralastheCuttingmethod.

DisabletheFinishareaasshown.

SelecttheOKbuttontoexitPocketparameters.

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STEP14:FINISHINGTHETWOPOCKETS.ToolpathPreview:

14.1Copytheexistingpocketoperation

Youcancopyanoperationwhenmachiningthesamegeometryandusingthesametypeoftoolpath.

Advantagesofusingacopyofanexistingoperationisthatwedontneedtoselectthegeometrychains

andwecanusesomeoftheparameterssetupintheoriginaloperation.

RightmouseclickandholditdownonthefoldericoninfrontofthePockettoolpath.

Dragthemousedownandreleaseit.

SelectCopyafter.

Youshouldnowhavetwopockettoolpaths.

LeftclickonthesecondpocketParameters.

SelectParameters

14.2Selectthe0.75Flatendmillandsettheparameterstofinishthewallsandthefloorsof

bothpockets.

SelecttheToolpathparameterspage.


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Followingthestepsoutlinedearlier,usingtheFilteroption,selecttheFlatEndMill.

SelectandchangetheparametersinthePocketParameterdialogboxes,asshownbelow.

Disabledepthofcuts

andremovethestock

toleaveinbothXY

planeandalongZ

axis.

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ChecktheparametersintheRoughing/finishingparametersandenabletheFinishareatofinish

thewalls.Settherestofparameterstomatchthefollowingscreenshot.

SelecttheOKbutton

toexit.

Regeneratethetoolpath.

STEP15:BACKPLOTTHEPOCKETTOOLPATHS

ClickonMachiningPartTopgrouptoselectonlythepocketoperations.

Makesurethatyouhavethefollowingbuttonsturnedon(theywillappearpusheddown).

Displayrapidmoves

Quickverify

Displaytool

SelecttheTopViewfromtheviewtoolbartoseethestock.

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SelecttheFitbutton.

SelectthePlaybuttonintheVCRbar.

Youcanadjustthespeedofthebackplot.

ClickandholdtheStepforward orStepback buttonstomovethroughthebackplot.

Notetheremainingmaterialinthecorners.TheFlatEndMillcannotcleanupthestock.Inthenext

operationwewillremachinethecornersusingasmallertool.

SelecttheOKbuttontoexitBackplot.

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STEP16:REMACHININGTHETWOPOCKETS.

Notethatthe3/4FlatEndMillcouldnotcleanthe0.125radiusfillets.Usingthe1/8FlatEndMillto

removeallthematerialinsidethepocketwillnotbeefficient.Wewillremovetheremainingmaterialonly

byusinga1/8FlatEndMilltoolwiththeremachiningpocketstyle.

ToolpathPreview:

16.1Copytheexistinglastpocketoperation

Youcancopyanoperationonlywhenmachiningthesamegeometryusingthesametoolpath.Advantages

ofusingacopyofanexistingoperationisthatwedontneedtoselectthegeometrychainsandwecan

usesomeoftheparameterssetupintheoriginaloperation.

SelectonlythesecondPocket(operation4).

RightmouseclickandholditdownonthefoldericoninfrontofthesecondPockettoolpath.

Dragthemousedownandreleaseit.

SelectCopyafter.

Youshouldnowhavethreepockettoolpaths.

LeftclickonthelastpocketParameters.

SelectParameters

16.2Selectthe1/8Flatendmillandsettheparameterstoremachinebothpocketsatthe

properdepth.

SelecttheToolpathparameterspage.


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Followingthestepsoutlinedearlier,usingtheFilteroption,selectthe1/8FlatEndMill.

SelectandchangetheparametersinthePocketParameterdialogboxes,asshownbelow.

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SelectthedropdownarrowinthePockettypefieldandselectRemachining.

SelecttheRemachiningbuttonandmatchtheparameterswiththefollowingscreenshot.


SelecttheDepthcutsb a

ComputeremainingstockfromRoughingtooldiameterenables

thesystemtocalculatetheremainingstockforremachiningbasedonthesizeoftheroughingtooldiameterthatyouenter.

Clearance,setasapercentageofthetooldiameter,allowsyou

toexpandtheremachiningareaatthebeginningandattheend

topreventacuspofmaterialremaining.

Applyentry/exitcurvestoroughpassesallowsyoutousethe

Leadin/outparameters.

Machinecompletefinishpassesallowsyoutofinishtheentire

part.

utton ndchangetheparametersasshown.


ChecktheparametersintheRoughing/finishingparameterspagetomatchthefollowing

screenshot.

Enabletheboxinfront

llsof

oftheLeadin/out

buttonforasmooth

entry/exitwhile

contouringthewa

thepocket.

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Regeneratethetoolpath.

STEP17:IMPORTTHEOPERATIONSFORTHE9/16TAPHOLESFROMTHE

LIBRARY.

ToolpathPreview:

Movetheredinsertattheendoftheoperations

RightmouseclickinToolpathsManagerwindow.

SelectImport

SelectthedropdownarrowintheSourcefolderand

selecttheYourname.Operations.

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Clickonthe9/1612Tapgroup.

Makesurethatallthreeoperations(spotdrilling,drillingand

tapping)arehighlighted.

SelecttheOKbutton.

SelecttheNobuttontoimporttheoperationgroup.

SelecttheOKbutton.

ClosetheImportToolpathOperationsparameters.

Notethatalltheimportedoperationshavenogeometry.Wearegoingtoaddthecenterpointsand

regeneratethetoolpathsasshowninthefollowingsteps.

Selectthefirstdrilloperation,Geometry.

SelectGeometry

SelecttheOKbutton.

RightmouseclickandSelectAddpoints

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SelecttheMaskonArcbuttonintheDrillPointSelection.

[Selectthearctomatch]:Selectthe9/16diameterarcasshown.

Selectawindowaroundthepart.

HitEnterwhenfinished.

Selectthe9/16

diameterarc

Makeawindow

aroundthepart

SelecttheOKbuttontwicetoexitDrillPointManager.

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SelecttheRegenerateallselectedoperationsiconforthechange

tobeapplied.

Holdingtherightmousebutton,dragthenewGeometry(2)PointsontopofPeckdrillGeometry.

ReleaseandselectAdd.

Rightmouseclick

onGeometry,hold

downanddrag

SelectNobutton,otherwisetheholeswillbedrilledatthesame

depthasthedepthofthespotdrillingoperation.

SelectParametersinthePeckDrilloperation.

SelectthePeckDrillParametersintheToolpathsManager.

SelecttheParameters

ChangetheCommentintheToolpathparameterspagetoDrillingall31/64diameterholes.

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STEP18:DRILLING3/8HOLES.

ToolpathPreview:

Toolpaths

DrillToolpathSelecttheMaskonArcbutton.

[Selectarctomatch]:Selectthe3/8diametercircle.

Makeawindowaroundthepartasshowninthepicturebelow.

Selectthe3/8circle

Makeawindow

HitEnterbutton.

SelecttheOKbuttontoexitDrillPointSelection.

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UsingFilterselectthe3/8Drillasshownintheprevioussteps.

ChangetheparametersintheToolpathparametersasshownbelow.

Selectthesecondpagetabandchangetheparametersasshown.

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SelecttheTipcomp...buttonandmakethechangesas

shown.

SelecttheOKbuttontwicetoexitdrillingparameterspages.

STEP19:VERIFYTHETOOLPATHSVerifysimulatesthemachiningofapartfromastockmodeldisplay.Thestockdimensionsarebasedon

thevaluesthatwespecifiedintheStockSetup.

Selectalloperationsbutton.

SelecttheVerifyselectedoperationsbutton.

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SelecttheConfigurebutton.

Simulatetool simulatesthetoolpaths,

displayingthesolidtoolwithouttheholder

Updateaftereachtoolpathupdatesthestock

aftereachoperation.

Stoponcollisionpausestheverificationwhen

thetooltouchesthepartwitharapidmove.

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Initialstocksizesourceshould

besettoStockSetuptousethe

stockinformationfromStock

Setup.UseTrueSolidallowsyou,after

verifyingthepart,torotateand

magnifytheparttomoreclosely

checkfeatures,surfacefinish,or

scallops.

Cuttercompincontrolallows

Verifytousetheinformation

regardingthetooldiameterand

tosimulatethecutter

compensation.

Changetool/colortochangethe

colorofthecutstockto

indicatedtoolchangesinthe

toolpath.

SelecttheOKbuttontoexitVerifyOptions.

SettheVerifyspeedbymovingthesliderbarinthespeedcontrolbar.

SelectthePlaybuttontostartsimulation.

Thefinishedpartshouldappearasshowninthefollowingpicture.

Notetheextrastockintheleft

pocket.Theremachiningdidnt

cleanupthearea.

SelecttheOKbuttontoexitVerify.

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STEP20:MODIFYTHEREMACHININGPOCKETTOCLEANTHEENTIREAREA.SelecttheParametersoftheoperation5PocketRemachining.

SelecttheRoughing/FinishingparametersandchangetheStepoverpercentageto50.0

Regeneratethetoolpathandverifythetoolpathsagain.

STEP21:CONTOURTHEOUTSIDEPROFILE.ToolpathPreview:

21.1Selectthetoolpathgeometry

Toolpaths

ContourToolpath

MakesurethatCplaneisselectedintheChainingdialogbox.

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SelecttheContourparametersandmakethechangesasshown.

NotethatCuttercompensationincontrolrequirestheLeadin/outparametertobeturnedon;mostof

theCNCmachinesneedalinearmoveatthebeginningoftheprogramtocompensatethecutter

diameter.Ifyouusethearcoptiontoo,makesurethattheradiusislargerthantheradiusofthe

tool.

EnabletheboxinfrontoftheLeadin/outbuttonandselectacombinationofoneLineandanArc

atthebeginningand/orendofthecontourtoolpathforasmoothentry/exitwhilecuttingthepart.

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SelecttheOKbuttontoexitLeadIn/Outparameters.

EnableDepthcutsandsettheMaxroughstepto

0.5

STEP21:BACKPLOTTHETOOLPATHS.

SelecttheSelectalloperationsbuttonfromToolpathManager.

RepeatSTEP15tobesurethatthechangeshavetakenplace.DisabletheQuickverifybutton.

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STEP23:POSTTHEFILERightmouseclickontheMachinePartTopgroupandselectEditselectedoperationsandthen,

selectChangeNCfilename.

EnterthenewNCname:TopMachining

SelecttheOKbutton.

Postprocessing,orposting,referstotheprocessbywhichthetoolpathsintheMastercampartfilesareconvertedtoaformatthatcanbeunderstoodbythemachinetool'scontrol(forexample,Gcodes).

Generally,everymachinetoolorcontrolwillrequireitsownpostprocessor,customizedtoproducecode

formattedtomeetitsexactrequirements.

Makesurethatalloperationsareselected,otherwise,Selectall

operations

SelectthePostselectedoperationsbuttonfromToolpath

Manager.

InthePostprocessingwindow,makeallthenecessarychangesas

showntotheright.

SelecttheOKbuttontocontinue.

SelecttheOKbuttontopostthefirstgroupasthegeometryname

(FacingPartBottom).

NCfileenabledallowsyoutokeeptheNCfileandto

assignthesamenameastheMCXfile.

Editenabledallowsyoutoautomaticallylaunchthe

defaulteditor.

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REVIEWEXERCISES.Studentpractice:CreatetheToolpathforExercise1Tutorial7aspertheinstructionsbelow;

Tips:

Createthe3DgeometryusingXform/Translate.

Createeachpocketwithadifferentdepth.

StocksizeuseBoundingboxtoestablishX,Y&zsizesand

giveextendX,Y,andZ0.2

Facethetopofthepartusing3FaceMill(createanewtoolorgetitfromthelibrary)

SpotDrillthe3/8diameterholesusing1/2SpotDrill

Drillthe3/8diameterholesusing5/16Drill

Tapthe3/8diameterholesusing3/816Tap


AddtheholescenterpointsintheSpotDrillandeditthedepthoftheholes.(See

Tutorial3)

RoughPocketthepartusing1FlatEndMill

Selecteachpocketatthebottom

Depth=0(incr)

Maxroughstep(depthcuts)=0.25

StocktoleaveXY=0.05

UseParallelspiralcleancornerscuttingmethod

RemachiningPocketthepartusing1/8FlatEndMill

Contourthepartusing1.5FlatEndMill

2depthcuts

1roughpass;spacing=0.11finishpass;spacing=0.05

BackplotandVerifythetoolpaths.

Postprocessthefile.

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Studentpractice:CreatetheToolpathforExercise2Tutorial7aspertheinstructionsbelow;

Tips: Createthe3DgeometryusingXform/Translate.

Createeachpocketwithadifferentdepth.

StocksizeuseBoundingboxtoestablishX&Ysizesand

giveZ=1.2andthestockoriginZ=0.2

Facethetopofthepartusing3FaceMill(createanewtoolorgetitfromBigtoolslibrary)

CenterDrillthe3/8diameterholesusing1/4CenterDrill


Contourthepartusing1.5FlatEndMill

2depthcuts

RoughPocketthepartusing1FlatEndMill

Selecteachpocketatthebottom

Depth=0(incr)Maxroughstep(depthcuts)=0.25

StocktoleaveXY=0.05

UseParallelspiralcuttingmethod

RemachiningPocketthepartusing3/8FlatEndMill

FinishPocketthepartusing3/8FlatEndMill

BackplotandVerifythetoolpaths.

Postprocessthefile.

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