Mastercam Training Guide

Contents at a Glance Mill 2D

Tips and Techniques ................................................................................. 1
Setting the Environment ........................................................................... 3
Lesson 1 - CAD only .................................................................................. 13

Exercise 1a page 24

Exercise 1b page 25

Lesson 2 - CAD only ................................................................................. 27

Exercise 2a page 52

Exercise 2b page 53

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Lesson 3 CAD/CAM ................................................................................ 55

Exercise 3a page 98

Exercise 3b page 99

Lesson 4 CAD/CAM ................................................................................ 101

Exercise 4a page 138

Exercise 4b page 139

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Lesson 5 CAD/CAM ................................................................................ 141

Exercise 5a page 205

Exercise 5b page 206

Lesson 6 - CAD .......................................................................................... 207

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Lesson 7 - CAM .......................................................................................... 239

Exercise 7a page 312

Exercise 7b page 313

Lesson 7B Import and Toolpath a Solid Model ....................................... 315

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Lesson 8 HST (High Speed Toolpaths) - CAD/CAM ................................ 407

Part 1

Exercise 8a page 508

Part 2

Exercise 8b page 509

Lesson 8 Classic Toolpaths CAD/CAM ................................................ 511

Part 1

Exercise 8a On Disk

Part 2

Exercise 8b On Disk

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Feature Based Machining Lessons
Feature Based Machining Lesson 1 - CAM .............................................. 513

Feature Based Machining Lesson 2 - CAM .............................................. 515

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Work Coordinate System Lessons
WCS-Part-1 ................................................................................................. 517

WCS-Part-2 ................................................................................................. 519

WCS-Part-3 ................................................................................................. 521

WCS-Part-4 ................................................................................................. 523

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Advanced Exercises
Advanced Exercise 1 .......................................................................................... 525

Advanced Exercise 2 .......................................................................................... 529

Advanced Exercise 3 .......................................................................................... 533

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Contents at a Glance Mill 3D

Tips and Techniques ................................................................................. 1

Surface Toolpath Overview ....................................................................... 3

Setting the Environment ........................................................................... 17

Lesson 9 ..................................................................................................... 27
CAD Instruction
3D Wireframe & Surface instruction
CAM Toolpath instruction
Surface High Speed - Dynamic OptiRough
Surface High Speed - Hybrid

Exercise 9A page 65

Exercise 9B page 66

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Lesson 10 CAD/CAM ................................................................................. 67
CAD Instruction
3D Wireframe & Surface instruction
CAM Toolpath instruction
Surface Rough Parallel
Surface Finish Parallel

Exercise 10A page 94

Exercise 10B page 95

Lesson 11 CAD/CAM ................................................................................. 97

CAD Instruction
3D Wireframe & Surface instruction
CAM Toolpath instruction
Surface High Speed Area Rough
Surface Finish Flowline

Exercise 11A page 130

Exercise 11B page 131

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Lesson 11B Import and Toolpath a Solid File ......................................... 133
CAM Toolpath instruction
Surface High Speed Dynamic Opti Rough
Surface High Speed - Hybrid

Lesson 12 ................................................................................................... 181

CAD Instruction
3D Wireframe & Surface instruction
CAM Toolpath instruction
Surface Rough Pocket
Surface High Speed Waterline
Surface High Speed Scallop
Surface High Speed Scallop Rest Passes

Exercise 12A page 234

Exercise 12B page 235

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Lesson 13 ................................................................................................... 237
CAD Instruction
3D Wireframe & Surface instruction
CAM Toolpath instruction
Surface Rough Plunge
Surface Finish Contour
Surface Finish Shallow

Exercise 13A page 272

Exercise 13B page 273

Lesson 14 ................................................................................................... 275

CAD Instruction
Solid Model instruction
CAM Toolpath instruction
Surface Rough Pocket
Surface Finish Contour

Exercise 14A page 327

Exercise 14B page 328

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Lesson 15 ................................................................................................... 329
CAM Toolpath instruction
Surface High Speed Dynamic Opti Rough
Surface High Speed Waterline
Surface Finish Leftover

Exercise 15A on DVD

Exercise 15B on DVD

Lesson 16 ................................................................................................... 367

CAM Toolpath instruction
Surface High Speed Rest Roughing
High Feed Functionality
Surface High Speed Horizontal
Surface Finish Leftover

Exercise 16A on DVD

Exercise 16B on DVD

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