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Customizing Mastercam
Create your own keyboard shortcuts. Customize the right-click menu.
Choose Settings > Key mapping. Choose Settings > Customize > Drop downs/
Save sets of shortcuts to different key map files Right mouse button to
(.KMP). add your own functions
Open .KMP files in any text editor. (.MTB file).
Change toolbar layouts. Use drop-down menus.
Choose Settings > Customize. Choose Settings >
Name sets of toolbars and save them to different Customize > Drop
toolbar files (.MTB). downs tab to add drop-
Choose Toolbar States to hide or display toolbars. down menus to toolbars.
Operations Manager
The Toolpath and Solids Managers share the Operations Manager pane on the left side of your window.
Use them to review, edit, and manage toolpath and solid operations. Drag the right border to resize it, or click
and drag the Operations Manager title bar to undock it anywhere on your desktop. Press [Alt+O] to hide it
completely. Most functions will work on multiple operations if more than one is selected.
Toolpath Manager
The Toolpath Manager lists all toolpath operations in the current part file, grouped by machine definition.
Code Expert contains several applications, including Sync Manager. Use Sync Manager to synchronize
multi-stream Mill-Turn operations. To launch the application, click on Mastercams Toolpath Manager
toolbar. While you work in Sync Manager, leave Mastercam open with your part loaded to maximize
efficiency. For more information, press the [F1] key or click .
While you are working in the Sync Manager, icons in the Status Bar show the status of your file in Code
Expert and Mastercam.
This file is linked to Mastercam with This file has no link to Mastercam.
no edits made.
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edits made in Sync Manager. Sync Manager.
Tool Manager
Mastercams Tool Manager allows you to manage tools and tool holding components, and create tool
assemblies to use in Mastercam. Tool Manager also integrates work material and cut parameter data so
that you can accommodate a manufacturers cutting recommendations. You can launch Tool Manager
separately from Mastercam by choosing Start > Mastercam > Tool Manager. For more information, press
the [F1] key or click .
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1. File / Home / View Tabs - Use the File Tab to 6. Document workspace - Displays documents
open or save a document, or to configure the that organize specific types of data such as
options. The Home ribbon bar holds the tools, holders, and assemblies. This workspace
applications main functions. Select View to set uses a tab-style interface to present multiple
up your workspace and how the program documents.
appears.
7. Properties Grid - Displays properties for
2. Search button - Opens the Search Window selected cutting tools, assemblies, holders,
where you can search the database by diameter, extensions, materials, and cutting parameters.
feed rate, manufacturer, name, and more.
8. Assembly Tree - Use this to open, create, and
3. Holder button - Opens the Holder Wizard where edit assemblies in the open TOOLDB database.
you can create a new holder based on the Drag and drop components from the datagrids in
geometric parameters that you define. the documents to create an assembly.
4. Tool icons - Select a tool icon to start up the 9. Graphics Window - Use this pane to view a
Tool Wizard. Use this to create a new tool based graphical representation of what you have
on the geometric parameters that you define. selected in the document datagrid.
Use Backplot or Verify in Mastercam Simulator to examine your toolpaths before sending them to the
machine. In the Toolpath Manager toolbar, click to backplot or to verify toolpaths. Mastercam
Simulator opens in a separate window that can be docked on another monitor. For more information,
press the [F1] key or click .
1. File tab - Enters the Backstage view where you can save as an STL and edit options.
2. Backplot/Verify tab - Shows options to customize the backplot or verification based on your mode.
3. Playback options - Sets when to pause, indicates collisions, or determines what tool components
can remove material. Color Loop changes the color of the toolpath or cut stock by operation or by tool
change. Choose File, Options to set the colors.
4. Visibility options - Turns component display on or off. Stock can be on, off, or translucent.
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Navigation Shortcuts
To pan, hold [Ctrl] and
press the arrow keys.
To rotate, hold [Alt] and
press the arrow keys.
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Solids Manager
The Solids Manager lists each solid body in the current part file. Expand the solid body to see the solid
operations used to create it and the toolpath operations that machine it. Click an operation to select it.
Mastercam highlights the feature in your part model.
Stock Model
Generate an initial stock model by choosing Toolpaths, Stock Model from the Mastercam menu. When
created, the stock model operation appears in the Operations Manager along with your parts other op-
erations. Click Parameters in the operation to display the Stock model dialog box.
Quick Masks
Points Splines
Use Quick Masks (QM) to mask by entity type:
Lines Surface Curves
By default, QM functions are docked vertically to
the right of the graphics window. Arcs Surfaces
Left-click a QM function to toggle selection of all Level Drafting Solids
matching entities. Results Clear Masking Wireframe
Right-click a QM function to allow selection of only Color
Group NamedGroup
matching entities. Right-click again to clear the list.
Chaining Geometry
Enable dynamic start and end point selection.
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1 Chain wireframe geometry. 11 Partial chaining. Select first and last
2 Chain solid edges or faces. entity to chain everything in between. 3
3 C-plane - Chain entities in the 12 Re-select chain from previous 4 8
same plane as first chained entity. operation. 5 9
3D - Manually select when multiple 13 End current chain and begin another. 6 10
entities share an endpoint. (Only used in certain modes.)
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4 Select all continuous entities. 14 Unselects the last chain.
5 Chain all entities inside window. 15 Unselects all entities you selected
6 Create a chain from a single entity. during the current chaining function. 12 13
7 Chain all entities intersecting a 16 Reverse chain direction. 14 15
vector (simple or compound). 17 Set attributes for feature chaining. 16
8 Chain a single point. 18 Chain features with specified attributes. 17 18
9 Chain all entities inside a closed 19 Access advanced options and 19
boundary. settings.
10 Draw polygon and chain all
entities inside.
AutoCursor
AutoCursor is automatically activated whenever you need FastPoint mode. Type the coordinate
to specify a location in the graphics windowfor example, position and press [Enter].
when creating geometry. Use AutoCursor to snap to AutoCursor settings. Set the kinds of
geometry positions, to sketch points in space, or to locations you want to snap to, and activate
type coordinate positions. power key shortcuts for selection modes.
AutoCursor Tips
Press [Spacebar] to enter
FastPoint mode.
Hold [Ctrl] to temporarily
To select a single release all snap settings
location based and free-sketch point
on part geometry, locations.
choose the type [Shift+click] a location to
of location from enter relative coordinates.
the drop-down list, Right-click a selection
and then click on option to lock it as the
the entity in the selection mode. Press
graphics window. [Esc] to unlock.
Double-click AutoCursor
to undock it, or drag it
anywhere in the window.
If you close AutoCursor,
Mastercam automatically
displays it again when it is
needed.
AutoCursor Visual Cues
AutoCursor uses the icons at left to tell
you the type of location it is snapping to.
Dynamic Gnomon
Displayed with certain functions 1 Origin - Place the axis origin; translate XYZ/polar.
(Dynamic Plane, Dynamic Xform) to 2 First leg Move/translate along the selected axis.
orient entities or planes in the graphics 3 Axis label (X, Y, Z) X rotates about Y; Y and Z
window. Select specific positions on rotate about X.
the gnomon to control function. 4 Second leg Z rotates about Y; X and Y rotate
about Z.
5 Axis arrowhead Align axis with existing
geometry.