I. Introduction Mastercam provides many functions for creating and editing your part geometry, from simple 2D wireframe to complex 3D surface models. The Basic 2D Design module focuses on teaching you the 2D wireframe CAD tools used to draw the following part. II. Tutorial Goals 1. Draw basic geometry …
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Mastercam’s full associativity gives you the power to capture your knowledge and build on your experience. Once you program a part – any part – you can modify any element of the job and immediately get updated toolpaths without starting over. And Mastercam’s intelligent NC programming lets you build a library of …
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Congratulations on your purchase of the Mastercam Handbook Volume 1. This book was developed and tested over several years as part of a course to teach machinists how to program CNC machine tools with Mastercam. It assumes you have a working knowledge of machining and CNC’s, including tooling, work-holding, and …
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Mastercam’s 2D high speed dynamic milling toolpaths utilize the entire flute length of their cutting tools to achieve great efficiency in milling. They are designed to maximize material removal while minimizing tool wear. Additional benefits you gain by using high speed dynamic milling toolpaths include: – Tool burial …
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This tutorial covers Mastercam’s 5-Axis toolpath functionality. To apply these toolpaths to a 5-Axis machine tool, a customized post processor for your machine is required. There are no default 5-Axis post processors included with Mastercam due to the variation in multi-axis machine configurations. Contact your Mastercam reseller to request …
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This tutorial will assist in: 1. Importing a 3D Model into MasterCAM 2. Prepare the model for creating a usable tool path 3. Set machining parameters 4. Design a tool path (for both rough and finish cuts) 5. Export the tool path g-code as a machine ready *.nc file BACKGROUND: …
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