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Mastercam X4 Training Tutorials Professional Courseware LatheDate: June 4, 2009

Copyright 1984 - 2009 In-House Solutions Inc. All rights reserved.

Author: Mariana Lendel

ISBN: 978-1-926566-32-0

Notice

In-House Solutions Inc. reserves the right to make improvements to this manual at any time and without

notice.

Disclaimer of All Warranties and Liability

In-House Solutions Inc. makes no warranties, either express or implied, with respect to this manual or

with respect to the software described in this manual, its quality, performance, merchantability, or fitness

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in the manual, even if In-House Solutions Inc. has been advised of the possibility of such damages. Some

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Mastercam Verify is created in conjunction with Sirius Systems Corporation; Windows 95, Windows NT;

and Windows XP are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.

Acknowledgements:

Special Thanks to:

Andrew Bleau for his help revising this book.

In-House Solutions team for their recommendations and input.

Sincerely,

Mariana Lendel


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2D GEOMETRYCREATION

Page1

2DGEOMETRYCOURSECONTENT

1.StartingMastercam...................................................................................................................................2

2.Overviewofthegraphicuserinterface..................................................................................................... 2

3.Settingthetoolbarstatesforlathe...........................................................................................................3

4.Settingthegrid..........................................................................................................................................4

5.Navigatethroughmastercam ................................................................................................................... 5

6.Aboutrightmouseclickmenu..................................................................................................................9

7.SettingtheconstructionandtoolplanetoDZ........................................................................................10

8.Exercisesusingcreatepointpositioncommand.....................................................................................11

9.Exercisesusingcreaterectanglecommand. ........................................................................................... 12

10.Exercisesusingcreatelinecommands..................................................................................................12

11.Exercisesusingfilletcommand. ............................................................................................................ 14

12.Exercisesusingtrimcommand..............................................................................................................14

13.CreateDrawing#1................................................................................................................................17

14.CreateDrawing#2................................................................................................................................20

15.AngleMeasurement..............................................................................................................................2016.Exercisesusingbreakandjoincommands............................................................................................21

17.Exerciseusingmirrorcommand............................................................................................................22

18.Exercisesusingchamfercommand.......................................................................................................23

19.CreateDrawing#3................................................................................................................................24

20.CreateDrawing#4................................................................................................................................24

21.CreateDrawing#5................................................................................................................................25

22.Exercisesusingoffsetcommands. ........................................................................................................25

23.CreateDrawing#6................................................................................................................................26

24.Exercisesusingcreatearccommands...................................................................................................26

25.CreateDrawing#7................................................................................................................................27

26.CreateDrawing#8................................................................................................................................2727.CreateDrawing#9................................................................................................................................28

28.Exercisestocreatetangentarcs. ..........................................................................................................28

29.CreateDrawing#10..............................................................................................................................29

30.CreateDrawing#11..............................................................................................................................30

31.CreateDrawing#12..............................................................................................................................30

32.Exerciseusingtranslatecommand........................................................................................................30

33.CreateDrawing#13..............................................................................................................................31

34.ExerciseusingAnalyzeCommand.........................................................................................................32

35.Exerciseusingattributescommand......................................................................................................33

36.Managinglevels ....................................................................................................................................34

37.Exerciseusingchangeattributescommand..........................................................................................36

38.Dimensionthegeometry. .....................................................................................................................37

39.Exercisetoanalyzethechain. ............................................................................................................... 38

40.ConvertingdrawingsfromdifferentCADpackages..............................................................................41

41.Optional.KeyMapping..........................................................................................................................42


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CustomizingDropDowns/RightMouseButtonMenu

CustomizeDropDownsMenu allowsyouto:

Addorremovenewdropdownmenus

Addorremovefunctionsinadropdownmenu

IntheMenuslist,rightclickandchoosetheAdddropdownmenuoption.Mastercam

automaticallyaddsanewdropdownmenu,assignsadefaultname,andplacesthenewdropdown

menuatthebottomofthemenulist.

Toaddafunctiontoadropdownmenu,chooseaCategoryfromthelistanddraganddropthefunction

tothedropdownmenuintheMenuslist.Ifthedropdownmenuisnotexpanded,thenewfunctionis

addedasthelastfunction.Otherwise,itisinsertedbelowtheselectedfunctiononwhichitisdropped.

Toremoveasinglefunctionfromadropdownmenu,expandthemenu,selectthefunction,andpress

theDeletekey.Todeletetheentiremenu,rightclickandchooseDeletedropdownmenu.

CustomizeRightMouseButtonMenuallowsyouto:

Add,removeandrearrangefunctionsandsubmenus

Addingorremovingdropdownmenufunctionsisassociative.Allreferencestothe

modifieddropdownmenuarealsoupdated(forexample,themodifieddropdownmenuis

usedasasubmenuinotherdropdownmenus).Whenyouaddorremovefunctionsfrom

dropdownmenusandsubmenus,youimmediatelyseetheresultsinthecurrentMastercam

session.

Example:AddZoomTargettotheRightmousemenu.

ThedefaultRightmousemenulooksasshowntotheright.


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PROFESSIONALCOURSEWARELATHEX TOOLPATHCREATION

15.DRAWING#3;GROOVINGTOOLPATH

Fil e

Open

SelectDrawing3.mcx

MakesurethataLathemachineisselected.

Otherwise;selectthelathedefault.

15.1PROPERTIES

oolSettings

T

SettheProgram#3

EnableAssigntoolnumberssequentially

EnableWarnofduplicatetoolnumbers

EnableWritehomeposition

EnableFeedCalculationFromtool

tock

S

Establishthestockasabargivingextramargins:

ODmargin=0.2;Rightmargin=0.15;

Leftmargin=2.0

SelectthePreviewbuttontocheckthestock.

PressEsctocontinue

Ch

uckJaws

Usethedefaultdimensionsforthechucksize

SetthechuckPositionfromStocktoDiameter=4.4;

Z6

SelectthePreviewbuttontocheckthechuck.

PressEsctocontinue

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15.2.LATHEFACETOOLPATH

ToolpathParameters

SelectaODRoughRight80deg

Tool/OffsetNumbersetto1

SettheCoolanton

aceParametersF

MakesurethatUsestockisenabled.

FinishZ=0

Entryamount=0.1

Roughstepover=0.07

Finishstepover=0.005

Overcutamount=0.03

Retractamount=0.1

Stocktoleave=0

CuttercompensationinComputertotheLeft

Backplot

thetoolpath

PressAlt+Tsimultaneoustoremovethetoolpathdisplay

1 OOLPATH5.3LATHEROUGHT

UsingPartialselection ,selectthefirstentityofthechainandthelastonetocompletethe

chaining.

oolpathParameters

T

SelecttheexistingODRoughRight80deg


SettheCoolantOn

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Roughparameters

MakesurethatOverlapisenabled.

Entryamount=0.1Depthofcut=0.06

EnableEqualsteps

Minimumcutdepth=0.05

StocktoleaveinX=0.005

StocktoleaveinZ=0.005

CuttingmethodsettoOnewayand

theRoughDirection/Angle=0

CuttercompensationinComputerto

theRight

SetproperLeadIn/outparameters

Extendtheendcontour0.5EnableUsestockforouterboundary

Backplotthelasttoolpath.

Notethatthetooldoesntattempttocutinsidethegroove.

.

5.4LATHEFINISHTOOLPATH

ThisisaresultofthePlungeparameters

beingsettononeintheRoughparameterspage

1

ClickontheLastbutton ,forMastercamtoselectthesamechainastheoneselectedinthe

previousoperation.

ToolpathParameters

SelectaODFinishRight deg35

Tool/OffsetNumberar to2eset

SettheCoolantOn

SettheHomePosition

asUserdefine;D14,Z11

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FinishParameters

Finishstepover=0.01

Numberoffinishpasses=1StocktoleaveinX=0

StocktoleaveinZ=0

FinishdirectionsettoOD

Cuttercompensationin

ComputertotheRight

SetproperLeadIn/Out

parameters;UseforLeadInonly

Tangententry;Length=0.1

Thisensuresthattheentrywillbeextendedwiththelengthtobettermachinethechamfer.

Extendtheendcontour0.5

Backplotthelasttoolpath

15.5LATHEGROOVETOOLPATH

Select2PointsintheGrooveDefini

tion

Notethatthefirstpoint betheupperrightcornerofthegrooveandthesecondpointshould

oolpathParameters

should

bethelowerleftcorner.

T

SelectaODGrooveCenterwidth0.25


SettheCoolantOn

GrooveShapeParameters

Allowsyoutosettheshapeandorientationofthegroovesinagroovetoolpath.Youcanalsodefine

radiusand/orchamferdimensionsforeachcornerindividually.

Makesurethatallcornerradiiaresetto0,andallchamfersaredisabled.

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GrooveRoughParameters

MakesurethatRoughthegrooveisenabledtosettheroughingpassesforthegroove

SettheCutDirectiontoPositiveStockclearance=0.1(setthedistancefromthestockthatthecutterstartstofeed).

SettheStockamountto0

RoughstepsetstoPercentoftoolwidth(setstheamountofstockthatgetsremoveduringeach

ofthetoolwidth)cuttingpassasapercent

Backoff%issetto10(determineshowfarthetoolwillbackawayfromthewallofthegroove

beforeitretracts)



RetractMovessettoRapid

GrooveWallssettoSteps

oovefinishparameters

rG

Directionfor1stpasssettoCCWtostartwiththe

leftside.

Numberoffinishpasses=1

Finishstepover=0.1

StocktoleaveinX=0.0

StocktoleaveinZ=0.0

CuttercompensationinComputer

WallBackoffsetas%oftoolwidth

ClickonSelectOverlapbuttonandpickfromthegraphicthepositionwherethefirstfinishcutends

andtheamountthatthefirstandsecondfinishcutsoverlap.

EnableLeadInandsettheFirstpassleadin;Use

0.1entryvector,Angle=90andLength=

SetintheSecondpassleadintheExitVectorto

gth=0.1Angle=90andLen

Notethetoolcollisionwarningandselectyesto

continuewritingthetoolpath


Notethatatthestartofthefinishpassthetool

collidewiththestock.Weneedtoincreasethe

lengthoftheLeadin,onthefirstpass,tostartfeed

inthepartfromabovethestock.

ChangetheLengthto0.5

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RegeneratethetoolpathandBackplotitagain.

1 LPATHSUSINGVERIFY

Tips: collision.Selecttheconfigurebutton

5.6CHECKINGTHETOO

TobeabletoseeanytoolcollisionsenableStopon and

enab toolcolortoseethematerialthatiscutbyeachtool.

Th dariesforthestocksizearedisplayedaccordingtotheStockSetup

se

leChange

estockshapeisacylinder.Boun

ttings.

SelectMachinebuttontorunVerify .

EFILE

15.7POSTPROCESSTH

RunthePostProcessor

s:TheNCprogrammaybesaved,andsentdirectlyto

chineassociatedwiththepost.

Tip your

ma


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1 TOOLPATH

ile

6.DRAWING#4;IDROUGHANDFINISH

F

Open

SelectDrawing4.mcx



6.1PROPERTIES

oolSettings

1

T

SettheProgram#4

EnableAssigntoolnumberssequentially

EnableWarnofduplicatetoolnumbers

EnableWritehomeposition

EnableFeedCalculationFromtool

Stock

Establishthestockasabarnoextramargins;zerosetatthefront

huckJaws

C

UsethedefaultdimensionsforthechucksizeSetthechuckPositionbyclickingonSelectbuttonatthemidpointof

theOD

SelectthePreviewbuttontocheckthestockandthechuck.

PressEsctocontinue

6.2CENTERDRILLTHEHOLE

1

ToolpathParameters

Selecta1/2InchCenterdrill

Tool/OffsetNumberaresetto1

SettheCoolantOn

SettheHomePositionFromtheMachine

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Simpledrillnopeck

Depth=0.25

Clearance=0.25incrRetract=0.1incr

CyclesettoDrill/Cbore

ackplotthedrilloperationB

1 HHOLE

o

6.3DRILL3/4DIAMETERTHROUG

T

olpathParameters

Selecta3/4InchDrill


SettheCoolantOn

SettheHomePositionFromtheMachine

Simpledrillnopeck

Depth=3.0

Clearance=0.25incr

Retract=0.1incr

CyclesettoPeckDrill

1stpeck=0.2

EnableDrilltipcompensation

Breakthroughamount0.25

Backplotthedrilloperation

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16.4LATHEROUGHTOOLPATH

UsingPartialselection ,selecttheandthelastone

aining.

firstentityofthechain

tocompletethech

ToolpathParameters

SelectaIDRoughMin0.5diameter


SettheCoolantOn

oughParameters

R

MakesurethatOverlapisenabled.

Entryamount=0.1

Depthofcut=0.06

EnableEqualsteps

Minimumcutdepth=0.05



CuttingmethodsettoOnewayandtheRoughDirectionIDandtheAngle=0


SetproperLeadIn/outparameters

Extendtheendcontour0.25EnableUsestockforouterboundary

Backplotthelasttoolpath.

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16.5LATHEFINISHTOOLPATH

ClickontheLastbutton ,forMastpreviousoperation.

er

oolpathParameters

camtoselectthesamechainastheoneselectedinthe

T

SelectaIDFinishMin0.5diameter


SettheCoolantOn

FinishParameters

Finishstepover=0.01(settheamountofstocktoberemoved).

Numberoffinishpasses=1

StocktoleaveinX=0.0

StocktoleaveinZ=0.0

FinishdirectionsettoID


SetproperLeadIn/Outparameters

Extendtheendcontour0.25


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16.6CHECKINGTHETOOLPATHSUSINGVERIFY

Tips: collisions

Tobeabletoseeanytool enableStoponcollision.Selecttheconfigurebutton and

leChangetoolcolor

nab toseethematerialthatiscutbyeachtool.Thestockshapeisacylinder.

ksizearedisplayedaccordingtotheStockSetupsettings.

e

Boundariesforthestoc

SelectSection button

twicetoseehalfofthepart.

6.7POSTPROCESSTHETOOLPATHS

7.DRAWING#5;CREATEANEWTOOL;THREADTOOLPATH

ile

1

1

F

Open

SelectDrawing5.mcx



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