Mastercam SYLLABUS

BASIC MASTERCAM TRAINING PROGRAM

ON
MILLING AND TURNING

Salient Features : Modules and Duration

Design : 10 Hrs
2D Milling : 15 Hrs
Turning : 15 Hrs

Overview of contents
Installation of Mastercam & Activation of Sim.
Basic 2D Geometry Creation/ Editing
Geometry Transformation
3D Solid Modeling.
Basics of Toolpath Generation.
2D Toolpaths parameters.
Solid Verification.
Post Processing.
Import/Export of CAD data.
Lathe machine selection, Toolpath parameters.
Practice

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Introduction
Design

Basics Of CAD/CAM
Advantages Of CAD/CAM over conventional Methods.
Mastercam Modules
Interface ( GUI)
Getting Help
File Management.
File Conversion
(Communicating CAD data with other CAD/CAM software)

2D Geometry creation
Lines/Points
Arcs
Rectangle /Rectangular Shapes/Polygon
Splines

Design

Modifying Geometry
Geometry Editing : Trim/Break/ Extend / Erase
Changing colors of entity and attribute.

Modifying Geometry
Geometry Transformation :
Rotating
Mirroring
Scaling
Translating
Offsetting

Using Level's Manager ( Layers )

2 Exercises for Practice

Design

Modeling with Solids

Extrude Features
Revolve Features
Boolean Features
Draft
Shell
Solid Layout
Filleting /Chamfering/ Solids Manager (Editing Solid History)
Exercise for Solid Modeling

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Milling 2D

Tool path Basics

Machine Selection
Job setup.
Tool Definition/ types of tools
Basics of part geometry
Basics of stock.
Machining tolerance
Basics of Machining parameters - Spindle speed / feed and cutting
speed.

Milling 2D

2D Tool path
Facing
Drill Toolpath
Circular Milling
2D Roughing
Pocket (Standard/Remachining)
Highspeed
1. Core
2. Dynamic
3. Blend
4. Peel mill
5. Area Mill
2D finishing
Contour
concept of cutter compensation ( G41 / 42 )
Remachining
Highspeed
1. Dynamic contour
2. Rest machining
Introduction to feature based drilling and Milling

Milling 2D

Operations Manager / Tool path Associatively / Tool path Simulation

Solid Mode Verification.

Post Processing
Steps in Post Processing
2 Exercises for Practice on Toolpath.

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Toolpaths (Lathe)

Lathe

Machine Selection : Horizontal / VTL

Job Setup : Stock , Part & chuck
Tool Holders/ insert selection
Basics of Machining parameters - Spindle speed / feed and cutting
speed.
Turn Profile from Solid model

Toolpath programing

Facing
Rough
Finish
Drilling
Groove
Threading
Parting

Revision/ Test

Examples for Practice

Revision
Mastercam Test

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