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TABLEOFCONTENTS


GettingStarted

A1

GraphicUserInterface ...................................................................................................................... A1

NavigateThroughMastercam .......................................................................................................... A2
SettingtheToolbarStates ................................................................................................................. A4
SettingtheGrid ................................................................................................................................. A5
SettingtheConstructionAndTheToolPlane ................................................................................... A6


Tutorials
Tutorial#1,2DGeometry,Face,RoughandFinish ........................................................................... 11
Tutorial#2,2DGeometry,Face,Rough,Finish,GroovingandDrilling ............................................. 21
Tutorial#3,2DGeometry,QuickRoughandFinish;InsideRoughandFinish;Cutoff ...................... 31
Tutorial#4,2DGeometry,RoughandFinishCanned;Cycles;GroovingPlungeRough ................... 41
Tutorial#5,2DGeometry,Face,Rough,FinishandThreading,FliptheStock ................................. 51
Tutorial#6,2DGeometry,Facing,CenterDrilling,StockAdvanced,Roughing,Finishing,Grooving1
Point,Cutoff ..................................................................................................................................... 61
Tutorial#7,3DGeometry,Face,RoughandFinish;FaceContour;CrossContour;CAxisContour;Face
Drill;CrossDrill;Cutoff ..................................................................................................................... 71


GeneralNotes

B1

DefaultKeyAssignments................................................................................................................... B2
CustomizingToolbars ........................................................................................................................ B3
CustomizingDropDown/RightMouseButtonMenu ....................................................................... B4
KeyMapping...................................................................................................................................... B6
DataEntryShortcuts ......................................................................................................................... B8
CreatingGeometryIn3D................................................................................................................... B9
LeadIn/OutParameters .................................................................................................................... B12
CutterCompensation ........................................................................................................................ B13
Chaining............................................................................................................................................. B14
ToolpathManager............................................................................................................................. B18
AboutRightMouseClickInToolpathsManagerArea ..................................................................... B21


CreatingLatheToolLibrary

C1

CreatingNewTool ............................................................................................................................. C1


EditaLatheToolLibrary

D1

EditTool............................................................................................................................................. D1


LatheTutorialQuizAnswers

E1

QuizAnswers ..................................................................................................................................... E1


Index

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HOWTOUSETHISBOOK


ThisbookprovidesacomprehensivestepbystepapproachtolearningMastercamLathe.It
containspagesofprojects,helpfulhints,aswellastoolandmateriallibraryinstructions.
Thebookcoverssevenpartprojectsinallandanadditional14exercises.

Thetutorialsstartwith2DgeometrycreatingforlatheprojectsanddiveintoMastercamLathe
toolpathssuchas,face,rough,finish,drilling,insideboring,cutoffandthreads.Thebookalso
coverscannedcyclesforroughandfinish.

ThesetutorialsincludeaCAxistutorialwhichdealswith3DgeometrycreationandCAxis
toolpathssuchasface,crosscontouring,CAxisdrillingandCAxiscontouring.

Thisisanintuitive,handsontrainingmanualwithsamplescreenshotsaswellastool
parameters,faceparameters,roughparameters,finishparametersandmuchmore.Thisisa
veryimportantresourceforMastercamLathetraining.


LEGEND:

Steptofollowtocompletethetutorial


Additionalexplanationforthecurrentstep


Calloutsthatgivedirectiononhowtocompletethetask






Calloutsthatdescribetheparametersusedinthecurrentstep






Boldtext(usually)representsMastercamterminology

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TUTORIAL#5
LATHE2DGEOMETRY;FACE,ROUGH,FINISH&THREADINGTHE
RIGHTSIDEGEOMETRY;FLIPTHESTOCK;
FACE,ROUGH,FINISH&DRILLINGTHELEFTSIDEGEOMETRY




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Objectives:


Todesigna2dimensionaldrawingby:
Creatinglinesusingpolarpositioning.
Creatinglinesusingparallelcommand.
Modifyingthegeometryusingtrimcommand.
Modifyingthegeometryusingfilletcommand.
Creatingachamfer.

ToestablishJobSetupsettings:
Stocksize.
Chucksizeandlocation.
Tooloffsets.
Toolclearance.
Materialofthepart.
Feedcalculation.

Tocreatea2dimensionalLathetoolpathconsistingof:
Facecuttingtherightsideofthepart.
Roughmachiningtherightsideofthepart.
Finishmachiningtherightsideofthepart.
Threadingthepart.
Stockflip
Facecuttingtheleftsideofthepart.
Roughmachiningtheleftsideofthepart.
Finishmachiningtheleftsideofthepart.
Drillthehole

TocheckthetoolpathusingMastercamsVerifyverificationmoduleby:
RunningtheVerifyfunctiontomachinethepartonthescreen.
GeneratetheNCcode:
Runningthepostprocessor.

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GEOMETRYCREATION
Settingthetoolbarstates

BeforestartingthegeometrycreationweshouldcustomizethetoolbarstoseeSettingtheToolbar
Statestocreatethegeometryandmachinea2Dpart.onpageA4intheUserNotes.

MakesurethattheGridisenabled.Itwillshowyouateachmomentwherethepartoriginis.See
SettingtheGridonpageA5

OperationsManagertotheleftofthescreencanbehiddentogainmorespaceinthegraphicarea
fordesign.PressAlt+Otoremoveit.


DuetothefactthatthisdrawingissymmetricalintheZaxis,youwillonlydraw1/2ofthetotalpart.

ChangetheCplaneto+D+Z

SeeSettingtheConstructionandToolPlaneto
DZonpageA6intheusernotes.

SelectPlanesfromtheStatusBar
SelectLatheDiameter+D+Z


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STEP1:LINESKNOWINGENDPOINTS

SelecttheOrigin

Create
Line
Endpoint

EnterthelineLength

1.2(Tab)

EntertheAngleindegrees
90(Enter)
[Specifythefirstendpoint]:SelecttheOriginasshowntotheright.

Notethatthecolorofthegeometryiscyan.Thismeansthattheentityisaliveandyoucanstill
changethelineparameters.Toexitthecommandyoucaneitherstartanewcommandorselectthe
OKbutton.


SelectApplybuttontocontinue.
EnterthelineLength

6.5(Tab)

EntertheAngleindegrees
180(Enter)
[Specifythefirstendpoint]:Selectthe
Origin.
SelecttheOKbuttontoexitthe
command.

UseFiticontofitthedrawingtothe
screen.


Duringthegeometrycreationofthistutorial,ifyoumakeamistake,toundothelaststeppleaseuse
Undoicon.Youcanundoasmanystepsasneeded.
pleaseuseRedoicon.

Ifyoudeleteorundoastepbymistake,

STEP2:CREATEPARALLELLINES


Create

SelectEntity1

Line
Parallel

[Selectaline]:SelectEntity1
[Indicatetheoffsetdirection]:Picka
pointtotheleftoftheselectedline.

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SelectEntity2
EntertheDistance

1.5(Enter)

SelectApplybuttontocontinue.

[Selectaline]:SelectEntity2
[Indicatetheoffsetdirection]:Pickapoint
totheleftoftheselectedline.
EntertheDistance

1.5(Enter)

SelectApplybuttontocontinue.

SelectEntity3


[Selectaline]:SelectEntity3
[Indicatetheoffsetdirection]:Pickapoint
totheleftoftheselectedline.
EntertheDistance

0.5(Enter)

SelectApplybuttontocontinue.

[Selectaline]:SelectEntity4
[Indicatetheoffsetdirection]:Pickapoint
totheleftoftheselectedline.
EntertheDistance

SelectEntity4

1.5(Enter)

SelectApplybuttontocontinue.
[Selectaline]:SelectEntity1




SelectEntity1
[Indicatetheoffsetdirection]:Pickapoint
totheleftoftheselectedline.
EntertheDistance

6.5(Enter)

SelectApplybuttontocontinue.



[Selectaline]:SelectEntityA
[Indicatetheoffsetdirection]:Pickapointabovetheselectedline.
EntertheDistance

2.4/2(Enter)

SelectApplybuttontocontinue.

[Selectaline]:SelectEntityA
[Indicatetheoffsetdirection]:Pickapoint
abovetheselectedline.
EntertheDistance

3.2/2(Enter)

SelectApplybuttontocontinue.
[Selectaline]:SelectEntityA

SelectEntityA

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[Indicatetheoffsetdirection]:Pickapointabovetheselectedline.
EntertheDistance

2.8/2(Enter)

SelectApplybuttontocontinue.

[Selectaline]:SelectEntityA
[Indicatetheoffsetdirection]:Pickapointabovetheselectedline.
EntertheDistance

4.8/2(Enter)

SelecttheOKbuttontoexitthecommand.

Thegeometryshouldlookasshowntotheright.


STEP3:TRIMMING1ENTITY.


Edit
Trim/Break
Trim/Break.Extend

SelectTrim1Entity

[Selecttheentitytotrim/extend]:SelectEntity1
[Selecttheentitytotrim/extendto]:SelectEntityA









SelectEntityA

SelectEntity2

[Selecttheentitytotrim/extend]:
SelectEntity2
[Selecttheentitytotrim/extendto]:
SelectEntityA
SelectEntity1


[Selecttheentitytotrim/extend]:Select
Entity3
[Selecttheentitytotrim/extendto]:SelectEntityB








SelectEntityB
SelectEntity3

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[Selecttheentitytotrim/extend]:SelectEntity4
[Selecttheentitytotrim/extendto]:SelectEntityC














SelectEntityC

SelectEntity4

SelectEntity5

[Selecttheentitytotrim/extend]:SelectEntity5
[Selecttheentitytotrim/extend]:SelectEntityC






STEP4:TRIMMING2ENTITIES.

SelectTrim2Entities

[Selecttheentitytotrim/extend]:SelectEntity1
[Selecttheentitytotrim/extendto]:SelectEntityA










SelectEntity1here

SelectEntityAhere

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STEP5:TRIMMING3ENTITIES

SelectTrim3Entitiesicon.

[Selectthefirstentitytotrim/extend]:SelectEntity1
[Selectthesecondentitytotrim/extend]:SelectEntity2
[Selecttheentitytotrim/extendto]:SelectEntityA













SelectEntityAhere

SelectEntity2here

SelectEntity1here

STEP6:TRIMMING1ENTITY

SelectTrim1Entity

[Selecttheentitytotrim/extend]:SelectEntity3
[Selecttheentitytotrim/extendto]:SelectEntityB
[Selecttheentitytotrim/extend]:SelectEntity4
[Selecttheentitytotrim/extendto]:SelectEntityC















SelectEntity3here
SelectEntityB

SelectEntity4here

SelectEntityC
SelecttheOKbuttontoexitthecommand.




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STEP7:CREATEALINEKNOWINGTHETWOENDPOINTCOORDINATES


Create
Line
Endpoint

[Specifythefirstendpoint]:SelectEndpointA
[Specifythesecondendpoint]:SelectEndpointB




SelectEndpointA
SelecttheOKbuttontoexitthe
command.







SelectEndpointB

STEP8:CREATETHEFILLETSATTHECORNERS
SelectEntityA

Create
Fillet
Entities

EnterthefilletRadius 0.4
[Selectanentity]:SelectEntityA
[Selectanotherentity]:SelectEntityB

Notethatafilletoptionwouldbe
automaticallydrawndependingon
whereyoumovethecursoraroundtheentities.

SelectEntityB


SelecttheApplybuttontocontinue.


EnterthefilletRadius 0.8
[Selectanentity]:SelectEntityC
[Selectanotherentity]:SelectEntityD






SelectEntityChere

SelectEntityDhere

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SelecttheOKbuttontoexitthecommand.

STEP9:DELETETHECONSTRUCTIONLINES.

Selectthelinesasshowntotheright.
SelectDeleteentityicon








Deletethisentity

Deletethisentity

STEP10:CREATEPARALLELLINES.


Create
Line
Parallel

[Selectaline]:SelectEntityA
[Indicatetheoffsetdirection]:Pickapointtothe
leftoftheselectedline.
EntertheDistance

1.0(Enter)
SelectEntityA


UseFiticontofitthedrawingtothescreen.
SelectApplybuttontocontinue.


[Selectaline]:SelectEntityB.
[Indicatetheoffsetdirection]:Pickapointtothe
rightoftheselectedline.
EntertheDistance

2.25(Enter)

SelectApplybuttontocontinue.

SelectEntityB


[Selectaline]:SelectEntityC
[Indicatetheoffsetdirection]:Pickapointabove
theselectedline.
EntertheDistance

0.5(Enter)

SelectApplybuttontocontinue.


[Selectaline]:SelectEntityC
[Indicatetheoffsetdirection]:Pickapointabovetheselectedline.
SelectEntityC

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EntertheDistance

2.0(Enter)

SelecttheOKbuttontoexitthecommand.

STEP11:TRIMMING3ENTITIES.

Edit
Trim/Break
Trim/Break/Extend

SelectTrim3Entitiesicon.

[Selectthefirstentitytotrim/extend]:SelectEntity1
[Selectthesecondentitytotrim/extend]:SelectEntity2
[Selecttheentitytotrim/extendto]:SelectEntityA











SelectEntity1

SelectEntityA

STEP12:TRIMMING2ENTITIES.

SelectEntity2

SelectTrim2Entitiesicon.

[Selecttheentitytotrim/extend]:SelectEntityA
[Selecttheentitytotrim/extendto]:SelectEntityB













SelectEntityAhere
SelectEntityBhere
SelectEntityChere
SelectEntityDhere

[Selecttheentitytotrim/extend]:SelectEntityC
[Selecttheentitytotrim/extendto]:SelectEntityD
SelecttheOKbuttontoexitthecommand.

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STEP13CREATETHE0.15X45DEGREESCHAMFERS.


Create
Chamfer
Entities

EntertheDistance1value

0.15(Enter)


NotethatthedefaultchamferoptionsintheRibbonbararesetto:1Distance;Trimiconon.

SelectEntity2

[Selectlineorarc]:SelectEntity1
[Selectlineorarc]:SelectEntity2








SelectApplybuttontocontinue.




Thegeometryshouldlookasshownto
theright







SelectEntity1

STEP14:CREATETHE0.125X45DEGREESCHAMFERS.

EntertheDistance1value

0.125(Enter)


NotethatthedefaultchamferoptionsintheRibbonbararesetto:1Distance;Trimiconon.

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Entity1

[Selectlineorarc]:SelectEntity1
[Selectlineorarc]:SelectEntity2











Entity2
Entity3

SelectEntity4here
[Selectlineorarc]:SelectEntity3
[Selectlineorarc]:SelectEntity4

Entity5


[Selectlineorarc]:SelectEntity4
[Selectlineorarc]:SelectEntity5

SelecttheOKbuttontoexitthe
command.


Thegeometryshouldlookasshowntothe
right.



STEP15:CREATEAPOLARLINE.


Create
Line
Endpoints

EnterthelineLength

1.0(Tab)

EntertheAngleindegrees
59(Enter)
[Specifythefirstendpoint]:SelectEndpointA.





SelectEndpointA

SelecttheOKbuttontoexitthecommand.




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STEP16:TRIMMING1ENTITY.


Edit
Trim/Break
Trim/Break/Extend

SelectDivide

[Selectthecurvetodivide]:SelectEntityA










SelecttheOKbuttontoexitthecommand.

SelectEntityAhere

STEP17:DELETETHECONSTRUCTIONLINES.

Selectthelinesasshowntotheright.
SelectDeleteentityicon. 

EntityA



EntityA


Thefinalpartwilllooklikethefollowingpicture.











Formachiningpurposeswedidnotneedtodrawthehole.

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STEP18:SAVETHEFILE.


File
Saveas
Filename:YourName_5
SelectSaveicon.

TOOLPATHCREATION
STEP19:SETUPTHESTOCKTOBEMACHINED.

TodisplaytheToolpathsManagerpressAlt+O.


Machinetype
SelectLathe
SelectDefault







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SelecttheToolpathsManagertabtomakeitactive.
SelecttheplusinfrontofPropertiestoexpendthe
ToolpathsGroupProperties.



SelectthePlus






SelectStockSetup
SelectStocksetup.





Changetheparameterstomatchthefollowingscreenshot.
IntheStockSetupdialogboxyoucansetupthestock,thechuck,andifnecessaryatailstockanda
steadyrest.



























SelectProperties
buttontodefine
theStock

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SelecttheParametersbuttonintheStockareatoestablishtostocksizeandmadethechangesas
shown.



EnableUseMarginstobeableto
setthefollowingparameters;
extrastocktotheOD,faceand
backofthestock.Youcancheck
thestocksizebyselectingthe
Previewbutton.



Toreturnfromthegraphicmode
totheBarStockdialogboxselect
pressEntertocontinue.







SelecttheOKbuttontoexitthe
BarStockdialogbox.


SelectthePropertiesbuttonintheChuckarea.
















SelectthePropertiesbutton
todefinethechuck

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Makethenecessary
changestodefinethe
chucksize,clamping
methodandthestock
position.











SelecttheOKbuttonto
exittheMachine
ComponentManager
ChuckJawsdialogbox.









IntheToolSettingsdialogboxyoucansetupthe
Toolpathconfiguration,Feedcalculations,etc.















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STEP20:FACETHEPART


Toolpaths
Face

SelectOKtoacceptNCname

SelecttheODRoughRight80degcutterfromthetool
list.







TheFeedrateand
theSpindlespeed
arebasedon
MastercamTool
definition.Change
themasdesired.













SelecttheFace
parameterspageand
makeallthenecessary
changesasshowninthe
followingscreenshot.








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SelecttheOKbuttontoexitLathe
Faceparameters.












STEP21:ROUGHTHEPART.


Toolpaths
Rough


ChainingmodeisPartialbydefault.Youhavetoselectthefirstentity
andthelastentityofthecontour.


SelectEntityA

MakesurethatthechainingdirectionisCCW,otherwiseselectthe
ReversebuttonfromChainingdialogbox.


SelectEntityB















SelectEntityAhere

SelectEntityBhere

SelecttheOKbuttontoexitChainingdialogbox.

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RightmouseclicksinToolpath
ParametersandselectCreatenew
tool.







SelecttheGeneralTurningButton.



















SelecttheInsertspageandchoose
the55deg.diamondshape.













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SelectHolderspageandmakethechangesasshown
























Selectthe
Parameterspageandenterthe
nameofthetool.












SelecttheOKbuttontoexittool
Parameters.





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SelecttheToolpathparameterspageandmakeallthenecessarychangesasshownbelow






















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SelecttheRoughParameterspageandmakeallthenecessarychangesasshownbelow.



































DepthofCutsetstheamountofmaterialtoberemovedduringeachpass.
EqualStepssetstheDepthofcutvalueasthemaximumamountofmaterialthat
thetoolcanremoveateachpasstoensureequalpasses.
MinimumCutDepthvaluedeterminesthesmallestamountthatcanbecutat
eachpass.
StocktoLeaveinXvaluesetstheremainingstockintheXaxisafterthetool
completesallpasses.
StocktoLeaveinYvaluesetstheremainingstockintheYaxisafterthetool
completesallpasses.
EntryAmountvaluesetstheheightatwhichthetoolsrapidstoorfromthepart.

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SelecttheLeadIn/Outbuttonandmakethe
followingchanges.









SelectLeadOuttab,extendtheendof
contourwith0.1andchangetheExitVector
settings.











SelecttheOKbuttontoexittheLeadIn/Out
parameters.



SelectthePlungeParametersbuttonand
changethesettingstoallowthetoolto
plungealongthetoolpath.












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SelecttheOKbuttontoexitthePlungeCutParameters.


SelecttheOKbuttontoexittheRough
parameters.















STEP22:FINISHTHEPART.


Toolpaths
Finish

SelectLastbuttonintheChainingdialogbox.










SelecttheOKbuttontoexitChainingdialogbox.








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SelecttheODFinishRight35degcutterfromthetoollist.





















SelecttheFinish
parameterspageand
makeallthenecessary
changesasshowninthe
followingscreenshot.















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SelecttheLeadIn/Outbuttonandmakethe
followingchanges.








SelectLeadOuttab,extendtheendof
contourwith0.1andchangetheExitVector
settings.








SelecttheOKbuttontoexittheLeadIn/Out
parameters.






SelectthePlungeParametersbuttonand
changethesettingstoallowthetoolto
plungealongthetoolpath.









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SelecttheOKbuttontoexittheFinishParameters.
















STEP23:CUTTHETHREAD


ThreadToolpath:givesyoutheoptiontocreateascrew,boltornut.Youcanprogramstraight
threadsontheoutside,inside,orfaceofapart.Youcanalsoprogrammultipleleadthreads.


Toolpaths
Thread


Makeallthenecessarychangesasshowninthepicture.

















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SelecttheThreadshape
parameterstabandenter
thevaluesfortheLead
andfortheMajor
Diameterasshowninthe
followingscreenshot.

ToestablishtheMinor
Diameterselectthe
Computefromformula
button.








SelectUnifiedUNRasthethreadformforMastercam
toautomaticallycalculatetheMinorDiameterbasedon
theLeadandtheMajorDiameter.




SelecttheOKbuttontoexit.



Toestablishthethread
startingpositionselectStart
Positionbuttonasshownin
thebelowpicture

SelectStart
Position





Thesystemwillbringyoubackinthegraphicmode
whereyoucanselectapointatthestartpositionas
showninthepicturebelow:


SelecttheEndpoint

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Toestablishthethreadend
positionselectEndPosition
buttonandselectapointas
showninthefollowingpicture.













SelectEnd
Position

SelectthisEndpoint


TheThreadshapeparameters
pageshouldlooklikethe
followingpicture.
























Leadsetsthedistanceanutwouldtravelifturnedonceonaboltforagiventhread.
Includedangledeterminestheanglebetweensidesofathreadmeasuredinanaxial
plane.
Threadangledeterminestheanglebetweenonesideofthethreadandaline
perpendiculartothethreadaxis.
MajorDiametersetsthethreadslargestdiameter.
MinorDiametersetsthethreadssmallestdiameter.
StartPositiondetermineswhereonzaxisforOD/IDthreadsoronXaxisforFace
/Backthreadsthethreadwillstart.
EndPositiondetermineswhereonzaxisforOD/IDthreadsoronXaxisforFace
/Backthreadsthethreadwillend.
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MakeallthenecessarychangesintheThreadcutparameterspageasshownbelow.









































NCcodedeterminestheGcodethatdisplaysintheNCfiledependingonthetoolpath
youchoose;longhand,box,cannedoralternating.
Determinecutdepthsfromdetermineshowthematerialwillberemoved;equal
amountsofmaterialateachcutorequaldepths.
Determinenumberofcutsfromtheamountofthefirstcutorbasedonthenumber
ofcuts.Ifyouchoosetheamountofthefirstcut,thesystemautomaticallycalculated
thenumberbasedalsoontheamountofthelastcut,thethreadshape,andthedepth
ofthread.
Stockclearancesetshowfarabovethetopofthestockthetoolretractsbetween
passes.
Overcutsetshowfarpasttheendofthethreadthetoolmovesbeforeretracting.
Anticipatedpulloffsetsthedistancefromtheendofthethreadthatthetoolbegins
topullawayfromthethread.
AccelerationclearancesetsthenecessarydistanceintheZdirectionforthetoolto
acceleratetofullspeedbeforeitstartscuttingthethread.

SelecttheOKbuttontoexitthreadparameterpages.

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STEP24:BACKPLOTTHETOOLPATHS.


Selectalloperationsbutton.


SelectBackplotselectedoperationsbutton.


Makesurethatyouhavethefollowingbuttonsturnon.
(Theylookaspushdown
buttons)
DisplayTool

Displaytool
Displayrapidmoves
SelectPlaybutton

DisplayRapidMoves












SelecttheOKbuttonto
exitBackplot.

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STEP25:VERIFYTOOLPATHVERIFICATION

ExpandtheToolpathsManagerifnecessarybydraggingthe
rightside.





Drag



SelectVerifyalloperationsbutton.


























Updateaftereachtoolpathupdatesthe
stockaftereachoperation.
Stoponcollisionpausestheverification
whenthetooltouchesthepartwitha
rapidmove

SelecttheConfigurebutton

andmakethenecessarychangestothefollowingscreenshot.







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InitialstocksizesourceshouldbesettoJobSetuptousethestockinformation
fromStockSetup.
UseTrueSolidallowsyouafterverifyingthepart,torotateandmagnifythepart
tomorecloselycheckfeatures,surfacefinish,orscallops.
Cuttercompincontrolallowsverifytousetheinformationregardingthetool
diameterandtosimulatethecuttercompensation
Changetool/colortochangethecolorofthecutstocktoindicatetoolchangesin
thetoolpath.
Simulatedrillcyclesallowsthesystemtosimulatepeckdrilling,chipbreak
drillingcycles.
SelecttheOKbuttontoexitVerifyOptions.
SelecttheIsometricView.

UseFitScreenicontofitthesolidtothescreen.

SettheVerifySpeedbymovingthesliderbarinthespeedcontrolbar.


SelectMachinebuttontostartsimulation.

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Thefinishpartshouldappearasshowninthefollowingpicture.


SelecttheOKbuttontoexitVerify.


















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STEP26:FLIPTHEPART


StockFlip:Thisoptionisusedifyouwishtomachinehalfthepartandthenflipthestockto
finishthesecondhalf(backside)ofthepart.


Toolpaths
MiscOps
StockFlip

Selectlathestockflippageandselectthegeometrytotransfer.
ClickonSelectbutton.Thesystembringsyoubackinthegraphicmodetoallowyoutoselectthe
geometry.




















[Selectentitiestotransfer]:Selectallbutton.








SelecttheOKbuttontoexit.


SelectEndSelectionbuttonfromtheRibbonbar.

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Changethesettingstomatchthefollowingscreenshot.



















Theoriginalgeometrywillbeinvisible(Blankoriginalgeometry).Theresultinggeometrywillbe
savedonlevel11(Offsetby10).


ThestockOriginalPositionisZ(7.5+.15).






ChuckOriginal
Position
ThechuckOriginalPositionisD5.0,Z7.0








StockOriginal
Position
ThestockTransferPositionisZ0.15


ThechuckFinalPositionisD5.0,Z1.65









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ChuckFinal
Position

StockTransfer
Position






SelecttheOKbuttontoexitLathestockflipparameters.

STEP27:FACETHEFLIPPEDPART.

Tofacethepart,pleasefollowtheSTEP20pages519to520.

STEP28:ROUGHTHEFLIPPEDPART

Tochainthepartfollownextdiagram.MakesurethatthedirectionofchainingisCCW,otherwise
selectReversebuttonintheChainingdialogbox.
















Selectthischamfer
aslastentity

Selectthischamfer
asfirstentity

Toroughthepart,pleasefollowtheSTEP21pages520to526..


Selectthesametoolforroughingasforfacing.

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STEP29:FINISHTHEFLIPPEDPART

Tips:TochainthepartuseLastbutton


Tofinishthepart,pleasefollowSTEP22frompages526to529.

















STEP30:CENTERDRILLING


Toolpaths
Drill

IntheToolpathparameterspageselectCenterdrillandmakethenecessarychangesasshown
inthefollowingscreenshot.


















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ChangetheparametersinSimpledrillnopeckwindow.




















SelecttheOKbuttontoexittheparameters.

















STEP31:DRILLING

RightmouseclickintheToolpathsmanagerandselectCollapseall.



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IntheToolpathsmanagerselectthelastLathedrilloperation.
Rightmouseclick,holdanddragbelowthisoperation.
ReleaseandselectCopyafter.








ExpandthelastLathedrilloperationbyselectingthe+infrontof
theoperation.
SelectParametersinthesecondLatheDrilloperation






SelectParameters

SelecttheToolpathsparameterspageandselectthe1.0Drill.





















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SelectSimpledrillnopeckpageandchangetheparametersasshown.





















SelecttheOKbuttontoexitdrillparameters.


SelectMoveinsertarrowdownoneitembutton.




SelectRegeneratealldirtyoperationsbutton.















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STEP32:CUTTHECHAMFERUSINGFINISHTOOLPATH.


Toolpaths
Finish

SelectSinglebuttonintheChainingdialogbox.
Selectthechamferasshown.

Makesurethatthechainingdirectionisasshown.Otherwiseselect
theReversebutton.















Selectthe
Chamferhere

SelecttheOKbutton.


IntheToolpathsparameterspageselectBoringbarandmakethenecessarychangesasshown
inthefollowing
screenshots.
















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SelecttheLeadIn/Outbuttonandsetthe
parametersasshown.


















SelecttheOKbuttontwicetoexitthe
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Verifydoesnotsupportadvancedstockandtailstock
toolpaths.








STEP33:RUNTHEPOSTPROCESSORTOOBTAINTHEGCODEFILE.

Thepostprocessorrequirescustomizationtobeabletosupportthesetoolpaths.


TorunthepostprocessortoobtaintheGcodefile,pleasefollowStep13fromTutorial#1page125
to126.





STEP34:SAVETHEUPDATEDMCXFILE.

SelectSaveicon.

















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REVIEWEXERCISE.

Studentpractise.CreatetheToolpathforTutorial#5Exerciseaspertheinstructionsbelow;














Tips:
ToestablishthestocksizeselectParametersandgiveOD=1.2;Length=2.5;OD
Margin=0.1;Rightmargin=0.15;Leftmargin=0.15
Keepthesamesettingsforthechuck.
FacethepartusingRoughFaceRight80deg.cutter;Roughstepover=0.1;Finishstepover=0.01;
0stocktoleave;
RoughtheODusingthesamecutterandthesamesetofparametersusedin
Tutorial#5
Chainthecontourwiththickerlineshowninthe
picturetotheright.






FinishtheODusingODFinishRight
35deg.cutter;
Cutthethreadusingthefollowing settingsforthreadshape:
MajorDiameter=1.0
Lead=8threads/inch
ComputefromformulaorSelectfromtabletoestablishtheMinorDiameter
UseTutorial#5tosettheotherparameters.
BackplotandVerifythetoolpaths.
Flipthepartusingthefollowingsettings:
Stock
OriginalPositionZ=2.65
TransferredPositionZ=0.15


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Chuck
OriginalPositionX=0.7;Z=2.15
FinalPositionX=0.5;Z=0.55
FaceleftsidepartusingRoughFaceRight80deg.cutter;Roughstepover=0.1;Finishstepover=
0.01;0stocktoleave;
RoughtheOD
Chainthecontourwiththickerlineshowninthe
picturetotheright.
Usethesamecutterandthesamesetof
parametersusedinTutorial#5(ChangetheLead
outtoAddLine;Length=0.1;Angle=180).
FinishtheODusingODFinishRight35deg.cutter;
(ChangetheLeadoutthesameasinrough).
Backplotthetoolpaths.






























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TUTORIAL5QUIZ


Whatoptionsdoesthethreadtoolpathgiveyou?





Whywouldyouflipthestock?





Whatoperationwouldyouusetocutachamferontheinsideofapart?






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