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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

Create SelecttheOrigin
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. Ifyoudeleteorundoastepbymistake,
pleaseuseRedoicon. 

STEP2:CREATEPARALLELLINES

Create
Line SelectEntity1

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.  SelectEntity4
[Selectaline]:SelectEntity4
[Indicatetheoffsetdirection]:Pickapoint
totheleftoftheselectedline.
EntertheDistance 1.5(Enter)
SelectApplybuttontocontinue. 
[Selectaline]:SelectEntity1

 SelectEntity1
[Indicatetheoffsetdirection]:Pickapoint
totheleftoftheselectedline.
EntertheDistance 6.5(Enter)
SelectApplybuttontocontinue. 


[Selectaline]:SelectEntityA
[Indicatetheoffsetdirection]:Pickapointabovetheselectedline.
EntertheDistance 2.4/2(Enter)
SelectEntityA
SelectApplybuttontocontinue. 
[Selectaline]:SelectEntityA
[Indicatetheoffsetdirection]:Pickapoint
abovetheselectedline.
EntertheDistance 3.2/2(Enter)
SelectApplybuttontocontinue. 
[Selectaline]: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.

[Selectlineorarc]:SelectEntity1 SelectEntity2
[Selectlineorarc]:SelectEntity2








SelectApplybuttontocontinue. 
SelectEntity1




Thegeometryshouldlookasshownto
theright






STEP14:CREATETHE0.125X45DEGREESCHAMFERS.

EntertheDistance1value 0.125(Enter)


NotethatthedefaultchamferoptionsintheRibbonbararesetto:1Distance;Trimiconon.


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[Selectlineorarc]:SelectEntity1 Entity1
[Selectlineorarc]:SelectEntity2

 Entity2


 Entity3



 SelectEntity4here


[Selectlineorarc]:SelectEntity3
Entity5
[Selectlineorarc]:SelectEntity4

[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
SelectStart
startingpositionselectStart
Position
Positionbuttonasshownin
thebelowpicture




Thesystemwillbringyoubackinthegraphicmode
whereyoucanselectapointatthestartpositionas
showninthepicturebelow:

SelecttheEndpoint

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Toestablishthethreadend SelectEnd
positionselectEndPosition Position
buttonandselectapointas
showninthefollowingpicture.




 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 DisplayRapidMoves
SelectPlaybutton











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
operation. 


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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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