Chapter 21 CO 2 Shell Car

Mastercam X5 for SolidWorks

Toolpaths
A. Enable Mastercam for SolidWorks.
Step 1. If necessary, turn on Mastercam for SolidWorks, click Tools
Menu > Add-Ins.

Step 2. In the dialog box scroll down to Mastercam for SolidWorks and
place a check in the check box under Active Add-Ins and Start-
Up, Fig. 1. Click OK.

B. Rotate Body.
Step 1. Click Isometric on the Standard Views
toolbar. (Ctrl-7)

Step 2. Click Insert Menu > Features > Move/Copy. Fig. 1

Step 3. In the Property Manager set,

under Bodies to Move/Copy, Fig. 2
click CO2 car body, Fig. 3

under Rotate

X Rotation Origin to 0 Fig. 2

Y Rotation Origin to 0
Body
Z Rotation Origin to 0
Origin

Y Rotation Angle to 90
press Tab key on keyboard,
key Fig. 3
and click OK .
Fig. 3
C. Create Containment Sketch.
Step 1. Click Front (plane) in the Feature Manager and click Sketch
from the Content toolbar, Fig. 4.

Step 2. Click Normal To on the Standard Views toolbar. (Ctrl-8)

Step 3. Click Rectangle (S) on the Sketch toolbar.

Fig. 4
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Step 4. Starting directly below the car-
tridge hole and aligned with bot-
tom of the body, draw a rectangle
up to outside the top of body and
Fig. 5
out short of the front tip of nose Fix point at (-305, 0)
as shown in Fig. 5.

Step 5. Right click drawing and click Select from menu to unselect Rectangle
tool.

Step 6. Click the bottom rear corner of the rectangle to select the corner Point,
Fig. 5.

Step 7. In the Point Property Manager set:

X to -305
Y to 0
click Fixed Fig. 6. Fig. 6

Step 8. Click Smart Dimension

(S) on the Sketch toolbar.
Fig. 7
Step 9. Dimension front of rectangle to
tip of body 6 as shown in Fig. 7.

Step 10. Click Exit Sketch on the Sketch toolbar.

Step 11. Rename Sketch to CONTAINMENT SKETCH, Fig. 8. To rename

sketch, click the Sketch at bottom of the Feature Manager. Press F2 on
keyboard and key-in CONTAINMENT SKETCH.

Step 12. Save. Use Ctrl-S.

Fig. 8

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D. Create LEFT CUT View.
Step 1. Rotate view as shown in Fig. 9. Hold down
middle mouse button (wheel) and drag to rotate
view.

Step 2. Press the Space Bar on the keyboard to display Fig. 9

the Orientation dialog box. Drag the dialog box
to the top left corner of the drawing area, Fig. 10.

Step 3. Click Pin/UnPin in Ori-

entation dialog box to pin the
dialog box, Fig. 10.
Fig. 11

Step 4. Click New View to display Named

View dialog, Fig. 10.

Step 5. In the New View dialog box key-in LEFT

CUT and click OK, Fig. 11. Later, to
display new LEFT CUT view, double click
LEFT CUT, Fig. 12. Fig. 10
Fig. 12

E. Create LEFT CUT WCS and Tool Plane.

Step 1. Click View Manager on the Mastercam toolbar .

Step 2. Click MASTERCAM FRONT view from list of named views in the View Manager dialog
box, Fig. 13.

Step 3. Click Create From button

in the View Manager dialog
box, Fig. 13.

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Step 4. In the Define View Property
Manager, Fig. 14
under New View Geometry
in the View name box,
key-in LEFT CUT

under Orientation Options

set About X to 180 deg.
click in other About box

Confirm rotation of Mastercam

Origin, Fig. 15.
Fig. 14 Fig. 15
and click OK .

Step 5. Set Origin (in view coordinates):

X to -305
Y to -34
Z to 34, Fig. 16.

Step 6. Click the Set All button

Fig. 16.

Step 7. Click OK .

Step 8. Confirm axis moved and

rotated, Fig. 17. Fig. 16
LEFT CUT
Step 9. Save. Use Ctrl-S. Mastercam Origin

F. Create BOTTOM CUT View.

Step 1. Rotate view as shown in Fig. 18. Hold down
middle mouse button (wheel) and drag to rotate
view.
Fig. 17

Step 2. Click New View to display

Named View dialog, Fig. 19.

Step 3. In the New View dialog box

key-in BOTTOM CUT and
click OK, Fig. 20. Later, to dis- Fig. 19
play this new BOTTOM CUT Fig. 18
view, double click BOTTOM
VIEW, Fig. 19.

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G. Create BOTTOM CUT WCS and Tool Plane.
Step 1. Click View Manager on the Mastercam toolbar.

Step 2. Click MASTERCAM

BOTTOM view from list
of named views in the View
Manager dialog box, Fig. 21.

Step 3. Click Create From button

in the View Manager dialog
box, Fig. 21.

Step 4. In the Define View Property

Manager, Fig. 22
in the View name box
key-in BOTTOM CUT Fig. 21
set About Z to 180 deg.
click in another About box

confirm rotation of Mastercam

Origin, Fig. 23
and click OK .

Step 5. Set Origin (in view coordinates):

X to -305 Fig. 22 Fig. 23
Y to 0
Z to 0, Fig. 24.

Step 6. Click the Set All button .

Step 7. Click OK .

Step 8. Confirm axis moved and

rotated, Fig. 25.

Step 9. Save. Use Ctrl-S.

BOTTOM CUT
Mastercam Origin
Fig. 24

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H. Stock Setup.
Step 1. Click Mastercam Toolpaths Manager tab in the Property Man-
ager, Fig. 26.

Step 2. Expand Properties (click the +) in the Toolpaths Manager, Fig. 26.

Step 3. Click Stock Setup in the Toolpaths Manager, Fig. 26.

Fig. 26
Step 4. Click Stock View button in the Machine
Group Properties dialog, Fig. 27.

Step 5. Click BOTTOM CUT in the View Selection

dialog, Fig. 28 and click OK .

Step 6. Click left rear corner of the red part to set it as

the stock origin, Fig. 27.

Step 7. Set Stock Origin coordinates:

X to 0
Y to -21
Z to 0, Fig. 27.
Click corner to
move arrow
Step 8. Set X-Y-Z dimensions:
X to 305
Y to 42
Z to 70, Fig. 27.

Step 9. Click OK in the Machine Group Properties, Fig. 27

Fig. 29.

Step 10. Save. Use Ctrl-S.

Fig. 28

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I. REAR SHELL Rough Area Clearance HST Surface Toolpath.
Step 1. Click Surface High Speeds Toolpaths on the Mastercam
toolbar.

Step 2. Click OK in the NC name dialog, Fig. 30.

Fig. 30
Step 3. Select Toolpath Type from the tree control and select:

Rough

Area
Clearance
Fig. 31.

Step 4. Under Contain-

ment, click
Select contain-
ment bound-
aries button
,
Fig. 32.

Step 5. In the Selec-

tion Property
Manager, check
Propagate
along tangen- Fig. 31
cies, Fig. 32.

Step 6. Click an edge of rear wheel shell

shell, Fig. 33. The edges will turn green or white when se-
lected. Click OK when done.

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Step 7. Select Tool
from the tree
control and:

click Select
library tool
button, Fig. 34.

Step 8. Click the Filter

button, Fig. 35.

Step 9. Click None

button under
Tool Types,
Fig. 36. Fig. 34

Step 10. Click

Endmill2
Sphere but-
ton
(second but-
ton top row),
Fig. 36 and
click OK. Fig. 35

Step 11. Click 240 Ball Endmill

6mm,
Fig. 37 and click OK.

Fig. 36

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Step 12. Back in Tool
page set:

Tool number 1

Head number
1
Fig. 38.

Step 13. Select Cut Pa-

rameters from
the tree control
and set:

Cutting meth-
od Climb

Stepdown 12.5

Tool contain- Fig. 38

ment
Compensate
to: Inside

uncheck Add
offset distance
to tool radius

XY stepover
% of dia. 45

Stock to leave
on walls and
floors 1
Fig. 39.

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Step 14. Select Trochoi-
dal motion
from the tree
control and set:

Minimize
burial
Fig. 40.

Step 15. Select Transi-

tions from the
tree control and
set:

Entry helix
Radius 3
Fig. 41.

Fig. 40

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Step 16. Select Steep/
Shallow from
the tree control
and set:

Check Z depths
Minimum -9
Maximum -35
Fig. 42.

Step 17. Select Linking Negative -9

Parameters Negative -35
from the tree
control and set:

Clearance
plane 0

Part clearance
0 Fig. 42

Leads 0
Fig. 43.

Step 18. Click OK

.

Step 19. Watch the tool-

path progress
at the bottom
right corner of
the display.

Step 20. Save.

Use Ctrl-S.

Fig. 43

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J. Verify REAR SHELL Rough Area Clearance .
Step 1. Click Verify in the Toolpaths Manager, Fig. 45.

Step 2. Click Machine quickly , Fig. 46.

Step 3. Turn on Simulate tool

.
Fig. 45
Step 4. Click Play start
machining.

Step 5. Click OK to close Verify dia-

log box. Fig. 47

K. FRONT SHELL Rough Area Clearance Fig. 46

HST Surface Toolpath.
Step 1. Toggle toolpath display in Toolpaths Manager to turn off toolpath display, Fig. 48.

Step 2. Copy Roughing toolpath in the Toolpaths Manager. To copy, hold right mouse button
and drag the Surface High Speed
toolpath down under the operations.
Release the mouse button and click
Copy After from menu, Fig. 48.

Step 3. Expand the copied 2 - Surface High

Speed, expand Geometry and click
Geometry - Containment, Fig. 49.

Step 4. Right click Edge1 in Curves and

Edges box and click Clear Selec-
tion, Fig. 50.

Step 5. Click an edge of front wheel shell

shell,
Fig. 51. Click OK . Fig. 48 Fig. 49

Step 6. In the Toolpaths Manager,

click Regenerate all
dirty operations ,
Fig. 49.

Step 7. Save. Use Ctrl-S.

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L. BOTH SHELLS Finish Raster HST Toolpath.
Step 1. Copy the second Roughing toolpath
in the Toolpaths Manager. To copy,
hold with the right mouse button
and drag the Surface High Speed
toolpath down under the operations.
Release the mouse button and click
Copy After from menu, Fig. 52.

Step 2. Expand 3 - Surface High Speed and

click Parameters, Fig. 53.

Step 3. Select Toolpath Type from the tree

control and select:

Finishing

Raster
Fig. 54. Fig. 52 Fig. 53
Step 4. Under Contain-
ment, click
Select contain-
ment bound-
aries button
,
Fig. 54.

Step 5. Click an edge

of rear wheel
shell, Fig. 55.
You should
have two edges
selected, edge
of rear and front
shells, Fig. 56.
Click OK .
Fig. 54

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Step 6. Select Cut
Parameters
from the tree
control and set:

Cutting meth-
od Zigzag

Stepover .5

Tool contain-
ment
Compensate
to: Inside

Check Add
offset distance
to tool radius

Stock to leave Fig. 57

on walls and
floors 0
Fig. 57.

Step 7. Select Steep/

Shallow from
the tree control
and set:

Uncheck Z
depths
Fig. 58.

Step 8. Click OK
.

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M. Verify Finish BOTTOM CUT.
Step 1. In the Toolpaths Manager, click Regener-
ate all dirty operations , Fig. 59.

Step 2. Watch the toolpath progress at the bottom

right corner of the display.

Step 3. Click Toolpath Group1 in the Toolpaths

Manager to select all three toolpaths, Fig.
59.

Step 4. Click Verify in the Toolpaths Man-

ager, Fig. 60.

Step 5. Click Play in

Verify dialog box to
start machining. Fig. 59 Fig. 60

Step 6. Click OK to
close Verify dialog
box.
Fig. 61
N. Set-up Toolpath Groups.
Step 1. Use Toggle toolpath
display in Tool-
paths Manager to turn
off toolpath display,
Fig. 62.

Step 2. Rename Toolpath

Group 1 to WHEEL
SHELLS. To Re-
name group, right
click Toolpath Group
1 and click Groups
> Rename from the
menu, Fig. 62.

Step 3. Key-in WHEEL

SHELLS for new
group name,
Fig. 62 Fig. 63
Fig. 63.

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Step 4. Insert a new Toolpath
group. To insert group,
right click Machine
Group 1 at the very
top and click Groups >
New Toolpath group
from the menu, Fig. 64.

Step 5. Key-in SIDE CUTS

for Group name,
Fig. 65.

Step 6. Save. Use Ctrl-S.

Fig. 64
Fig. 65
O. Finish Scallop LEFT CUT HST Surface Toolpath.
Step 1. Double click
LEFT CUT
in Orientation
dialog box to
change to your
left cut view,
Fig. 66.

Step 2. Click View Man- Fig. 66

ager on the Mastercam

toolbar.

Step 3. Click LEFT CUT view from Fig. 67

list of named views in View
Manager dialog box, Fig. 67.

Step 4. Click Set All button and OK , Fig. 67.

Step 5. Click Surface High Speeds Toolpaths on the Mastercam toolbar.

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Step 6. Select Toolpath
Type from the
tree control and
set:

Finishing

Scallop
Fig. 68.

Step 7. Under Contain-

ment, click
Select contain-
ment bound-
aries button
,
Fig. 68.

Step 8. In the Selection Fig. 68

Property Manager,
under Containment
Curves, Fig. 69,
right click
CONTAINMENT
SKETCH and click
Right click
Select Chain, Fig. Containment Sketch
70. Click OK . Fig. 69 Fig. 70

Step 9. Select Cut Pa-

rameters from
the tree control
and set:
Cutting meth-
od Zigzag

Stepover 1

Tool contain-
ment
Compensate
to: Center

Stock to leave
on walls and
floors 0
Fig. 71.
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Step 10. Select Steep/
Shallow from
the tree control
and set:

Use Z depths
Minimum 0
Maximum -37
Fig. 72.

Step 11. Select Arc Fil-

ter/Tolerance Negative -37
from the tree
control and set:

Total
tolerance
.0625

click Refine Fig. 72

toolpath but-
ton, Fig. 73.

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Step 12. In the Refine Toolpath dialog box set: Fig. 74

Check Line/Arc Filtering Setting

Set Minimum arc radius .0625

Uncheck Create arcs XY check box

Check One way filtering

Move NC program length slider to Short.

Step 13. Click OK in Refine Toolpath dialog box.

Step 14. Click OK in Scallop dialog box.

Step 15. Watch the toolpath progress at the bottom right

corner of the display. Fig. 74

Step 16. Save. Use Ctrl-S.

P. Verify Finish LEFT CUT.

Step 1. Click 4 - Surface High Speed Scalop in the
Toolpaths Manager to select toolpath,
Fig. 75.

Step 2. Click Verify in the Toolpaths Manager,

Fig. 76.

Step 3. Click the Play in the Verify dialog box

to start the machining.

Step 4. Click OK to close Verify dialog box.

Fig. 76

Fig. 75

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Q. Mirror LEFT CUT to RIGHT CUT Scallop Toolpath.
Step 1. Click Tool-
path Transform

on the Mastercam
toolbar.

Step 2. Under Type, select

Mirror, Fig. 78.

Step 3. Under Source opera-

tions, select Surface
High Speed (Scallop),
Fig. 78.

Step 4. Click Mirror tab at

the top of dialog box, Fig. 78
Fig. 78.

Step 5. Under Mirror, select

Mirror about X axis
, Fig. 79.

Step 6. Click OK in the

Transform Operation
Params dialog box.

R. Verify RIGHT CUT.

Step 1. In the Toolpaths Manag-
er, click the Transform
by Coordinate - Mirror Fig. 79
about X axis toolpath, Fig. 80.

Step 2. Click Verify in the Toolpaths Manager.

Step 3. Click the Play in the Verify

dialog box to start the machining.
Fig. 80
Step 4. Click OK to close Verify dia-
log box.

Step 5. Save. Use Ctrl-S.

Fig. 81
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