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Step by Step Mastercam Tutorial 11

This document provides a tutorial for using Mastercam version 8 to create a 3D milling operation. It involves 12 steps to model a block geometry, create a sweep surface, define stock, create roughing and flowline toolpaths, backplot and verify the toolpaths, and post process the file. The steps guide the user through various Mastercam commands and functions to generate toolpaths for a 3D surface on a block, including creating contours, surfaces, stock definition, roughing and finishing toolpaths, and outputting G-code.

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Step by Step Mastercam Tutorial 11

This document provides a tutorial for using Mastercam version 8 to create a 3D milling operation. It involves 12 steps to model a block geometry, create a sweep surface, define stock, create roughing and flowline toolpaths, backplot and verify the toolpaths, and post process the file. The steps guide the user through various Mastercam commands and functions to generate toolpaths for a 3D surface on a block, including creating contours, surfaces, stock definition, roughing and finishing toolpaths, and outputting G-code.

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TUTORIAL SERIES FOR Mastercam VERSION 8

TUTORIAL 11
SWEEP SURFACE, ROUGHING, FLOWLINE TOOLPATH

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EXERCISE

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GEOMETRY CREATION STEP 1: CREATE THE BLOCK


MAIN MENU Create Rectangle 1 Point

Select this position

Select OK button Origin Press Esc to exit the command. Fit the geometry to the screen.

MAIN MENU Xform Translate All Entities Done Rectang [ Enter the translation vector ] Z-24 Select Join Select OK button. Change the current Graphics View to Isometric by using the secondary menu bar. Select Gview > Isometric

Select Join

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Fit the geometry to the screen.

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STEP 2: CREATE THE ACROSS CONTOUR IN THE FRONT VIEW.


Change the current Construction Plane to Front by using the secondary menu bar Select Cplane > Front MAIN MENU Create Arc Polar Center pt [ Enter the center point ] 36,0 [ Enter the radius ] 12 [ Enter the initial angle ] 180 [ Enter the final angle ] 0

STEP 3: CREATE THE LINE INSIDE THE ARC.


MAIN MENU Modify Trim Divide [ Select curve to divide ] Select the line inside the 12 radius arc. [ Select first dividing curve ] Select the end of the arc, A. [ Select first second curve ] Select the other end of the arc, B.

B A

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STEP 4: CREATE THE ALONG CONTOUR IN THE TOP VIEW.


Change the current Construction Plane to Top. You may have to change your graphics view using Gview > Dynamic (manually rotate the image) to better see the geometry created in this section. MAIN MENU Create Line Polar [ Specify an endpoint ] 24,0 [ Enter the angle in degrees ] 90 [ Enter the line length ] 36 [ Enter the an endpoint ] 96, 96-12 [ Enter the angle in degrees ] 180 [ Enter the line length ] 24 BACKUP Endpoints [ Specify an endpoint ] Select the endpoint of one of the polar lines, 1. [ Specify an endpoint ] Select the endpoint of one of the polar lines, 2.

MAIN MENU Create Fillet Radius [ Enter the fillet radius ] 30 [ Specify an entity ] Select line A. [ Specify another entity ] Select line B. [ Specify an entity ] Select line B. [ Specify another entity ] Select line C.

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STEP 5: CREATE THE SWEEP SURFACE.


Sweep Surface: is a surface, generated by translating or rotating one or more contours (across contours) along one or two other contours (across contours). Applications: used when the across section of the surface at any point is constant (when the surface is generated from one across contour and alone along contour). Used also, when the across section at any section is not constant (when the surface is generated from two or more across contours and one or two along contours).

It is very important which contour you choose as contour. Chain first the across contour stating from the intersection between the two contours (also known as starting position). Chain the along contour starting from the same position as shown below.
Starting MAIN MENU Position Create Surface Sweep [ Define the across contour ] Single Select the arc, on the left hand side Done [ Define the along contour ] Chain Partial Select Entity A, near the arc. Select Entity B, near the edge of the rectangle. Done Do it

STEP 6: CREATE THE FILE.


MAIN MENU File Save Save this file under Your Name_11

Entity A

Entity B

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TOOLPATH CREATION
STEP 7: DEFINE THE STOCK.
MAIN MENU Toolpaths Job setup

Select the Radio button in front of Material

Select OK button. Select Aluminum 6061.

Select OK button. Select OK button to exit Job Setup

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STEP 8: ROUGHING OUT THE SURFACE ( ROUGH ).


MAIN MENU Toolpaths Surface Rough Radial Cavity [ Select output NCI file ] Save this file under Your Name_11 All Surfaces Done Right-click in the large white box, and select Get tool from library to define a tool, Make all the necessary changes as shown in the following pictures.

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Select Cut depths button.

Select OK button to exit Cut Depths. Select Gap Settings Select on Follow Surface(s) Select OK button to exit Gap Settings. Select OK button to exit parameters pages. [ Enter rotation point ] 24, 0, 0

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STEP 9: FINISH THE SURFACE ( FLOWLINE ).


Finish Flowline All Surface Done Change the flowline setting by selecting the parameter that should be changed. Cut dir ( to change the cutting directions ) Offset ( to change the side of the tool ) The following setting should look as shown in the following picture.

Do it Right click in the large white box, and select Get tool from library to define a tool. Make all the necessary change as shown in the following pictures.

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Select OK button.

Click on Gap settings button Click on Smooth Click OK button Click on OK to exit the parameter pages.

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STEP 10: BACKPLOT THE TOOLPATH.


MAIN MENU Toolpaths Operations Select all Backplot Run

If you would like to watch the toolpath run slower, select Step, instead of run. Hold down the S key on your keyboard, or keep pressing the step key and you will be able to see the entire program at the speed that you wish, and be able to stop it at any time. Press BACKUP to return to the Operations Manager. Select OK to exit the Operation Manager. VERIFY TOOLPATH VERIFICATION

STEP 11: VERIFY.


MAIN MENU Toolpaths Operations Select Verify button. Select Machine button.

Select machine button

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STEP 12: POST PROCESS THE FILE.


Select post button in Operation Manager.

Select change post button and select the post processor that you want to use.

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Select Open button.

Select OK button

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Select Save button.

STEP 12: SAVE THE UPDATE MC8 FILE


MAIN MENU File Save Reseve this drawing with the same name. [ Delete old. ] Yes.

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