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You will create the geometry for Mill-Lesson-3, and then generate a toolpath to machine the part on a CNC vertical milling machine. This Lesson covers the following topics: Create a 2-dimensional drawing by: Creating lines. Creating arcs. Using Xform Translate to copy entities. Using Xform Rotate to copy entities. Establish Stock Setup settings: Stock size. Material for the part. Feed calculation. Generate a 2-dimensional milling toolpath consisting of: Drill toolpath. Inspect the toolpath using Mastercams Verify and Backplot by: Launching the Verify function to machine the part on the screen. Using Backplot to identify the correctness of the toolpaths. Generating the NC- code.
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Mill-Lesson-3 MILL-LESSON-3 DRAWING
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Two cutters will be used to create this part. The .5 diameter spot drill to spot drill all the .25 diameter holes. The .25 diameter drill to drill all the .25 diameter holes through the part.
MILL-LESSON-3 - THE PROCESS

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Geometry Creation Setting the environment Introduction Create the Lines for the 3 x 3 Rectangle Create the .25 Diameter Circle at the Center of the Part Create the First Circle for the Bolt Hole Circles Create the Bolt Hole Circle using Xform Rotate Save the drawing
Toolpath Creation Define the Rough Stock using Stock Setup Spotdrill all .25 Diameter Holes Drill all .25 Diameter Holes Backplot the Toolpath Verify the Toolpath Save the Updated MCX File Post and Create the CNC Code File
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Toolpath Creation
TASK 8: DEFINING THE ROUGH STOCK USING STOCK SETUP
1. For a better view of the part, use the toolbar at the top of the screen to change the graphics view to Isometric.
. 2. Now select the Fit to screen icon 3. Your screen should look like the image below:
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4. Select the plus in front of Properties to expand the Toolpaths Group Properties.
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5. You may need to extend the toolpaths manager window, if so left mouse button click on the right hand pane hold and extend to the right.
6. Select Stock setup in the Toolpaths manager window.
7. Change the parameters to match the Stock Setup screenshot below:
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8. Select the Tool Settings tab and change the parameters to match the Tool Settings screenshot below. To change the Material type follow the next set of instructions.
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10. At the Material List dialog box open the Source drop down list and select Mill library.
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9. To change the Material type to Aluminium 6061 pick the Select button at the bottom of the Tool Settings page.
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11. From the Default Materials list select ALUMINIUM inch - 6061 and then select .
12. Select the OK button
again to complete this Stock Setup function.
In this task, you will spot drill all the .25 diameter holes with a .5 spot drill.
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2. From the menu bar select Toolpaths>Drill the OK button . Mill-Lesson-3 - 20
1. Change the graphics view to a Top View by using the toolbar at the top of the screen.
3. When prompted to Enter new NC name ensure Mill-Lesson-3 is displayed and then select
TASK 9: SPOT DRILL ALL THE .25 DIAMETER HOLES
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4. Now you are prompted to:
5. T he Drill Point Selection dialog box appears.
6. Your screen will look similar to the screenshot below:
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7. As you need to spot drill all eleven holes at the center of the .25 diameter circles, click on Entities button in the Drill Point Selection dialog window to activate it as shown below. The Entities icon is pressed down to signal that it is activated and the prompt on the screen changes to Select Entities. Entities Return to the graphics window to select entities. You are prompted to Select Entities. Mastercam will place drill points at the endpoints of the selected entities. If you select closed arcs, the drill points are placed in the center of the arcs. Mastercam sorts the points based on the order that the geometry was created (click Sorting to change the order).
8. To capture the center points of the circles left mouse click approximately at position 1 hold the mouse button down and drag to the right and down and release the mouse button at approximately position 2. Then pick at approximately position 2. What you have done is described a window around the entities you wish to capture.
9. Select the OK button selection of points.
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in the Drill Point Selection dialog window to complete the Mill-Lesson-3 - 22
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After selecting the OK button, you are confronted with the Drill Toolpath Type page. The first task here will be to select a .5 diameter Spot Drill. 10. Ensure the Toolpath Type is set to Drill as shown below and then select Tool from the list on the left.
11. Click on the Select library tool button in the lower left corner.
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12. Select the .5 Spot Drill by picking anywhere along its row, as shown below:
13. Select the OK button to complete the selection of this tool. 14. Make changes to the Tool parameter page as shown below:
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15. Select Cut Parameters from the list on the left and make changes to this page as shown below. The Cycle should be set to Drill/Counterbore.
16. Select Linking Parameters from the list on the left and make changes to this page as shown below. Input the depth of -0.14 and the other values as shown below. Note all the values are set to Absolute.
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17. Select Coolant from the list on the left. Open up the drop down menu for Flood and set it to On.
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to complete this function. 18. Select the OK button 19. Your part should look like the screenshot below:
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Mastercam Training Guide TASK 10: DRILL ALL THE .25 DIAMETER HOLES
1. From the menu bar select Toolpaths>Drill
In this task you will drill all the.25 diameter holes with a .25 drill.
2. Now you are prompted to:
3. T he Drill Point Selection dialog box appears.
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4. Your screen will look similar to the screenshot below:
5. As you need to drill all eleven holes at the center of the .25 diameter circles, click on Entities icon in the Drill Point Selection dialog window to activate it. As shown below, the Entities icon is pressed down to show it is activated and the prompt on the screen changes to Select Entities.
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6. To capture the center points of the circles left mouse click approximately at position 1 hold the mouse button down and drag to the right and down and release the mouse button. Pick at approximately position 2. What you have done is described a window around the entities you wish to capture.
7. Select the OK button selection of points.
in the Drill Point Selection dialog window to complete the
After selecting the OK button, you are confronted with the Drill Toolpath Type page. The first task here will be to select a .25 diameter drill. 8. Ensur e the Toolpath Type is set to Drill as shown below and then select Tool from the list on the left.
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9. Click on the Select library tool button in the lower left corner.
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10. Scroll down and select the .25 diameter drill by picking anywhere along its row, as shown below:
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to complete the selection of this tool.
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12. Make changes to the Tool parameter page as shown below:
13. Select Cut Parameters from the list on the left and make changes to this page as shown below. The Cycle should be set to Drill/Counterbore.
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14. Select Linking Parameters from the list on the left and make changes to this page as shown below. Input the depth of -0.25 and the other values as shown below. Note all the values are set to Absolute.
15. Select the plus sign to the left of Linking Parameters to expand the list and click on Tip Comp.
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17. Select Coolant from the list on the left. Ensure Flood and set it to On.
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16. Ensure Tip Comp is activated as shown below by the green check mark. Breakthrough amount is set to 0.1
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Your part should look like the screenshot below:
TASK 11: BACKPLOT THE TOOLPATH
In this task you will use Mastercams Backplot function to view the path the tools take to cut this part. Backplot will enable you to review the cutting motions and identify any problem areas when cutting the part. When the toolpath is being Backplotted Mastercam displays the current X, Y, and Z coordinates in the left side of the status bar - lower left corner of the screen. circled below:
1. To pick all the operations to backplot pick the Select All icon
Another method to Select all the operations is by clicking on the Toolpath Group-1 in the Tool Manager as shown by the arrow above. 2. The next step is to select the Backplot selected operations icon shown below:
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4. Select the Isometric view from the view toolbar.
5. Select the Screen Fit icon to fit the part to the screen . 6. Set the run speed on the Backplot VCR midway along the sped bar as shown by the arrow below and then select the play button.
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7. After reviewing the backplot of the two toolpaths using a .25 center drill and .25 drill select the OK button to exit Backplot. Mill-Lesson-3 - 35
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3. Before you Backplot the toolpath ensure the two buttons shown below are activated. The option on the left will Display Tool and the option on the right will Display rapid moves. These buttons act like a toggle switch, pressed in activates the function.
Mill-Lesson-3 TASK 12: VERIFY THE TOOLPATH
Mastercam's Verify utility allows you to use solid models to simulate the machining of a part. The model created by the verification represents the surface finish, and shows collisions, if any exist. This allows you to identify and correct program errors before they reach the shop floor.
1. I n the Toolpath Manager pick all the operations to verify by picking the Select All icon .
2. Select the Verify selected operations button circled below:
3. Select the Options button
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4. Chang e the Verify Options to those shown below:
About the Verify Options dialog box: Initial stock size source: Stock Setup: Uses any available stock boundary information from the Job Setup dialog box to determine the stock boundaries. This is the default option. Miscellaneous options Use TrueSolid: Switches between Standard mode and TrueSolid mode. Standard mode is pixel-based, while TrueSolid uses advanced solid modeling technology to create and manipulate complete and accurate solid models for toolpath simulation. TrueSolid also uses OpenGL graphics for dynamic 3D solid rendering and animation. Cutter compensation in control: Allows you to view simulated cutter compensation during the verification process, if you selected cutter compensation in control in the toolpath. Change tool/color: Changes the color of the cut stock to indicate tool changes in the toolpath. You can set these colors by choosing the Set colors button. Once Mastercam has reached the last color, all subsequent tool changes remain in the last cut stock color. to exit Verify Options. 5. Select the OK button 6. Adj ust the Verify speed to midway along the speed control bar.
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7. Select the play button to verify the two toolpaths.
8. The verified toolpaths should appear as in the picture below, with a small countersink on the holes. This countersink was generated by the spot drill.
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TASK 13: SAVE THE UPDATED MCX FILE
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1. Ensure all the operations are selected by picking the Select All icon Toolpath manager.
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TASK 14: POST AND CREATE THE CNC CODE FILE
2. Select the Post selected operations button from the Toolpath manager. Please Note: If you cannot see G1 click on the right pane of the Toolpath manger window and expand the window to the right.
3. I n the Post processing window, make the necessary changes as shown below:
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About NC Processing NC file: Select this option to save the NC file. The file name and extension are stored in the machine group properties for the selected operation. If you are posting operations from different machine groups or Mastercam files, or batch processing, Mastercam will create several files according to the settings for each machine group. Edit: When checked, automatically launches the default text editor with the file displayed so that you can review or modify it. 4. Select the OK button to continue.
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5. Ensure the same name as your Mastercam part file name is displayed in the NC File name field as shown below:
6. Select the Save button. 7. The CNC code file opens up in the default editor.
8. Select the in the top right corner to exit the CNC editor. 9. T his completes Mill-Lesson-3.
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Mastercam Training Guide Objectives

Mill-Lesson-3 MILL-LESSON-3 DRAWING

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MILL-LESSON-3 - THE PROCESS

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6. Select Stock setup in the Toolpaths manager window.

7. Change the parameters to match the Stock Setup screenshot below:

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12. Select the OK button

again to complete this Stock Setup function.

TASK 9: SPOT DRILL ALL THE .25 DIAMETER HOLES

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5. T he Drill Point Selection dialog box appears.

6. Your screen will look similar to the screenshot below:

9. Select the OK button selection of points.

in the Drill Point Selection dialog window to complete the Mill-Lesson-3 - 22

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2. Now you are prompted to:

3. T he Drill Point Selection dialog box appears.

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7. Select the OK button selection of points.

in the Drill Point Selection dialog window to complete the

11. Select the OK button

to complete the selection of this tool.

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18. Select the OK button

TASK 11: BACKPLOT THE TOOLPATH

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4. Select the Isometric view from the view toolbar.

Mill-Lesson-3 TASK 12: VERIFY THE TOOLPATH

2. Select the Verify selected operations button circled below:

3. Select the Options button

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4. Chang e the Verify Options to those shown below:

TASK 13: SAVE THE UPDATED MCX FILE

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TASK 14: POST AND CREATE THE CNC CODE FILE

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