MasterCAM For SolidWorks
MasterCAM For SolidWorks
Tutorial (Mill)
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Mastercam for
SolidWorks Tutorial
(Mill)
April 2013
II MASTERCAM FOR SOLIDWORKS TUTORIAL (MILL)
Mastercam for SolidWorks Tutorial (Mill)
Date: April 2013
Copyright 2013 CNC Software, Inc. All rights reserved.
First Printing: April 2013
Software: Mastercam for SolidWorks X7
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Contents
Introduction....................................................................................................... 1
Tutorial Goals................................................................................................. 2
1. General Setup........................................................................ 3
Lesson Goals ................................................................................................. 3
Exercise 1: Loading Mastercam for SolidWorks ................................... 4
Exercise 2: Selecting Your Machine...................................................... 5
Exercise 3: Defining the Stock .............................................................. 8
2. The Facing Toolpath............................................................ 11
Lesson Goals ............................................................................................... 11
Exercise 1: Defining the Tool plane ..................................................... 11
Exercise 2: Creating the Facing Toolpath............................................ 13
Exercise 3: Backplot and Verify the Facing Toolpath........................... 17
3. The Contour Toolpath.......................................................... 21
Lesson Goals ............................................................................................... 21
Exercise 1: Creating the Contour Toolpath .......................................... 21
Exercise 2: Backplot and Verify the Contour Toolpath......................... 26
4. The Dynamic Area Toolpath ............................................... 29
Lesson Goals ............................................................................................... 29
Exercise 1: Creating the Dynamic Area Toolpath ................................ 29
Exercise 2: Backplot and Verify the Contour Toolpath......................... 32
5. The Dynamic Core Toolpath................................................ 35
Lesson Goals ............................................................................................... 35
IV TUTORIAL OR BOOKTITLE
Exercise 1: Creating the Dynamic Core Toolpath................................. 35
Exercise 2: Backplot and Verify the Contour Toolpath......................... 40
6. The Drill Toolpaths.............................................................. 41
Lesson Goals ............................................................................................... 41
Exercise 1: Creating the Drill Toolpaths............................................... 41
Exercise 2: Backplot and Verify the Contour Toolpath......................... 43
7. Final Verification and Posting............................................. 45
Lesson Goals ............................................................................................... 45
Exercise 1: Backplot the Parts Toolpaths ........................................... 45
Exercise 2: Verify the Parts Toolpaths................................................ 46
Exercise 3: Machine Simulation.......................................................... 47
Exercise 4: Post the Parts Toolpaths .................................................. 49
Conclusion......................................................................................................... 52
I N T R O D U C T I O N
Mastercam for SolidWorks X7 provides Mastercam X7 CAM functionality within
SolidWorks, where you can access many toolpath strategies, including the following:
3D high speed toolpaths (HST)
2D feature based machining (FBM) mill toolpaths
2D feature based machining drill toolpaths
Non-FBM high speed 2D toolpaths
Multiaxis toolpaths
Lathe toolpaths
Besides these powerful toolpaths, Mastercam for SolidWorks features many
supporting functions, including:
Stock model
Boundary creation
Part setup (including tool and material managers)
Associativity Checking
Toolpath transformations
Backplotting and verification
Post processing and communications
Thread management
Machine Simulation
2 TUTORIAL GOALS
MASTERCAM FOR SOLIDWORKS TUTORIAL (MILL)
In this tutorial, you learn many strategies for applying toolpaths to parts in
Mastercam for SolidWorks.
Tutorial Goals
Set up a part in Mastercam for SolidWorks.
Define a tool plane and stock.
Create classic 2D toolpaths.
Create 2D High Speed Dynamic toolpaths.
Create FBM Drill toolpaths.
Backplot and verify toolpaths.
IMPORTANT: Screen colors in the tutorial pictures were modified to
enhance image quality; they may not match your Mastercam settings or
the tutorial results. These color differences do not affect the lesson or
the exercise results.
General Tutorial Requirements
All Mastercam tutorials have the following general requirements:
You must be comfortable using the Windows
operating system.
You must have a seat of SolidWorks