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3. Select File>Save as 4. In the File name box, type Mill-Lesson-7. 5. Save to an appropriate location. 6. Select the green check mark button to save the file and complete this function.
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Toolpath Creation
TASK 2: DEFINE THE ROUGH STOCK USING STOCK SETUP
Defining the Rough Stock using stock setup. . 1. Select the Fit to screen icon 2. Select the plus in front of Properties to expand the Toolpaths Group Properties. Alt-O will Show/hide Operations Manager pane.
3. Select Stock setup in the toolpath manager window as shown above on the right: 4. Change the parameters to match the Stock Setup screenshot below: The bottom face of the material has been pre-machined and is not part of the toolpath operations for this lesson. The material has also been pre-machined to 4.5 x 4.5 and is not part of the toolpath operations for this lesson. Z zero is at the bottom of the part.
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5. 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.
6. To change the Material type to Aluminium 6061 pick the Select button at the bottom of the Tool Settings page.
7. At the Material List dialog box open the Source drop down list and select Mill library.
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2. When prompted to Enter new NC name ensure Mill-Lesson-7 is displayed and then select the OK button .
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3. On the screen you will now see the Chaining dialog box with Chain set and in the graphics screen a prompt to Select OK to use defined stock or select chain 1. Select the OK button to use defined stock as the boundary for this facing operation.
4. In the lower left corner of the Toolpath parameters page select the Select library tool button.
5. Use the slider bar on the right of this dialog box to scroll down and locate a 3.0 diameter face mill. Select the 3.0 diameter face mill by picking anywhere along the row.
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8. Select the Facing parameters page and make changes to this page as shown below. Note that Z zero is at the bottom of the part.
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Mill-Lesson-7 TASK 4: MACHINE TO .325 THICK AND MACHINE AROUND THE 2.0 BOSS
In this task you will use a 1.0 diameter flat end mill to face the part to 0.325 thick and machine around the 2.0 diameter boss. 1. From the menu bar select Toolpaths>Pocket
2. On the screen you will now see the Chaining dialog box with Chain set and in the graphics screen a prompt to Select Pocket chain 1. Select the line first and then the circle as shown below:
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4. If the arrow is not pointing down select the arrow from the Chaining dialog box shown below to reverse the direction.
at the bottom of 5. After the pocket has been successfully chained select the OK button the Chaining dialog box. 6. In the lower left corner of the Toolpath parameters page select the Select library tool button.
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7. Use the slider bar on the right of this dialog box to scroll down and locate a 1.0 diameter flat end mill. Select the 1.0 diameter flat end mill by picking anywhere along the 1.0 end mill row, as shown below:
to complete the selection of this tool. 8. Select the OK button 9. Make changes to the Toolpath parameters page as shown below. Turn the Coolant on.
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11. Select the Roughing/Finishing parameters page and make changes to this page as shown:
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12. Ensure to enable the box in front of Lead in/out button and click on the Lead in/out button. Make the following changes as shown below:
Now you are prompted to Select Points and the Drill Point Selection dialog box appears. Your screen will look similar to the screenshot on the right: As you need to drill the four holes at the centre of the four circles all you need to do now is snap to the centre of the circles.
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3. Using the method outlined above continue on and pick the remaining three circle center points, in the order 2, 3 and 4.
After selecting the OK button you are confronted with the Toolpath parameters page. The first task here will be to select a 0.5 diameter spotdrill. 5. In the lower left corner of the Toolpath parameters page select the Select library tool button.
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6. Select the 0.5 spotdrill by picking anywhere along its row, as shown below.
to complete the selection of this tool. 7. Select the OK button 8. Make changes to the Toolpath parameters page as shown below. Turn the Coolant on.
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10. The spotdrill is going to be used to put a countersink on the holes as well, to get Mastercam to calculate the appropriate depth click on the calculator button beside the depth field.
11. Change the values in the Depth Calculator window as shown below. The Finish diameter for the countersink will be 0.4375. Use the Depth Calculator to calculate the proper drilling depth when the finish diameter of the hole is different from the drill diameter for example, when countersinking a hole. Once you calculate the depth, you have two options: Choose Overwrite depth to replace the existing depth value on the parameter page. Choose Add to depth to add the calculated depth to the existing depth value on the parameter page. 12. Select the OK button to complete this function.
13. The absolute depth is calculated at 0.10625 and is placed in the Depth value.
Now you are prompted to Select Points and the Drill Point Selection dialog box appears. 3. As you need to center drill all the bolt hole circle holes at the center of the circles, click on the Mask on Arc button in the Drill Point Selection dialog window to activate it as shown below. The Mask on Arc icon is pressed down to signal that it is activated and the prompt on the screen changes to Select arc to match. 4. At the prompt Select arc to match click on the 3/16 diameter circle shown below:
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8. Lets now explore how you can change the order of drilling and start with the hole at 12 oclock first and continue in the order shown below. To change the order click on Sorting in the Drill Point Selection dialog window:
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9. At the 2D sort page select the sorting method button shown below Point to Point.
10. Select the OK button in the 2D sort page. 11. The prompt now changes to Select sorting start point. Move the mouse and position the cursor over the point at the center of circle shown below, you will notice a small cross appears as you move over the point at the center of this circle. This cross denotes you are snapping to a point. Use the left button of your mouse to pick this point.
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After selecting the OK button you are confronted with Toolpath parameters page. The first task here will be to select a .25 diameter center drill. 13. Click on the Select library tool button in the lower left corner.
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14. Select the .25 diameter center drill by picking anywhere along its row, as shown below:
to complete the selection of this tool. 15. Select the OK button 16. Make changes to the Toolpath parameters page as shown below. Turn the Coolant on.
17. Select the Simple drill no peck page and input the Absolute depth of 0.3 and the other values as shown below. Note all the values are set to Absolute.
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Mastercam Training Guide TASK 7: DRILL THE BOLT HOLE CIRCLE HOLES
In this task you will drill all the.1875 diameter holes on the bolt hole circle through the part. For this example you will copy the center drill operations and then modify the copied operations into the .1875 diameter drilling operation. 1. On the left of the screen in the Toolpath manager the center drilling operation is the fourth operation. To copy this operation Hold down the Right mouse button over the folder for this operation. Keep holding the right mouse button down and drag below the red arrow and release. 2. Select Copy after from this menu.
3. Your screen will look similar to the screenshot below on the left. Move the Insert arrow to the bottom of the list of operations by clicking the toolbar: icon on the Toolpath manager
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4. In the Toolpath manager click on the folder Parameters for the fifth operation as shown below:
5. Select the Toolpath parameters page and click on the Select library tool button in the lower left corner.
6. Scroll down and select the .1875 diameter drill by picking anywhere along its row, as shown below:
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9. Select the Simple drill no peck page and open up the Cycle drop down menu and select Peck Drill. Input the depth to 0 and the other values as shown below. Note all the values are set to Absolute.
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10. Change the peck amount to 0.2. Peck Sets the depth that the tool rapids to between peck moves. This value is added to the previously drilled peck depth The drill you are using is only 0.1875 diameter, by peck drilling you allow the chips to clear from the flute of the drill as it retracts between pecks. This avoid clogging the drill and possible breakages. In this example the drill cuts 0.2 deep and then retracts.
11. Ensure the Tip Comp is activated by clicking on the small square to the left of the Tip Comp button and make certain the green check mark is showing.
12. Click on the Tip comp button and the Drill tip compensation dialog box appears. The Breakthrough amount should be set to 0.1.
to complete this function. to exit Peck drill full retract. to remove the red X from the drilling
15. Select the Regenerate all dirty operations button operation you have just edited. 16. This completes this drilling operation.
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Mastercam Training Guide TASK 8: TAP DRILL FOR 3/8-16 UNC HOLES
In this task you will use a 0.312 drill diameter drill to drill the holes prior to the tap operation. Once again you will use copy to duplicate the spotdrill operations and then modify the copied operations into the 0.312 diameter drilling operation. 1. Before moving on, lets organize the operations in the Toolpath manager. Right mouse click in the white space of the Toolpath manager window. And select Collapse. The Toolpath manager now looks like the screen shot immediately below right. Dont panic the operations have not been deleted, click on the plus sign for the Toolpath Group-1 and the operations are laid out as in the screen shot in the lower right corner.
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2. On the left of the screen in the Toolpath manager the spotdrilling operation is the third operation. To copy this operation Hold down the Right mouse button over the folder for this operation. Keep holding the right mouse button down and drag below the red arrow and release, then click on Copy after.
3. Your screen will look similar to the screenshot below on the left. Move the Insert arrow to the bottom of the list of operations by clicking the toolbar: icon on the Toolpath manager
4. In the Toolpath manager click on the plus sign next to the # 6 Drill/Counterbore folder operation as shown below left to expand the folder.
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6. Select the Toolpath parameters page and click on the Select library tool button in the lower left corner.
7. Scroll down and select the .3125 diameter drill by picking anywhere along its row, as shown below.
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9. Make changes to the Toolpath parameters page as shown below. As the Coolant was set to Flood in the previous operation it still remains set to Flood On.
10. Select the Simple drill no peck page and open up the Cycle drop down menu and select Peck Drill. Input the depth to 0 and the other values as shown below. Note all the values are set to Absolute.
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12. Ensure the Tip Comp is activated by clicking on the small square to the left of the Tip Comp button and make certain the green check mark is showing.
13. Click on the Tip comp button and the Drill tip compensation dialog box appears. The Breakthrough amount should be set to 0.1.
to complete this function. to exit Peck drill full retract. to remove the red X from the drilling
16. Select the Regenerate all dirty operations button operation you have just edited. 17. This completes this drilling operation.
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2. Your screen will look similar to the screenshot below on the left. Move the Insert arrow to the bottom of the list of operations by clicking the toolbar: icon on the Toolpath manager
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4. In the Toolpath manager click on the folder Parameters for the seventh operation as shown below:
5. Select the Toolpath parameters page and click on the Select library tool button in the lower left corner.
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6. Scroll down and select the tap, 3/8-16 TAPRH.
to complete the selection of this tool. 7. Select the OK button 8. Do not make any changes to the Toolpath parameters page. The feed rate is determined by the spindle speed (RPM) and the number of thread per inch (TPI): 713 RPM divided by 16 TPI = Feed rate. As the Coolant was set to Flood in the previous operation it still remains set to Flood On.
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10. Ensure the Tip Comp is de-activated by clicking on the small square to the left of the Tip Comp button and make certain the green check mark is not showing.
to exit Tapping feed in, reverse spindle, feed out. to remove the red X from the drilling
12. Select the Regenerate all dirty operations button operation you have just edited. 13. This completes this tapping operation. 14. Click on File. 15. Click on Save.
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3. In the Toolpath Manager pick all the operations to verify by picking the Select All icon 4. Select the Verify selected operations button circled below:
5. Adjust the Verify speed to midway along the speed control bar.
to exit Verify.
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Mastercam Training Guide TASK 11: ROUGH AND FINISH THE TRIANGULAR SHAPED POCKETS
In this task you will use a 0.5 diameter flat end mil to rough and finish the triangular shaped pockets. The pocket depth is 0.25. 1. Select Alt and T from the keyboard to hide the toolpath lines. 2. Before moving on select the negative sign to the left of the folder of the seventh operation to collapse it.
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4. Change the view to Top . 5. On the screen you will now see the Chaining dialog box with Chain set and in the graphics screen a prompt to Select Pocket chain 1. Select the line in the right side pocket and then the line in the lower pocket as shown below:
6. After selecting the lines your graphics screen should look like the screenshot below, with the arrow pointing counter clockwise, if not see below. The material for this part is aluminium so to attain a good finish when pocketing climb milling should be employed.
7. If the arrow is not pointing counter clockwise select the arrow from the Chaining dialog box shown on the right to reverse the direction.
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10. Use the slider bar on the right of this dialog box to scroll down and locate a 0.5 diameter flat end mill. Select the 0.5 diameter flat end mill by picking anywhere along the 0.5 end mill row, as shown below:
to complete the selection of this tool. 11. Select the OK button 12. Make changes to the Toolpath parameters page as shown below. Turn the coolant on.
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13. Select the Pocketing parameters page and make changes to this page as shown below. Note the Top of stock value of 0.325, this is the absolute Z value at the top of the pocket.
14. Select the Depth cuts button make the necessary changes.
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17. Ensure to enable the box in front of Entry - ramp button and click on the Entry - ramp button. Make the following changes as shown below:
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19. Ensure to enable the box in front of Lead in/out button and click on the Lead in/out button. Make the following changes as shown below:
22. Click on the Select All Operations icon as shown to the right (1). 23. Make sure the cursor is in the toolpath manager as shown to the right (2) and select Alt and T from the keyboard to unhide the toolpath lines:
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Mastercam Training Guide TASK 12: ROUGH AND FINISH THE 1.25 DIA BORE
In this task you will use the same 0.5 diameter flat end mil again to rough and finish the circular 1.250 diameter bore using the Circle Mill function. 1. Before moving on select the negative sign to the left of any of the folders to collapse them. 2. From the menu bar select Toolpaths>Circle Path>Circmill
3. On the screen you will now see the Drill Point Selection dialog box and a prompt to Select points. Click on the Entities button in the Drill Point Selection box. The prompt changes to Select entities, now select the circle as shown below:
4. After the circle has been selected click on the End Selection button as shown below:
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6. Use the 0.5 diameter end mill and make any changes to the Toolpath parameters page as shown below. Set Coolant on.
7. Select the Circmill parameters page and make changes to this page as shown below.
8. Select the Break thru button and make changes to this page as shown below: Break through Select the check box to add a break through amount to the final toolpath depth. Use this option to ensure that the tool cuts all the way through the part for a cleaner finish. Click the Break thru button to edit the break through amount. Mill-Lesson-7 - 46
to complete this function. 11. Select the OK button 12. Select the Multi Passes button and set the values as shown below:
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2. On the screen you will now see the Chaining dialog box with Chain set and in the graphics screen a prompt to Select Contour chain 1. Select the line shown below:
3. After selecting the line your graphics screen should look like the screenshot below, with the green arrow pointing right in a counter clockwise direction, climb milling. 4. If the arrow is not pointing to the right select the arrow from the Chaining dialog box shown below to reverse the direction.
5. After the contour has been successfully chained select the OK button the Chaining dialog box.
at the bottom of
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7. Use the slider bar on the right of this dialog box to scroll down and locate a 0.375 diameter flat end mill. Select the 0.375 diameter flat end mill by picking anywhere along the row.
to complete the selection of this tool. 8. Select the OK button 9. Make changes to the Toolpath parameters page as shown below. Turn the Coolant on.
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10. Select the Contour parameters page and make changes to this page as shown below. 11. Ensure to check the box for Multi passes, Depth cuts, Break thru and Lead in/out.
12. Click on the Lead in/out button. Make the following changes as shown below:
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to exit Multi Passes. 15. Select the OK button 16. Select the Depth cuts button make the necessary changes.
to exit Depth cuts. 17. Select the OK button 18. Select the Break thru button and make changes to this page as shown below:
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20. Select the OK button to exit Contour parameters.
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2. In the Toolpath Manager pick all the operations to verify by picking the Select All icon 3. Select the Verify selected operations button circled below:
4. Adjust the Verify speed to midway along the speed control bar.
The verified toolpaths are shown below. Do not be concerned about the pocket that has been cut through, this operation is part of the Transform Toolpath process you completed earlier on. This operation has been removed for post processing and subsequently, CNC code will not be produced. On the CNC machine every thing will be fine, no gaps in the pocket.
to exit Verify.
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2. Select the Post selected operations button from the Toolpath manager. 3. Please Note: If you cannot see G1 click on the right pane of the Toolpath manger window and expand the window to the right.
4. In the Post processing window, make the necessary changes as shown below:
to continue.
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7. Select the Save button. 8. The CNC code file opens up in the default editor:
9. Select the
This completes Mill-Lesson-7. In the following exercise drawings for this lesson the geometry is similar to the lesson you have just completed.
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