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TUTORIAL1
MastercamArtOrganic&TextureSurfaces;CutthePartUsingArt
BaseSurfaceToolpaths
ArtTUTORIAL1
OBJECTIVES:
CreatingaNewArtBaseSurfaceRectangular
CreatingOrganicSurfaces
UsingArtManager
CreateTextureSurface
SettheActiveArtBaseSurfaceToptotheZplane
MachinetheActiveArtBaseSurface
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GEOMETRYCREATION
STEP1:CREATEANEWRELIEF
AReliefbasedsurfaceisaflat2Dsurfacefromwhichyouwillgroworcarveyourart.
File
Open
SelectBEE_GEO.mcx.
PleasecheckpagesA1andA2fromtheGetting
Startedchapterforthefilelocation.
SelecttheOpenbutton.
Tokeeptheoriginalfilesavethefilewitha
differentnameasshownbelow.
File
SaveAs
EntertheFileName:BEE_SURFACE.mcx
SelecttheOKbutton.
PleasecheckpagesA4andA5fromtheGettingStarted
chaptertoenabletheArttoolbarandtheGrid.
Art
NewArtBaseSurface
Rectangular
MakesurethattheLowerLeftPointissetasshowntothe
right(X=0;Y=0).
ClickontheUseMastercamtopickUpperRightPointbutton
intheUpperRightPoint.
SelectUseMastercamto
pickUpperRightPoint
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SelecttheTopRightcorneroftherectangleasshownbelow.
SelecttheEndpointhere
Makesurethatthe
Endpointcursorappears
whenselectingthecorner.
TheArtBaseSurface
parametersshouldlookas
showntotheright.
Resolutiondefinesthenumberofgridpointsdisplayedperinchor
millimetre.Itcontrolsthecrispnessofthereliefmodel.
SelecttheOKbuttontoexitthescreen.
SelectIsometricView.
SelecttheFiticon.
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PressAlt+Stoshade/unshadethepart.
Theartbasesurfaceshouldlookasshowninthedrawing
totheright.
STEP2:CREATETHEORGANICSURFACES
OrganicSurfaceisareliefsurfacewhichisdefinedasapointgrid.Itwillgrowandscale
inanorganicwayautomatically.Thesurfacerequiresclosedchainsonwhichyouapply
crosssections
EnableArtManagerbyselectingtheArttab.
SelectArt
SelecttheHideArtbuttontohidethebasesurface.Youwillbeabletoselectthegeometryeasier.
SelectTopView.
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Art
CreateArtSurfaceOperation
Organic
EnablePolygonbuttonandInsideintheChainingdialogbox.
Createapolygonaroundthebeegeometryasshowninthepicture
below.
Clickhereforthe
startpoint
SelectEndchainfromtheChainingdialogboxtoclosethepolygon.
[Sketchapproximatestartpoint]:Selectapointinsideofthepolygon
asshowninthepictureabove.
Notethatthebeegeometryishighlightedintheselectioncolor.
SelecttheOKbuttontoexitChainingdialogbox.
Makesurethatthesettingsarematchingthescreenshottotheright.
CrossSectionallowsyouto:
1.
Selectapredefined,parametrizablecrosssection.
2.
PickanexistingMastercamgeometryasthecrosssection.
3.
LoadorSavecrosssections.
4. Setradius/Heightonceyouselectthepredefinedonce.
Weareusingthedefaultcrosssection:ConvexArcwithaRadius=0.125.
SelecttheOKbuttontwice.
DisableHideArtModel.
SelectIsometricView.
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Thesurfaceshouldlookasshown.
WewillZoomintocheckthebeelegsasshownbelow.
SelectZoomWindowicon.
[Specifyzoomwindow]:SelectPointA.
[Specifyzoomwindow]:SelectPointB.
SelectPointA
SelectPointB
Thesurfacelooksasshown.
TosoftentheridgewewillmodifythesurfaceusingtheArtManager.
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STEP3:SOFTENTHERIDGE
3.1RenametheOrganicSurface.
Wewillchangethenameofthesurfacesthatwecreatedinordertokeeptrackofthemandtobeable
toidentifythemquicklytoedit.
RightmouseclickontheOrganicSurfaceintheArtManagerandselect
Rename.
EnterBeeSurface.
3.2AdjusttheShape.
DoubleclickonParameters.
IntheAdjustridgefieldselectthedropdownarrowtoselecttheshape.
SelecttheArcLowshape.
SelecttheOKbuttontoexitOrganicSurfaceParametersscreen.
Thesurfacewilllookasshown.
SelecttheFitbutton.
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SelectTopView.
EnableHideArtModel.
STEP4:CREATETHEELLIPSESURFACE
4.1CreatetheEllipseSurface.
Art
CreateArtSurfaceOperation
Organic
EnableChainintheChainingdialogbox.
[SelectoneormorechainsforContour1]:SelecttheEllipseasshownbelow.
Selectthe
Ellipsehere
SelecttheOKbuttontoexitChaining.
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SelectthePredefined,parametrizablecrosssectionbuttonasshownto
theright.
SelecttheConvexParabolaasshown.
MakesurethattherestofparametersintheOrganicSurface
Parametersscreenaresetasshowntotheright.
SelecttheOKbuttontoexitOrganicSurfaceParametersscreen.
TheNametheOperationWindowwillappear.EntertheOperation
nameasElipseSurface,asshownbelow.
SelecttheOkbuttontoexittheNametheOperationwindow.
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DisableHideArtModel.
SelecttheIsometricView.
Thepartshouldlookasshown.
Notethattheellipticalsurfacelookslikeashield.
4.2StretchtheEllipseSurfacetolooklikeadome.
DoubleclickontheEllipseSurface
Parametersasshown.
Doubleclickon
theParameters
SelecttheDoublearrowtoopentheAdvancedParameters.
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ChangetheScaleCsectionto1000.0%.
SelecttheOKbuttontoexittheAdvancedParametersOrganic
screen.
SelecttheOKbuttontoexittheOrganicSurfaceParametersscreen.
Thegeometryshouldlookasshowntothe
right.
SelectTopView.
EnableHideArtModel.
SelecttheFitbuttonifnecessary.
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STEP5:CREATEATEXTURESURFACE
Art
CreateTextures.
CustomTextures.
EnableWindowbuttonintheChainingdialogbox.
MakesurethatInsideisalsoenabled.
Makethewindowisasshowninthepicturebelow.
[Sketchapproximatestartpoint]:Selectapointinthemiddleasshown.
Makethe
window
Selectthispoint
SelecttheOKbutton
dialogbox.
toexitChaining
SelectthearrownexttotheTextureStylefieldandselectGrid
Rotate.
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MakesurethattheBasePatternFileisDiamond.asl;otherwise,
clickontheBrowsebuttontoselectit.
LeavethedefaultsettingsasshownandselecttheOKbuttonto
exit.
ClickOktoexittheNametheOperationWindow.
DisableHideArtModel.
SelectIsometricView.
Thepartshouldlookasshown.
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TomodifythepatternselectdoubleclickontheCustomTexture
surfaceParameters.
DoubleclickonParameters
ChangetheTxtureStyletoRandomize.
SelecttheOKbuttontoexitCustomTextureParameters.
Thegeometrylooksasshownbelow.
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STEP6:MOVETHEMODELTOHAVEZ0ATTHETOPOFTHEGEOMETRY
ChangetheGraphicViewtoFront.
SelecttheFitbutton.
Thegeometrylookslikethediagramshownbelow.
NotethatthegeometryisaboveZ0.WewanttohaveZ0atthetopofthegeometry.
Art
XformArtBaseSurface
ShiftArtModelBelowZZero
MakesurethatSurfaceToptoisenabled.
SelecttheOKbuttontwicetoexit.
Thepartwilllookasshown.
ChangetheGraphicViewtoIsometric.
SelecttheScreenFitbutton.
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STEP7:HIDETHE2DGEOMETRYUSINGLEVELMANAGER
SelectLevelfromtheStatusBarasshown.
Enternumber10intheMainLevel.
SelectAlloffbutton.
TheLevelManagershouldlookasshowntothe
right.
SelecttheOKbuttontoexitLevelManager.
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SelecttheRepaintbutton.
TOOLPATHCREATION
STEP8:SETUPTHESTOCK
StepPreview:
SelecttheToolpathsManagertab.
IfamachineisalreadyselectedintheToolpathsManager,skipthe
nextselection.
Otherwiseselect;
Machinetype
Mill
Default
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SelecttheplusinfrontofPropertiestoexpendtheToolpaths
GroupProperties.
Selecttheplus
SelectStocksetup.
SelectStocksetup
Changetheparameterstomatchthescreenshottotheright.
TheStockOriginvaluesadjust
thepositioningofthestock,
ensuringthatyouhaveequal
amountofextrastockaround
thefinishpart.
Displayoptionsallowsyouto
setthestockasWireframeand
tofitthestocktothescreen.(Fit
Screen)
Selecttheleftcornertomovethe
arrowasshown.
Selectthiscorner
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SelecttheToolSettingstabtosetthetoolparametersandthepartmaterial.
Changetheparameterstomatchthescreenshottotheright.
Assigntoolnumbers
sequentiallyallowsyouto
overwritethetoolnumberfrom
thelibrarywiththenext
availabletoolnumber.(First
toolnumber1;
operation
Secondoperation tool
number2,etc.)
FeedCalculationsettoUser
definedusesfeedrate,plunge
rate,retractrateandspindle
speedthatyouenter.
SelecttheOKbuttontoexitToolpath
GroupProperties.
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STEP9:MACHINETHEPART
ToolpathPreview:
Art
ToolpathArtBaseSurface
SelecttheOKbuttontoacceptthesamenamefortheNCasthe
geometry.
SelecttheSelectlibrarytoolbutton.
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SelecttheFilterbuttonintheToolSelectionwindow.
Toselectthe1/8BallEndmillfollowthenextsteps.
SelecttheNonebuttonintheToolTypes.
SelecttheEndmillSphereastheToolType.
SelectthedropdownarrowandpickEqualintheToolDiametersection.
Enter1/8asthediameter.
SelecttheOKbuttontoexitToolListFilter.
Selectthe1/8BallEndmillfromthelist.
SelecttheOKbuttontoexittheToolSelectionscreen.
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MakesurethattheparametersintheToolParameterspagematchthefollowingscreenshot.
SelecttheArtBaseSurfaceToolpathParameterstabandchangetheCuttingmethodandthe
StepoverPercentasshown.
ChangethestocktoleaveinZto0.
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SelecttheFilterbuttonfromtheArtBasesurfacetoolpath
parameterssection.
SelecttheOKbuttontoexitFilterSettingsparameters.
SelecttheOKbuttontoexitMachineArtBaseSurface
parameters.
Noteitmaytakeafewminutes
togeneratethetoolpath.
STEP10:BACKPLOTTHEPART
SelecttheBackplotselectedoperationsbutton.
Makesurethatyouhavethefollowingbuttonsturnedon(theywillappearpusheddown).
Displaytool
Displayrapid
moves
SelectthePlaybutton.
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SelecttheOKbuttontoexitBackplot.
STEP11:VERIFYTHEPART
SelecttheVerifyselectedoperationsbutton.
EnabletheTurbobuttonasshown.
Updateaftereachtoolpathupdates
thestockaftereachoperation.
Stoponcollisionpausesthe
verificationwhenthetooltouches
thepartwitharapidmove.
SettheVerifyspeedbymovingthesliderbarinthespeedcontrolbar.
SelectthePlaybuttontostartsimulation.
Thecomputerwillnowsimulatetheprocessofthepartbeingmachined.
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Thefinishedpartshouldappearasshowninthefollowingpicture
SelecttheRedXbuttonattheupperrightcornertocloseVerify.
STEP12:POSTPROCESSTHEFILE
SelectPostselectedoperationsbuttoninToolpathsManager.
SelecttheOKbutton.
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SelecttheOKbutton.
Thefollowingscreenwillappear.
SelecttheRedXbuttonattheupperrightcornertoexittheEditor.
STEP13:SAVETHEUPDATEDMCXFILE
File
Save
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