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Mastercam Viewing Tutorial

The document describes how to view a 3D part model in different ways in Mastercam including zooming in on a windowed section, fitting the selected object to the window, and rotating the part view by using the mouse wheel or middle button. Key steps include selecting the Window or Fit options on the View tab, dragging to set a zoom window, and setting the middle button/wheel preference to Rotate for dynamic part rotation.

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Mastercam Viewing Tutorial

The document describes how to view a 3D part model in different ways in Mastercam including zooming in on a windowed section, fitting the selected object to the window, and rotating the part view by using the mouse wheel or middle button. Key steps include selecting the Window or Fit options on the View tab, dragging to set a zoom window, and setting the middle button/wheel preference to Rotate for dynamic part rotation.

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Mastercam Basics Tutorial—5: Viewing Your Part

4. On the View tab, select Window.

5. Click and drag a window around the upper section of the part as shown below.

6. Click to set the zoom window. Mastercam scales the selected area to fit the entire graphics window.

7. Right-click the graphics window and choose Fit.

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Mastercam Basics Tutorial—5: Viewing Your Part

8. Select the circle on the front of the angle block.

9. On the View tab, choose Selected from the Fit drop-down menu.

The selected entity is scaled to fit the graphics window.

10. Press [Esc] to clear the selection.

11. Right-click in the graphics window and select Fit.

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Mastercam Basics Tutorial—5: Viewing Your Part

Exercise 3: Rotating Your Part View


This exercise shows how to set the preference for the action that your middle mouse button or wheel performs in the
graphics window (rotate or pan). You also learn to dynamically rotate entities in the graphics window so that you can
see them from any angle.

1. Select File, Configuration.

The System Configuration dialog box opens.

2. Expand the Screen group, and select View.

3. If necessary, set Middle button/wheel to Rotate.

By choosing Rotate, Mastercam sets dynamic rotation as the primary function when you click and hold the
middle mouse button or mouse wheel.

4. Click OK to close the System Configuration dialog box. If prompted to save the current settings to
configuration file, click No.

5. Set up the part in the graphics window, as follows:

a. Set the Gview to Front.

b. Click Unzoom 80%.

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