UNIVERSIDAD DE GUANAJUATO

DIVISION DE INGENIERIAS CAMPUS IRAPUATOSALAMANCA

REPORTE TUTORIALES 6 y 8-11

MASTER CAM V9

RAMREZ PALACIOS EDUARDO FLIX

FECHA: 13/03/2015

MANUFACTURA
AVANZADA

6. Cribbage Board.
Geometry creation
1. Choose
Main Menu
Create
Rectangle
2 Points
2. Enter the coordinates. X0, Y0
3. Enter the coordinates. X12,Y3.5
4. Choose the Fit button on the toolbar to center the geometry.

Create the offset lines and corner fillets

1. Choose
Main Menu
Xform
Ofs ctour
2. Select the line on the rectangle as shown on the following picture.
3. Choose Done.

4. Enter the values as shown in the dialog box.

5. Choose OK
6. The image should look like this

7. Choose
Main Menu
Create
Arc
Tangent
3 ents/pts
8. Select points 1,2 and 3 on the inside of the rectangle as shown in the picture. In the
respective order 1-2-3
9. The Picture will look like this.

10. Choose
Main Menu
Modify
Trim
2 entities

11.
12.
13.
14.
15.

Select A as the line to trim.

Select B as the arc to trim.
Select C as the lines to trim.
Select B as the arc to trim.
The picture looks like this.
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16. Choose.
Main Menu
Delete
17. Choose the inside left vertical line to delete.
18. The image should look like this.

Offset entities
1. Choose
Main Menu
Xform
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 Offset
2. Enter the values shown in the dialog box at right, including entering 2 the number
of steps.

3. Choose OK.
4. With the cursor, click on the line as shown in the diagram below, bring the mouse
toward the center of the rectangle and click again.

5. Repeat this on the arc and the button line of the same contour, bringing your mouse
to the center and clicking after each selection.

Clicking in the arc

Clicking in the bottom line

 Create points for peg holes

1. Choose
Main Menu
Create
Point
Along ent
2. Select the first section of the middle contour.

3. Enter the number of points to create. 32

4. Select the second section (arc) of the middle contour

5. Enter the number of points to create. 11

6. Select the third section of middle contour.

7. Enter the number of points to create. 32

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8. Repeat for each section of the inner contour.

9. Choose color from the Secondary Menu.

10. Enter #13 (magenta), or select the color square and choose OK.

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11. Choose
Main Menu
Screen
Chg colors
All
Points
Done

12. Choose
Main Menu
Delete
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 Duplicate
Points
Note: The prompt at the bottom of the screen shows 4 duplicate points
have been discarded.

13. Press [Enter]

14. Choose Repaint from the toolbar.

15. Choose
Only
Points
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16. Delete unnecessary points by selecting the first point and every sixth point.

17. The result should look like the following picture.

Create a rectangle
1. Choose
Main Menu
Create
Rectangle
2 Points
2. Enter coordinates. 8.75, 1.125
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3. Enter coordinates. 11.5, 2.375

The result should look like the following picture with 120 points.

Create the letters CAM

1. Choose
Backup
Backup
Next Menu
Letters
True Type
2. Enter the parameters shown.

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3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

Choose OK
Enter the capital letters. CAM
Enter the height. 1
Choose Horizontal.
Enter the spacing. 1.25
Enter the starting location of the letters. 2.5, 1.25
The part should look like the following picture.

Toolpath creation
Define the rough stock
1. Choose
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 Main Menu
Toolpaths
Job Setup
2. Enter the values in the following dialog box.
3. Move the red arrow to the left corner.
4. Choose OK.

5. After OK, the picture should look as shown.

Drilling the outside row holes

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1. Choose
Drill
Entities
All
Points
Done
Done
Drilling the outside row holes
1. Right-click in the tool display area.
2. Choose Get tool from Library.
3. Deselect the Filter Active check box.
4. Select a 1/8 ball endmill.

5. Choose OK.
6. Enter the values shown in the following dialog box.

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7. Select the Simple drill-no peck tab and enter the values shown.

8. Choose OK. The toolpath should look like the following picture.

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 Program the Pocket

1. Choose Pocket.
2. Select a line on the small rectangle.
3. Choose Done.
4. Enter the values shown in the following dialog box.

5. Select the Pocketing parameters tab and enter the values shown on the
following dialog box.

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6. Select the Roughing/Finishing parameters tab and enter the values shown.

7. Choose OK. The toolpath should look like the following picture.

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 Engrave the letters

1. Choose
Contour
Window
Inside
2. Using the cursor, draw a window around the letters CAM.
Note: Make sure the window includes all the letters, but not other lines.
3. Select a point inside the letters C.
4. Choose Done.
5. Enter the values shown on the following dialog boxes.

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Note: Make sure the Compensation in computer is set to off.

6. Choose Ok.

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 Machine the outside contour

1. Choose Contour.
2. Select the top right corner of contour as shown in the following picture.

3. Choose Done.
4. Enter the values shown on the following dialog box.

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5. Enter the values shown in the following dialog box.

6. Select Multi Passes check box.

7. Choose the Multi Passes button.

8. Enter the values shown in the following dialog box.

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9. Choose OK.
10. Choose OK.
11. The picture should look as shown.

Check the program by backplotting

1. Press [Alt + O] to open the Operations Manager.
2. Choose
Select All
Backplot
Run
Note: Try checking the toolpath in a number of different views or angles.
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3. The toolpath should look like the following picture.

4. Press [Esc] to return to the Operations Manager.
Verify the program
Refer to verifying in the previous chapter if you need to.
The verified part should look like the following picture.

Post the NC Code

Refer to posting in the previous chapter if you need to.

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2D DRILL AND CONTOUR

Geometry creation
Create of the outside boundary
1. Choose
Main Menu
Create
Rectangle
1 Point
2. Enter the values shown in the dialog box at right, including width, height and point
placement (upper left corner).

3. Choose OK.
4. Choose Origin.
5. Press [Esc] to exit function.
Create the inside Geometry
1. Choose the Fit button on the toolbar to center the geometry.

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2. Choose
Main Menu
Create
Line
Parallel
Side/dist
3. Select entity A.
4. Indicate the offset direction by clicking anywhere inside the rectangle.
5. Enter the parallel line distance. 0.6
6. Select entity A again.
7. Click aside the rectangle below the offset line you just created.
8. Enter the parallel line distance. 0.8
9. Select entity B.
10. Enter the parallel line distance. 0.940

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 Trim and fillet

1. Choose
Main Menu
Modify
Trim
1 entity
2. Select point A as the entity to trim.
3. Select point B as the entity to trim to.
4. Select point C as the entity to trim.
5. Select entity D as the entity to trim to.

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6. Choose
BACKUP
BACKUP
Fillet
Radius

7. Enter the fillet radius. 0.250

8. Select point A.
9. Select point B.

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10. Choose
Main Menu
Create
Arc
Polar
Center pt
11. Enter coordinates. 3, 0.8
12. Enter the radius. 2
13. Enter the initial angle. 180
14. Enter the final angle. 270
15. Enter the coordinates. 3, -0.8
16. Enter the radius. 0.4
17. Enter the initial angle. 270
18. Enter the final angle. 0

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19. Choose
Main Menu
Modify
Trim
2 entities

20.
21.
22.
23.

Select point A as the entity to trim.

Select point B as the entity to trim to.
Select point C the entity to trim.
Select point D the entity to trim to.

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24. Choose
Main Menu
Delete
25. Select the horizontal line shown.

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 Create the outside profile

1. Choose
Main Menu
Create
Line
Polar
2. Enter an endpoint. 4.06, -2.06
3. Enter the angle in degrees. 15
4. Enter the line length. 2

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5. Choose
BACKUP
Parallel
Side/dist
6. Select the vertical line shown.

7. Indicate the offset direction by clicking to the right of the line.

8. Enter the parallel line distance. 5.66

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9. Choose
BACKUP
BACKUP
Polar
Intersec

10. Select the construction line and the 15 degree line as shown at right.
11. Enter the angle in degrees. 45
12. Enter the line length. 1

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13. Choose
Main Menu
Modify
Trim
2 entities

14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.

Select point A as the entity to trim.

Select point B as the entity to trim to.
Select point C as the entity to trim.
Select point D as the entity to trim to.
Select point E as the entity to trim.
Select point F as the entity to trim to.
Choose
Main Menu
Delete
21. Select the vertical construction line.

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22. Choose
Main Menu
Create
Fillet
Radius
23. Enter the fillet radius. 0.56
24. Select point A.
25. Select point B.

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 Create the arcs representing the drilled holes

1. Choose
Main Menu
Create
Arc
Circ pt+dia
2. Enter the diameter. 0.5
3. Enter the coordinates. 0.56, -1.5
4. Enter the coordinates. 4.06, -1.5

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 Transform the geometry to represent the whole part

1. Choose
Main Menu
Xform
Mirror
All
Entities
Done
X axis
2. Enter the values shown in the dialog box at right.

3. Choose Ok.
4. Choose the Fit button on the toolbar to fit the geometry.
5. Choose the Clear colors button on the toolbar.

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The part should look like the following picture.

Toolpath creation
1. Choose
Main Menu
Toolpaths
Drill
Manual
Center

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2. Select the top-left circle on the part in the following picture.

3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.

Choose Center.
Select another circle.
Repeat for the remaining two circles.
Press [Esc].
Choose Done.
Right-click in the tool display area.
Select Get tool from library.
Choose the drill.
Choose Ok.
Enter the values shown on the following dialog box.

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13. Choose the Simple drill-no peck tab.

14. Enter the values shown on the following dialog box.

15. Choose Ok.

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 Contour the outside profile

1. Choose Contour.
2. Select a point as shown in the following picture to begin chaining.

3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

Choose Done.
Right-click in the tool display area.
Select Get tool from library.
Select the 1/4 flat endmill and choose OK.
Enter the values shown on the following dialog box.

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8. Select the Contour Parameters tab.

9. Enter the values shown on the following dialog box.

10. Select the check box next to the Lead in/out button in the lower right corner of
the dialog box.
11. Choose the Lead in/out button.
12. Enter the values shown in the following dialog box.

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13. Choose Ok
14. Choose Ok.

Backplot the toolpath

1. Choose
Operations
Select All
Backplot
Run
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Note: If youd like to watch the toolpath run more slowly, select step instead of
Run. Hold the S key down to move through the toolpath.

2. Choose BACKUP to return to the Operations Manager.

3. Choose Ok to exit the Operations Manager.
Verify the program
1. Choose Job setup
2. Enter the values shown on the following dialog box.

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3. Choose Ok.

4. Choose Gview from the Secondary Menu.

5. Choose Isometric.
6. Choose the Fit button on the toolbar to center the geometry.

7.
8.
9.
10.
11.

Choose Operations. The Operations Manager opens.

Choose Select All.
Choose Verify. The verification toolbar opens.
Choose the Configure button from the toolbar.
Select the Use Job setup values button and enter the values shown.
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12. Choose Ok to exit the dialog box.

13. Choose the Machine button from the Verify toolbar.
The verify part should look like the following picture.

14. Return to the Operations Manager by clicking the X in the right corner of the
Verify toolbar.

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 Posting the code

Note: Before continuing, ask your instructor if the correct post processor is set up in
Mastercam. If it is not, skip to the last step, Save.
1. Choose Post.
2. Enter the values shown in the following dialog box.
3. Choose
Ok
Save
Save
4. The NC file will be displayed in an editor. Close the screen by selecting the X in the
upper right corner.

5. Choose Ok to exit the Operations Manager.

Save the MC8 file again
1. Choose
Main Menu
File
Save
Save
Yes

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9. 2D DRILL AND POCKET

Geometry creation
1. Choose
Main Menu
Create
Rectangle
2 Points
2. Enter the coordinates. 0,0
3. Enter the coordinates. 5,3
4. Choose the Fit button on the toolbar to center the geometry.
Create the inside entities
1. Choose
Main Menu
Create
Line
Parallel
Side/dist
2. Select the vertical line on the right.
3. Indicate the offset direction by clicking anywhere inside the rectangle.
4. Enter the parallel line distance. 0.5
5. Select the top horizontal line.
6. Indicate the offset direction by clicking anywhere inside the rectangle.
7. Enter the parallel line distance. 0.5

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8. Choose
Main Menu
Create
Arc
Polar
Center pt
Intersec
9. Select the two intersecting lines.

10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.

Enter the radius. 1

Enter the initial angle. 180
Enter the final angle. 270
Select the endpoint of the line shown.
Enter the radius. 1
Enter the initial angle. 270
Enter the final angle. 0

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 Create the arcs to represent the drill holes

1. Choose center.
2. Select the left arc.
3. Enter the radius. 31/64/2

Note: Mastercam does the calculation, dividing 31 by 64 by 2.

4. Enter the initial angle. 270
5. Enter the final angel. 90
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6. Choose
Backup
Backup
Circ pt+dia
7. Enter the diameter. 31/64
8. Choose Center.
9. Select the right arc.

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 Trim the entities

1. Choose
Main Menu
Modify
Trim
2 entities

2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

Select point A as the entity to trim to.

Select point B as the entity to trim.
Select point C as the entity to trim to.
Select point D as the entity to trim.
Select point E as the entity to trim.
Select point F as the entity to trim to.

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 Delete the construction lines

1. Choose
Main Menu
Delete

2. Select the horizontal line located at YO.

3. Select the vertical line located at XO.

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 Mirror the current geometry

1. Choose
Main Menu
Xform
Mirror
All
Entities
Done
X axis
2. Choose copy in the mirror dialog box.

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3. Choose OK.
4. Choose group.
5. In the dialog box that opens, select Current system GROUP. Press [Ctrl] and select
Current system result as shown at right.
6. Choose OK.

7. Choose
Done
Y Axis
8. Choose copy in the mirror dialog box.
9. Choose OK.
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10. Choose
Done
Main Menu
Screen
Clr colors
11. Choose the Fit button on the toolbar to center the geometry.
The part should look like the following picture.

Toolpath creation
Drill 6 holes
1. Choose
Main Menu
Toolpaths
Drill
Manual
Center
2. Select the arcs to drill beginning with the one in the top left corner and moving
clockwise. Choose center before selecting each arc to drill.

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3. Press [Esc] after you complete your selections.

4. Choose Done.
5. Right-click in the tool display area and select Get tool from library.
6. Select the 31/64 drill and choose OK.

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7. Enter the values shown on the following dialog box.

8. Select the simple drill/no peck tab at the top of the dialog box.
9. Enter the values shown on the following box.

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10. Choose OK.

Contour the outside profile
1. Choose
Contour
Chain
2. Select the entity in the outside profile.

Note: The chain should be moving in a clockwise direction.

3. Choose Done.
4. Right-click in tool display area and select Get tool from library.
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5. Select the flat endmill and choose OK.

6. Enter the values shown on the following dialog box.

7. Select the Contour parameters tab at the top of the dialog box.
8. Enter the values shown in the following dialog box.

9. Select the Lead in/out check box and choose the Lead in/out button.
10. Enter the values shown in the following dialog box.

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11. Choose Ok twice.

Pocket the inside geometry

1. Choose
Pocket
Chain
2. Select an entity on the inside profile.

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3.
4.
5.
6.

Choose Done.
Right-click in the tool display area and select Get tool from library.
Select a 3/8 flat endmill and choose OK.
Enter the values shown on the following dialog box.

7. Select the pocketing parameters tab and center the values shown on the following
dialog box.

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8. Select the roughing/finishing parameters tab and enter the values shown on the
following dialog box.

9. Choose OK.

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The pocket toolpath should look like the following picture.

Backplot the toolpath

1. Press [Alt+O] to open the Operations Manager.
2. Choose
Select All.
Backplot.
Run.
Note: Select step instead of run if you would like to watch the progress of the
toolpath. Hold down the [S] key or keep choosing the step menu option.

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3. Choose
Backup
OK
Set up the stock to be machined
1. Choose Job setup.
2. Enter the values shown on the following dialog box.

3. Choose OK.
4. Choose the Gview (isometric) button from the toolbar.
5. Choose the Fit button from the toolbar to fit the geometry in the graphics
window.

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At this point you should have a 3D view of the part.

Verify
1.
2.
3.
4.

Choose operations
Choose Verify.
Choose the configure button from the toolbar.
Select the Use Job Setup values button and enter the values shown on the
following dialog box.
5. Choose OK.

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6. Choose the machine button from the verify toolbar.

The part should look like the following picture.

7. Choose the verify toolbar by selecting the X in the right corner.

Post the code

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 Using Associativity
Modify the existing geometry
1. Choose Gview from the secondary menu and then Top from the Main Menu.
2. Choose
Main Menu
Create
Next Menu
Chamfer
Distances
3. Enter the first distance. 0.25
4. Enter the second distance. 0.25

5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.

Select position. A
Select position. B
Select position. C
Select position. D
Select position. E
Select position. F
Select position. G
Select position. H

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After selecting the points the picture looks like this

Update the toolpath

1. Choose
Main Menu
Toolpaths
Operations
2. Highlight the Contour toolpath in the Operations Manager by selecting it with your
mouse. A blue check mark should appear in the folder beside the word Contour.
3. Choose
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 Regen path
Select All
Verify the changed part
1. Choose verify from the operations manager.
2. Choose to configure button from the toolbar.
3. Select the use job setup values button and enter the values on the following dialog
box.

4. Choose Ok.
5. Choose the machine button from the verify toolbar.
The finished part should look like the following picture.

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 Post the code

We save the work.

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10. 2D Pocket Multiple Depths

Geometry creation
Creation the outside profile and the inner bore
1. Choose
Main Menu
Create
Arc
Circ pt+dia
2. Enter the diameter. 9
3. Enter the coordinates. 0,0
4. Choose
Backup
Circ pt dia
5. Enter the diameter. 5
6. Enter the coordinates. 0,0
7. Choose the Fit button on the toolbar to center the geometry.
Your drawing should look like the following picture.

Create the polygon

1. Choose
Main Menu
Create
Next Menu
Polygon
No. sides
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2. Enter the number of sides. 6

3. Choose Radius
4. Enter the radius. 3

5. Choose Ok.
Your drawing should look like the following picture.

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 Create six 1.5 radius arc

1. Choose
Main Menu
Create
Arc
Endpoints
Endpoint
2. Select endpoint A.
3. Select endpoint B.

4. Enter the radius. 1.5

5. Select the portion of the arc to keep.

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6. Create the remaining arcs by substituting endpoints and repeating steps 4 and 5.

Delete the construction lines

1. Choose
Main Menu
Delete
All
Lines

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 Create the corner fillets

1. Choose
Main Menu
Modify
Fillet
Radius
2. Enter the radius. 0.25
3. Choose chain

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4. Select one of the 1.5 radius arcs.

Toolpath creation
Rough the surface
1. Choose
Main Menu
Toolpaths
Contour
Single
Note: if the chaining arrow is not pointing downward, choose Reverse from the menu.

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2.
3.
4.
5.

Right-click in the tool display area and select Get tool from library.
Select the flat endmill.
Choose OK.
Enter the values shown on the following dialog box.

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6. Select the Contour parameters.

7. Enter the values shown on the following dialog box.

8. Choose the Lead in/out button.
9. Enter the values shown on the following dialog box.

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10. Choose Ok twice.

Your part should look like the following picture.

Pocket the 1.5 Radius

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

Choose pocket
Select any one of the 1.5 arcs.
Choose Done.
Right-click in the tool display area and select Get tool from library.
Select the 3/8 flat endmill.
Choose Ok.
Enter the values shown on the following dialog box.

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8. Select the Pocketing parameters tab.

9. Enter the values shown on the following dialog box.

10. Select the Roughing/Finishing parameters tab.

11. Enter the values shown on the following dialog box.

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12. Choose Ok.

The toolpath should look similar to the following picture.

Pocket the inner bore

1. Choose
Pocket
Single
2. Select the 5 diameter arc.
3. Choose Done.
4. Right-click in the tool display area and choose Get tool from library.
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5. Select the 7/6 flat endmill.

6. Choose Ok.
7. Enter the values shown on the following dialog box.

8. Select the Pocketing parameters tab.

9. Enter the values shown on the following dialog box.

10. Select the Roughing/Finishing parameters tab.

11. Enter the values shown on the following dialog box.

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12. Choose Ok.

The toolpath should look like the following picture.

Blackpot the toolpaths

1. Choose
Main Menu
Toolpaths
Operations
Select All
Backplot
Run
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The next picture is an example after we click Run

Verify the program

1. Choose
Backup
Verify
2. Choose the configure button from the toolbar
3. Enter the values shown on the following dialog box.

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4. Choose Ok.

5. Choose the machine button from the verify toolbar.

The part should look like the following picture.

6. Close the verify box.

7. Choose Ok to exit the Operations Manager.

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 Post Code
1. Save File.

Step 3 Associativity
Modify the existing geometry
1. Choose
Main Menu
Xform
Scale
2. Select the 5 (inner) scale
3. Choose
Done
Origin
4. Enter the next values.

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5. Choose Ok.
The changed geometry should look like the following picture.

Update the toolpath

1. Choose
Main Menu
Toolpaths
Operations
Note: Check marks should appear in all the folders.
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2. Choose
Regen path
Verify

Post Code
1. Save File

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11. 2D Pocket with Islands

Geometry creation
Create the outside profile of the slot
1. Choose
Main Menu
Create
Arc
Polar
Center pt
2. Enter the center point. 0,0
3. Enter the radius. 0.75
4. Enter the initial angle. 180
5. Enter the final angle. 0
6. Enter the center point. 0,1.25
7. Enter the radius. 0.75
8. Enter the initial angle. 0
9. Enter the final angle. 180

10. Choose

Main Menu
Create
Line
Endpoints
Endpoint

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11.
12.
13.
14.
15.

Select endpoint A
Select endpoint B
Select endpoint C
Select endpoint D
Choose Fit button on the toolbar to center the geometry.

Create the 0.75 diameter and the 1.5 diameter arcs

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1. Choose
Main Menu
Create
Arc
Circ pt+dia
2. Enter the diameter. 0.75
3. Enter the center point. 5.5, 2.75
4. Choose Fit button on the toolbar to center the geometry.

5. Choose
Backup
Circ pt+dia
6. Enter the diameter. 1.5
7. Choose center.
8. Select entity A.

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 Create the 4.2 radius arc tangent to the preceding arcs

1. Choose
Backup
Tangent
2 entities
2. Enter the radius. 6
3. Select entity A and entity B at the positions shown.

4. Select the fillet shown on the following picture.

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5. Choose
Backup
2 Entities
6. Enter the radius. 4.2
7. Select entity C and entity D as shown.

8. Select the fillet shown on the following drawing.

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 Trim the existing geometry

1. Choose the Fit button on the toolbar.
2. Choose
Main Menu
Modify
Trim
1 entity
3. Select position A.
4. Select position B.
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5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

Select position A.
Select position C.
Select position D.
Select position E.
Select position D.
Select position F.

11. Choose the Fit button on the toolbar.

Create the 1 radius fillet and trim the geometry

1. Choose
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2.
3.
4.
5.

Backup
Backup
Fillet
Radius
Enter the fillet radius. 1
Choose Trim. (Click on it to toggle this to N).
Select position A.
Select position B.

6. Select the fillet shown.

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7. Choose
Main Menu
Modify
Trim
1 entity
8. Select position A.
9. Select position B.

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 Offset the slot

1. Choose
Main Menu
Xform
Offset
2. Enter the values shown in the dialog box.

3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.

Choose Ok
Select position A.
Select a point inside the slot.
Select position B.
Select a point inside the slot.
Select position C.
Select a point inside the slot.
Select entity D.
Select a point inside the slot.

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 Finish creating the outside profile

1. Choose
Main Menu
Create
Arc
Polar
Center pt
2. Enter the center point. 2.1, 4
3. Enter the radius. 0.56
4. Enter the initial angle. 0
5. Enter the final angle. 180
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6. Choose the fit button on the toolbar.

7. Choose
Main Menu
Create
Fillet
Radius
8. Enter the fillet radius. 0.380
9. Select position A.
10. Select position B.
11. Select position C.
12. Select position D.

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13. Choose
Backup
Arc
Circ pt+dia
14. Enter the diameter 0.5
15. Choose center.
16. Select the arc shown at right.

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17. Choose
Main Menu
Modify
Trim
2 entities
18. Select position A.
19. Select position B
20. Select position C.
21. Select position D.

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22. Choose
Backup
Divide
23. Select position A.
24. Select position B.
25. Select position C.

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26. Choose
Main Menu
Screen
Clr colors
Your part should look like the following picture.

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 Break the existing arcs for future chaining

1. Choose
Main Menu
Modify
Break
2 Pieces

2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.

Select position A.
Choose Endpoint.
Select position B.
Select position C.
Choose endpoint.
Select position D.
Select position E.
Choose endpoint
Select position F.
Select position G.
Choose endpoint.
Select position H.

After doing this the figure has a little more curve the points we selected.

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 Toolpath creation
Create a contour around the part
1. Choose
Main Menu
Toolpaths
Contour
2. Start the chain as shown in the following drawing. Use your mouse to guide the
chain clockwise around the part by clicking on the next entity in the chain until you
have gone all the way around the part.

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3. Choose
End here
Done
4. Right-click in the tool display window and select Get tool from library.
5. Select the flat endmill and choose Ok.
6. Enter the values shown on the following dialog box.

7. Select the Contour parameters tab at the top of the dialog box.
8. Enter the values shown in the following dialog box.

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9. Select the Lead in/out check box and choose the Lead in/out button.
10. Enter the values shown in the following dialog box.

11. Choose OK twice.

The toolpath should look like the following picture.

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 Drill 2 holes
1. Choose
Drill
Manual
Center
2. Select the 0.75 hole.
3. Press [Esc]
4. Choose Done.

5. Right-click in the tool display area and select Get tool from library.
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6. Select the 3/4 drill and choose Ok.

7. Enter the values shown in the following dialog box.

8. Select the simple drill/ no peck tab.

9. Enter the values shown on the following dialog box.

10. Choose Ok.

11. Choose
Drill
Manual
Center
12. Select the 0.5 diameter hole.
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13.
14.
15.
16.
17.

Press [Esc]
Choose Done.
Right-click in the tool display area and select Get tool from library.
Select the drill and choose Ok.
Enter the values shown on the following dialog box.

18. Select the simple drill/no peck tab.

19. Enter the values shown on the following dialog box.

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20. Choose Ok.

Prepare to machine the top of the part
1. Choose
Main Menu
Xform
Offset
2. Enter the values shown in the following dialog box.

3. Choose Ok.
4. Select entity A to offset.
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5. Indicate the offset direction by selecting a point outside the part.

6. Repeat this process for entities B, C, D, E, F and G.

7. Choose
Main Menu
Create
Line
Endpoints

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8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.

Select endpoint A.
Choose endpoint.
Select endpoint B.
Choose endpoint.
Select endpoint C.
Choose endpoint.
Repeat for the points D, E, F, G and H, choosing Endpoint before each one.

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 Pocket the inside of the part.

1. Choose
Main Menu
Toolpaths
Pocket
Chain
2. Select the contour highlighted in white at right to be pocketed.

3. Select the last entity in the contour.

Note: Lead the chain around the contour by clicking on the next entity in the chain. The
chain should go around the thick entities shown in the preceding drawing.
4. Choose
End here
Done
5. Right-click in the tool display window and select Get tool from library.
6. Select a flat endmill and choose OK.
7. Enter the values shown on the following dialog box.

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8. Select the pocketing parameters.

9. Enter the values shown on the following dialog box.

10. Select the Roughing/Finishing parameters tab.

11. Enter the values shown.

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12. Choose Ok.

Create a Pocket toolpath for the 1.25 inch long slot

1. Choose
Pocket
Chain
2. Select the inside of the long arc.

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3. Choose Done.
4. Select the endmill used in the last operation.
5. Enter the values shown in the following dialog box.

6. Select the pocketing parameters tab.

7. Enter the values shown on the following dialog box.
8. Select the check box next to the Depth cuts button.

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9. Select the Roughing/Finishing parameters tab.

10. Enter the values shown on the following dialog box.

11. Choose Ok.

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 Backplot the toolpath

1. Choose the Gview (isometric) button from the toolbar.
2. Choose Fit button from the toolbar.

3. Choose
Main Menu
Toolpaths
Operations
Select All
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 Backplot
Run
An example while is running the Backplot

4. Choose backup to return to the Operations Manager.

5. Choose Ok.
Verifying the toolpath
1. Choose Job Setup
2. Enter the values shown on the following dialog box.

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3. Choose OK.
4. Choose Operations.
5. Choose
Select All
Verify
6. Choose the configure button from toolbar.
7. Select the Use Job Setup values button.
8. Enter the values shown on the following dialog box.

9. Choose Ok.
10. Choose the machine button from the verify toolbar.
The part should look like the following picture.

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11. Close the verify toolbar.

12. Choose OK to exit the operations manager.
Post the Code
1. Save file.

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