Mastercam 2017 Handbook Volume 1 SAMPLE

THE GUIDE TO MASTERCAM

HANDBOOK VOLUME 1

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Author: In-House Solutions ISBN: 978-1-77146-565-6 Revision Date: June 3, 2016 Notice

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Legend ... 1

Chapters

Introduction To Mastercam ...3

Mastercam Workspace ...39

CAD Drawing... 71

Advanced CAD Drawing ...151

Solid Modeling ...211

Drill Toolpaths ...251

Contour Toolpaths ...327

Pocket, Face, Circle & Slot Mill Toolpaths ...383

High Speed Toolpaths & Feature Based Machining ...425

Rotary Toolpaths ...491

Change Recognition ...519

Appendix A - Drill Charts ... 535

Appendix B - G & M Codes ... 541

Appendix C - Speed & Feeds... 545

OBJECTIVES

In this chapter, you will learn what CAD/CAM software is and how Mastercam works. Upon completion of this chapter, you should be able to do the following:

INTRODUCTION

CAD and CAM are the acronyms of Computer-Aided Design and Computer-Aided Manufacturing, respectively. CAM/CAM software is used to program CNC (Computer Numerical Control) machine tools.

CAD/CAM software allows you to draw or model a part on the computer. This electronic model is accurate and can be easily modified.

Machining operations can be applied to remove excessive material and to finish the part. The machining

processes are accurately simulated, allowing you to find and resolve problems before running the program on the machine.

Once you are certain that the machining processes are safe and effective, Mastercam performs all the tedious calculations and formatting to generate the NC (Numerical Control) code file.

CAD/CAM software is often used to program CNC machine tools because it offers many advantages over manual programming, including

• Understand the CNC Setups.

• Understand file types and directory structures. • Start and exit Mastercam.

• Mastercam file functions.

• Import and export data to other CAD/CAM Systems. • Translation - Neutral and Native.

• File Compression

• Faster programming

• More efficient CNC programs

• Fewer CNC program human errors, resulting in fewer scrapped parts and broken tools

Introduction To Mastercam

CNC SETUPS

Parts must be located precisely and held securely during the machining process. Work holding devices are referred to as fixtures. A fixture can be as simple as a vise with hard jaws. Very complex fixtures, like those used in the aerospace industry, may cost many thousands of dollars and be designed by highly experienced tooling engineers.

A few of the many factors influencing work holding include:

For example, many parts can be accurately located and held in a vise. If the part is machined on several sides, pay careful attention to the order in which each face is machined and how the part is flipped between operations. Production quantity is an important consideration. Higher production volumes usually justify more expensive tooling to speed production and reduce scrap rate.

Size and type of material and cutting forces also affect fixture choice. A foam or plastic visual prototype may be simply glued or taped down. More substantial parts can be bolted, clamped, or held with a vacuum.

• Type of material being machined • Number of sides of part to machine • Feature tolerances

• Machining forces

• Rigidity of the part, before and after material is machined • Cost to manufacture the fixture

• Number of times the fixture will be used • Skill level of the machine operator

CNC Setups Vise

A basic vise setup uses a vise, step jaws, vise stop, and stock material machined to size as shown in Figure 1. The back edge of the fixed step jaw is dial-indicated parallel to the machine’s X-axis. The vise stop sets a limit to slide the stock against as new stock material is loaded.

Figure 1

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Improperly designed setups are extremely dangerous. Parts, tooling, or fixture components can shatter or be ejected at high speed, causing serious injury or even death. Always wear safety attire (glasses, steel toes, hearing protection, etc) and observe all machine safety procedures.

Figure 2 shows the layout of a typical VMC and the location of the spindle when the machine is at its Home Position.

Figure 2

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CNC programs are written in terms of the tool tip motion, not table motion. For example, a command of X1.0 moves the tool to the right (though on a VMC the table will move to the left).

Fixture Offsets

You have probably noticed that when the machine is at its home position, its coordinate system datum is far away from the part datum. The reason is explained below.

When you first power-up a CNC machine, the machine does not know where the spindle is in the workspace. The machine finds the spindle’s position, also known as the machine position, during the startup-home process by simply driving each machine axis towards its limit. Just before the machine reaches an axis limit, it trips a micro-switch. This signals the control that the axis is at a known location, called the Machine Home. Home is usually defined as the center-face of the spindle where the machine is at its axes’ limits.

Once a machine has been to the Machine Home, the machine keeps track of its own position by measuring how far each axis moves from Home. Coordinates in relation to the Machine Home are called Machine Coordinates. The Machine Home position is far from the work piece; hence, programs written in Machine Coordinates will have numbers that hardly exhibit obvious relations to coordinates on the part. Further, if a fixture is removed, it will be difficult to put back the fixture exactly where it was, and the CNC program written in Machine Coordinates will have to be rewritten to account for all the changes. Therefore, Machine Coordinates are rarely employed to generate CNC programs.

Since a part has its own datum, NC programs can be written in reference to the Part Datum, and such programs can be easily understood. Figure 3 gives an example of the coordinate system based on the Part Datum.

Figure 3

Any point on the part or fixture can be used to locate the part datum, as long as the point’s position can be reliably obtained.

In Figure 4, the material is machined to the finished size before loading it into a standard six-inch vise with step jaws. The top of the finished material is the Z-Datum.

The fixed (back) vise jaw is dial-indicated parallel to the machine X-axis. A Vise Stop, in this case an adjustable rod, allows stock material to be loaded into the vise in the exact same position each time.

The part datum must be located precisely, typically +/- .001 or less. There are many ways to find the part datum. For example, the XY-Datum can be easily obtained using the Edge Finder to locate the back and left edges of the part.

Fixture Offset Registers (G54-G59)

The coordinate system is shifted from Machine Home to the Part Datum by a Fixture Offset. A fixture offset is simply a record of the distance between the Machine Home position and the Part Datum point, which is kept by the machine control. Each time the NC program commands a move, the machine control checks this record, or Register, and internally adds this value to that move.

G-codes that are assigned for Fixture Offset are usually G54 through G59, and some machines may allocate more. Each fixture offset has an XYZ shift value.

In Figure 5, the G54 offset register is called on line (N2) of the NC program. This line of code moves the center of

the spindle from the Machine Home position to directly above the Part Datum.

Tool Length Offsets (H)

You have probably noticed that the fixture offset in the previous example was used only to shift the datum in the X-Y directions, not in Z. This is because the Z shift distance changes based on the tool length - how far the tool extends below the center-face of the spindle. Most tools are of different lengths. Length may also change when you replace a worn or broken tool.

Shifting the Z-datum is completed by using Tool Length Offsets. Tool offsets function similarly to fixture offsets. They inform the machine of the location of the tool tip in relation to the part Z-datum. Each tool has its own Tool Length Offset number. For most machines, Tool Length Offset number is an H-value that uses the same number as the tool (i.e., T1 uses H1, T2 uses H2, etc).

The H-value is called in the G-code file with the first rapid move to depth along with a G43 (Read Tool Height Offset Register). This requests the machine to check the H-register value and add this to the move, as shown in

Figure 6.

The previous illustration presents the simplest way to use the Tool Length Offsets. This method is widely used in prototype and short production. Below is a more detailed description about the method.

There is another method of using the Tool Length Offsets, which employs preset tooling. This method is used more often in larger companies and long production run work. A more detailed description of the method is as follows.

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Some machines have automatic tool probes which measure the length automatically. Follow the instructions in the machine operator manual for use of tool and fixture offsets with a probe. There are other ways to use fixture and tool offsets.

They all work, and companies have good reasons to adopt a particular method. But, once you understand how fixture and tool offsets work, you will easily be able to adapt to whatever method your company or school uses.

• The tool is jogged to the Part Z-Datum (in this case, the top of the part).

• The incremental distance moved in Z-axis from the home position to the top of the part is recorded and entered in the appropriate Tool Length Register.

• This value represents the shift in Z from the machine home to the Z-Datum of the part.

• The value is usually negative; the machine subtracts this value from the Z-position of the spindle, shifting the tool down towards the part.

• The tool length (distance from the center-face of the spindle to the tip of the tool) is accurately measured in the tool room.

• This gage length is entered in the tool-offset register as a positive value.

• The fixture offset Z-value represents the distance from the center-face of the spindle to the part Z-datum. • Internally, the control first subtracts the fixture offset from a command move. It then adds the tool gage

CNC Setups

Plate work refers to machining sheets or plates of material. The material is manufactured to a specified thickness that is the same as the finish thickness of the part. Hence no facing operation is required.

The purpose of the fixture plate is to locate accurately the stock material and then keep the part from moving during machining.

The illustration below shows a typical fixture plate. The fixture base is machined to be flat, square, and parallel. The plate is engraved with the part name and the coordinates of the part datum in reference to the upper-left corner, as shown in Figure 7. This makes it easier to reuse the fixture plate.

Example Fixture Plate

The fixture plate below shows the setup just before the first machining operation. After the holes are drilled and the bolts are inserted through the part, the dowel pins and clamps should be removed if there is any possibility of a collision with the tool or holder, as shown in Figure 8.

Fixture Plate Components

Component Description

Fixture Plate This is the base on which the fixture is built. For short production and prototype parts, an aluminum plate is commonly used. It is machined flat, square, and parallel.

Deburr all sharp edges and holes so that the stock lies flat on the surface and is not scratched.

Stock A sheet of aluminum stock that is within specification in thickness. Since an OD contour cut is made all around the part, stock can be sheared or saw cut to approximate the size.

Deburr and inspect material before placing it in the fixture.

Dowel Pins Dowel holes are drilled and reamed to a diameter of .251 and .375 deep, providing a slip fit in the holes.

A .093 vent hole is drilled from the bottom of the reamed hole through the bottom of the plate. This allows air to enter into the space between the bottom of the dowel pins. Without it, the dowel may become impossible to remove due to the vacuum created with a blind hole. Washers Steel cap screws will mar aluminum. Place an aluminum washer or pad

between clamps and an aluminum surface.

Cap Screws Two screws hold the clamps in place during drilling operations. Others are installed to hold the plate down during the OD contour cut.

Component Specifications

Below presents an example of the component specifications of a fixture plate. Component Specifications

Fixture Plate 6061-T6 Aluminum Width: 6.00 Height: 4.25

Thickness: 0.625 (5/8) Stock 6061-T6 Sheet Aluminum

Width: 6.00 Height: 4.25 Thickness: 0.063 Dowel Pins Ground Steel

Diameter: 0.250 Height: 0.625 (5/8) Install: 0.375 Deep Washers Aluminum ID: 0.266 OD: 0.50 Thickness: 0.064 Cap Screws 1/4-20 Socket Head OD: 0.250 Thread Head Dia: 0.375 Grip Length: 0.75 Clamps 6061-T6 Aluminum Width: 0.5 Height: 1.0 Thickness: 0.25 Step: 0.063 D-Hole: 0.26 WD x .50 HT Shop Made

Process Overview

The following steps show how a simple fixture plate may be set up and used on a vertical machining center.

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The machine operator is responsible for part quality. This is more than just adjusting a machine offset to ensure the part is within specification.

Shoulder Bolts

In cases where you need to position a plate with existing holes, never rely on threaded holes to locate the part. Instead, use Shoulder Bolts (aka Stripper Bolts) as shown in Figure 9.

Counterbore a hole in the fixture plate the diameter of the bolt shank.

Drill and tap a hole in the bottom of this counterbore to screw in the shoulder bolt.

MASTERCAM FILE TYPES

Mastercam uses several file types, and each file plays a specific role in programming your machine. They are installed on the computer’s hard drive in the directories shown in the Mastercam directory structure.

Mastercam automatically keeps track of the file location and extension. Below are the extensions that are most widely used.

MASTERCAM DIRECTORY STRUCTURE

Depending on the type of operating system installed on your computer, Mastercam will install files into different file paths.

For Windows 7, Windows 8 or Windows 10 you can find individual files and folders located at Documents\my mcam2017. Shared files and folders will be located at C:\Users\Public\Public Documents\shared mcam2017. The Program Files folder will be located at C:\Program Files.

Name Extension(s) Purpose

Mastercam File MCAM Holds drawing and associated toolpath information. Post Processor PST

MMD CONTROL

The Post Processor consists of three files: PST or PSB (Post), MMD (Machine Definition), and CONTROL (Control

Definition).

These act together as a language translator that converts MCAM file toolpath information into a NC program file that will run the CNC machine.

G-Code NC This is the G & M code file used to control your machine. The default extension can be changed if your machine requires a different one.

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Above lists the default locations of files. Mastercam will automatically store files there unless another location is set. The location of these files can be changed to any location on the computer or network at any time.

STARTING MASTERCAM

To start Mastercam double click on the Mastercam 2017 icon on your computer desktop. If there are no icons on your desktop, do the following

• Step 1: Left click on the Windows® Start icon, which is usually at the lower left corner of the computer screen.

• Step 2: Move the cursor over All Programs/All Apps.

• Step 3: Slide the cursor over the menu, find Mastercam 2017. • Step 4: Move the cursor over the word Mastercam 2017.

GETTING HELP

Mastercam has a network of extensive technical support. Whenever you need help to understand a function or some setting hit Alt+H or select the Question mark icon.

The Help menu lists several resources available, including What’s New, Contents, Tutorials, ReadMe, Check for Updates, Network Licensing and About Mastercam.

If you are a student, your instructor is your primary source for help.

Mastercam has a worldwide network of Authorized Resellers to support industrial customers. Mastercam resellers are highly qualified and have extensive experience helping customers get the most from their Mastercam software investment.

The Mastercam forum is an excellent resource. It includes answers to frequently asked questions. Also, the Forum section lets you post questions and read answers from Mastercam users worldwide. Please visit www.emastercam.com for more information.

MASTERCAM FILE (BACKSTAGE) FUNCTIONS

Mastercam 2017 features a new ribbon interface that is similar with other software such as Microsoft Office products which makes it easier to find the functions you need to complete your part. Most functions in Mastercam can be accessed using a ribbon tab.

Click FILE to access the Backstage view.

File functions are used to manage MCAM and other file types. You can also access information about the current file, customize the interface open the help or connect with the Mastercam community. The following functions are available in the Backstage view.

Symbols

# Finish Cuts... 411

Numerics

2D Contour ... 349 2D/3D Drawing Mode ... 178 2D/3D Mode ... 44

3D Cartesian Coordinate System ... 172

3D Contour ... 350

A

Absolute coordinates... 75

Absolute/Incremental... 283

Air regions... 428

All Mastercam X Files... 28

Analyze Chain ... 342

Arc... 82

Arc Filter/Tolerance ... 376

Arc Options ... 100

Arc Ribbon Bar ... 101

Arc/Filter Tolerance ... 439

Arcs ... 99

Area Mill - Cut Parameters ... 441

Area Mill - Transitions... 443

Area Mill - Trochoidal Motion ... 442

Area Mill Toolpath ... 440

AutoCursor Cues ... 95

Automated Hole Processing ... 323

Avoidance Regions... 428

Axes Designation ... 492

Axis Substitution ... 504

Axis Substitution Toolpaths ... 514

B

Backplot ... 309

Backplot Example ... 313

Backplot Home Tab... 310

Backplot View Tab ... 313

Base Feature ...213

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216

C

CAD Drawing... 71

CAD/CAM ... 3

Canned Text ... 412

Cartesian Coordinate System ... 73

Center Drill... 254

Centerline Vs Of Center Machining ... 505

Chain Feature Options ... 334

Chaining ... 330 Chaining Example ... 338 Chaining Options ... 336 Chaining Problems ... 339 Chamfer ...108

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213 Chamfer Contour ... 351

Chamfer Ribbon Bar ... 109

Change Recognition ...519

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524 Change Recognition Step By Step... 530

Changing Toolpaths ... 307

Changing Views... 50

Check All Tracked Files ... 523

Check Current File ... 521

Circle Mill Toolpath... 416

Clear All Solid Face and Feature Color... 236

Climb vs Conventional Machining ... 357

Color ...44

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47 Communicate ... 321

Compensation Direction ... 359

Configuation ... 66

Configure AutoCursor Dialog ... 96

Constant Radius ... 227

Construction Depth (Z

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175 Construction Depth Example... 176

Construction Plane (Cplane) ... 173

Containment regions ... 428

Contour Break Through ... 371

Counterbore ... 254

Counterbore (G82) ... 290

Countersink ... 254

CPlane 2 Lines Example ... 183

Cplane Flat Entity Example ... 185

Cplane Normal ... 190

Cplane Rotate ... 186

Create a New Toolbar ... 60

Create New Folder ... 28

Create Points ... 114

Creating Arcs... 104

Creating Axis Substitution Toolpaths... 508

Creating Contour Toolpaths ... 330

Creating Fillets ... 107

Creating Lines ... 90

Creating Planes ... 180

Creating Pocket Toolpaths... 386

Customize Drop Downs/Context Menu RMB . 62 Customize Drop Downs/RMB ... 62

Customizing Toolbars ... 53

Cut ... 212

Cut Parameters - Facing... 461

Cut Parameters - Restmil ... 464

Cut Parameters - Roughing ... 463

Cutter Compensation ... 358

Cutter Compensation in Computer ... 360

Cutter Compensation in Control... 361

D

Datum ... 78

Delete ... 126

Delete Duplicates... 340

Delete duplicates ... 340

Depth Cut Order ... 411

Disjoint Body...213

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225 Draft... 213

Draft Faces ...215

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236 Drafting ...82

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125 Drawing Using Cplane ... 177

Drill ... 254

Drill Cut Parameters ... 280

Drill Cycles ... 285

Drill Linking Parameters... 281

Drill Location Selection ... 274

Drill Point Manager... 308

Drill Tip Compensation ... 282

Drill Tool Selection ... 255

Drop Down Menu ... 41

Dynamic Contour - Contour Wall ... 445

Dynamic Contour - Cut Parameters ... 444

Dynamic Contour Toolpath... 444

Dynamic Mill - Break Through ... 437

Dynamic Mill - Cut Parameters ... 431

Dynamic Mill - Depth Cuts ... 433

Dynamic Mill - Entry Motion... 434

Dynamic Mill - Linking Parameters ... 438

Dynamic Mill - Rest Material ... 436

Dynamic Mill Toolpath... 430

Dynamic Planes... 182 Dynamic Xform ... 152

E

Edge ... 212 Editor ... 319 Ellipse... 119 English/Metric ... 165

Enter Coordinate Values and AutoCursor Toolbar93 Entering Numeric Data ... 97

Entry Chain ... 428

Extrude ...214

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217 Extrude Base Feature... 221

Extrude Dialog Box ... 218

Extrude Direction... 213

F

Face... 212 Face Toolpath ... 413 Facing Pockets ... 391 Facing Tools ... 458 FBM Additional Settings ...471

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487 FBM Circle Mill Parameters ... 468

FBM Deep Drilling ... 478

FBM DRill ... 473

FBM Drill Circle Mill Parameters...481

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482 FBM Drill Hole Detection ... 475

FBM Drill Hole Mapping ... 477

FBM Drill Linking Parameters ... 486

FBM Drill Setup ... 473

FBM Drill Tools... 485

FBM Features...472

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488 FBM Helix Bore Parameters...470

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484 FBM Hole Milling ... 481

FBM Hole Milling Parameters... 466

FBM Linking Parameters... 471

FBM Spot Drilling ... 479

FBM Wall Finish ... 465

Feature ... 213

Feature Based Machining ... 453

Feature Detection ... 457 File Compression ... 36 File Name ... 28 File Save ... 29 File Tracking ... 520 Fillet ...106

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213 Fillet Ribbon Bar ... 106

Find Features ... 236 Finish Step ... 411 Finish Tools ... 460 Fit Screen ... 49 Function Prompt ... 41

G

G-Code ...14

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19 General Selection Toolbar ... 127

Geometry Nesting ... 152 Getting Help... 21 Graphic Area ... 41 Group/Results ... 156 Groups ...45

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H

Helix ... 119 HMC Setups ... 495 Holder Page ... 279 Hole-Axis... 237

I

Incremental coordinates ... 75 Index Toolpaths ... 496

Island Facing Pockets... 393

Island taper angle ... 411

K

Keep Tool Down... 411

Line Style... 44 Line Width ...44

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47 Lines... 84 List Options ... 28 Loft...213

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214

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236 Look In ... 28

M

Machine Group Properties - Files ... 268

Machine Group Properties - Stock Setup ... 270

Machine Group Properties - Tool Settings ... 269

Machine type... 256

Machining regions ... 427

Machining Splines ... 375

Mastercam Code Expert ... 319

Mastercam Coordinate Systems...80

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172 Mastercam File ...14

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19 Mastercam File Functions... 23

Mastercam Geometry ... 81

Mastercam Programming Process... 252

Mastercam Workspace... 40

Max Rough Step... 411

Mirror ...152

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159 Mitered Corners ... 227

Model Prep ... 236

More Point Function... 114

Mouse Cursor ... 41

Mouse View Commands ... 51

Move... 240

Move To Origin ... 197

Move to Origin... 152

Multiple Machining Region ... 427

N

Named Views... 49

Native File Types... 34

Native Files ... 33

Neutral File Translations... 31

Overlapping entities ... 340

P

Parallel lines... 86

Pattern ... 214

Peck Drill (G83) ... 293

Peel Mill - Cut Parameters ... 447

Peel Mill Toolpath ... 446

Perpendicular lines ... 85 Plane Indexing ...496

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497 Plane Manager... 261 Plane Selection ... 43 Planes = Gview... 182 Planes = WCS ... 182 Planes By Geometry ... 182 Pocket Chaining ... 387

Pocket Cut Parameters ... 388

Pocket Cutting Methods ... 401

Pocket Depth Cuts ... 411

Pocket Entry Motion... 403

Pocket Finishing ... 409

Pocket Helical Entry ... 407

Pocket Lead In/Out ... 410

Pocket Ramp Entry ... 405

Pocket Remachining ... 395

Pocket Roughing Parameters ... 400

Pocket Tool Selection ... 384

Pocket Toolpath... 384

Pocket Tools... 384

Pocket Types... 389

Pockets with Islands ... 390

Point ...82

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109 Point Options ... 111

Point Ribbon Bar... 112

Point Style ...44

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47 Polar Coordinates ... 76 Polygon ... 119 Post Process... 318 Post Processo...14

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19 Pre-Defined WCS ... 259 Print ... 24 Print Preview ... 24 Project ...152

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193 Propagate Along Tangencies ... 227

Push-Pull ...236

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237 Push-Pull Example ... 238

R

Rapid Height G98/G99 ... 299

Reading CAD Data ... 30

Reamer ... 254

Recognition... 213

Rectangle ... 119

Rectangle Options ... 121

Rectangle Ribbon Bar ... 121

Rectangles ... 120

Rectangular Array ...152

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196 Red X... 28

Remove Faces ... 236

Retrieving Numeric Data ... 98

Revolve ...213

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214

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236 Right Hand Rule ...190

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493 Right Mouse Button... 28

RMB ... 41

Roll ... 152

Rotary Feed Rates ... 506

Rotate ...152

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162 Rotate Direction ... 163

Rotate Toolpath ... 500

Rough End Mill... 385

Roughing Tools ... 459

S

Save ... 24 Save As... 24 Save Some ... 24 Scale...152

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164 Select Library Tool ... 345

Select Only ... 134

Selection Override Options ... 129

Sheet Solid ... 213

Shell ... 213

Simple Drill (G81 ... 287

Simulate the toolpath in Verify ... 315

Slot Mill Toolpath ... 419

Solid Add Boss ... 224

Solid Body ... 212

Solid Chamfer ... 229

Solid Chamfer Dialog Boxes ... 230

Solid Chamfer Edge Example ... 231

Solid Constant Radius Fillet Dialog Box ... 227

Solid Cut... 224

Solid Distance And Angle Chamfer ... 236

Solid Face-Face Fillet ... 236

Solid Options... 213

Solid Shell ... 215

Solid Terms ... 212

Solid Two-Distance Chamfer... 236

Solid-Draft... 220 Solids... 81 Solids Fillet ... 226 Solids Manager ... 232 Solids Menu ... 214 Spiral ... 119 Spline ... 82 Spot Drill ... 254 Standard Pockets ... 389 Starting Mastercam ... 20 Stretch ... 152 Subprogram ... 411 Surfaces ... 81 Sweep ...213

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236 System Defined Cplanes ... 174

T

Tangent lines ... 85 Tap ... 254 Taper angle ... 411 Tapered Wall ... 411 Tapping (G84) ... 295 Thicken ...215

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236 Thin Wall... 213 Thread Mill... 378

Toggle Operations Manager ... 54

Tool Page ... 277

Toolpath Controls ... 304

Toolpath Display Colors ... 529

Toolpath Properties ... 267

Toolpath Type Page ... 276

Toolpaths Manager... 301

Toolpaths/Solids Manager... 41

Tracking Options... 522

Translate 3D Example ... 192

Translation Problems... 35

Tree View List ... 275

Trim ...215

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236 Trim/Break... 115

Trim/Break Options ... 115

Trim/Break Ribbon Bar ... 116

Trimming ... 117

U

Undo/Redo ... 98

Use Island Depths ... 411

User Defined Cplanes ... 180

User-Defined WCS ...260

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264 Using WCS... 262

Using Wear Compensation ... 364

V

View Summary Report ... 528

View Toolbars ... 49 Viewport Axes... 41 Views ... 49 VMC Setups ... 494

W

Watertight ... 213 Wear Compensation ... 363 Window Control ... 41 Wireframe ... 81 Wireframe Geometry ... 82

Wireframe Geometry Options... 83

Work Coordinate System (WCS) ... 258

X

Xform Roll ... 510 Xform Unroll ... 512

Z

Z 45 Zip2 Go... 37