lab 2 master camp art 12014
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Introduction to Mastercam X72014
Lecture 1
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Learning Objectives:
Understand the Mastercam Interface
Switch Units
Understand the Operation Manager
Learn how to use grids
Understand the Auto Curser
Use Selecting and Viewing Methods
Create a Geometry
Points
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Before You Start !
Mastercam is installed on all computers in CAWP computer lab
Some drawings and materials used in these notes are referenced from the Mastercam Help Manual
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Introduction - Mastercam Interface Layout
Ribbon Bar allows user to enter values and/or settings for the entity that you are
currently creating or modifying
Function prompt prompts the current command
Status Bar allows user to change and set attributes like color, level, style and width)
(Similar to Layer in AutoCAD)
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Introduction - Mastercam Interface Layout
Operation Manager list of the tool paths and solids operation
Origin Indicator defines the point coordinates in X, Y, and Z axis in the current view
Drawing Area workspace area where the geometry is created and displayed
MRU Toolbar short cuts of the most recently used functions and commands
Unit Indicator indicates the unit of the drawing and the scale of the current view
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Units Metric or Imperial
1. Select Setting
2. Select Configuration
3. At the bottom of the window in
the pull down menu, select the
Unit you want to work in. (CNC
Router can read both imperial &
metric units)
4. Confirm with OK
Note: The unit setting is in the main
window. Thus, changing the
categories on the left will not hide
the unit setting pull-down menu.
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Operation Manager Tool Path
In case the Operation Manager is not displayed
Go to View in the Pull Down Menu
Select Toggle Operations Manager
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Operation Manager Tool PathMastercam can be used for many kinds and types of CNC machines. In our case, it is a CNC Router
1. Select Machine Type
2. Go to Router
3. Select
UBC SCM ROUTECH.RMD
or
Weeke_WoodWop.RMD
1. In the Operation Manager,
Machine Group will appear
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BEFORE WE START FOR SCM Machine
Please be aware of a few rules when programming in Mastercam.
1) Stock setup has to be done
(Red hidden lines)
2) Mastercam origin has to
be the top of the part
3) Part has to be drawn in the
X+ Y+ Z- quadrant
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BEFORE WE START FOR Homag MachinePlease be aware of a few rules when programming in Mastercam.
1) Stock setup has to be done
(Red hidden lines)
2) Mastercam origin has to
be the bottom of the part
3) Part has to be drawn in the
X+ Y+ Z+ quadrant
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Introduction X & Y Origin (0,0)
Hit F9 to turn on the X & Y axis origin
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Introduction Grid Parameters
Hit Alt + G to display the menu above Select Active Grid & Visible Grid to display the grid
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Auto Cursor1. Right click with
your mouse inside the drawing area
2. Select Auto Cursor
3. Adjust the settings and functions you need
4. Confirm with ok
Power keys - one-character short cut keys associated with different types
of points that you set in this dialog box.
O Origin C - Arc Center
E Endpoint I - Intersection
M Midpoint Q - Quadrant
P - Point
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Auto Cursor
FastPoint mode when a command requires to enter the coordinates of X, Y, and Z,
the user can simply type in the values
ex: 10,20,30 coordinates in x,y,z to indicate the location
1. Right click with your mouse inside the drawing area
2. Select Auto Cursor
3. Adjust the settings and functions you need
4. Confirm with ok
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Selecting Methods
The left and top parts are
selected.
(Color changes to yellow when
selected)
Clicking the
Invert Selection
The right and bottom parts are
selected. This function instantly
selects currently unselected items,
and at the same time unselecting all
the selected items.
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Selecting Methods
Selection Methods selecting items (geometry) with different methods
Chain select all the items that are linked together, ex: square select one
line will automatically selecting the whole square (all 4 lines)
Window select items with a box (window)
Polygon select items by creating a multi-line polygon
Single select only 1 item at a time
Area select closed boundaries around the point selected in the drawing
area (mouse click location)
Vector select items by drawing a multi-line, any items intersected by that
vector line will be selected
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Selecting Methods
Entity selection settings Determines how the Selection Method Window
is selecting items
In items which are completely inside the selection box
Out items which are completely outside the selection box
In+ - items which are inside and touching the selection box
Out+ - items which are outside and touching the selection box
Intersect items which are touching the selection box
Note: When selecting:
Holding down shift automatically go to Chain selection
Holding down Ctrl automatically go to Window selection
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Selecting MethodsQuick Masks (QM) by left and right clicking the Quick Masks
button:
Left-clicking a mask function set masking to select all entities of the
specified type
Right-clicking the function sets masking to single selection. When
this function is On, a * will appear beside Only
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Selecting MethodsTo turn off the Right-clicking QM
function
1. Left click on Only*
2. The window Select Only appears
3. Select the categories which need to
be unselect
4. Items of that category will appear
below
5. Unselect the items
6. Confirm with OK
Note: if the whole category needs to be
unselected, user only need to unselect the
box beside the categories
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Viewing
Top Gview Look at the drawing from the top X - Y Plane
Front Gview Look at the drawing from the front X - Z Plane
Right Gview Look at the drawing from the right Y - Z Plane
Isometric Gview Look at the drawing in isometric view 3D view
- Zoom Target
- Zoom Window
- Zoom Selected
- Un-Zoom previous
- Un-Zoom
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Viewing Middle Scroll-Wheel Mouse Button
Middle Scroll-Wheel Mouse Button Zoom in and out
Hold Down the Middle Scroll-Wheel Mouse Button User can custom define the
function of Panning and Rotating
1. Go to Setting
2. Configuration
3. Screen
4. Select Pan as the
middle button
Pan move the view window
within the drawing area without
changing the scale and
viewpoint.
Spin -dynamic rotation of
entities in the drawing area
around a selected point or
position.
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2D/3D Construction Modes
This button switches from 2D construction mode to 3D construction mode. The default
setting for this button is 3D construction mode.
2D mode - all the geometry is created parallel to the current construction plane at
the current Z depth setting.
3D mode - the X, Y, and Z coordinates are all read from AutoCursor when sketching
dynamically. When working in a 3D environment, you can create entities
which points are in different planes, or create entities (such as arcs or 2D
splines) in planes other than the predefined planes.
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Create GeometryThere are two methods to create geometry:
1. Pull down Menu
2. Toolbars & Short Cut Keys
For the pull down menu, there are sub-menus for some of the function.
To access the sub-menus of Toolbars & Short Cut keys, the user can click the drop down arrow
to the right of the icon
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Geometry Creation Ribbon BarSome of the functions to create geometry allows the user to enter values and/or settings in the Ribbon Bar
during the process.
Ex: Creating a Rectangle
If the geometry is blue, users can modify the yellow highlighted values in the Ribbon Bar. However,
the geometry can only be modified before it has been confirmed (changes color to green).
Note: As long as the rectangle is blue it is not been confirmed yet.
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Geometry Creation Ribbon BarTo confirm the geometry, users can click in the Ribbon Bar. This will confirm the geometry (its color changes
to green), but remain in the function of creating an element of the same kind.
Or the user can click in the Ribbon Bar. This will confirm the geometry (its color changes to green) and ends
the function of creating an element of this and any kind.
Note: The rectangle is blue which indicates that it is not been confirmed yet. Once, the rectangle
is confirmed, it will act as 4 lines instance of a rectangle.
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Geometry Creation Ribbon BarFor ease of repetitions values in the Ribbon Bar can be locked (set to be fixed, color changes to red) by the user.
Ex: Creating a rectangle
Users can lock the value by left clicking the button beside any yellow highlighted value in the Ribbon Bar.
The color of the value will change to red. The values will stay locked whenever this command is in use.
To unlock the value, left click the button beside the red value again.
Note: You can enter imperial or metrics value into the Ribbon Bar no matter which default unit
system you are using. Mastercam will automatically convert the unit for you.
Ex: For imperial in metric system 1 inch enter 1
For metric in imperial system mm for millimeter or m for meter
Automatic Unit Conversion
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Geometry Creation PointAccess the Point command by Pull down menu or toolbars
For normal uses, pick Create Point Position.
Users can pick the locations with AutoCursor function which will automatically located the point to ex: end
point, centre etc.
In case the user knows the exact location of the point, it can be entered by the X, Y, and Z coordinates. These
values can be entered in the Ribbon bar.
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Geometry Creation Point1. In a text file, type
x,y,z
x,y,z
x,y,z
and so on
2. Go to File
3. Open
4. Open the text file
*.txt
5. Points will
automatically
generate according
to the x, y, & z
coordinates
provided in the text
file
EXERCISE: Create_Point_Pos
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Geometry Creation Line Create Line Endpoint
There are different option in the Ribbon Bar for the Create Line Endpoint function
- Location of the point by X,Y, & Z coordinates
- Length of the line
- Angle of the line
- Create a horizontal or vertical lines parallel to X or Y axis by
entering the distance between the origin of X or Y
-Lines will join together at endpoints
EXERCISE: Create_Lines