Lathe Training Tutorials

Lathe Training Tutorials

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TABLEOFCONTENTS 

GettingStarted

A1

GraphicUserInterface ...................................................................................................................... A1 NavigateThroughMastercam .......................................................................................................... A2 SettingtheToolbarStates ................................................................................................................. A4 SettingtheGrid ................................................................................................................................. A5 SettingtheConstructionAndTheToolPlane ................................................................................... A6 

Tutorials Tutorial#1,2DGeometry,Face,RoughandFinish ........................................................................... 11 Tutorial#2,2DGeometry,Face,Rough,Finish,GroovingandDrilling ............................................. 21 Tutorial#3,2DGeometry,QuickRoughandFinish;InsideRoughandFinish;Cutoff ...................... 31 Tutorial#4,2DGeometry,RoughandFinishCanned;Cycles;GroovingPlungeRough ................... 41 Tutorial#5,2DGeometry,Face,Rough,FinishandThreading,FliptheStock ................................. 51 Tutorial#6,2DGeometry,Facing,CenterDrilling,StockAdvanced,Roughing,Finishing,Grooving–1 Point,Cutoff ..................................................................................................................................... 61 Tutorial#7,3DGeometry,Face,RoughandFinish;FaceContour;CrossContour;CAxisContour;Face Drill;CrossDrill;Cutoff ..................................................................................................................... 71

 GeneralNotes

B1

DefaultKeyAssignments................................................................................................................... B2 CustomizingToolbars ........................................................................................................................ B3 CustomizingDropDown/RightMouseButtonMenu ....................................................................... B4 KeyMapping...................................................................................................................................... B6 DataEntryShortcuts ......................................................................................................................... B8 CreatingGeometryIn3D................................................................................................................... B9 LeadIn/OutParameters .................................................................................................................... B12 CutterCompensation ........................................................................................................................ B13 Chaining............................................................................................................................................. B14 ToolpathManager............................................................................................................................. B18 AboutRight–MouseClickInToolpathsManagerArea ..................................................................... B21

 CreatingLatheToolLibrary

C1

CreatingNewTool ............................................................................................................................. C1

 EditaLatheToolLibrary

D1

EditTool............................................................................................................................................. D1 

LatheTutorialQuizAnswers

E1

QuizAnswers ..................................................................................................................................... E1

 Index

TUTORIALSERIESFOR    

HOWTOUSETHISBOOK 

ThisbookprovidesacomprehensivestepbystepapproachtolearningMastercamLathe.It containspagesofprojects,helpfulhints,aswellastoolandmateriallibraryinstructions. Thebookcoverssevenpartprojectsinallandanadditional14exercises.  Thetutorialsstartwith2DgeometrycreatingforlatheprojectsanddiveintoMastercamLathe toolpathssuchas,face,rough,finish,drilling,insideboring,cutoffandthreads.Thebookalso coverscannedcyclesforroughandfinish.  ThesetutorialsincludeaCAxistutorialwhichdealswith3DgeometrycreationandCAxis toolpathssuchasface,crosscontouring,CAxisdrillingandCAxiscontouring.  Thisisanintuitive,handsontrainingmanualwithsamplescreenshotsaswellastool parameters,faceparameters,roughparameters,finishparametersandmuchmore.Thisisa veryimportantresourceforMastercamLathetraining. 

LEGEND:  Steptofollowtocompletethetutorial 

Additionalexplanationforthecurrentstep   Calloutsthatgivedirectiononhowtocompletethetask       Calloutsthatdescribetheparametersusedinthecurrentstep     

Boldtext(usually)representsMastercamterminology

TUTORIALSERIESFOR     

TUTORIAL#5 LATHE2DGEOMETRY;FACE,ROUGH,FINISH&THREADINGTHE RIGHTSIDEGEOMETRY;FLIPTHESTOCK; FACE,ROUGH,FINISH&DRILLINGTHELEFTSIDEGEOMETRY   





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Objectives: 

Todesigna2dimensionaldrawingby: Creatinglinesusingpolarpositioning. Creatinglinesusingparallelcommand. Modifyingthegeometryusingtrimcommand. Modifyingthegeometryusingfilletcommand. Creatingachamfer.

ToestablishJobSetupsettings: Stocksize. Chucksizeandlocation. Tooloffsets. Toolclearance. Materialofthepart. Feedcalculation.

Tocreatea2dimensionalLathetoolpathconsistingof: Facecuttingtherightsideofthepart. Roughmachiningtherightsideofthepart. Finishmachiningtherightsideofthepart. Threadingthepart. Stockflip Facecuttingtheleftsideofthepart. Roughmachiningtheleftsideofthepart. Finishmachiningtheleftsideofthepart. Drillthehole

TocheckthetoolpathusingMastercam’sVerifyverificationmoduleby: RunningtheVerifyfunctiontomachinethepartonthescreen. GeneratetheNCcode: Runningthepostprocessor.



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GEOMETRYCREATION Settingthetoolbarstates  BeforestartingthegeometrycreationweshouldcustomizethetoolbarstoseeSettingtheToolbar Statestocreatethegeometryandmachinea2Dpart.onpageA4intheUserNotes.  MakesurethattheGridisenabled.Itwillshowyouateachmomentwherethepartoriginis.See SettingtheGridonpageA5  OperationsManagertotheleftofthescreencanbehiddentogainmorespaceinthegraphicarea fordesign.PressAlt+Otoremoveit.

 DuetothefactthatthisdrawingissymmetricalintheZaxis,youwillonlydraw1/2ofthetotalpart.



ChangetheCplaneto+D+Z  SeeSettingtheConstructionandToolPlaneto DZonpageA6intheusernotes.  SelectPlanesfromtheStatusBar SelectLatheDiameter+D+Z 



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STEP1:LINESKNOWINGENDPOINTS  SelecttheOrigin

Create Line Endpoint



EnterthelineLength

1.2(Tab)

EntertheAngleindegrees 90(Enter) [Specifythefirstendpoint]:SelecttheOriginasshowntotheright.  Notethatthecolorofthegeometryiscyan.Thismeansthattheentityis“alive”andyoucanstill changethelineparameters.Toexitthecommandyoucaneitherstartanewcommandorselectthe OKbutton.



 SelectApplybuttontocontinue. EnterthelineLength



6.5(Tab)

EntertheAngleindegrees 180(Enter) [Specifythefirstendpoint]:Selectthe Origin. SelecttheOKbuttontoexitthe command.  UseFiticontofitthedrawingtothe screen.



 Duringthegeometrycreationofthistutorial,ifyoumakeamistake,toundothelaststeppleaseuse Undoicon.Youcanundoasmanystepsasneeded. pleaseuseRedoicon.

Ifyoudeleteorundoastepbymistake,





STEP2:CREATEPARALLELLINES 

Create

SelectEntity1

Line Parallel  [Selectaline]:SelectEntity1 [Indicatetheoffsetdirection]:Picka pointtotheleftoftheselectedline.



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SelectEntity2 EntertheDistance

1.5(Enter)

SelectApplybuttontocontinue.  [Selectaline]:SelectEntity2 [Indicatetheoffsetdirection]:Pickapoint totheleftoftheselectedline. EntertheDistance

1.5(Enter)

SelectApplybuttontocontinue.

SelectEntity3



 [Selectaline]:SelectEntity3 [Indicatetheoffsetdirection]:Pickapoint totheleftoftheselectedline. EntertheDistance

0.5(Enter)

SelectApplybuttontocontinue.  [Selectaline]:SelectEntity4 [Indicatetheoffsetdirection]:Pickapoint totheleftoftheselectedline. EntertheDistance

SelectEntity4

1.5(Enter)

SelectApplybuttontocontinue. [Selectaline]:SelectEntity1



 

SelectEntity1 [Indicatetheoffsetdirection]:Pickapoint totheleftoftheselectedline. EntertheDistance

6.5(Enter)

SelectApplybuttontocontinue.



  [Selectaline]:SelectEntityA [Indicatetheoffsetdirection]:Pickapointabovetheselectedline. EntertheDistance

2.4/2(Enter)

SelectApplybuttontocontinue.  [Selectaline]:SelectEntityA [Indicatetheoffsetdirection]:Pickapoint abovetheselectedline. EntertheDistance

3.2/2(Enter)

SelectApplybuttontocontinue. [Selectaline]:SelectEntityA



SelectEntityA



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  [Indicatetheoffsetdirection]:Pickapointabovetheselectedline. EntertheDistance

2.8/2(Enter)

SelectApplybuttontocontinue.  [Selectaline]:SelectEntityA [Indicatetheoffsetdirection]:Pickapointabovetheselectedline. EntertheDistance

4.8/2(Enter)

SelecttheOKbuttontoexitthecommand.  Thegeometryshouldlookasshowntotheright. 



STEP3:TRIMMING1ENTITY. 

Edit Trim/Break Trim/Break.Extend



SelectTrim1Entity  [Selecttheentitytotrim/extend]:SelectEntity1 [Selecttheentitytotrim/extendto]:SelectEntityA        

SelectEntityA

SelectEntity2

[Selecttheentitytotrim/extend]: SelectEntity2 [Selecttheentitytotrim/extendto]: SelectEntityA SelectEntity1

 [Selecttheentitytotrim/extend]:Select Entity3 [Selecttheentitytotrim/extendto]:SelectEntityB       



SelectEntityB SelectEntity3

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  [Selecttheentitytotrim/extend]:SelectEntity4 [Selecttheentitytotrim/extendto]:SelectEntityC             

SelectEntityC

SelectEntity4

SelectEntity5

[Selecttheentitytotrim/extend]:SelectEntity5 [Selecttheentitytotrim/extend]:SelectEntityC     

STEP4:TRIMMING2ENTITIES.  SelectTrim2Entities  [Selecttheentitytotrim/extend]:SelectEntity1 [Selecttheentitytotrim/extendto]:SelectEntityA         

SelectEntity1here

SelectEntityAhere



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STEP5:TRIMMING3ENTITIES  SelectTrim3Entitiesicon.  [Selectthefirstentitytotrim/extend]:SelectEntity1 [Selectthesecondentitytotrim/extend]:SelectEntity2 [Selecttheentitytotrim/extendto]:SelectEntityA            

SelectEntityAhere

SelectEntity2here

SelectEntity1here

STEP6:TRIMMING1ENTITY  SelectTrim1Entity  [Selecttheentitytotrim/extend]:SelectEntity3 [Selecttheentitytotrim/extendto]:SelectEntityB [Selecttheentitytotrim/extend]:SelectEntity4 [Selecttheentitytotrim/extendto]:SelectEntityC              

SelectEntity3here SelectEntityB

SelectEntity4here

SelectEntityC SelecttheOKbuttontoexitthecommand.



 



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STEP7:CREATEALINEKNOWINGTHETWOENDPOINTCOORDINATES 

Create Line Endpoint  [Specifythefirstendpoint]:SelectEndpointA [Specifythesecondendpoint]:SelectEndpointB   

SelectEndpointA SelecttheOKbuttontoexitthe command.



    

SelectEndpointB

STEP8:CREATETHEFILLETSATTHECORNERS SelectEntityA



Create Fillet Entities



EnterthefilletRadius 0.4 [Selectanentity]:SelectEntityA [Selectanotherentity]:SelectEntityB  Notethatafilletoptionwouldbe automaticallydrawndependingon whereyoumovethecursoraroundtheentities.

SelectEntityB

 SelecttheApplybuttontocontinue.



 EnterthefilletRadius 0.8 [Selectanentity]:SelectEntityC [Selectanotherentity]:SelectEntityD     

SelectEntityChere

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  SelecttheOKbuttontoexitthecommand.





STEP9:DELETETHECONSTRUCTIONLINES.  Selectthelinesasshowntotheright. SelectDeleteentityicon      

 Deletethisentity

Deletethisentity

STEP10:CREATEPARALLELLINES. 

Create Line Parallel  [Selectaline]:SelectEntityA [Indicatetheoffsetdirection]:Pickapointtothe leftoftheselectedline. EntertheDistance

1.0(Enter) SelectEntityA

 UseFiticontofitthedrawingtothescreen. SelectApplybuttontocontinue.





 [Selectaline]:SelectEntityB. [Indicatetheoffsetdirection]:Pickapointtothe rightoftheselectedline. EntertheDistance

2.25(Enter)

SelectApplybuttontocontinue.



SelectEntityB

 [Selectaline]:SelectEntityC [Indicatetheoffsetdirection]:Pickapointabove theselectedline. EntertheDistance

0.5(Enter)

SelectApplybuttontocontinue.



 [Selectaline]:SelectEntityC [Indicatetheoffsetdirection]:Pickapointabovetheselectedline. SelectEntityC



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  EntertheDistance

2.0(Enter)

SelecttheOKbuttontoexitthecommand.





STEP11:TRIMMING3ENTITIES.  Edit Trim/Break Trim/Break/Extend



SelectTrim3Entitiesicon.  [Selectthefirstentitytotrim/extend]:SelectEntity1 [Selectthesecondentitytotrim/extend]:SelectEntity2 [Selecttheentitytotrim/extendto]:SelectEntityA          

SelectEntity1

SelectEntityA

STEP12:TRIMMING2ENTITIES.

SelectEntity2

SelectTrim2Entitiesicon.  [Selecttheentitytotrim/extend]:SelectEntityA [Selecttheentitytotrim/extendto]:SelectEntityB            

SelectEntityAhere SelectEntityBhere SelectEntityChere SelectEntityDhere

[Selecttheentitytotrim/extend]:SelectEntityC [Selecttheentitytotrim/extendto]:SelectEntityD SelecttheOKbuttontoexitthecommand.



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STEP13CREATETHE0.15X45DEGREESCHAMFERS. 

Create Chamfer Entities



EntertheDistance1value

0.15(Enter)

 NotethatthedefaultchamferoptionsintheRibbonbararesetto:1Distance;Trimiconon.



SelectEntity2

[Selectlineorarc]:SelectEntity1 [Selectlineorarc]:SelectEntity2         SelectApplybuttontocontinue.     Thegeometryshouldlookasshownto theright      



SelectEntity1

STEP14:CREATETHE0.125X45DEGREESCHAMFERS.  EntertheDistance1value

0.125(Enter)

 NotethatthedefaultchamferoptionsintheRibbonbararesetto:1Distance;Trimiconon.





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  Entity1

[Selectlineorarc]:SelectEntity1 [Selectlineorarc]:SelectEntity2          

Entity2 Entity3

SelectEntity4here [Selectlineorarc]:SelectEntity3 [Selectlineorarc]:SelectEntity4

Entity5

 [Selectlineorarc]:SelectEntity4 [Selectlineorarc]:SelectEntity5  SelecttheOKbuttontoexitthe command.   Thegeometryshouldlookasshowntothe right.  

STEP15:CREATEAPOLARLINE. 

Create Line Endpoints



EnterthelineLength

1.0(Tab)

EntertheAngleindegrees 59(Enter) [Specifythefirstendpoint]:SelectEndpointA.    

SelectEndpointA

SelecttheOKbuttontoexitthecommand.



 



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STEP16:TRIMMING1ENTITY. 

Edit Trim/Break Trim/Break/Extend



SelectDivide  [Selectthecurvetodivide]:SelectEntityA           SelecttheOKbuttontoexitthecommand.



SelectEntityAhere



STEP17:DELETETHECONSTRUCTIONLINES.  Selectthelinesasshowntotheright. SelectDeleteentityicon.   EntityA    EntityA   Thefinalpartwilllooklikethefollowingpicture.            Formachiningpurposeswedidnotneedtodrawthehole.



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STEP18:SAVETHEFILE. 

File Saveas Filename:“YourName_5” SelectSaveicon.





TOOLPATHCREATION STEP19:SETUPTHESTOCKTOBEMACHINED.  TodisplaytheToolpathsManagerpressAlt+O.

 Machinetype SelectLathe SelectDefault  

  



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  SelecttheToolpathsManagertabtomakeitactive. SelecttheplusinfrontofPropertiestoexpendthe ToolpathsGroupProperties.  

SelectthePlus

   

SelectStockSetup SelectStocksetup.

    Changetheparameterstomatchthefollowingscreenshot. IntheStockSetupdialogboxyoucansetupthestock,thechuck,andifnecessaryatailstockanda steadyrest.                          



SelectProperties buttontodefine theStock

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  SelecttheParametersbuttonintheStockareatoestablishtostocksizeandmadethechangesas shown.    EnableUseMarginstobeableto setthefollowingparameters; extrastocktotheOD,faceand backofthestock.Youcancheck thestocksizebyselectingthe Previewbutton.    Toreturnfromthegraphicmode totheBarStockdialogboxselect pressEntertocontinue.        SelecttheOKbuttontoexitthe BarStockdialogbox.



 SelectthePropertiesbuttonintheChuckarea.               



SelectthePropertiesbutton todefinethechuck

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  Makethenecessary changestodefinethe chucksize,clamping methodandthestock position.            SelecttheOKbuttonto exittheMachine ComponentManager ChuckJawsdialogbox.          IntheToolSettingsdialogboxyoucansetupthe Toolpathconfiguration,Feedcalculations,etc.

            



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STEP20:FACETHEPART 

Toolpaths Face



SelectOKtoacceptNCname  SelecttheODRoughRight80degcutterfromthetool list.        TheFeedrateand theSpindlespeed arebasedon MastercamTool definition.Change themasdesired.

            SelecttheFace parameterspageand makeallthenecessary changesasshowninthe followingscreenshot.       



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   SelecttheOKbuttontoexitLathe Faceparameters.



         

STEP21:ROUGHTHEPART. 

Toolpaths Rough



 ChainingmodeisPartialbydefault.Youhavetoselectthefirstentity andthelastentityofthecontour.

 SelectEntityA  MakesurethatthechainingdirectionisCCW,otherwiseselectthe ReversebuttonfromChainingdialogbox.



 SelectEntityB              

SelectEntityAhere

SelectEntityBhere

SelecttheOKbuttontoexitChainingdialogbox.



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  RightmouseclicksinToolpath ParametersandselectCreatenew tool.        SelecttheGeneralTurningButton.                    SelecttheInsertspageandchoose the55deg.diamondshape.            



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  SelectHolderspageandmakethechangesasshown                         Selectthe Parameterspageandenterthe nameofthetool.             SelecttheOKbuttontoexittool Parameters.



  



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  SelecttheToolpathparameterspageandmakeallthenecessarychangesasshownbelow                     



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  SelecttheRoughParameterspageandmakeallthenecessarychangesasshownbelow.                                  



DepthofCutsetstheamountofmaterialtoberemovedduringeachpass. EqualStepssetstheDepthofcutvalueasthemaximumamountofmaterialthat thetoolcanremoveateachpasstoensureequalpasses. MinimumCutDepthvaluedeterminesthesmallestamountthatcanbecutat eachpass. StocktoLeaveinXvaluesetstheremainingstockintheXaxisafterthetool completesallpasses. StocktoLeaveinYvaluesetstheremainingstockintheYaxisafterthetool completesallpasses. EntryAmountvaluesetstheheightatwhichthetoolsrapidstoorfromthepart.

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  SelecttheLeadIn/Outbuttonandmakethe followingchanges.          SelectLeadOuttab,extendtheendof contourwith0.1andchangetheExitVector settings.            SelecttheOKbuttontoexittheLeadIn/Out parameters.



  SelectthePlungeParametersbuttonand changethesettingstoallowthetoolto plungealongthetoolpath.           



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  SelecttheOKbuttontoexitthePlungeCutParameters.



 SelecttheOKbuttontoexittheRough parameters.



            

STEP22:FINISHTHEPART. 

Toolpaths Finish



SelectLastbuttonintheChainingdialogbox.



         SelecttheOKbuttontoexitChainingdialogbox.



     



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  SelecttheODFinishRight35degcutterfromthetoollist.                      SelecttheFinish parameterspageand makeallthenecessary changesasshowninthe followingscreenshot.              



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  SelecttheLeadIn/Outbuttonandmakethe followingchanges.         SelectLeadOuttab,extendtheendof contourwith0.1andchangetheExitVector settings.         SelecttheOKbuttontoexittheLeadIn/Out parameters.



     SelectthePlungeParametersbuttonand changethesettingstoallowthetoolto plungealongthetoolpath.        



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  SelecttheOKbuttontoexittheFinishParameters.



             

STEP23:CUTTHETHREAD 

ThreadToolpath:givesyoutheoptiontocreateascrew,boltornut.Youcanprogramstraight threadsontheoutside,inside,orfaceofapart.Youcanalsoprogrammultipleleadthreads. 

Toolpaths Thread



 Makeallthenecessarychangesasshowninthepicture.                



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  SelecttheThreadshape parameterstabandenter thevaluesfortheLead andfortheMajor Diameterasshowninthe followingscreenshot.  ToestablishtheMinor Diameterselectthe Computefromformula button.         SelectUnifiedUNRasthethreadformforMastercam toautomaticallycalculatetheMinorDiameterbasedon theLeadandtheMajorDiameter.     SelecttheOKbuttontoexit.



  Toestablishthethread startingpositionselectStart Positionbuttonasshownin thebelowpicture

SelectStart Position

    Thesystemwillbringyoubackinthegraphicmode whereyoucanselectapointatthestartpositionas showninthepicturebelow: 



SelecttheEndpoint

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  Toestablishthethreadend positionselectEndPosition buttonandselectapointas showninthefollowingpicture.            

SelectEnd Position

SelectthisEndpoint

 TheThreadshapeparameters pageshouldlooklikethe followingpicture.                       



Leadsetsthedistanceanutwouldtravelifturnedonceonaboltforagiventhread. Includedangledeterminestheanglebetweensidesofathreadmeasuredinanaxial plane. Threadangledeterminestheanglebetweenonesideofthethreadandaline perpendiculartothethreadaxis. MajorDiametersetsthethread’slargestdiameter. MinorDiametersetsthethread’ssmallestdiameter. StartPositiondetermineswhereonzaxisforOD/IDthreadsoronXaxisforFace /Backthreadsthethreadwillstart. EndPositiondetermineswhereonzaxisforOD/IDthreadsoronXaxisforFace /Backthreadsthethreadwillend. Page531







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  MakeallthenecessarychangesintheThreadcutparameterspageasshownbelow.                                        

NCcodedeterminestheGcodethatdisplaysintheNCfiledependingonthetoolpath youchoose;longhand,box,cannedoralternating. Determinecutdepthsfromdetermineshowthematerialwillberemoved;equal amountsofmaterialateachcutorequaldepths. Determinenumberofcutsfromtheamountofthefirstcutorbasedonthenumber ofcuts.Ifyouchoosetheamountofthefirstcut,thesystemautomaticallycalculated thenumberbasedalsoontheamountofthelastcut,thethreadshape,andthedepth ofthread. Stockclearancesetshowfarabovethetopofthestockthetoolretractsbetween passes. Overcutsetshowfarpasttheendofthethreadthetoolmovesbeforeretracting. Anticipatedpulloffsetsthedistancefromtheendofthethreadthatthetoolbegins topullawayfromthethread. AccelerationclearancesetsthenecessarydistanceintheZdirectionforthetoolto acceleratetofullspeedbeforeitstartscuttingthethread.

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STEP24:BACKPLOTTHETOOLPATHS.   Selectalloperationsbutton.   SelectBackplotselectedoperationsbutton.   Makesurethatyouhavethefollowingbuttonsturnon. (Theylookaspushdown buttons) DisplayTool  Displaytool Displayrapidmoves SelectPlaybutton

DisplayRapidMoves

           SelecttheOKbuttonto exitBackplot.







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STEP25:VERIFYTOOLPATHVERIFICATION  ExpandtheToolpathsManagerifnecessarybydraggingthe rightside.    

Drag

  SelectVerifyalloperationsbutton.                         

Updateaftereachtoolpathupdatesthe stockaftereachoperation. Stoponcollisionpausestheverification whenthetooltouchesthepartwitha rapidmove

SelecttheConfigurebutton

andmakethenecessarychangestothefollowingscreenshot.

    



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InitialstocksizesourceshouldbesettoJobSetuptousethestockinformation fromStockSetup. UseTrueSolidallowsyouafterverifyingthepart,torotateandmagnifythepart tomorecloselycheckfeatures,surfacefinish,orscallops. Cuttercompincontrolallowsverifytousetheinformationregardingthetool diameterandtosimulatethecuttercompensation Changetool/colortochangethecolorofthecutstocktoindicatetoolchangesin thetoolpath. Simulatedrillcyclesallowsthesystemtosimulatepeckdrilling,chipbreak drillingcycles. SelecttheOKbuttontoexitVerifyOptions. SelecttheIsometricView.





UseFitScreenicontofitthesolidtothescreen.



SettheVerifySpeedbymovingthesliderbarinthespeedcontrolbar.



 SelectMachinebuttontostartsimulation.





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  Thefinishpartshouldappearasshowninthefollowingpicture.   SelecttheOKbuttontoexitVerify.



               



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STEP26:FLIPTHEPART 

StockFlip:Thisoptionisusedifyouwishtomachinehalfthepartandthenflipthestockto finishthesecondhalf(backside)ofthepart. 

Toolpaths MiscOps StockFlip  Selectlathestockflippageandselectthegeometrytotransfer. ClickonSelectbutton.Thesystembringsyoubackinthegraphicmodetoallowyoutoselectthe geometry.                     [Selectentitiestotransfer]:Selectallbutton.



       SelecttheOKbuttontoexit.



 SelectEndSelectionbuttonfromtheRibbonbar.



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  Changethesettingstomatchthefollowingscreenshot.                    Theoriginalgeometrywillbeinvisible(Blankoriginalgeometry).Theresultinggeometrywillbe savedonlevel11(Offsetby10).

 ThestockOriginalPositionisZ(7.5+.15). 

  

ChuckOriginal Position ThechuckOriginalPositionisD5.0,Z–7.0

     

StockOriginal Position ThestockTransferPositionisZ0.15

 ThechuckFinalPositionisD5.0,Z–1.65

      



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ChuckFinal Position

StockTransfer Position

     SelecttheOKbuttontoexitLathestockflipparameters.





STEP27:FACETHEFLIPPEDPART.  Tofacethepart,pleasefollowtheSTEP20pages519to520.



STEP28:ROUGHTHEFLIPPEDPART  Tochainthepartfollownextdiagram.MakesurethatthedirectionofchainingisCCW,otherwise selectReversebuttonintheChainingdialogbox.

             

Selectthischamfer aslastentity

Selectthischamfer asfirstentity

Toroughthepart,pleasefollowtheSTEP21pages520to526..

 Selectthesametoolforroughingasforfacing.





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STEP29:FINISHTHEFLIPPEDPART  Tips:TochainthepartuseLastbutton

 Tofinishthepart,pleasefollowSTEP22frompages526to529.

              

STEP30:CENTERDRILLING 

Toolpaths Drill  IntheToolpathparameterspageselect½“Centerdrillandmakethenecessarychangesasshown inthefollowingscreenshot.                 



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  ChangetheparametersinSimpledrillnopeckwindow.                     SelecttheOKbuttontoexittheparameters.



              

STEP31:DRILLING  RightmouseclickintheToolpathsmanagerandselectCollapseall.  



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  IntheToolpathsmanagerselectthelastLathedrilloperation. Rightmouseclick,holdanddragbelowthisoperation. ReleaseandselectCopyafter.         ExpandthelastLathedrilloperationbyselectingthe+infrontof theoperation. SelectParametersinthesecondLatheDrilloperation     

SelectParameters

SelecttheToolpathsparameterspageandselectthe1.0“Drill.                    



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  SelectSimpledrillnopeckpageandchangetheparametersasshown.                      SelecttheOKbuttontoexitdrillparameters.



 SelectMoveinsertarrowdownoneitembutton.     SelectRegeneratealldirtyoperationsbutton.              



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STEP32:CUTTHECHAMFERUSINGFINISHTOOLPATH. 

Toolpaths Finish  SelectSinglebuttonintheChainingdialogbox. Selectthechamferasshown.  Makesurethatthechainingdirectionisasshown.Otherwiseselect theReversebutton.



            

Selectthe Chamferhere

SelecttheOKbutton.



 IntheToolpathsparameterspageselect½“Boringbarandmakethenecessarychangesasshown inthefollowing screenshots.               



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                      SelecttheLeadIn/Outbuttonandsetthe parametersasshown.                   SelecttheOKbuttontwicetoexitthe operation.







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          Verifydoesnotsupportadvancedstockandtailstock toolpaths.

     

STEP33:RUNTHEPOSTPROCESSORTOOBTAINTHEGCODEFILE.  Thepostprocessorrequirescustomizationtobeabletosupportthesetoolpaths.

 TorunthepostprocessortoobtaintheGcodefile,pleasefollowStep13fromTutorial#1page125 to126.

  

STEP34:SAVETHEUPDATEDMCXFILE.  SelectSaveicon.



              



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REVIEWEXERCISE.  Studentpractise.CreatetheToolpathforTutorial#5Exerciseaspertheinstructionsbelow;             

Tips: ToestablishthestocksizeselectParametersandgiveOD=1.2“;Length=2.5“;OD Margin=0.1“;Rightmargin=0.15“;Leftmargin=0.15“ Keepthesamesettingsforthechuck. FacethepartusingRoughFaceRight80deg.cutter;Roughstepover=0.1“;Finishstepover=0.01“; 0stocktoleave; RoughtheODusingthesamecutterandthesamesetofparametersusedin Tutorial#5 Chainthecontourwiththickerlineshowninthe picturetotheright.       FinishtheODusingODFinishRight 35deg.cutter; Cutthethreadusingthefollowing settingsforthreadshape: MajorDiameter=1.0“ Lead=8threads/inch ComputefromformulaorSelectfromtabletoestablishtheMinorDiameter UseTutorial#5tosettheotherparameters. BackplotandVerifythetoolpaths. Flipthepartusingthefollowingsettings: Stock OriginalPositionZ=2.65 TransferredPositionZ=0.15 



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Chuck OriginalPositionX=0.7;Z=2.15 FinalPositionX=0.5;Z=0.55 FaceleftsidepartusingRoughFaceRight80deg.cutter;Roughstepover=0.1“;Finishstepover= 0.01“;0stocktoleave; RoughtheOD Chainthecontourwiththickerlineshowninthe picturetotheright. Usethesamecutterandthesamesetof parametersusedinTutorial#5(ChangetheLead outtoAddLine;Length=0.1;Angle=180). FinishtheODusingODFinishRight35deg.cutter; (ChangetheLeadoutthesameasinrough). Backplotthetoolpaths.                             



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TUTORIAL5QUIZ   Whatoptionsdoesthethreadtoolpathgiveyou?      Whywouldyouflipthestock?      Whatoperationwouldyouusetocutachamferontheinsideofapart?     



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