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Table Of Contents Lathe Professional Courseware 1 Getting Started 21 Introduction “What Is “Mastercam“? 22 Mastercam® User Interface: 23 Setting The Grid 24 Home Tab Attributes And Organize And The Mini Toolbar 25 Data Entry Shortcuts 27 The Right Mouse Click Menu 28 AutoCursor 29 Graphic Views, Planes & The Work Coordinate System 31 Setting The Construction And Tool Plane To +D+Z 32 Mastercam Parameter Dialog Boxes: 33 Mastercam® Work Flow: 34 Conventions Used In This Book: 38 Geometry Tools - Part 1 39 Introduction 40 Instructor Demonstration Preview 41 Geometry Tools Part 1: Basic Steps Reference 42 Explore Mastercam Interface 42 Point Position Command 45 Line Endpoints & Parallel Commands 46 Rectangle Commands 49 Fillet Commands 50 Trim Commands 53 Trim To Entities 53 Step 1: Trim 1 Entity 54 Step 2: Trim 2 Entities 54 Step 3: Trim 3 Entities 55 Trim To Point 55 3 Divide 56 Exercise - Create Drawing #1 57 Face, Rough & Finish Toolpaths 61 Drawing #2 62 Toolpaths Information: 63 Instructor Demonstration Preview: 65 Rough Toolpath Part 1: Basic Steps Reference 66 Step 1: Create And Locate Part Geometry 66 Step 2: Machine Definition 67 Step 3: Create The Job Setup 68 Step 4: Face Toolpath Selection 72 Step 5: Lathe Stock Flip Toolpath 76 Step 6: Face The Flipped Side 78 Step 7: Rough Toolpath Selection 79 Step 8: Lathe Finish Toolpath Selection 82 Step 9: Post Processing The File 85 Geometry Tools - Part 2 87 Introduction: 88 Instructor Demonstration Preview: 89 Circle Center Point 90 Arc Endpoints 91 Create Tangent Arcs 92 Create Tangent Lines 94 Chamfer Entities 96 Chamfer Chains 98 Break Two Pieces 99 Modify Length 99 Delete Duplicates 100 Join 102 Other Trim Break Extend Commands 102 4 Other Geometry Creation Tools. 102 Tools Tab 102 Exercise #1- Drawing #3 104 Exercise #2- Drawing #4 105 Exercise #3- Drawing #5 106 Groove Toolpath 107 New Toolpath Information 108 Instructor Demonstration 109 Exercise: Drawing #3 110 Step 1: Open Part Geometry 110 Step 2: Create The Job Setup 110 Step 3: Lathe Face Toolpath 112 Step 4: Lathe Rough Toolpath 113 Step 5: Lathe Finish Toolpath 115 Step 6: Lathe Groove Toolpath 117 Drill, Rough & Finish ID 122 Toolpath Information 123 Instructor Demonstration 124 Exercise: Drawing #4 125 Step 1: Open Part Geometry 125 Step 2: Create The Job Setup 125 Step 3: Center Drill The Hole 127 Step 4: Drill 3/4 Diameter Through Hole 128 Step 5: Lathe Rough Toolpath (ID) 130 Step 6: Lathe Finish ID Toolpath 132 Geometry Tools - Part 3 135 Introduction: 136 Instructor Demonstration Preview: 137 Step 1: Mirror Command 138 Step 2: Translate Command 141 5 Step 3: Offset Commands 144 Step 4: Analyze Commands 146 Step 5: Managing Attributes & Levels 149 Attributes 150 Levels 152 Step 6: Chaining Options 159 Exercise #1 - Drawing #6 162 Exercise #2 - Drawing #7 163 Exercise #3 - Drawing #8 164 Threading, New Tool & Cutoff 165 New Toolpath Information 166 Instructor Demonstration 167 Excercise: Drawing #5 168 Step 1: Open Part Geometry 168 Step 2: Create The Job Setup 168 Step 3: Lathe Face Toolpath 169 Step 4: Lathe Rough Toolpath 170 Step 5: Creating A New Lathe Rough Tool 171 Step 6: Lathe Finish Toolpath 175 Step 7: Lathe Thread Toolpath 177 Groove With A Taper Wall 180 New Toolpath Information 181 Instructor Demonstration 182 Excercise: Drawing #6 183 Step 1: Open Part Geometry 183 Step 2: Create The Job Setup 183 Step 3: Lathe Face Toolpath 185 Step 4: Lathe Rough OD Toolpath 185 Step 5: Lathe Finish OD Toolpath 186 Step 6: Lathe Groove Toolpath 187 6 Step 7: Center Drill The Hole 189 Step 8: Drill 3/4 Diameter Hole 189 Step 10: Lathe Finish ID Toolpath 190 Step 11: Lathe Cutoff Toolpath 193 Step 12: Verify The Toolpaths 195 Step 13: Post Process The File 195 Dynamic Lathe - Part 1 196 New Toolpath Information 197 Instructor Demonstration: 198 Excercise 1: Drawing #7 199 Step 1: Open Part Geometry 199 Step 2: Create The Job Setup 199 Step 3: Lathe Face Toolpath 200 Step 4: Lathe Dynamic Rough Toolpath 201 Step 5: Lathe Finish OD - Multiple Chains 205 Step 6: Lathe Groove Toolpath 205 Step 7: Lathe Cutoff Toolpath 208 Part Handling 1 210 New Toolpath Information 211 Instructor Demonstration: 212 Excercise: Drawing #8 213 Step 1: Create The Job Setup 213 Step 2: Define The Tailstock 214 Step 3: Lathe Face Toolpath 215 Step 4: Center Drill The Hole 215 Step 5: Drill 5/8 Diameter Hole 216 Step 6: Create A 5/8 Drill 216 Step 7: Lathe Stock Advance Toolpath 217 Step 8: Lathe Tailstock Advanced Toolpath 218 Step 9: Lathe Rough With Chip Break 219 7 Step 10: Lathe Finish OD Toolpath 220 Step 11: Machine The 0.375" Width Groove 221 Step 12: Post Process The File 222 Chain Start And End Modified 223 New Toolpath Information 224 Instructor Demonstration: 225 Excercise: Drawing #10 226 Step 1: Create The Job Setup 226 Step 2: Lathe Face Toolpath 227 Step 3: Lathe Rough OD Toolpath 228 Step 4: Rough The Back Of The Part 229 Step 5: Machine The Profile Groove 231 Step 6: Creating A New Lathe Rough Tool 232 Step 7: Lathe Finish OD Toolpath 235 Part Handling 2 237 New Toolpaths Information: 238 Instructor Demonstration 239 Exercise 1: Drawing #12 240 Open Part Geometry 240 Step 1: Create The Job Setup 240 Step 2: Define The Right Spindle 242 Step 3: Lathe Face Toolpath 242 Step 4: Lathe Rough OD Toolpath 243 Step 5: Lathe Finish OD Toolpath 244 Step 6: Lathe Stock Transfer Toolpath 245 Step 7: Face The Part In The Right Spindle 247 Step 8: Lathe Rough OD In The Right Spindle 248 Step 9: Lathe Finish OD In The Right Spindle 249 Step 10: Center Drill The Hole In The Right Spindle 250 Step 11: Drill 1.0 Diameter Hole In The Right Spindle 251 8 Step 12: Machine The Chamfer Using Finish Toolpath 252 Plunge Turn 254 New Toolpaths Information: 255 Instructor Demonstration 256 Exercise 2: Plunge Turn 257 Step 1: Open Part Geometry 257 Step 2: Create The Job Setup 257 Step 3: Lathe Center Drill Toolpath 258 Step 4: Drill 1.