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  • Introduction to Mastercam X72014

    Lecture 1

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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)

  • 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

  • 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.

  • Operation Manager Tool Path

    In case the Operation Manager is not displayed

    Go to View in the Pull Down Menu

    Select Toggle Operations Manager

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Introduction X & Y Origin (0,0)

    Hit F9 to turn on the X & Y axis origin

  • Introduction Grid Parameters

    Hit Alt + G to display the menu above Select Active Grid & Visible Grid to display the grid

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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.

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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

  • 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.

  • 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

  • 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