Mastercam X2

Mastercam X2 Mill Training Tutorial

ISBN: 978-1-894487-54-0
Published by: In-House Solutions Inc.

These tutorials are a very comprehensive step by step approach to learning Mastercam Mill. Pages of projects, helpful hints, as well as tool and material library instructions. Fourteen parts projects in all, and an additional 17 dimensioned parts.

This material covers 2D and 3D Geometry Creation, Drilling, Tapping, Contouring and Pocketing. It also contains information on 3D Surface Machining Toolpaths for Roughing and Finishing and High Speed toolpaths. It describes Stock Setup and Tool Parameters. Each tutorial walks you right through all the procedures from Geometry Creation to Toolpath instructions, Verification and G-Code Generation.

The Mill Training Tutorials also includes a User Guide. The User Guide contains Getting Started Instructions, Machine Definition Setup, General Notes and Creating and Editing a Tool.

Mastercam X2 4/5 Axis Training Tutorial

ISBN: 978-1-894487-61-3
Published by: In-House Solutions Inc.

These training tutorials are intended for the more advanced Mastercam user. There are sample projects, plus general notes on 4/5 Axis Milling. Topics covered are 3D Geometry Creation, Axis Substitution, Rotary Axis Positioning, 5 Axis Drilling, Rotary 4-Axis, Swarf 5-Axis, Flow 5-Axis Toolpaths, Curve 5-Axis, Msurf 5-Axis and Port 5-Axis. These comprehensive notes also deal with Rolldie C-Hooks.

This book includes helpful hints and notes on creating 3D geometry, translators, and multi-axis milling.

Mastercam X2 Advanced Multiaxis Training Tutorial

ISBN: 978-1-894487-73-7
Published by: In-House Solutions Inc.

These training tutorials are intended for the more advanced Mastercam user. There are sample projects on Advanced Multiaxis Milling. Topics covered are Advanced Multiaxis Swart & Pencil toolpaths; Advanced Multiaxis Surface Roughing and Finishing toolpaths and Gouge Check Strategies.

Mastercam X2 Lathe Training Tutorial

ISBN: 978-1-894487-53-2
Published by: In-House Solutions Inc.

This book consists of seven step by step projects for all levels of Mastercam Lathe. It includes notes on Lathe Tool Libraries and instructions on Job Setup. The Tutorials start with 2D Geometry Creation for Lathe projects, and delve into Mastercam Lathe toolpaths such as Face, Rough, Finish, Drilling, Inside Boring, Grooving, Cutoff and Treads. They also cover Canned Cycles for Rough and Finish.

These Tutorials include a C-Axis Tutorial which deals with 3D Deometry Creation and C-Axis Toolpaths such as Face and Cross Contouring, Face and C-Axis Drilling, and C-Axis Contouring.

This is an intuitive, hands-on training manual with sample screen shots, as well as Tool Parameter, Face Parameters, Rough Parameters, Finish Parameters, and much more. This is a very important resource for Mastercam Lathe training.

Mastercam X2 Solids Training Tutorial

ISBN: 978-1-894487-57-5
Published by: In-House Solutions Inc.

Pages of concise, step by step instructions on creating 3D Wireframe and Solid Geometry.

This material discusses Mastercam features such as Extrude, Revolve, Sweep, and Boolean Remove & Add. You will create Solid Geometry from Surfaces, and you will be introduced to Loft Commands, Shell, Chamfer and Fillet features. Six projects are used to illustrate Solid commands. Easy to follow procedures with screen shots and menus from Mastercam.

Mastercam X2 Beginner Training Tutorial

ISBN: 978-1-894487-63-X
Published by: In-House Solutions Inc.

This training material contains pages of concise instructions and sample projects. There are three Mill tutorials that cover 2D Geometry, Contour Cutting, Drilling, and Pocketing. They guide the student through various Mastercam features such as Tool Parameters, the Operations Manager, Job Setup, Chaining, and more.

The Beginner Training Tutorial also contains tutorials on Lathe Training and Solids Training. Both of these areas cover introductory level projects that will give the reader a quick understanding of some of the basic Mastercam features.

Mastercam X2 Design Training Tutorial

ISBN: 978-1-894487-66-4
Published by: In-House Solutions Inc.

This book features 163 pages of step by step instructions on how to create 2D and 3D geometry. Complete Mastercam Design training covering 2D features such as Arcs, Fillets, Lines, Trim and Mirror. It also covers more advanced 3D surface modeling features such as Revolved Surfaces, Ruled Surfaces, Coons Surfaces, Sweep Surfaces and Curve Creation. All Design projects and infromation are taken from the Mastercam Mill Training Tutorial. There are 14 mechanical parts projects with step by step instructions to help you learn Mastercam Design Version X with an additional nineteen dimensioned drawings to challenge you to practice what you have learned.

Mastercam X2 Wire Training Tutorial

ISBN: 978-1-894487-59-1
Published by: In-House Solutions Inc.

This Practical training guide covers 2D & 3D Geometry, Wirepath Creation such as Contour, Multiple Contours, 4-Axis Wirepath, and No Core Wirepath. Each tutorial walks you through Geometry Creation to G-Code Generation.

Six mechanical parts projects in all, providing step by step instructions for Mastercam Wire. Each section contains screen shots and windows/menus for Start, Thread, Cut, and Work (STCW) Parameters, Wire Parameters, Lead In/Out, Contour Parameters, Tabs, and more. This book provides numerous pages of critical Mastercam Wire training.

Mastercam X2 Router Training Tutorial

ISBN: 978-1-894487-55-9
Published by: In-House Solutions Inc.

This book is packed with helpful hints and step by step instructions that cover all levels of Mastercam Router. Includes information on Tool and Material Libraries, and additional instructions in the notes section.

Eight separate tutorials covering 2D Geometry, Drilling, Pocketing, Contouring, Nesting, Cabinet Door Creation, Engraving, Raster to Vector Translation, Custom Tool Profiles, and 3D Surface Machining.

Each tutorial includes Geometry Creation, Job Setup, Toolpath instructions through to G-Code generation. A very comprehensive guide.

Mastercam X2 Art Training Tutorial

ISBN: 978-1-894487-64-8
Published by: In-House Solutions Inc.

This tutorial is a comprehensive step by step approach to learning Mastercam Art. There are six part projects in all that teach you how to create intricate 3D sculpted images from simple 2D artwork. Each tutorial walks you right through from Geometry Creation to Toolpath instructions, Verification and G-Code generation. You will also learn how to import a scanned bitmap, a clip art or a CAD file and convert it into machinable geometry.

Note: This book requires the Mastercam Art add-on, which is not included in the Home Learning Edition software.