Mastercam X8 Lathe eCourse

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This eCourse is designed to familiarize you with the Mastercam user interface and provide the resources you need to become proficient with geometry creation and toolpaths for lathe applications. If you are new to Mastercam, it will help you quickly develop your Mastercam skill set; if you are already using the software, it will get you up-to-date and enhance your abilities.

Below you will find an overview of the eCourse video content organized by tutorial and respective video segments. Each tutorial will walk you through creating geometry, applying then verifying toolpaths and generating G-Code for a machinable part. This course will take approximately 7 hours to complete.

Note: The free home learning edition/demo software for this course has expired. You can still watch the videos and read the eBook but you will not be able to follow along unless you own a licensed version of Mastercam.

Introduction

Mastercam Workspace

2:39

Tutorial 1

Tutorial 1 covers the Face, Roughing and Finish toolpaths.
1 - Geometry Creation

2:49
2 - Part Setup, Tool List and Stock Setup

2:35
3 - Face the Part

1:55
4 - Backplot and Verify

1:42
5 - Rough the Part

4:23
6 - Finish the Part and Post the File

1:43

Tutorial 2

Tutorial 2 covers Groove using Multiple Chains & Drilling toolpaths.
1 - Geometry Creation

3:07
2 - Part Setup, Tool List and Stock Setup

1:25
3 - Face the Part

1:15
4 - Rough the Part

1:14
5 - Finish the Part

1:06
6 - Groove using Multiple Chains

3:19
7 - Center Drill, Drill and Post

2:10

Tutorial 3

Tutorial 3 covers Canned Rough & Finish toolpaths, Groove at an angle, as well as Custom Tool & Cutoff toolpaths.
1 - Geometry Creation

4:01
2 - Part Setup, Tool List and Stock Setup

1:28
3 - Face the Part

0:41
4 - Canned Rough Toolpath

1:45
5 - Canned Finish Toolpath

1:12
6 - Grooving Toolpath

1:30
7 - Groove on an Angle

1:59
8 - Groove on Angle with Custom Tool

1:56
9 - Cutoff Toolpath

1:43

Tutorial 4

Tutorial 4 covers ID Rough, Finish & Groove toolpaths.
1 - Geometry Creation

2:12
2 - Part Setup, Tool List and Stock Setup

1:27
3 - Face the Part

0:31
4 - Rough the OD using Quick Finish

1:26
5 - Finish the OD using Quick Finish

1:02
6 - Centerdrill and Drill

2:09
7 - Rough the ID

1:28
8 - Finish the ID

1:13
9 - Groove the ID

1:35
10 - Cutoff the Part

1:31

Tutorial 5

Tutorial 5 covers the Thread toolpath and Stock Flip.
1 - Geometry Creation

3:52
2 - Part Setup, Tool List and Stock Setup

1:18
3 - Face and Rough and Finish the OD

2:04
4 - Machine the Relief Groove

1:01
5 - Machine the First Thread

1:38
6 - Center Drill and Drill

1:18
7 - Stock Flip

0:58
8 - Face, Rough and Finish the OD

1:19
9 - Machine the Grooves

0:55
10 - Machine the Second Thread

0:60
11 - Center Drill and Drill the Remainder

1:20

Tutorial 6

Tutorial 6 includes Stock Advance and Lathe Tailstock operations.
1 - Geometry Creation

5:14
2 - Part Setup, Tool List and Stock Setup

1:56
3 - Face and Rough the Part

1:13
4 - Finish using Down Cutting

2:31
5 - Machine the Relief Grooves

1:23
6 - Machine the First Thread

1:15
7 - Machine the Second Thread

0:58
8 - Center Drill and Stock Advance

0:58
9 - Advance the Tailstock

0:41
10 - Machine the Grooves and Cutoff

3:10

Tutorial 7

Tutorial 7 covers machining a part in a Vertical Turret Lathe (VTL machine). We will bring in a part from SolidWorks and manipulate the geometry appropriately within Mastercam.
1 - Import the Part, Stock and Chuck Setup

2:58
2 - Face, Rough and Finish the OD

2:11
3 - Spot Drill and Drill the ID

2:41
4 - Rough and Finish the ID

1:12
5 - Groove the OD

1:40
6 - Thread the OD

2:28

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