Mastercam 2017 Mill Essentials eCourse
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This course is designed to familiarize you with the Mastercam user interface (UI) and provide the resources you need to become proficient with 2D geometry creation and toolpaths. If you are new to Mastercam, it will help you quickly develop your Mastercam skill set; if you are already using the software, (perhaps an older version) 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 13 hours to complete.
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Workspace 20175:22
Tutorial 1 covers Facing, Circle Mill, Contour, Spot Drill, Drill, and Chamfer Toolpaths.
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1. Geometry Creation2:45
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2. Setup Sheet, Machine Definition, and Stock Setup1:48
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3. Face the Part3:39
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4. Circle Mill3:14
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5. Circle Mill the Smaller Hole2:36
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6. Spot Drill the Holes3:09
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7. Drill the Holes1:57
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8. Chamfer Toolpath4:38
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9. Machine the Outside Chamfers5:02
Tutorial 2 covers 2 Setups, Slot Mill, 2D HS Dynamic Mill & 2D HS Dynamic Contour Toolpaths.
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1. CAD Drawing0:06
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2. Geometry Creation6:52
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3. Setup Sheet, Machine Definition, Stock Setup1:19
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4. Slot Mill3:08
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5. Counter Toolpath on Outside Profile4:36
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6. Finish the Outside Profile2:58
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7. Dynamic Contour4:31
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8. Flip the Part, Facing Operation, and Post5:35
Tutorial 3 covers 2D HS Core, 2D HS Dynamic Core, Pocket, and Pocket Remachine Toolpaths
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1. CAD Drawing0:06
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2. Geometry Creation7:45
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3. Setup Sheet, Machine Definition, Stock Setup1:27
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4. 2D HS Area Mill4:45
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5. 2D HS Dynamic Mill3:41
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6. Pocket the Inner Elipse3:50
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7. Remachine and Post4:08
Tutorial 4 covers 2D HS Mill, 2D HS Dynamic Mill, and Transform Toolpaths.
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1. CAD Drawing0:06
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2. Geometry Creation, Part 16:09
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3. Geometry Creation, Part 26:27
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4. Setup Sheet, Machine Definition, Stock Setup0:55
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5. Area Mill3:25
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6. Dynamic Mill the Large Holes4:33
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7. Machine the Smaller Pocket and Rotate the Toolpath4:04
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8. Finish the Pocket Walls4:26
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9. Spot Drill2:56
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10. Drill the Holes2:31
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11. Circle Mill the Middle Hole2:23
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12. Chamfer the Part2:54
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13. Second Setup Sheet0:08
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14. Flip the Part and Mill the Bottom Stock3:57
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15. Finish the Bottom Pocket Walls4:25
Tutorial 5 covers Multiple Setups, 2D HS Area Mill, 2D HS Area (Rest Material) Toolpaths.
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1. CAD Drawing0:07
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2. Import the SolidWorks Files1:24
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3. Setup Sheet, Machine Definition, Stock Setup1:01
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4. 2D HS Area Mill2:55
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5. 2D HS Area Mill, Bottom Pocket2:49
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6. Area Mill to Remachine the Pockets2:42
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7. Spot Drill the Holes2:33
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8. Drill the Through Holes2:12
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9. Tap the Four Holes1:53
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10. Second Setup Sheet0:17
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11. Flip the Part, Spot Drill on the Front Plane4:36
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12. Drill the Two Holes on the Front Plane2:20
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13. Tap the Two Holes on the Front Plane2:26
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14. Drill the Bigger Hole on the Front Plane1:36
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15. Counterbore the Bigger Hole2:14
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16. Third Setup Sheet0:07
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17. Slot Mill4:38
Tutorial 6 covers 2D HS Dynamic, 2D HS Area, 2D HS Blend, and 2D HS Peel Mill Toolpaths.
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1. CAD Drawing0:06
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2. Geometry Creation6:23
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3. Setup Sheet, Machine Definition, Stock Setup0:53
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4. 2D HS Dynamic Mill4:22
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5. 2D HS Area Mill2:46
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6. 2D HS Blend Mill3:07
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7. 2D HS Peel Mill2:44
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8. 2D HS Peel Mill the Other Side2:28
Tutorial 7 covers 2D HS Area, Feature Based Drilling Toolpath (FBM) & 2D HS Dynamic Toolpaths.
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1. CAD Drawing0:07
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2. Geometry Creation8:59
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3. Setup Sheet, Machine Definition, Stock Setup1:03
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4. 2D Dynamic Mill2:46
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5. FBM Drill2:24
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6. Machine the Outside Using Dynamic Mill3:19
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7. Finish the Pockets Using Pocket Toolpath3:07
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8. Contour to Finish the Part3:25
Exercises
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Analyze Chains2:54
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Analyze2:42
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Arc Polar1:44
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Attributes3:20
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Break1:19
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Chain5:01
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Change Attributes1:38
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Create Arc Tanget1:17
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Create Arc2:06
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Create Line Tangent0:58
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Create Lines2:14
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Create Point Position1:49
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Create Rectangle1:56
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Cube3:30
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Extrude1:39
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Fillet1:30
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Join0:56
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Levels3:05
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Mirror1:35
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Offset2:45
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Polygon1:24
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Rotate1:32
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Solid Chamfer1:21
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Translate1:43
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Trim1:26