Mastercam 2017 Mill Advanced eCourse
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This eCourse is designed to provide the resources you need to become proficient with 3D geometry creation and toolpaths. If you are new to Mastercam, it is highly recommended that you start with Mill Essentials (book or eCourse) to build a firm foundation of 2D knowledge prior to exploring 3D.
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 15 hours to complete.
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Workspace5:22
Tutorial 1 covers Surface Rough Pocket, Surface Finish Shallow & Surface Finish Contour toolpaths.
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1. CAD Drawing0:05
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2. Geometry Creation7:18
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3. Setup Sheet, Machine Definition, Stock Setup0:54
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4. Rough the Part4:28
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5. Surface HS Scallop5:02
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6. Finish the Fillets4:12
Tutorial 2 covers Surface Rough Pocket, Surface Finish Parallel & Surface Finish Pencil toolpaths.
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1. CAD Drawing0:07
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2. Geometry Creation, Part 16:52
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3. Geometry Creation, Part 29:07
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4. Geometry Creation, Part 32:42
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5. Setup Sheet, Machine Definition, Stock Setup1:23
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6. OptiRough4:37
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7. Raster Toolpath3:50
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8. Pencil Toolpath4:32
Tutorial 3 covers Stock Model, Surface HS Rest Roughing & Radial & Surface Finish Blend toolpaths.
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1. CAD Drawing0:05
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2. Geometry Creation11:34
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3. Setup Sheet, Machine Definition, Stock Setup1:55
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4. Surface HS - Area Rough5:59
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5. Stock Model0:46
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6. Radial HS Toolpath3:38
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7. Finish Blend4:15
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8. Rotate Toolpath3:20
Tutorial 4 covers Surface HS OptiArea, Surface HS OptiRest, Surface HS Hybrid & Surface HS Scallop toolpaths.
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1. CAD Drawing0:05
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2. Geometry Creation, Part 17:21
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3. Geometry Creation, Part 211:20
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4. Setup Sheet, Machine Definition, Stock Setup0:59
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5. Dynamic OptiRough4:44
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6. Stock Model0:60
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7. Surface HS Dynamic OptiRough Rest Toolpath5:30
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8. Stock Model for Dynamic OptiRest Toolpath0:54
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9. Hybrid Toolpath4:50
Tutorial 5 covers Surface HS Core Roughing, Scallop, Spiral & Waterline toolpaths.
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1. CAD Drawing0:05
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2. Geometry Creation, Part 16:56
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3. Geometry Creation, Part 25:35
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4. Geometry Creation, Part 34:56
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5. Geometry Creation, Part 44:43
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6. Setup Sheet, Machine Definition, Stock Setup1:08
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7. Area Roughing4:41
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8. Stock Model0:51
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9. Finish a Pocket6:49
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10. Rotate the Toolpath2:01
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11. Second Stock Model1:03
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12. Surface HS Spiral4:51
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13. Finish the Walls5:17
Tutorial 6 covers Surface HS OptiCore, Horizontal, Waterline, Raster & Pencil toolpaths.
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1. CAD Drawing0:05
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2. Geometry Creation6:48
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3. Setup Sheet, Machine Definition, Stock Setup1:02
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4. Rough the Part Using Surface HS OptiRough4:16
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5. Stock Model0:38
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6. Surface HS Horizontal2:54
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7. Surface HS Waterline3:20
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8. Surface HS Raster3:38
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9. Surface HS Pencil3:44
Tutorial 7 covers Surface HS OptiArea, Rest Roughing, Surface Finish Scallop, Leftover & Project toolpaths.
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1. CAD Drawing0:06
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2. Geometry Creation, Part 13:49
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3. Geometry Creation, Part 23:44
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4. Geometry Creation, Part 34:28
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5. Setup Sheet, Machine Definition, Stock Setup1:03
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6. HS Dynamic OptiRough3:43
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7. HS Area Roughing Rest Material3:46
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8. Stock Model0:52
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9. Surface HS Scallop3:30
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10. Surface HS Scallop with Trim to Stock2:34
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11. 2D Pocket Toolpath2:34
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12. Machine the M's and Post4:50
Exercises
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2 Surface Blend1:40
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3 Surface Blend1:12
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C-Plane Normal1:01
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C-Plane Entity1:53
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Cube3:30
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Curves1:20
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Draft Extrude1:43
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Dynamic Plane1:17
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Fence Surface1:55
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Fillet Blend2:05
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Net Surface 10:20
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Net Surface 20:44
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Net Surface 31:01
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Net Surface 40:47
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Primitives2:33
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Ruled Surface1:03
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Surface 10:51
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Surface 20:42
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Surface 30:52
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Surface 41:28
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Surface 51:53
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Surface 60:30
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Surface 70:53
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Surface 80:34
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Surface 90:41
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Surface 101:01
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Surface Fillet1:37
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Swept 10:40
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Swept 21:29
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Swept 30:47
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Swept 42:38
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Trim to Curves1:42
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Trim to Surface1:14
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This course covers step-by-step how to make exactly the parts shown in the tutorial, but doesn't do much more than that. There is almost no explanation of WHY specific tools are being selected, or WHY parameters are being chosen. Without explanation, how is the user to make intelligent decisions when using Mastercam to machine a different part in the future?
Parameters such as entry helix radius, leave stock, stepdown, transition angle, stepover, keep tool down %, etc. etc. etc. are all modified dozens of times and never a single mention of what effect this has on the tool behavior, or why the new value is preferred over the old value.
Brief explanations of the various toolpath modes are made, such as "raster produces best results on relatively flat surfaces". Adding a comparison to show the differences between the toolpath modes would be great, for example: machine a part two different ways: raster and waterline, and then compare the surface finish/accuracy and machining time of the two strategies.
Overall quality of the videos is excellent.
End of tutorial quiz questions rarely relate to the preceding tutorial and are frequently repeated in the quizzes for different tutorials (further highlighting that they don't relate to the material in the tutorial).