Mastercam 2018 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.
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Mastercam 2018 Lathe Getting Started8:09
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Tutorial 1 covers the Face, Roughing and Finish toolpaths.
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1. Geometry Creation9:21
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2. Machine Definition and Stock Setup2:08
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3. Facing3:32
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4. Roughing4:41
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5. Finishing2:37
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6. Post1:53
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Tutorial 2 covers Groove using Multiple Chains & Drilling toolpaths.
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1. Geometry Creation8:54
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2. Machine Definition and Stock Setup1:49
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3. Facing0:45
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4. Roughing2:19
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5. Finishing1:35
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6. Groove Using Multiple Chains3:53
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7. Center Drill and Drill2:35
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8. Post1:01
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Tutorial 3 covers Canned Rough & Finish toolpaths, Groove at an angle, as well as Custom Tool & Cutoff toolpaths.
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1. Import the Geometry6:58
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2. Machine Definition and Stock Setup2:41
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3. Facing1:03
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4. Center Drill1:52
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5. Drill1:48
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6. Canned Rough4:39
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7. Canned Finish1:55
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8. Rough the OD8:09
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9. Finish the OD3:22
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10. Machine the Grooves9:13
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11. Machine the Angled Grooves6:04
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12. Cutoff2:29
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13. Post1:22
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Tutorial 4 covers ID Rough, Finish & Groove toolpaths.
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1. Geometry Creation5:55
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2. Machine Definition and Stock Setup1:60
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3. Facing1:01
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4. Rough the OD2:47
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5. Finish the OD1:19
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6. Center Drill1:29
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7. Drill1:38
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8. Rough the ID2:14
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9. Finish the ID3:55
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10. Cutoff2:03
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11. Post0:54
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Tutorial 5 covers the Thread toolpath and Stock Flip.
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1. Geometry Creation10:46
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2. Machine Definition, Stock Setup1:44
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3. Facing0:59
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4. Rough the OD3:02
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5. Finish the OD1:49
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6. Relief Groove2:55
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7. Thread5:13
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8. Center Drill and Drill2:17
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9. Stock Flip2:08
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10. Facing #21:04
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11. Rough the OD #21:36
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12. Finish the OD #20:57
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13. Grooves4:33
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14. 5/8" 18 UNF Thread2:38
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15. Center Drill and Drill #22:41
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16. Post1:19
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Tutorial 6 includes Stock Advance and Lathe Tailstock operations.
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1. Geometry Creation12:41
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2. Machine Definition and Stock Setup2:01
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3. Facing1:01
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4. Rough the OD2:34
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5. Finish the OD with Downcutting3:25
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6. Relief Grooves4:05
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7. Machine the 1/2" 13 UNC Thread2:50
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8. Machine the 1" 12 UNF Thread2:16
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9. Center Drill1:47
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10. Advance the Stock and Tailstock1:40
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11. Machine the Grooves5:14
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12. Cutoff1:48
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13. Post0:60
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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.
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1. Import Geometry5:05
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2. Machine Definition and Stock Setup6:38
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3. Facing1:59
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4. Rough the OD2:50
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5. Finish the OD1:26
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6. Center Drill and Drill4:53
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7. Rough and Semifinish the ID3:15
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8. Machine the ID Grooves4:09
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9. OD Thread2:34
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10. Post0:42
Videos explaining how to create a new Lathe tool and save it to the Tool Library, and how to modify an existing Lathe Tool.
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1. Create a Lathe Tool4:09
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2. Modify a Lathe Tool3:15
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Exercises
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Analyze Commands5:38
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Analyzing Chains8:09
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Break Commands2:13
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Chaining Options4:13
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Create Arcs2:28
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Create Chamfer3:55
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Create Lines4:40
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Create Point Position3:36
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Create Rectangles3:17
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Join Entities2:32
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Levels6:02
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Managing Attributes and Levels5:49
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Tangent Arcs2:33
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Transform Mirror2:42
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Transform Offset3:17
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Translate Command2:39
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Trim Commands3:56