Mastercam 2021 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 2021 Getting Started Video10:06
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Tutorial 1 covers the Face, Roughing and Finish toolpaths.
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1. Intro0:47
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2. Wireframe Creation4:50
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3. Machine Definition and Stock Setup3:44
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4. Face3:59
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5. Rough4:50
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6. Finish2:56
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Tutorial 2 covers Groove using Multiple Chains & Drilling toolpaths.
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1. Intro0:52
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2. Wireframe Creation5:42
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3. Tool Settings and Stock Setup2:03
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4. Face0:36
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5. Rough the OD1:45
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6. Finish the OD1:23
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7. Groove Using Multiple Chains4:03
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8. Center Drill and Drill3:02
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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. Intro, Open File, Create Turn Profile3:07
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2. Machine Definition and Stock Setup2:16
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3. Face0:35
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4. Center Drill and Drill1:55
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5. Canned Rough the ID3:32
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6. Canned Finish the ID1:32
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7. Rough the OD3:21
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8. Finish the OD1:22
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9. Groove with a Vertical Tool3:56
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10. Groove with an Angled Tool4:11
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11. Cutoff2:25
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Tutorial 4 covers ID Rough, Finish & Groove toolpaths.
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1. Intro0:43
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2. Geometry Creation3:56
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3. Tool Settings and Stock Setup1:33
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4. Face0:30
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5. Rough and Finish the OD2:28
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6. Center Drill and Drill1:49
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7. Rough and Finish the ID2:35
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8. Groove the ID2:46
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9. Cutoff1:22
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Tutorial 5 covers the Thread toolpath and Stock Flip.
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1. Intro0:56
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2. Geometry Creation6:59
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3. Tool Settings and Stock Setup1:43
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4. Face, Rough, and Finish3:32
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5. Machine the 1/2-13 UNC Groove and Thread5:59
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6. Center Drill and Drill2:32
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7. Stock Flip0:60
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8. Face, Rough, and Finish the Flipped Part2:48
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9. Machine the Grooves of the Flipped Part2:28
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10. Machine the 5/8-18 UNF Thread2:09
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11. Center Drill and Drill the Flipped Part2:23
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Tutorial 6 includes Stock Advance and Lathe Tailstock operations.
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1. Intro0:60
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2. Wireframe Creation9:37
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3. Tool Settings and Stock Setup2:34
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4. Face, Rough, and Finish the OD3:32
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5. Machine the Relief Grooves2:17
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6. Machine the Threads3:53
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7. Center Drill, Drill, and Advance the Stock and Tailstock2:06
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8. Machine the Grooves of the Advanced Stock4:14
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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. Intro0:52
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2. Open the Geometry, Create Turn Profile1:42
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3. Add VTL Machine Definition, Setup Tool Settings and Stock4:44
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4. Face, Rough, and Finish the Od2:51
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5. Center Drill and Drill3:59
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6. Rough and Finish the ID2:38
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7. Groove the ID3:17
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8. Machine the Threads3:13
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Exercises
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1. Analyze Chains5:39
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2. Analyze Commands5:17
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3. Break1:34
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4. Chaining5:38
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5. Chamfer Entities and Chamfer Chain3:02
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6. Create Arc Tangent1:44
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7. Create Arcs2:44
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8. Create Fillet1:34
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9. Create Line Tangent1:11
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10. Create Lines2:59
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11. Create Point Position2:03
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12. Create Rectangle2:12
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13. Join1:60
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14. Managing Attributes and Levels2:39
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15. Transform - Mirror1:51
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16. Transform - Offset2:43
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17. Transform - Rotate1:32
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18 - Transform - Translate1:59
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19. Trim2:29