New at Mastercam X5

[Leroy Marshall]

Need guidance to what Mastercam X5 tutorial book to start with

[BenK]

My link

 

Good one to start with.

[gcode]

I'm moving this to the main fourm..

 

You should get more hits there

[Guest]

Need guidance to what Mastercam X5 tutorial book to start with

If this is your first foray into Mastercam, some training at your reseller might be the best way to go, then use the tutorials as further work and to back up what you learn.

 

I am not a fan of the "tutorial" only method, there's too much that get's left out.

[BenK]

I just looked and I have the X5 Mill volume 1 hand book mill level 1 & solids if you would be interested in buying it.

[P_Scott]

Leroy,

 

Definitely take note and follow as much as possible what JParis says above. Tutorials are good but you can't ask a direct question to a tutorial. Having an experienced user/trainer to explain what all the parameters mean in a toolpath will reduce your investment in time by at least half when learning from a tutorial. In a formal training class you won't be distracted by work and can fully concentrate on learning the software. If you're familiar with earlier versions of Mcam (say V8 or V9), really the only thing that's the same is the name of toolpaths and most of the menu selections. There are guides and books to help but the best way is to start with some good training. HTH :-)