Programming Mastercam in Solidworks

[Trapper Paul]

Hello forum....its been quite awhile,

 

Can anyone tell me about the learning curve to program mastercam in solidworks?

 

thanks from out hear in Colorado

[gcode]

If you know Mastercam and know SolidWorks, you're good to go.

You'll have to learn some new stuff setting up views and toolplanes and chaining

is different but you're 90% there already.

[Trapper Paul]

Thanks Serenity, i do not know Solidworks - only Mastercam

[MotorCityMinion]

OK. So not knowing SolidWorks will get you about 45% there. If all you've ever used for geometry and model creation is MC, SW is going to seem like greek at first. After a few weeks, you'll have the basics down. Quite a few web sites have excellent free tutorials for SW. The hard part is going to be letting go of the way you draw in mastercam. The tool paths all perform the same way, and for the most part look the same in the menu's. This truly is an excellent alternative if your not machining in a 5 axis realm. No doubt thats probably in the pipline.

[Justin Beebe at Folsom Tool]

I started learning solidworks about a year ago. The two training aids that have helped me the most are Inspirtech and Solidprofessor.

[gcode]

This truly is an excellent alternative if your not machining in a 5 axis realm. No doubt thats probably in the pipline.

 

X6MCfSW supports all the 5X toolpaths you have in regular Mastercam

[dfedwards]

What about lathe?

[gcode]

they are working on it

What about lathe?

not yet.. but they are working on it..

[Trapper Paul]

thanks

 

I will be checking web sites for free tutorials.

[Mr. M]

Also the built in SW tutorials are great to get started