Mastercam Learning Group

[Rotary Ninja]

I was wondering if anyone would be interested in getting together online for a learning group. I was thinking we could all program a part each week, then share our work with each other to see how everyone else programmed it. We could all meet in a chat room, or on here or whatever to discuss what we did. It would be kinda cool to see how others program the same part.

[gcode]

It would be kind a cool to have time to do something like that..

It is a great idea though

[BOATDUDEGUY]

I'm down

Great idea

[Rotary Ninja]

It would be good if everyone had the home learning edition, that way we were all using the same version. Otherwise the only place I can program is at work, which would be nearly impossible.

 

Could people not taking Mastercam classes get a copy of the home learning edition?

[BOATDUDEGUY]

Anyone who has bought a book on x6 will have it but I don't think there's a link for mass downloading,

[Rotary Ninja]

Oh yeah, I forgot about the books and stuff. Ok, lets do this. Anyone interested post in here and I will start working out the details and put together some parts. Only fun stuff of course. It might be good if everyone mentions a bit about their Mastercam abilities.

 

I can't program any 5 axis stuff, but I can make anything. I can create some pretty decent surfacing toolpaths and I am pretty good with fixturing and rotary work. I just got into the dynamic and high speed stuff and I am loving it. So I will be trying to use these toolpaths on everything.

[BOATDUDEGUY]

I'm okay with design and solid s

Done some 4th axis work, some live tooling on lathe, self taught surfacing so I don't fully understand it as well as others do

Looking forward to learning from others

 

[TK-32™]

sign me up

[RayD]

Great Idea, i don't mind throwing down some toolpaths, but I don't think i'll have time to be part of the group. you could add me to the list and I can stop in from time to time

[MotorCityMinion]

I'm lurking as well. With X7 soon to be here, were going to need some new HLE's. Hey corporate, you listening?

[Rotary Ninja]

Yes. And please make it so we can use addons like Verisurf!

[BOATDUDEGUY]

Swiss expert

[Rotary Ninja]

Just to test this out I modeled up a small part. I stuck it on Jay's FTP.

 

I just started modeling up a shape and when I got done it looked sorta like an idler bracket. So here it is...

 

Idler Bracket

 

 

It's just a simple 2 operation part. We will just assume everything is +/-.005". The through holes are .257". The two C-bores are .500". Part is 6061 Aluminum. The rest... have fun.

[Newbeeee™]

Great idea Kev - I'm with Ray though....time is my enemy.

[Rotary Ninja]

I am just curious... How long would it take you guys to program a part like this idler bracket?

[brandon b]

iam interested. Been programming for a year. I can get the parts done be but still takes me a lot longer than it should.

[darko herak]

[BOATDUDEGUY]

I couldnt download it, asks for a name and passowrd

 

even tried an annonymous log on and wouldnt do anything

[uncle_dolan]

Hi Ninja This sounds like a great idea and I am very keen to be involved! I may not be able to do it every week but will definitely try to! I do a lot of simple 3 axis and a fair bit of 3+2...not much 5 axis in the last couple of years. Really keen to see how this all pans out!

[Rotary Ninja]

Oops.

[Rotary Ninja]

Hi Ninja This sounds like a great idea and I am very keen to be involved! I may not be able to do it every week but will definitely try to! I do a lot of simple 3 axis and a fair bit of 3+2...not much 5 axis in the last couple of years. Really keen to see how this all pans out!

 

I was hoping you were going to chime in. Takes awhile for anything to reach the Outback huh?

 

It looks like a good group so far. I know there probably are a couple more who will be on board as soon as they see this. I had my part almost done programming, left to go shopping and come back to find I should have double checked my auto save settings

[BOATDUDEGUY]

it has a file size of 0kb level mangaer says 0 entites nothing in operations manager

did i do something wrong cuz its empty

 

y not save the model as an .stp the hle will still let you open it up and go to work

[Rotary Ninja]

You can't save as anything but an EMCX file.

 

Try now.

 

Idler Bracket

 

It seems every time I try to upload anything to the FTP it gives me an error. Then if I try again I get a duplicate file. So I tried a zip and got the same results. Not sure what I did wrong, but that file should be good.

[BOATDUDEGUY]

thats right

this one seems right, but mine wont open it, says its either a newer version of mastercam or its not a file format recognized by mcam,

well i got x6 hle what could i be doing wrong, simply double clicking the file opens x6hle but empty, then while in x6hle opening the idler+bracket file gives me that message

[Rotary Ninja]

I can't upload to the FTP it seems. Hold on...