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Mastercam X5 for SolidWorks for SolidWorks ToolpathsA. Enable Mastercam for SolidWorks.Step 1. If necessary, turn on Mastercam for SolidWorks, click Tools

Menu > Add-Ins.

Step 2. In the dialog box scroll down to Mastercam for SolidWorks and place a check in the check box under Active Add-Ins and Start-Up, Fig. 1. Click OK.

B. Rotate Body.

Step 1. Click Isometric on the Standard Views toolbar. (Ctrl-7)

Step 2. Click Insert Menu > Features > Move/Copy.

Step 3. In the Property Manager set,under Bodies to Move/Copy, Fig. 2

click CO2 car bodyclick CO2 car bodyclick CO2 car , Fig. 3

under Rotate

X Rotation Origin to 0

Y Rotation Origin Y Rotation Origin Y to 0

Z Rotation Origin to 0

Y Rotation Angle to 90press Tab key on keyboard, Fig.

and click OK press Tab key on key

.

C. Create Containment Sketch.Step 1. Click Front (plane) in the Feature Manager and click Sketch

from the Content toolbar, Fig. 4.

Step 2. Click Normal To on the Standard Views toolbar. (Ctrl-8)

Step 3. Click Rectangle (S) on the Sketch toolbar.

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Step 4. Starting directly below the car-tridge hole and aligned with bot-tom of the body, draw a rectangle up to outside the top of body and out short of the front tip of nose as shown in Fig. 5.

Step 5. Right click drawRight click drawRight click ing and click Select from menu to unselect Rectangle tool.

Step 6. Click the bottom rear corner of the rectangle to select the corner Point, Fig. 5.

Step 7. In the Point Property Manager set:X to -305 Y to 0

click Fixed Fig. 6.

Step 8. Click Smart Dimension (S) on the Sketch toolbar.

Step 9. Dimension front of rectangle to tip of body 6 as shown in Fig. 7.

Step 10. Click Exit Sketch on the Sketch toolbar.

Step 11. Rename Sketch to CONTAINMENT SKETCH, Fig. 8. To rename sketch, click the Sketch at bottom of the Feature Manager. Press F2 on keyboard and key-in CONTAINMENT SKETCH.

Step 12. Save. Use Ctrl-S.

Fig. 5Fig. 5Fix point at (-305, 0)

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D. Create LEFT CUT View.Step 1. Rotate view as shown in Fig. 9. Hold down

middle mouse button (wheel) and drag to rotate view.

Step 2. Press the Space Bar on the keyboard to display the Orientation dialog box. Drag the dialog box to the top left corner of the drawing area, Fig. 10.

Step 3. Click Pin/UnPin in Ori-entation dialog box to pin the dialog box, Fig. 10.

Step 4. Click New View to display Named View dialog, Fig. 10.

Step 5. In the New View dialog box key-in LEFTCUT and click OK, Fig. 11. Later, to display new LEFT CUT view, double click LEFT CUT, Fig. 12.

E. Create LEFT CUT WCS and Tool Plane.

Step 1. Click View Manager on the Mastercam toolbar .

Step 2. Click MASTERCAM FRONT view from list of named views in the View Manager dialog box, Fig. 13.

Step 3. Click Create From button in the View Manager dialog box, Fig. 13.

Fig. 13

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Step 4. In the Defi ne View Property Manager, Fig. 14

under New View Geometry in the View name box,

key-in LEFT CUT

under Orientation Options set About X to 180 deg.

click in other About box

Confi rm rotation of Mastercam Origin, Fig. 15.

and click OK .

Step 5. Set Origin (in view coordinates):X to -305Y to -34Z to 34, Fig. 16.

Step 6. Click the Set All button Fig. 16.

Step 7. Click OK .

Step 8. Confi rm axis moved androtated, Fig. 17.

Step 9. Save. Use Ctrl-S.

F. Create BOTTOM CUT View.Step 1. Rotate view as shown in Fig. 18. Hold down

middle mouse button (wheel) and drag to rotate view.

Step 2. Click New View to display Named View dialog, Fig. 19.

Step 3. In the New View dialog box key-in BOTTOM CUT and click OK, Fig. 20. Later, to dis-play this new BOTTOM CUT view, double click BOTTOM VIEW, Fig. 19.

Fig. 14

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Fig. 15

Fig. 20

Fig. 19

Fig. 17

LEFT CUTMastercam Origin

Fig. 18

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G. Create BOTTOM CUT WCS and Tool Plane.

Step 1. Click View Manager on the Mastercam toolbar.

Step 2. Click MASTERCAM BOTTOM view from list of named views in the View Manager dialog box, Fig. 21.

Step 3. Click Create From button in the View Manager dialog box, Fig. 21.

Step 4. In the Defi ne View Property Manager, Fig. 22

in the View name box key-in BOTTOM CUT

set About Z to 180 deg.click in another About box

confi rm rotation of Mastercam Origin, Fig. 23

and click OK .

Step 5. Set Origin (in view coordinates):X to -305Y to 0Z to 0, Fig. 24.

Step 6. Click the Set All button .

Step 7. Click OK .

Step 8. Confi rm axis moved androtated, Fig. 25.

Step 9. Save. Use Ctrl-S.

Fig. 21

Fig. 24

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Fig. 25

BOTTOM CUTMastercam Origin

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H. Stock Setup.Step 1. Click Mastercam Toolpaths Manager tab in the Property Man-

ager, Fig. 26.

Step 2. Expand Properties (click the +) in the Toolpaths Manager, Fig. 26.

Step 3. Click Stock Setup in the Toolpaths Manager, Fig. 26.

Step 4. Click Stock View button in the Machine Group Properties dialog, Fig. 27.

Step 5. Click BOTTOM CUT in the View Selection dialog, Fig. 28 and click OK .

Step 6. Click left rear corner of the red part to set it as the stock origin, Fig. 27.

Step 7. Set Stock Origin coordinates:X to 0Y to -21Z to 0, Fig. 27.

Step 8. Set X-Y-Z dimensions:X to 305Y to 42Z to 70, Fig. 27.

Step 9. Click OK in the Machine Group Properties, Fig. 29.

Step 10. Save. Use Ctrl-S.

Fig. 26

Fig. 27

Fig. 28

Click corner to Click corner to move arrow

Fig. 29

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I. REAR SHELL Rough Area Clearance HST Surface Toolpath.

Step 1. Click Surface High Speeds Toolpaths

I. REAR SHELL Rough Area Clearance HST Surface Toolpath.

on the Mastercam toolbar.

Step 2. Click OK in the NC name dialog, Fig. 30.

Step 3. Select Toolpath Type from the tree control and select:

Rough

AreaClearanceFig. 31.

Step 4. Under Contain-ment, click Select contain-ment bound-aries button

,Fig. 32.

Step 5. In the Selec-tion Property Manager, check Propagate along tangen-cies, Fig. 32.

Step 6. Click an edge of rear wheel shell, Fig. 33. The edges will turn green or white when se-

lected. Click OK

edge of rear wheel shell

when done.

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Fig. 31

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Step 7. Select Toolfrom the tree control and:

click Select library tool button, Fig. 34.

Step 8. Click the Filter button, Fig. 35.

Step 9. Click None button under Tool Types, Fig. 36.

Step 10. Click Endmill2 Sphere but-ton(second but-ton top row),Fig. 36 and click OK.

Step 11. Click 240 Ball Endmill6mm,Fig. 37 and click OK.

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Step 12. Back in Toolpage set:

Tool number 1

Head number 1Fig. 38.

Step 13. Select Cut Pa-rameters from the tree control and set:

Cutting meth-od Climb

Stepdown 12.5

Tool contain-mentCompensate to: Inside

uncheck Add offset distance to tool radius

XY stepover% of dia. 45

Stock to leave on walls and fl oors 1Fig. 39.

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Step 14. Select Trochoi-dal motionfrom the tree control and set:

Minimize burialFig. 40.

Step 15. Select Transi-tions from the tree control and set:

Entry helix Radius 3Fig. 41.

Fig. 40

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Step 16. Select Steep/Shallow from the tree control and set:

Check Z depthsMinimum -9Maximum -35Fig. 42.

Step 17. Select LinkingParametersfrom the tree control and set:

Clearance plane 0

Part clearance 0

Leads 0Fig. 43.

Step 18. Click OK Step 18. Click OK .

Step 19. Watch the tool-path progress at the bottom right corner of the display.

Step 20. Save.Use Ctrl-S.

Fig. 43

Fig. 42

Negative -35

Fig. 44

Negative -9

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J. Verify REAR SHELL Rough Area Clearance .Step 1. Click VerifyJ. Verify REAR SHELL Rough Area Clearance .

in the Toolpaths Manager, Fig. 45.

Step 2. Click Machine quickly , Fig. 46.

Step 3. Turn on Simulate toolStep 3. Turn on

.

Step 4. Click Play start machining.

Step 5. Click OK to close Verify dia-log box.

K. FRONT SHELL Rough Area Clearance HST Surface Toolpath.

Step 1. Toggle toolpath display

HST Surface Toolpath. in Toolpaths Manager to turn off toolpath display, Fig. 48.

Step 2. Copy Roughing toolpath in the Toolpaths Manager. To copy, hold right mouse buttonand drag the Surface High Speedtoolpath down under the operations. Release the mouse button and click Copy After from menu, Fig. 48.

Step 3. Expand the copied 2 - Surface High Speed, expand Geometry and click Geometry - Containment, Fig. 49.

Step 4. Right click Edge1 in Curves and Edges box and click Clear Selec-tion, Fig. 50.

Step 5. Click an edge of front wheel shell,

Fig. 51. Click OK

edge of front wheel shell

.

Step 6. In the Toolpaths Manager, click Regenerate all dirty operations

Regenerate all ,

Fig. 49.

Step 7. Save. Use Ctrl-S.

Fig. 49Fig. 48

Fig. 50

Fig. 46

to close Verify dia-

K. FRONT SHELL Rough Area Clearance K. FRONT SHELL Rough Area Clearance

Fig. 47

Fig. 51

Fig. 45

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L. BOTH SHELLS Finish Raster HST Toolpath.Step 1. Copy the second Roughing toolpath

in the Toolpaths Manager. To copy, hold with the right mouse buttonand drag the Surface High Speedtoolpath down under the operations. Release the mouse button and click Copy After from menu, Fig. 52.

Step 2. Expand 3 - Surface High Speed and click Parameters, Fig. 53.

Step 3. Select Toolpath Type from the tree control and select:

Finishing

RasterFig. 54.

Step 4. Under Contain-ment, click Select contain-ment bound-aries button

,Fig. 54.

Step 5. Click an edge of rear wheel shell, Fig. 55. You should have two edges selected, edge of rear and front shells, Fig. 56.

Click OK

Fig.

.

Fig. 52 Fig. 53

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Step 6. Select CutParametersfrom the tree control and set:

Cutting meth-od Zigzag

Stepover .5

Tool contain-mentCompensate to: Inside

Check Add offset distance to tool radius

Stock to leave on walls and fl oors 0Fig. 57.

Step 7. Select Steep/Shallow from the tree control and set:

Uncheck Z depthsFig. 58.

Step 8. Click OK Step 8. Click OK .

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M. Verify Finish BOTTOM CUT.Step 1. In the Toolpaths Manager, click Regener-

ate all dirty operationsStep 1. In the Toolpaths Manager, click

, Fig. 59.

Step 2. Watch the toolpath progress at the bottom right corner of the display.

Step 3. Click Toolpath Group1 in the Toolpaths Manager to select all three toolpaths, Fig. 59.

Step 4. Click Verify in the Toolpaths Man-ager, Fig. 60.

Step 5. Click Play in Verify dialog box to start machining.

Step 6. Click OK to close Verify dialog box.

N. Set-up Toolpath Groups.Step 1. Use Toggle toolpath

display

Toggle toolpath

in Tool-paths Manager to turn off toolpath display, Fig. 62.

Step 2. Rename Toolpath Group 1 to WHEEL SHELLS. To Re-name group, right click Toolpath Group 1 and click Groups > Rename from the menu, Fig. 62.

Step 3. Key-in WHEEL SHELLS for new group name,Fig. 63.

Fig. 60

N. Set-up Toolpath Groups.N. Set-up Toolpath Groups.Fig. 61

Fig. 59

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Step 4. Insert a new Toolpath group. To insert group, right click Machine Group 1 at the very top and click Groups > New Toolpath groupfrom the menu, Fig. 64.

Step 5. Key-in SIDE CUTSfor Group name,Fig. 65.

Step 6. Save. Use Ctrl-S.

O. Finish Scallop LEFT CUT HST Surface Toolpath.Step 1. Double click

LEFT CUTin Orientation dialog box to change to your left cut view,Fig. 66.

Step 2. Click View Man-

ager

Step 2. Click

on the Mastercam toolbar.toolbar.

Step 3. Click LEFT CUT view from list of named views in View Manager dialog box, Fig. 67.

Step 4. Click Set All button and OK , Fig. 67.

Step 5. Click Surface High Speeds Toolpaths on the Mastercam toolbar.

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Step 6. Select Toolpath Type from the tree control and set:

Finishing

ScallopFig. 68.

Step 7. Under Contain-ment, click Select contain-ment bound-aries button

,Fig. 68.

Step 8. In the Selection Property Manager,under Containment Curves, Fig. 69,right clickCONTAINMENT SKETCH and click Select Chain, Fig.

70. Click OK

Fig.

.

Step 9. Select Cut Pa-rameters from the tree control and set:Cutting meth-od Zigzag

Stepover 1

Tool contain-mentCompensate to: Center

Stock to leave on walls and fl oors 0Fig. 71.

Fig. 71

Fig. 68Fig. 68

Fig. 70

Right clickContainment Sketch

Fig. 69

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Step 10. Select Steep/Shallow from the tree control and set:

Use Z depthsMinimum 0Maximum -37Fig. 72.

Step 11. Select Arc Fil-ter/Tolerancefrom the tree control and set:

Totaltolerance .0625

click Refi ne toolpath but-ton, Fig. 73.

Fig. 72

Negative -37

Fig. 73

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Step 12. In the Refi ne Toolpath dialog box set: Fig. 74

Check Line/Arc Filtering Setting

Set Minimum arc radius .0625

Uncheck Create arcs XY check box

Check One way fi ltering

Move NC program length slider to Short.

Step 13. Click OK in Refi ne Toolpath dialog box.

Step 14. Click OK in Scallop dialog box.

Step 15. Watch the toolpath progress at the bottom right corner of the display.

Step 16. Save. Use Ctrl-S.

P. Verify Finish LEFT CUT.Step 1. Click 4 - Surface High Speed Scalop in the

Toolpaths Manager to select toolpath,Fig. 75.

Step 2. Click Verify in the Toolpaths Manager, Fig. 76.

Step 3. Click the Play in the Verify dialog box to start the machining.

Step 4. Click OK to close Verify dialog box.

Fig. 74

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Q. Mirror LEFT CUT to RIGHT CUT Scallop Toolpath.Step 1. Click Tool-

path Transformpath Transform

on the Mastercam toolbar.

Step 2. Under Type, select Mirror, Fig. 78.

Step 3. Under Source opera-tions, select Surface High Speed (Scallop), Fig. 78.

Step 4. Click Mirror tabMirror tabMirror at the top of dialog box, Fig. 78.

Step 5. Under Mirror, select Mirror about X axis

, Fig. 79.

Step 6. Click OK in the Transform Operation Params dialog box.

R. Verify RIGHT CUT.Step 1. In the Toolpaths Manag-

er, click the Transform by Coordinate - Mirror about X axis toolpath, Fig. 80.

Step 2. Click Verify in the Toolpaths Manager.

Step 3. Click the Play in the Verify dialog box to start the machining.

Step 4. Click OK to close Verify dia-log box.

Step 5. Save. Use Ctrl-S.

Fig. 78

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Fig. 80