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A. Open SW File in Mastercam X8.Step 1. If necessary, save your Fuselage file in SOLIDWORKS.

Step 2. In Mastercam X8, click FILE Menu > Open.

Step 3. In the Open dialog box set Files of type toSOLIDWORKS Files, select your FUSELAGE fileand click Open, Fig. 1.

Step 4. Change to Isometric View (Alt-7).

B. Confirm Units are Inches.

Step 1. Confirm in the bottom right corner of the display units are Inches, Fig. 2.

C. Save Your File.Step 1. Click FILE Menu > Save As.

Step 2. Key-in FUSELAGE for the filename and press ENTER.

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D. Rotate Fuselage Around Axes.Step 1. Click down arrow of Set Planes in toolbar

and click Top (WCS), Fig 3.

Step 2. Click XFORM Menu > Rotate.

Step 3. Click the solid body to select it, Fig 4. Click End Se-lection (ENTER) in ribbon bar.

Step 4. In Rotate dialog box set: Move Fig. 5 Number of Steps 1

Rotation Angle -90 Click Apply .

Step 5. Click down arrow of Set Planes in toolbar and click Front (WCS), Fig 6.

Step 6. Click the solid body again to select it and click End Selection (ENTER) in ribbon bar, Fig. 7.

Step 7. Set: Move Fig. 8

Rotation Angle 90 Click OK .

Step 8. Fit (Alt-F1),

Step 9. Right click graphics area and click Clear Colors (Alt-R C).

Step 10. Delete surface imported from SOLIDWORKS, Fig. 9. To delete, click to select and press Delete key.

Step 11. Save (Alt-F S).

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Solid body

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Solid body

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Delete surface

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E. Move Origin.Step 1. Click the down arrow of the Set Planes button

in the toolbar and click Top (WCS), Fig 10.

Step 2. Display the Origin. Use F9 to show the axes, Fig. 11.

Step 3. Click Xform Menu > Translate.

Step 4. Click Fuselage, Fig. 11.

Step 5. Click End Selection (ENTER) in ribbon bar.

Step 6. In Translate dialog box set: Select Move Fig. 12 Z -1.25 Click OK .

Step 7. Right click the drawing area and click Clear Colors from the menu or use Alt-R C.

Step 8. The Origin is now directly 1.25 above the motor hole at top edge of stock, Fig. 13.

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SOLIDWORKS Origin

New Mastercam Origin

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F. Create Containment.Step 1. Click CREATE Menu > Rectangular Shapes.

Step 2. In Rectangular Shapes Options set:

Base Point Fig. 14

Width 8.7

Height 1.7 Click left center Anchor point

Click down arrow in Auto Cursor ribbon bar and click Origin to place rectangle, Fig. 15 and Fig. 16.

Click OK .

Step 3. Save . Use Alt-F S.

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G. Create WCS BOTTOM CUT.Step 1. Click VIEW Menu > Orient > Flip Y

for Z, Fig. 17.

Step 2. Fit (Alt-F1).

Step 3. Click WCS in the Status Bar at the bot-tom of the graphics area and Plane Man-ager from the menu, Fig. 18.

Step 4. Click Geometry button in the Plane Manager dialog, Fig. 19.

Step 5. Click Line 1 and Line 2 for construction plane geometry, Fig. 20.

Step 6. In the Select plane dialog box, Fig. 21, set X axes to point to the rear and Y axes to point right, Fig. 22. This should be View 6 of 8, Fig. 21. Click OK in the Select plane dialog box.

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Line 2

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Line 1

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Step 7. Key-in BOTTOM CUT for name in the New Plane dialog and click OK , Fig. 23.

Step 8. Back in the Plane Manager set, Fig. 24 Origin X 0 Origin Y 0 Origin Z 2.5

Step 9. Click Set All button

, Fig. 24 andFig. 25.

Step 10. Click OK .

Step 11. Confirm the BOTTOM CUT origin, Fig. 26.

Step 12. Save . Use Alt-F S.

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BOTTOM CUT Origin

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H. Switch Back to Top WCS.Step 1. Click WCS in the Status Bar at the bottom of the graphics area and Plane Manager from

the menu, Fig. 27.

Step 2. Click TOP in the Plane Manager dialog, Fig. 28.

Step 3. Click Set All button

, Fig. 28.

Step 4. Click OK ,Fig. 28.

Step 5. Change to Isometric View (Alt-7).

Step 6. Save . Use Alt-F S.

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