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Wire Training Tutorials
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MastercamX4TrainingTutorialsWireApplications Date:August6,2009 Copyright©19842009InHouseSolutionsInc.Allrightsreserved. Software:WireMastercamX4 Author:MarianaLendel ISBN:9781926566399 Notice InHouseSolutionsInc.reservestherighttomakeimprovementstothismanualatanytimeand withoutnotice. DisclaimerOfAllWarrantiesAndLiability InHouseSolutionsInc.makesnowarranties,eitherexpressorimplied,withrespecttothis manualorwithrespecttothesoftwaredescribedinthismanual,itsquality,performance, merchantability,orfitnessforanyparticularpurpose.InHouseSolutionsInc.manualissoldor licensed"asis."Theentireriskastoitsqualityandperformanceiswiththebuyer.Shouldthe manualprovedefectivefollowingitspurchase,thebuyer(andnotInHouseSolutionsInc.,its distributor,oritsretailer)assumestheentirecostofallnecessaryservicing,repair,ofcorrection andanyincidentalorconsequentialdamages.InnoeventwillInHouseSolutionsInc.beliable fordirect,indirect,orconsequentialdamagesresultingfromanydefectinthemanual,evenifIn HouseSolutionsInc.hasbeenadvisedofthepossibilityofsuchdamages.Somejurisdictionsdo notallowtheexclusionorlimitationofimpliedwarrantiesorliabilityforincidentalor consequentialdamages,sotheabovelimitationorexclusionmaynotapplytoyou. Copyrights ThismanualisprotectedunderthecopyrightlawsofCanadaandtheUnitedStates.Allrightsare reserved.Thisdocumentmaynot,inwholeorpart,becopied,photocopied,reproduced, translatedorreducedtoanyelectronicmediumormachinereadableformwithoutprior consent,inwriting,fromInHouseSolutionsInc. Trademarks MastercamisaregisteredtrademarkofCNCSoftware,Inc. Microsoft,theMicrosoftlogo,MS,andMSDOSareregisteredtrademarksofMicrosoft Corporation;MastercamVerifyiscreatedinconjunctionwithSiriusSystemsCorporation; Windows95,andWindowsNT;WindowsXPareregisteredtrademarksofMicrosoft Corporation. Acknowledgements "ThankstotheInHouseSolutionsteamforhelpingintheproductionandmarketingofthis book.Itsimplywouldn'tbethesamewithoutallyourefforts.Finally,thankyou,thereaderfor makingthispurchase;Ihopeitservesyouwell." MarianaLendel
TABLEOFCONTENTS
GettingStarted .................................................................................................. A1
Tutorials
Tutorial#1,2DGeometryContour ..................................................................... 11 Tutorial#2,2DMultiContour ............................................................................ 21 Tutorial#3,3DGeometryand4AxisWirepath ................................................. 31 Tutorial#4,PunchAndDieCreatedFromtheSameWorkPiece ........................ 41 Tutorial#5,MultipleTabs .................................................................................. 51 Tutorial#6,NoCoreWirepath .......................................................................... 61 GeneralNotes.................................................................................................... B1
TUTORIALSERIESFOR
TUTORIAL#2 WIRE2DMULTIPLECONTOURS
WIREX4
TUTORIAL2
Objectives:
TheStudentwilldesigna2Dimensionaldrawingby: Gettingafilealreadycreated. Deletingtheouterrectangle. MirroringthegeometryaboutYaxis. Creatingarectangle. Modifyingthegeometrybybreakingalineintwopieces. Creatingpoints.
TheStudentwillcreateaDieusingtheContourwirepathby: Settingthewirelibraryforskimcuts. SelectingthecontoursusingWindowoptions. SettingtheparametersinContourParameterdialogbox. EditingtheNCIfile.
TheStudentwillcheckthetoolpathusingMastercam’sBackplotandVerifyverification.
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GEOMETRYCREATION USEFULTOOLSTOSTARTTHEGEOMETRYCREATION Beforestartingthegeometrycreationweshouldcustomizethetoolbarstoseethetoolbarsrequired tocreatethegeometryandmachineaWirepart.SeeGettingstartedpageA4.
BeforestartingthegeometrymakesurethattheGridisenabled.Itwillshowyouateachmoment whereisthepartorigin.SeeGettingstartedpageA5fordetails.
Toolpaths/Solidsmanagertotheleftofthescreencanbehiddentogainmorespaceinthegraphic areafordesign.PressAlt+Otoremoveit.
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STEP1:GETTHETUTORIAL#1FILE
File Open Select“YourName_1” SelecttheOKbutton.
STEP2:SAVETHEFILEWITHADIFFERENTNAME
File Saveas Savethefileas“YourName_2” SelecttheOKbutton.
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STEP3:DELETETHEEXISTINGWIREPATH SelecttheDeletealloperations,groupand toolsbutton. SelecttheYesbutton.
STEP4:DELETETHEOUTERRECTANGLEANDTHETHREADPOINT ChangetheGraphicViewtoTop.
SelecttheFiticon. ToselecttheentirerectangleHolddowntheShiftkeyandselecttherectangleasshownbelow.
HolddownShiftkey andselectthisline
Notethattheentirerectangleshouldbe highlighted(yellowcolor).
SelecttheThreadPointasshowntotheright. SelecttheDeleteentitiesicon SelecttheRepaintbutton.
Selectthe ThreadPoint
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STEP5:JOINTHETWOCOLINEARLINES
Edit JoinEntities [Selectentitiestojoin]:Selectthelinesasshowninthepicture.
Selectthefirstlinehere
Selectthesecondlinehere SelecttheEndSelectionbutton.
STEP6:MIRRORTHEGEOMETRYABOUTYAXIS StepPreview
Xform Mirror [Mirror:selectentitiestomirror]:HolddownShiftkeyand selectthechainasshown. Notethattheentirechainshouldbehighlighted(yellow color).
HoldtheShiftKeyand selectthechainhere
SelecttheEndSelectionbutton.
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EnabletheXaxisintheMirrordialogbox. MakesurethatCopy,PreviewandFitareenabledasshown. Youshouldseethepreviewedgeometryasshownbelow. SelecttheOKbuttontoexitMirrordialogbox. SelecttheClearColorsicon.
STEP7:CREATETHEOUTERRECTANGLE
Create Rectangle EntertheWidth=8 EntertheHeight=5.5asshowntotheright. MakesurethatyoupressEnterkeyonceyoutypethevalues.
[Selectpositionoffirstcorner]:SelecttheFastPointicon. Enterthecoordinates:4.0,0.50(Enter) SelectFiticon.
SelecttheOKbuttontoexitthecommand.
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STEP8:CREATEWIRETHREADPOINTS SeepageA7toA9intheGettingStartedchaptertocreatetheThread/CutPointstoolbar
SelecttheCreateWireThreadPointicon.
SelecttheFastPointicon. Enterthecoordinates:2.0,0.45(Enter) SelecttheFastPointicon. Enterthecoordinates:2.0,0.45(Enter) SelecttheOKbuttontoexitthecommand. Thefinalgeometryshouldlookasshown
STEP9:SAVETHEFILE
File Save
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WIREPATHCREATION
STEP10:MACHINESELECTIONANDPROPERTIESSETTINGS TodisplaytheToolpathsManagerpressAlt+O.
Machinetype SelectWire SelectWIREDEFAULT.WMD
STEP11:CONTOURWIREPATH
Toolpaths Contour EnableWindowintheChainingdialog box.
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Selectoptions EnableBreakclosestentitytothreadpoint. SelecttheOKbuttontoexittheChainingOptions. [Contour:selectchain1]:Createawindowasshownbelowbyselecting thefirstcorner(upperright)andtheoppositecorner(lowerleft).
Selectthiscorneras approximatestartpoint [SketchApproximateStartPoint]:Selectthelowerleftcornerofthegeometry.
SelecttheOKbuttontoexittheChainingdialogbox.
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STEP12:SETTINGTHECONTOURPARAMETERS SelectandsettheWire/PowerparametersandenableAssociatetoLibraryasshownbelow: SelecttheOptionsbutton show.)
(OnlyafteryouselectAssociatetoLibraryWilltheoptionsbutton
TheWireParameterstabspecifiesthepowersettingslibrary,workoriginpoints,miscellaneous values,andcannedtextfortheoperation.
ClickontheSelectLibrarybutton.
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SelectthePowerlibrarythatyoucreatedinTutorial#1. SelectOKbutton.
SelecttheOKbuttontoexittheEditLibrarydialogbox.
SelecttheCutParameterspageandmakethechangesasshowninthefollowingscreenshot. TheCutsdialogboxpageletsyoudefinethetypeandnumberofcutsyouwillmakeinthewirepath. Youcanseupthetabwidthandtheskimcutsthatwillbecutafterthetab.EnableResetpass numberontabcutstoensurethatthewirecutsthetabusingthepowersettingsoftheroughing pass.
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SelecttheCompensationpagetosetthecompensationtypeanddirectionasshown. SelecttheStopstosetthecontrolstopcodes. StopcodesettoAsgluestopcreatesanoptionalstop(M01).
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SelecttheLeadspageandchangetheparametersasshown. LeadinandLeadoutdeterminethemovesthewiremakeswhenitentersandexitsthepart. MastercamWiregeneratestheleadinandleadoutforeachpassaroundthewirepath.
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SelectTab/FinishLeadsandchangetheparametersasshown. Tabcutsandfinishcuts(skimcutsaftertab)canhaveleadinsandoutsoftheirownandcanhave settingsdifferentfromthecontourleadinandleadout.FormoredetailsseeGeneralNotes,Wire pathparameters.
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SelecttheTaperpageandmakesurethattheparametersaresetasshownbelow. TheTaperpageallowsyoutocutpartsthathavethesamegeneralshapeinbothXYplane,thelower contour,andUVplane,theuppercontour.
SelectFlushingandturnitON. YourmachinedefinitionmightbelimitedtoasimpleOn/Offtoggle.Youcanalsoturnonseveral differentcoolantoptionsatthesametime,ifyourmachinedefinitionallowsit.
SelecttheOKbuttontoexittheWirepathContourparameters. SelecttheOKbuttontoexittheChainManagerDialogbox.
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STEP13:VERIFYTHEWIREPATHUSINGBACKPLOT MakesurethattheWireContouroperationisselected, otherwiseclickontheSelectalloperationsbutton. IntheToolpathsManagerselecttheBackplotselected operationsbutton. ChangethegraphicviewtoIsometric.
SelecttheFiticon. EnableonlyDisplaytoolintheBackplotparametersasshownto theright. SelectthePlaybuttonasshownbelow. Ifyouwouldliketowatchthetoolpathrunslower,insteadofPlay,selectStepforward.Holddown theSkeyonyourkeyboardorkeeppressingtheStepforwardkeyandyouwillbeabletoseethe entireprogramatthespeedthatyouwish,andbeabletostopitatanytime.
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EnableQuickverifytoseeshadedwire. SelectthePlaybuttonagain. ToexitBackplotselecttheOKbutton.
STEP14:MODIFYTHEWIREPATHTOCUTTHETABSSEPARATELY(NODROPOUT METHOD) SelecttheParametersintheToolpathsManager.
SelectParameters
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SelecttheLeadspageandenableTabCuts(nodropoutmethod). SelecttheOKbuttontoexitWireContourparameters.
Tabsthatuseeitherthelineandradiusor(2)lineandradiusmovescombined withanoverlapcancreateasliverorslugofmaterial.Usingthenodropout methodeliminatestheslug.
SelecttheRegeneratealldirtyoperationsbutton.
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STEP15:VERIFYTHENEWWIREPATHUSINGBACKPLOT SelectBackplotbuttonandsettheparameterasshowninSTEP13 ChangetheGraphicViewtoTop. SelectthePlaybutton.
SelectZoomTargeticon. [Pickpointtozoomfrom]:Selectthepointasshownbelow.
Selectthispoint
Selectthepoint atthiscorner [Chooseasecondcornerofyourzoomingbox]:Selectthepointatthecornerasshownabove. Thewirepathshouldlookasshown.
SelecttheOKbuttontoexit Backplot.
Changethegraphicviewto Isometric.
SelectFiticon.
SelecttheOKbuttontoexitthebackplotinterface
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STEP16:ESTABLISHTHEPARTSTOCK SelectStocksetupintheToolpathsManager. Changetheparameterstomatchthefollowing screenshot.
SelectStockSetup
SelecttheOKbuttontoreturntotheuserinterface
.
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STEP17:VERIFYWIREPATHVERIFICATION ExpandtheToolpathsManagerifnecessarybydragging therightside.
Drag SelectVerifyselectedoperationsbutton.
SelectOptionsbutton.
EnableCuttercompincontrolandRemovechips. SelectOKtoclosetheverify optionsmenu.
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SettheVerifyspeedbymovingthesliderbarinthespeedcontrolbar. ChangetheGraphicViewtoIsometric.
SelectMachinebuttontostartsimulation.
Thefinishedpartshould appearasshowninthe followingpicture. SelecttheDie EnableTokeep(oneonly)andselectPickbutton. Selectthedieasshownabove. SelecttheOKbuttontoexitPickachip. SelecttheOKbuttontoexitVerify.
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STEP18:RUNTHEPOSTPROCESSORTOOBTAINTHEGCODEFILE SelectthePostselectedoperationsbuttonfromToolpath Manager. InthePostprocessingwindow,makeallthenecessary changesasshowntotheright.
NCfileenabledallowsyouto keeptheNCfileandtoassignthe samenameastheMCXfile Editenabledallowsyouto automaticallylaunchthedefault editor.
SelecttheOKbuttontocontinue.
EnterYour_Name1tosave. SelecttheOKbuttontosave.
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SelecttheredXboxattheupperrightcornertoexittheMastercamXEditor.
STEP19:SAVETHEUPDATEDMCXFILE
File SelecttheSavebuttontosavethefilewiththesamename.
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To order more books: Call 1-800-529-5517 or Visit www.inhousesolutions.com or Contact your Mastercam Dealer
MastercamX4TrainingTutorialsWireApplications Date:August6,2009 Copyright©19842009InHouseSolutionsInc.Allrightsreserved. Software:WireMastercamX4 Author:MarianaLendel ISBN:9781926566399 Notice InHouseSolutionsInc.reservestherighttomakeimprovementstothismanualatanytimeand withoutnotice. DisclaimerOfAllWarrantiesAndLiability InHouseSolutionsInc.makesnowarranties,eitherexpressorimplied,withrespecttothis manualorwithrespecttothesoftwaredescribedinthismanual,itsquality,performance, merchantability,orfitnessforanyparticularpurpose.InHouseSolutionsInc.manualissoldor licensed"asis."Theentireriskastoitsqualityandperformanceiswiththebuyer.Shouldthe manualprovedefectivefollowingitspurchase,thebuyer(andnotInHouseSolutionsInc.,its distributor,oritsretailer)assumestheentirecostofallnecessaryservicing,repair,ofcorrection andanyincidentalorconsequentialdamages.InnoeventwillInHouseSolutionsInc.beliable fordirect,indirect,orconsequentialdamagesresultingfromanydefectinthemanual,evenifIn HouseSolutionsInc.hasbeenadvisedofthepossibilityofsuchdamages.Somejurisdictionsdo notallowtheexclusionorlimitationofimpliedwarrantiesorliabilityforincidentalor consequentialdamages,sotheabovelimitationorexclusionmaynotapplytoyou. Copyrights ThismanualisprotectedunderthecopyrightlawsofCanadaandtheUnitedStates.Allrightsare reserved.Thisdocumentmaynot,inwholeorpart,becopied,photocopied,reproduced, translatedorreducedtoanyelectronicmediumormachinereadableformwithoutprior consent,inwriting,fromInHouseSolutionsInc. Trademarks MastercamisaregisteredtrademarkofCNCSoftware,Inc. Microsoft,theMicrosoftlogo,MS,andMSDOSareregisteredtrademarksofMicrosoft Corporation;MastercamVerifyiscreatedinconjunctionwithSiriusSystemsCorporation; Windows95,andWindowsNT;WindowsXPareregisteredtrademarksofMicrosoft Corporation. Acknowledgements "ThankstotheInHouseSolutionsteamforhelpingintheproductionandmarketingofthis book.Itsimplywouldn'tbethesamewithoutallyourefforts.Finally,thankyou,thereaderfor makingthispurchase;Ihopeitservesyouwell." MarianaLendel
TABLEOFCONTENTS
GettingStarted .................................................................................................. A1
Tutorials
Tutorial#1,2DGeometryContour ..................................................................... 11 Tutorial#2,2DMultiContour ............................................................................ 21 Tutorial#3,3DGeometryand4AxisWirepath ................................................. 31 Tutorial#4,PunchAndDieCreatedFromtheSameWorkPiece ........................ 41 Tutorial#5,MultipleTabs .................................................................................. 51 Tutorial#6,NoCoreWirepath .......................................................................... 61 GeneralNotes.................................................................................................... B1
TUTORIALSERIESFOR
TUTORIAL#2 WIRE2DMULTIPLECONTOURS
WIREX4
TUTORIAL2
Objectives:
TheStudentwilldesigna2Dimensionaldrawingby: Gettingafilealreadycreated. Deletingtheouterrectangle. MirroringthegeometryaboutYaxis. Creatingarectangle. Modifyingthegeometrybybreakingalineintwopieces. Creatingpoints.
TheStudentwillcreateaDieusingtheContourwirepathby: Settingthewirelibraryforskimcuts. SelectingthecontoursusingWindowoptions. SettingtheparametersinContourParameterdialogbox. EditingtheNCIfile.
TheStudentwillcheckthetoolpathusingMastercam’sBackplotandVerifyverification.
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GEOMETRYCREATION USEFULTOOLSTOSTARTTHEGEOMETRYCREATION Beforestartingthegeometrycreationweshouldcustomizethetoolbarstoseethetoolbarsrequired tocreatethegeometryandmachineaWirepart.SeeGettingstartedpageA4.
BeforestartingthegeometrymakesurethattheGridisenabled.Itwillshowyouateachmoment whereisthepartorigin.SeeGettingstartedpageA5fordetails.
Toolpaths/Solidsmanagertotheleftofthescreencanbehiddentogainmorespaceinthegraphic areafordesign.PressAlt+Otoremoveit.
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STEP1:GETTHETUTORIAL#1FILE
File Open Select“YourName_1” SelecttheOKbutton.
STEP2:SAVETHEFILEWITHADIFFERENTNAME
File Saveas Savethefileas“YourName_2” SelecttheOKbutton.
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STEP3:DELETETHEEXISTINGWIREPATH SelecttheDeletealloperations,groupand toolsbutton. SelecttheYesbutton.
STEP4:DELETETHEOUTERRECTANGLEANDTHETHREADPOINT ChangetheGraphicViewtoTop.
SelecttheFiticon. ToselecttheentirerectangleHolddowntheShiftkeyandselecttherectangleasshownbelow.
HolddownShiftkey andselectthisline
Notethattheentirerectangleshouldbe highlighted(yellowcolor).
SelecttheThreadPointasshowntotheright. SelecttheDeleteentitiesicon SelecttheRepaintbutton.
Selectthe ThreadPoint
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STEP5:JOINTHETWOCOLINEARLINES
Edit JoinEntities [Selectentitiestojoin]:Selectthelinesasshowninthepicture.
Selectthefirstlinehere
Selectthesecondlinehere SelecttheEndSelectionbutton.
STEP6:MIRRORTHEGEOMETRYABOUTYAXIS StepPreview
Xform Mirror [Mirror:selectentitiestomirror]:HolddownShiftkeyand selectthechainasshown. Notethattheentirechainshouldbehighlighted(yellow color).
HoldtheShiftKeyand selectthechainhere
SelecttheEndSelectionbutton.
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EnabletheXaxisintheMirrordialogbox. MakesurethatCopy,PreviewandFitareenabledasshown. Youshouldseethepreviewedgeometryasshownbelow. SelecttheOKbuttontoexitMirrordialogbox. SelecttheClearColorsicon.
STEP7:CREATETHEOUTERRECTANGLE
Create Rectangle EntertheWidth=8 EntertheHeight=5.5asshowntotheright. MakesurethatyoupressEnterkeyonceyoutypethevalues.
[Selectpositionoffirstcorner]:SelecttheFastPointicon. Enterthecoordinates:4.0,0.50(Enter) SelectFiticon.
SelecttheOKbuttontoexitthecommand.
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STEP8:CREATEWIRETHREADPOINTS SeepageA7toA9intheGettingStartedchaptertocreatetheThread/CutPointstoolbar
SelecttheCreateWireThreadPointicon.
SelecttheFastPointicon. Enterthecoordinates:2.0,0.45(Enter) SelecttheFastPointicon. Enterthecoordinates:2.0,0.45(Enter) SelecttheOKbuttontoexitthecommand. Thefinalgeometryshouldlookasshown
STEP9:SAVETHEFILE
File Save
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WIREPATHCREATION
STEP10:MACHINESELECTIONANDPROPERTIESSETTINGS TodisplaytheToolpathsManagerpressAlt+O.
Machinetype SelectWire SelectWIREDEFAULT.WMD
STEP11:CONTOURWIREPATH
Toolpaths Contour EnableWindowintheChainingdialog box.
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Selectoptions EnableBreakclosestentitytothreadpoint. SelecttheOKbuttontoexittheChainingOptions. [Contour:selectchain1]:Createawindowasshownbelowbyselecting thefirstcorner(upperright)andtheoppositecorner(lowerleft).
Selectthiscorneras approximatestartpoint [SketchApproximateStartPoint]:Selectthelowerleftcornerofthegeometry.
SelecttheOKbuttontoexittheChainingdialogbox.
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STEP12:SETTINGTHECONTOURPARAMETERS SelectandsettheWire/PowerparametersandenableAssociatetoLibraryasshownbelow: SelecttheOptionsbutton show.)
(OnlyafteryouselectAssociatetoLibraryWilltheoptionsbutton
TheWireParameterstabspecifiesthepowersettingslibrary,workoriginpoints,miscellaneous values,andcannedtextfortheoperation.
ClickontheSelectLibrarybutton.
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SelectthePowerlibrarythatyoucreatedinTutorial#1. SelectOKbutton.
SelecttheOKbuttontoexittheEditLibrarydialogbox.
SelecttheCutParameterspageandmakethechangesasshowninthefollowingscreenshot. TheCutsdialogboxpageletsyoudefinethetypeandnumberofcutsyouwillmakeinthewirepath. Youcanseupthetabwidthandtheskimcutsthatwillbecutafterthetab.EnableResetpass numberontabcutstoensurethatthewirecutsthetabusingthepowersettingsoftheroughing pass.
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SelecttheCompensationpagetosetthecompensationtypeanddirectionasshown. SelecttheStopstosetthecontrolstopcodes. StopcodesettoAsgluestopcreatesanoptionalstop(M01).
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SelecttheLeadspageandchangetheparametersasshown. LeadinandLeadoutdeterminethemovesthewiremakeswhenitentersandexitsthepart. MastercamWiregeneratestheleadinandleadoutforeachpassaroundthewirepath.
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SelectTab/FinishLeadsandchangetheparametersasshown. Tabcutsandfinishcuts(skimcutsaftertab)canhaveleadinsandoutsoftheirownandcanhave settingsdifferentfromthecontourleadinandleadout.FormoredetailsseeGeneralNotes,Wire pathparameters.
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SelecttheTaperpageandmakesurethattheparametersaresetasshownbelow. TheTaperpageallowsyoutocutpartsthathavethesamegeneralshapeinbothXYplane,thelower contour,andUVplane,theuppercontour.
SelectFlushingandturnitON. YourmachinedefinitionmightbelimitedtoasimpleOn/Offtoggle.Youcanalsoturnonseveral differentcoolantoptionsatthesametime,ifyourmachinedefinitionallowsit.
SelecttheOKbuttontoexittheWirepathContourparameters. SelecttheOKbuttontoexittheChainManagerDialogbox.
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STEP13:VERIFYTHEWIREPATHUSINGBACKPLOT MakesurethattheWireContouroperationisselected, otherwiseclickontheSelectalloperationsbutton. IntheToolpathsManagerselecttheBackplotselected operationsbutton. ChangethegraphicviewtoIsometric.
SelecttheFiticon. EnableonlyDisplaytoolintheBackplotparametersasshownto theright. SelectthePlaybuttonasshownbelow. Ifyouwouldliketowatchthetoolpathrunslower,insteadofPlay,selectStepforward.Holddown theSkeyonyourkeyboardorkeeppressingtheStepforwardkeyandyouwillbeabletoseethe entireprogramatthespeedthatyouwish,andbeabletostopitatanytime.
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EnableQuickverifytoseeshadedwire. SelectthePlaybuttonagain. ToexitBackplotselecttheOKbutton.
STEP14:MODIFYTHEWIREPATHTOCUTTHETABSSEPARATELY(NODROPOUT METHOD) SelecttheParametersintheToolpathsManager.
SelectParameters
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SelecttheLeadspageandenableTabCuts(nodropoutmethod). SelecttheOKbuttontoexitWireContourparameters.
Tabsthatuseeitherthelineandradiusor(2)lineandradiusmovescombined withanoverlapcancreateasliverorslugofmaterial.Usingthenodropout methodeliminatestheslug.
SelecttheRegeneratealldirtyoperationsbutton.
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STEP15:VERIFYTHENEWWIREPATHUSINGBACKPLOT SelectBackplotbuttonandsettheparameterasshowninSTEP13 ChangetheGraphicViewtoTop. SelectthePlaybutton.
SelectZoomTargeticon. [Pickpointtozoomfrom]:Selectthepointasshownbelow.
Selectthispoint
Selectthepoint atthiscorner [Chooseasecondcornerofyourzoomingbox]:Selectthepointatthecornerasshownabove. Thewirepathshouldlookasshown.
SelecttheOKbuttontoexit Backplot.
Changethegraphicviewto Isometric.
SelectFiticon.
SelecttheOKbuttontoexitthebackplotinterface
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STEP16:ESTABLISHTHEPARTSTOCK SelectStocksetupintheToolpathsManager. Changetheparameterstomatchthefollowing screenshot.
SelectStockSetup
SelecttheOKbuttontoreturntotheuserinterface
.
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STEP17:VERIFYWIREPATHVERIFICATION ExpandtheToolpathsManagerifnecessarybydragging therightside.
Drag SelectVerifyselectedoperationsbutton.
SelectOptionsbutton.
EnableCuttercompincontrolandRemovechips. SelectOKtoclosetheverify optionsmenu.
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SettheVerifyspeedbymovingthesliderbarinthespeedcontrolbar. ChangetheGraphicViewtoIsometric.
SelectMachinebuttontostartsimulation.
Thefinishedpartshould appearasshowninthe followingpicture. SelecttheDie EnableTokeep(oneonly)andselectPickbutton. Selectthedieasshownabove. SelecttheOKbuttontoexitPickachip. SelecttheOKbuttontoexitVerify.
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STEP18:RUNTHEPOSTPROCESSORTOOBTAINTHEGCODEFILE SelectthePostselectedoperationsbuttonfromToolpath Manager. InthePostprocessingwindow,makeallthenecessary changesasshowntotheright.
NCfileenabledallowsyouto keeptheNCfileandtoassignthe samenameastheMCXfile Editenabledallowsyouto automaticallylaunchthedefault editor.
SelecttheOKbuttontocontinue.
EnterYour_Name1tosave. SelecttheOKbuttontosave.
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SelecttheredXboxattheupperrightcornertoexittheMastercamXEditor.
STEP19:SAVETHEUPDATEDMCXFILE
File SelecttheSavebuttontosavethefilewiththesamename.
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