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Mastercam X3 Art Training TutorialsDate: December 1, 2008Copyright 1984 - 2008 In-House Solutions Inc. - Allrights reserved.Software: Art Mastercam X3Authors: Mariana LendelISBN:978-1-926566-00-9

NoticeIn-House Solutions Inc. reserves the right to make improvements to this manual at any time and withoutnotice.Disclaimer O f All Warranties And LiabilityIn-House Solutions Inc. makes no warranties, either express or implied, with respect to this manual orwith respect to the software described in this manual, its quality, performance, merchantability, or fitnessfor any particular purpose. In-House Solutions Inc. manual is sold or licensed "as is." The entire risk as toits quality and performance is with the buyer. Should the manual prove defective following its purchase,the buyer (and not In-House Solutions Inc., its distributor, or its retailer) assumes the entire cost of allnecessary servicing, repair, of correction and any incidental or consequential damages. In no event will In-House Solutions Inc. be liable for direct, indirect, or consequential damages resulting from any defect inthe manual, eve n if In-House Solutions Inc. has bee n advised of the poss ibility of such damage s. Somejurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of implied warranties or liability for incidental orconsequential damages, so the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to you.CopyrightsThis manual is protected under the copyright laws of Canada and the United States. All rights arereserved. This document may not, in whole or part, be copied, photocopied, reproduced, translated orreduced to any electronic medium or machine readable form without prior consent, in writing, from In-House Solutions Inc.TrademarksMastercam is a registered trademark of CNCSoftware, Inc.Microsoft, the Microsoft logo, MS, and MS-DOS are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation;Mastercam Verify is created in conjunction with Sirius Systems Corporation; Windows, Windows NT, andWindows XPare registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.


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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Getting Started A-1Tutorial #1: Organic & Texture Surfaces} Machine the Art Base 1-1Tutorial #2: Mold Creation; Machine the Art Base 2-1Tutorial #3: Import a BMP using Rast2Vec; Border & Plane Surfaces; Machinethe Art Base 3-1Tutorial #4: Merge an Art File}Application Styles} Create a Swept Surface 4-1Tutorial #5: Importing and Machining a Bitmap 5-1Tutorial #6: Create a Ring using Modify Wrap the Part; Machine the Art Base- Use Rotary Axis Substitution 6-1General Notes B-1


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TUTORIAL 1

Mastercam Art - Organic & Texture Surfaces; Cut the Part Using ArtBase Surface Toolpaths


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OBJECTIVES:

oCreating a New Art Base Surface RectangularoCreating Organic SurfacesoUsing Art ManageroCreate Texture SurfaceoSet th e Active Art Base Surface Top to the Z pianeoMachine the Active Art Base Surface

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TUTOR/AL1GEOMETRY CREATIONSTEP 1: CREATE A NEW RELIEF.

Relief based surface is a flat 2D surface from which you w in "grow" or "carve" your art.

FileeOpenOSelect the bee_geox2.mcx.0- Please check pages Al and A2 from the Getting

Started chapter for the file location.OSelect the Open button.0- To keep the original file save the file with a

different name as shown below.

FileoSave Aso Ente r the File Name: bee surface. mcxOSelect the OK button. 0o Please check pages A-4 and A-S from the Getti ng Sta rtedcha pter to ena ble the Art toolba rand the Grid.

ArtONew Art Base Surface RectangularoMa ke sure that the Lower Left Point is set as shown to theright ( X=O; y =O ).

OClick on the Use Mastercam to pick Upper Right Point buttonin the Upper Right Point.

Select Use Mastercam topick Upper-Right Point

Reel"ngllie' i8 IPresets v

---- Surfece Eateotc ----E B E EL ow e r L e ft P o ir t 8x - = ! > 100000 H~ ~ 100000 H~ ~U pp er R igit Pan t

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Rotat ion D Z -L im i t0100000 H~ nID7~;

Create G ecrnet ry5 h a d in g Q lEIlit_y01000100 H~ ~'~D Bounderp~D Ce n le r P o in t


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OSelect the Top-Right corner of the rectangle as shown below.

Select the Endpoint here0- Make sure that the

Endpoint cursor appearswhen selecting the corner.

OThe Art Base Surfaceparameters should look asshown to the right.

/Rectangular L E I '

0- Resoluti.on defines the number of grid points displayed per inch ormHlimetre.lt controls the crispness of the rel.ief model.

---- 5 ur lace E xte rts - ----E B E Bo w er L e ft P a in toSelect the OK button to exit the screen. W )(o I .0000 H~

U >1''' R ig h t P on t 8t~~~1~~~I J ~ ~ G . 1 @ 1Select Isometric View. '-- \ ' $ ! I - = - . . . . J .

Su rf a ce Dp : ir n sReeolution File S i~e Level

~~---I24MByle, ~R oleton D Z -LimrO~~2]I~:Select the Fit icon. ~

Create GecrrotrpShad ing Q uaityO~~ r-l


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o En te r A1t+S to shade/un shade the pa rt.The art base surface should look as shown in the drawingbelow.

STEP 2: CREATE THE ORGANIC SURFACES.

Organic Surface is a relief surface w hich is defin ed as a poin t grid. It w ill grow and scalein an organ ic w ay automatically. The surface requires closed chain s on w hich you applycross se ctio n s

o E n a b I e Art Ma nager b y se Iecti n g Art ta b.S elect A rt

o S elect th e Hide Art button to hide the base surface. You w ill be a b le to select the geometry easier.O selectToPview .IJ@ ~ fj0 1

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TUTOR/AL1ArtoCreate Organic Art Surface OperationC) Enable Polygon button and Inside in the Chaini.ng dialog box.oCreate a polygon aroun d the be e geo metry as shown inthe picturebelow.

Click here for thesearch point

UChaining r E i[][J_o C'Plene 03D

OSelect End chain from the Chaining dialog box to close the polygon.I[~~]1o [ E nte r sea rch point]: Select a point inside of the polygon as shown in the picture above.-0 Note that the bee geometry is highlighted in the selection color

(yellow).

OSelect the OK button to exit Chaining dialog box.WoMake sure that the setti ngs are matching the screenshot to the right.0- We are using the default cross section: ConvexArc with a Radius = 0.125.

Cross Section allows you to:1. r:Select a predefined, parametrizable cross-section.2. r+ Pick an existing Mastercam geometry as the cross-section.3. (ifLoad or Save cross-sections.4. Set radius/Height once you select the predefined once.

OSelect the OK button. WODisable Hide Art Model. IIIeSeIect Isometric View _ I r - J - m - I ll - - ( j - . - c w = - - - ' I

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Pre,et, LI _ _ _ J I _ _ , v 1--- C ross Section ---

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Radius

Sta r t6.ngle100000 H~ Endil.ngle1900000 H~

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BaseHeight100000 H~

-- Com mon Pa ram ete rs --App l ica tio n S tyle:I_AddAdjust Ridge:

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The surface should look as shown.

OWe will Zoom in to check the bee legs as shown below.OSelect Zoom-Window icon.

o [Specify zoom window]: Select Point A.o[Specify zoom window]: Select Point B.

Select Point B

Select Point A

The surface looks as shown.0- To soften the ridge we will modify the surface using the Art Manager.

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STEP3: SOFTEN THE RIDGE.3.1. Rename the Organic Surface.We wiIIchange the name of the surfaces t hat we created in order to keep tra ck of the m and to be abl eto identify them quickly to edit. ~P~15-;'I;d; IM I liIlIllll D I rn I ~ l'oRight-mouse click on the Organic Surface in the Art Manager and selectRename.

o Enter Bee Surface.

3.2 Adjust the Shape.oDoubIe click0n Para meters.01 n the Adjust ridge fie Idselect the drop-down arrow to select the shape.

OSelect the Arc Low shape.

OSelect the OK button to exit Organic Surface Parameters screen.0~ Note that the Art model will be "Dlrtv."

OSelect Regenerate button to regenerate the surface.

Select Regenerate

ElV ArlModeB I I I .Art ease surface #18 o r q , Bee Surface - Addi it ! m ~ t n3Contours

Adiaet Bidae:I : . : Normal G~N""""I

:':ArcHigh

Ar e M e d iu m. . . .Paoabol, High

.... P.. abol. Low

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The surface looks as shown.

oSe Iect the Fit butto n. {>eSelect Top View. r " " 1@ - - _ - ~ - ~ - t j - _ - @ - - ~ - " "" IOEnable Hide Art Model. ill

STEP 4: CREATE THE ELLIPSE SURFACE.4.1. Create the Ellipse Surface.ArtoCreate Organic Art Surface OperationOEnable Chain in the Chaining dialog box.o [Select one or more chains for Contour 1]: Select the Ellipse as shown 'below.

Select theEllipse here

OSelect the OK buttonto exit Chaining.0

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oSelect the Predefined, parametrizable cross-section button as shown tothe right. r:

oSelect the Convex Parabola as shown.

oMake sure that the rest of parameters in the Organic SurfaceParameters screen are set as shown to the right.oSelect the OK button to exit Organic Surface Parameters screen.[ ~ I

ODisable Hide Art Model. IIIOSelect Isometric view.lr-J-(!J-~i l - ~ ~ - t j - @ ) = - - ; I

The part should look as shown.

'0 - Note that the elliptical surface looks like a shield,

Organic I8 lPrese ts ! v i--- Ercss Section ---

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4.2 Rename the Ellipse Surface. EI Art lIase5urfa ce#1El II.., BeeSurfac" Addf- CI P,ar,ame terso Right-mouse click on the Organic Surface and select Rename. : III. G Io om et rv - 1 3 C o n to o r


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The geometry should look as shown to theright.

OselectToPView.IJ@ ~ tjJ @ IOEnable Hide Art Model. illOSelect the Fit button if necessary. ' * 'STEP 5 : CR EA TE A TEXTU RE SU RFACE.

ArtoCreate TextureoCreate Textures Custom Art Surface Operation.o Enable Window button in the Chaining dialog box.oMake sure that Inside is also enabled.oMake the window is as shown in the picture below.o Ente r the sea rch point]: Select a point in the middle as shown.Make thewindow

Select this point

OSelect the OK button to exit Chaining dialog box.W

UChaiaing (8)

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oSelect the arrow next to the Texture Style fie Id and se lect GridRotate.

oMake sure that th e Base Pattern File is Diamon.asl; ot he rwise,click on the Browse button to select it.

o Leave the defa uIt setti ngs ass hown and se lect the OK butto n toexit.W

oDisable Hide Art Model. IIeSelect Isometric view.lr-j-t!J--~--~-@)= - - ' 1

The part should look as shown.

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TUTOR/AL1OTo modify the pattern select double-click on the Custom Texturesurface Parameters.

-------O il ArtModoIa III Art Ila.e 'Surface #1a - . . . . Bee Sur face -AddDP.r""",~sIIo o rn e lr y ' . 1 3 Q l nt ou rs1 3 c . . SlIp s e S o . -f i' l o e Ad dOpaJ[ame~s

-. Geometry - 1 ContourC U,t om , T ex l;u re A d dllI!DIIIIeomeb "y - 14Contou rs

Double-click on Parameters

,Custom Texture 0"Presets

OChange the Txture Style to Randomize.

OSelect the OK button to exit Custom Texture Parameters. 0OSelect the regenerate button in the Art Manager.

The geometry looks as shown below.

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STEP 6 : MOVE THE MODEL TO HAVE Z O A T THE TO P OF THE GEO METR Y.

oChange the Graphic View to Front.IJ t ! l ~ Gi @ 1C) Select the Fit button. ~

The geometry looks like the diagram shown be/ow.

0- Note that the geometry is above Z O o We want to have Z O at the top of the geometry.ArtOXformoShift Art Model Below ZZerooMake sure that Surface Top to is enabled.

oSelect the OK button to exit.0The part will/ook as shown.

Shif t Art Model below Z zero l 2 s I .Presets ! v i

ro s . . r a o e T o p 1010 .0000 H~

o 5,",,,,," :B onom 10

- - - _

oChange the Graphic View to Isometric. 1 J i 6 ! J t E l t it@ 1oSelect the Screen-Fit button. ~

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STEP7: HIDE THE 20 GEOMETRY USING LEVELMANAGER.oSelect Level from the Status Bar as shown.

1 3 0 Gll iew Planes Z : I .GEnter number 10 inthe Main Level.

OSelect All off button.

OThe Level Manager should look asshown to the right.

OSelect the OK button to exit LevelManager. W

Number110

Herne # E ntitiee Le.... l Set1021

( 1 1 1 1M ain L eve! List Levels

OU,edumber:I~ o NamedLeve lSe l :L__ ------- IT]~ M e ke m ain le ve l a lw a} s v is ih e I ' : 1 1 1000'----------' ~ IRongoVisible Leve lsI /lJlon I I Al ioH I

'. LeY1 M ~nolger ~ ~# E ntities L e ve l S e t1021

Number110

vlsibe Name

(Ma in L e ve l L i s t L e vel s

QU,edum be r: N erre :ON,modLeve lSe l :

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o S elect th e Repaint button . ~ ,

TOOlPATH CREATIONSTEP 8 : SET U P THE STOCK .o Sele ct the Tool path s Manager ta b.o If a m achin e is already selected in the Toolpaths Manager} s ki p th e

n e xt s el ec ti on .

T o o \ 1 ~ l h s rSdij~lArl -I'$ '1.,r. fH , a : 1 I I < , " ~ , -g o 'Pf f i l 1S ' i ' ; 1 . .. .. . c ;+ ~ I (jffl~O ........ . 5 J ~ I 3 i \ < e J

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TUTOR/AL1oSeIect the plus in fro nt of Properties to expend the ToolpathsGroup Properties.

OSelect Stock setup.

Select the plusB D B M~chin"Group'

; . J . I l P rope rl ie s _Gene r ic M i llag,grmn , . .

1 6 It. ' ~ ' > < Gt ' . 1 fliI ... C ;-$ -I~Q ]elect Stock setup

OChange the parameters to match the screenshot to the right.The Stock Origin values adjustthe positioning ofthe stock,ensuring that you have equalamount of extra stock aroundthe finish pa rt.Display options allows you toset the stock as Wireframe andto fit the stock to the screen.(FitScreen)

0- Select the left corner to move thearrow as shown.

M~chrne Group Properties X

Stock 1 > 1 . "I ~ LTO_P ------'

ShapeoR.otangsjor OSoid _gjOC~indricai ORe L_

1 I : < i ,x Z

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TUTOR/AL1oSelect the Tool Settings tab to set the tool paramete rs and the part material.oChange the para mete rs to match the scree nshot to the right.

Assign tool numberssequentially allows you tooverwrite the tool number fromthe library with the nextavailable tool number. (Firstoperation -+-tool number 1;Second operation -+-toolnumber 2, etc.)Feed Calculation set to Userdefined uses feed rate, plungerate, retract rate and spindlespeed that you enter.

OSelect the OK button to exit ToolpathGroup Properties. [ZJ

" - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - .Machine Group PropertiesIie. r Tad Setting. r S i o C k S~up s.f~Ptnpn~ P I__---------'- F ee d Calculation Toolpo!h Canfig_

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STEP9: MACHINE THE PART.ArtoToolpath Active Art Base Surface

~ Note that it will take couple of minutes to open the Machine Art Base Surface.

OSelect the OK button to accept the same name for the NCas thegeometry. W

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~CXJ[YJM ac hi D e A rt B ase S uri ace (8 j

1001Name D ia. Cor . rad. Leng th :I t FlutesTcclpath parameters: I Art Base Surlace Machining Parameters II Art Base Surface Taolpath P a am e t e r s l l p r e s e t s l

( JO ' E B CommentR i g h t- c li c k f o r o p ti o ns

S e lect l ibrery tool . . 0 1 ToolfilteA xi s C o rr ti o' s ( D e f e ul t ( 1) ) Hisc velues... 0 1o T o b a lc h H o m e p os - .. 0 1 Ho te r y a x is . . . I

T o ol n a m e: 11/8 B A LL E N DM IL LTool~ :~Head~E::::J

L en . o ff se t ~D ia . o ff se t ~

Tod d ia : ~ Cane r ra d ius ~

Coolarl:... Soinde d ir ec ti on : ~Fe e d r a le : 16.160B96 I S p in d le s p ee d : ~

P lu ng e r at e: I G.1GOOCIG I R e tr a ct r a te : I G.1 GOmG ID Force too l change 0 Rapid retract

~ IT o o l d i : sp l -= : l} ' .. . D I Ad poin l . . . IPlenes.. I I Canned texl.. I

OSelect the Select library tool button.Rigl1l ~1;C!klor opt ions lD I Too l M e r

A m C Q'1 'bo , !D ela u~ (1 I) I I M i se v al u. es , . . 1

OSelect Filter button in the Tool Selection window." T col Sele ctjon - C,WCAMX\M I LL \ TOOLSW I LU HCH. TOO ts [R J

I MILL_INCH.TOOL5 H~N",,,, TlJdTpPI!: Diemeter T o d N -= :I m = C o m e r r -= :l du ~ Hediua Iype . =J ::3 E ndm i I3 . . Q .1250 . . va BUL L ENDM IL L 0 .0 3 11 .. Q031JSDin. Ccner,B4 E n dm il 3 . . 0 .1 81 5 . . 3 11 6 B UL L E N D MIL L 0 . 03 1. .. Q0312SDin. Caner,:BS E n dr nI 13 . . 0 .1 8/ 5 . . 3 /1 6 B UL L E ND M IL L 0 .0 62 . .. Q 06 2: DO il1 . Cone @:R E ndm i I3 . . O .BJO . . 1/4 BUL L ENDM IL L 0 .0 3 11 .. Q031JSDin. Ccner,20/ E ndm i I3 . . O .B JO . . 1 /4 B UL L E ND MI LL 0 .0 62 5. . Q062SJOin. Cone,:B3 E n dr nI 13 . . 0 .3 1 25 . . 5 / 16 BUL L ENDM IL L 0 .0 3 1. . . Q03125Dil1. Cone 'Ie

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TUTOR/AL1OTo select the 1/8 BallEndmill follow the next steps.oSelect the None button in the Tool Types.oSelect the Endmill Sphere as the Tool Type.oSelect the drop-down arrow and pick Equal in the Tool Diameter section.oEnter 1/8 as the diameter.

T-OO--IL-is-t-F-il~--r----------------------------------------------------------~

OSelect the OKbutton to exit ToolList Filter. W Unit """kingI No Ulit maskingo ope ra ti on maski ng

Tool D"""olo,1 f 2 : = = = = = : ; ; ; ; v ; - ; [ ~~o.l:;:25:::J

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Too l Ma te ri a l~H5S ~C"""io~ Carbide ~ User Dell~T; Co.l.d ~ U ... O.f 2

.I\!I ~ I N0"" ~[ [ COpy j ob s et up m al l

X Tool Selection- C:\MCAJAX\MILL\TOOLS \MILL_INCH.TOOL SoSelect the 1/8 BaIIEndmill from the list.OSelect the OK button to exit the ToolSelection screen. W

IMILL_INCHTODLS

oMake sure that the parameters in the Tool Parameters page match the following screenshot.~Machine ~rt Base Surfoce ~.

Tn clN erre D ia. C ar. lad L eruth It Flule118BAL... Q... 0.0615 0.31'5 4

Todpah ceemelers I Art Base Surface Machinng Parunatel8 L . 6 i t Ba~e SU"fa ::e Toop4h Paameler~ II Presets Il oo l r em e: 1118 BALL ENDM ILL

Len. olfset: c=JDia.Olfset:~

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Coobrl... Spindledhecuc-r ~Feed role: ~ Spin dle speed: ~Plirgera:e: ~ Ret ra :: tr at e: IS 1EDf fi S ID Force t ool chen qe ~ H epid renect

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TUTOR/AL1oSelect the Art Base Surface Toolpath Parameters tab and change the Cutting method and theStepover Percent as shown.

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[u ll ing method I Rec t .. n gu la r Sp i r ft iROl!!Jhing' [v I

Rougrong,in- hi , g

oSelect the Filter button as shown above and disablePrefilter.

oSelect the OK button to exit FUter Settings parameters.oOSelect the OK button to exit Machine Art Base Surfaceparameters. 0

oo I ' ' ' ideOut

Stock to ! eave , ., Z[0.0000 I"!~

T 0 01 1 C Q n '( C! E n m en t : no t supportedoo[Ie pt h E ut e 1 o il )

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loll)1 0 0 0 1 ' Ii~.,..[eccel, smooth. plunge""g!el~nMVi 3 n ce dc . .

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L oo k a he ad

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q,. Note it may take a few minutesto generate the tool path.

STEP 10 : B ACKPlOT TH E PART.OSelect the Backplot selected operations button.

roolpalh , I Sol i d . I A rt I~ r& i l l - ' j ( ) C I ~ ~ Gl V O : > I ~ ' 1 . [m : : s : til I . . . .rEladplot solect..d op..- .boos

oMake sure t hat you have the fo Ilowing butto ns turned on (they wi IIappea r pushe d down).

Display tool r n[2J~~~WrnSelect the Play button. Display rapidmoves

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STEP 11: VERIFY THE PART.

OSelect the Verify selected operations button.Toolpaths ISolids 1 A,I I~ ~ I 1tdtx I RJG1 f .,. Ic r 1 % 1 1 ) I . . .. . . _C+!v er if vs el ec te d ope ra~on s

o Enable the Turbo button as shown.

Update after each tool path updatesthe stock after each operation.Stop on collision pauses theverification when the tool touchesthe part with a rapid move.

Disp lay ccesro lMove . / s lep : I 2 . : : : : : : = JMoves/rehesh: ~

Speed ~ Qu.liIy~ Updete al ter e ach toobe th

S top op li o n o~ ~ ~ i q p ' : : q : ~ o ! i ! i i q dos t op o n We i chongeo SlOP a l o o . each opeoMiooDVerbose

@]~~~gW J~Toolpath: Chook ope rat ionIcel ~:Too l l a be l :

oSet the Veri,fy speed by moving the slider bar in the speed control bar. [ ! ] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . ~ . ! I IeSelect the Play button to start simulation. W

OThe computer will now simulate the process ofthe part being machined.

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TUTOR/AL1The finished part should appear as shown in the following picture

oSelect the Red X button at the uppe r right corne r to close Verify.STEP 12: PO ST PROCE SS THE FILE.OSelect Post selected operations button in Toolpaths Manager. To",pal" , I So~d s I Ar l I~~ T i ' r - V ) ( I i ~. ~ ' f! W o I ~ 1 :1

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oSelect the OK button. L _ _ I

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