4 & 5 Axis Mill Training Tutorials
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Mastercam X³ Training Tutorials – 4 & 5 Axis Mill Applications
Revised Date: September 26, 2008
Copyright © 1984 2008 In House Solutions Inc. All rights reserved.
Software: Mastercam X³ Mill
Authors: Mariana Lendel
ISBN: 978 1 894487 99 3
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Using View Manager to select the Tplane for each face.
Create an operation for each face using the same work offset (G54).
Facing one flat surfaces.
Facing the other two flat surfaces using Transform Rotate toolpath.
Drilling the two holes.
Removing the material inside of one groove using contour toolpath.
Machine the second groove using Transform Rotate toolpath.
The Student will check the toolpath using Mastercam’s Verify verification module by:
Defining a 3 dimensional block, the size of the workpiece.
Running the Verify function to machine the part on the screen.
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GEOMETRY CREATION
STEP 1: CREATE THE 2D GEOMETRY IN THE RIGHT SIDE VIEW.
Option 1 The geometry file, Tutorial4_geometry.zip, can be downloaded from
www.emastercam.com/files
The finish part, Tutorial4_finish.zip including the toolpaths, is also provided on the same location
www.emastercam.com/files
Option 2 Create the geometry using the following instructions:
Create the 2D profile in the Righ side view:
Create/Arc/ Create Circle Center Point and set parameters to:
Diameter = 5.0;
Center Origin
Create/Line/ Create Line Endpoint and set parameters to:
Specify an endpoint = Origin
Line length = 2.45
Angle = 165 deg.;

Select the point to place a parallel line through; Pick a point above the line; enter the distance 0.25
Select the flip buton several times until you make both parallel lines (above and below the 120 deg. line)
Edit/ Trim/Break/ Trim/Break/Extend
Enable Break in the ribbon bar.
Select an entity to break; Select the first parallel line end that is further away from the origin.
Enable the length button in the Ribbon bar and enter 0.25
Repeat the command to break at 0.25 distance the other parallel line that we created in the previous
step
Delete the center line and the parallel lines closes to the origin.
Select these entities
Create/Line/ Create Line Endpoint and set parameters to:
Select the endpoints of the parallel lines left to close the slot.
Edit/ Trim/Break/ Trim/Break/Extend
Enable Divide in the ribbon bar.
Select the arc between the two parallel lines.
Edit/ Trim/Break/ Trim/Break/Extend
Enable Trim 2 entities in the ribbon bar.
Select the entities at the top corners of the slot.
Xform/ Xform Rotate
Select the three lines of the slot; Enable Copy and set # to 1; Rotation angle 180 deg
Edit/ Trim/Break/ Trim/Break/Extend
Enable Divide in the ribbon bar.
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Select the arc between the two parallel lines that you rotated in the previous step.
Create the cylindrical shape
Xform/ Xform Translate
Select all entities;
Enable Join; # =1;z = 6.0
Create the circles in the Front plan

Otherwise follow next step.
Set the construction plane to Top Plane.
Select Mill 4 AXIS VMC.MMD
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Select the plus in front of Properties to expand the Toolpaths Group Properties.
Select the plus
Select the Stock setup.
Select Stock setup
The stock shape should be set to
Cylinder.
Enable X Axis
Enter the Diameter and Length values
of the stock size.
Enable Display stock as Wireframe
and enable Fit Screen to the stock.
The Stock Origin values adjust the
positioning of the stock, ensuring
that you have equal amount of
extra stock around the finish part.
Display options allows you to set
the stock as Wireframe and to fit
the stock to the screen.(Fit
Screen)
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Select the Tool Settings tab to set the tool parameters and the part material.
Change the parameters to match the following screenshot.
Assign tool numbers sequentially

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6.2 Create the new view at 165 degrees angle.
Select WCS in the Status Bar.
Select View Manager.
Select Geometry button.
[Select a flat entity, 2 lines, or, 3 points]: Select the two lines as shown in the following picture
Select the second line here
Select the first line here
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The axis should be orientated as shown in the following picture. Otherwise select Next View
Select Next View
Select the OK button to accept the view.
Enter the Name for the new view as
shown.
Disable Associative and Set new origin.
Select the OK button to exit.
Change the
parameters to match
the following
screenshot.
Make sure that X, Y, Z
for the Origin are set
to 0 and Associative
is disable.
The Work Offset #
should be change to
0 (G54 for Fanuc).
We will set only one

In the Tool Types field select the None button to disable all tools.
Select the Face mill tool type as shown.
In the Tool Diameter field click the pull down arrow and select Equal.
Enter the Tool Diameter value to 3.0.
Select the OK button to exit Tool List Filter.
Make sure that the tool is selected (highlighted) in the Tool Selection screen.
Select the OK button to exit the Tool Selection dialog box.
Make the necessary changes to match the parameters with the screenshot below.
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The Tool parameters dialog box allows you to select the tool used in this operation. It also allows you to
change the Spindle speed, the Feed rate, Plunge rate and Retract rate. You can insert a comment that will be
output in the NC file after running the post processor.
Select the Facing parameters and change the parameters as shown in the following screenshots.
Make sure that
you change the
Cutting
method to One
pass.
The Facing parameters dialog box allows you to establish the heights for rapid movement (Clearance)and
(Retract); the height from where the tool moves with feedrate (Feed plane); the Top of stock and the final
depth (Depth). Depth and Top of Stock set to Incremental values are relative to the location of the chained
geometry. Clearance, Retract, and Feed plane are relative to the Top of stock.
Select the OK button from the Facing
parameter screen.
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STEP 7: FACE THE FLAT AT 255 DEGREES ANGLE USING ROTATE TRANSFORM
TOOLPATH.