Understanding Mastercam

by Jon Stenerson, Kelly Curran

This practical, easy-to-use and -understand book guides users through a logical, step-by-step approach to learning Mastercam. It evolves from a keystroke by keystroke process to an exploration of programming and post processing programs for the mill. Chapter topics cover Mastercam's working environment, an overview of the Mastercam CAD/CAM process, creating basic geometry, creating and modifying existing geometry, tooling fundamentals, creating 2D tool paths in Mastercam mill, creating lathe geometry, creating tool paths in Mastercam lathe, and importing CAD files. For on-the-job training in programming, setting up, and operating CNC machine tools.

246 pages, Paperback

First published July 20, 2001