Creating Geometry Name Plate
Creating a Rectangle
Create
Create Rectangle
Click F9 to show/hide the coordinate axes
Position the mouse close to the origin
Notice that the auto cursor snaps to the origin
Left click the mouse
Pull the mouse into quadrant 1 and notice the dynamic rectangle
Y+
1
X+
Enter the width and height values
in the ribbon bar boxes as shown.
Enter
Esc
Click Fit
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Offset a Contour
Xform
Xform Offset Contour
Make changes
Don’t click Ok
Click on the line shown
Click Ok
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Make changes
0.15
New for X
Notice as the
Enter
values are Notice the offset
entered the on the screen
changes can be
seen.
Click Ok
Fit
Result
Clear Colors
Result
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Translating in the Z axis
Isometric View
Fit
Xform
Xform Translate
Notice the prompt
Change the selecting option to Chain using the drop down arrow.
Select the inside rectangle as indicated
Click End Selection or Enter
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Make changes
Ok
Clear Colors
Fit
Result
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Translate 2 lines in the Z axis
Xform
Xform Translate
Notice Prompt
Change selecting method to Single
Select lines 1 and 2
Of the inside rectangle
1
Enter or End Selection
Make Changes
Enter value
and notice
result
Ok
Fit
Clear Color 6
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Result
Save File
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Creating Two 3 Point Arcs
Create
Arc
Create Arc 3 points
Let the auto cursor assist
and click on the points
2
Midpoint 3
5
Midpoint 6
Esc or Ok
Result
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Creating Letters
Top View
Create
Create Letters
True Type R…
Select Comic Sans MS
Ok
Make Changes
Ok
Enter Starting Location of Letters
by clicking approximately
Result
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Dragging Geometry to a New Location
Xform
Xform Drag…
Select the Window option of selecting
Select entities to drag 2
Click location 1
Enclose the text within
the window
1
Click location 2
Result
Enter or End Selection
Choose Move icon
Select the Starting Point by
clicking on any letter
Drag the text until it is centered
Click
Ok
Result
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Creating a Ruled/Lofted Surface
Click on Isometric View
Create
Surface
Create Ruled/Lofted Surface
Change changing option
to single
1
Select arcs
1 and 2
Ok 2
Esc
Result
Alt S turns shading on/off
Save file
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Create a Tool Containment Rectangle/Box
Click Top View
Create
Create Rectangle
Click position 1
Click position 2
Exact position is not needed
2
Click Apply Ok
Result
Save
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Creating Tool Paths Name Plate
Select Machine Type
Machine Type
Mill
Click on your machine or a generic 3 axis VMC
Notice that the information stored in the Operations Manager
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Click to show Stock setup
Click
Make changes
To move arrow
location, click
desired location
Ok
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Creating a Pocket Tool Path
Top View
Toolpaths
Pocket Toolpaths
Select Chain and Inside
Make Changes
Click on the outside rectangle
Until it is all selected
End Chain
End Chain
Click on all the letters until all the letters are yellow
Ok
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Select library tool…
Unclick Filter Active
Select an 1/8” ball endmill
OK
Make Changes
Don’t click Ok
Click on the No
Pocketing parameters tab
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Make changes
Don’t click Ok
No
Select Roughing/finishing parameters tab
Make changes
Ok
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Result
Isometric View
Save
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Creating a Projected Tool Path
Alt T Show/hide displayed
Select Standard Selection
tool path
Isometric View
Alt S Shading on/off
Select drive surface by clicking o
Toolpath
any part of the surface
Surface Finish
Finish Project Toolpath Enter or End Selection
Should have 1 Drive
Ok
Select the
same tool
Make changes
Click No
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Make changes
No
Select next tab
Make changes
OK
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Result
Save
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Creating a Surface Finish Tool Path
Toolpaths
Surface Finish
Finish Parallel Toolpath
Select surface by clicking any where on the surface
End Selection or Enter
Click on the arrow by
containment
Select the chain that creates a box around the letters
Ok
There should be
1 Drive and
1 Containment
Ok
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Make changes
No
Make changes
No
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Select Finish Parallel Parameters
Make changes
Ok
Result
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Verifying Selected Operation
Isometric View
Fit
Drag the mouse over the
Toolpath page and notice
how the buttons light up
Holding down the shift key
check operations 2 and 3
Verify Selected operation
Click Configure to define stock size
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Use Stock Setup values
Verify changes
Ok
Play
Result
Exit
Save
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Posting the G and M Code
Click to post code
Only operations 2
and 3 should be
checked
Make Changes
Ok
No
Save to the desired destination
Make the chips fly
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Cutting Tools Sources
MSC Industrial Supply Co.
1-800-645-7270
www.mscdirect.com
J&L Industrial Supply
www.jlindustrialsupply.com
Enco
www.use-enco.com
1-800-USE-ENCO
Micro 100 Tool Corporation
1-800-635-3080
Creating Geometry Name Plate
Creating a Rectangle 1
Offset a Contour 2
Translating in the Z axis 4
Translate 2 lines in the Z axis 6
Creating Two 3 Point Arcs 8
Creating Letters 9
Dragging Geometry to a New Location 10
Creating a Ruled/Lofted Surface 11
Create a Tool Containment Rectangle/Box 12
Creating Tool Paths
Select Machine Type 13
Creating a Pocket Tool Path 15
Creating a Projected Tool Path 19
Creating a Surface Finish Tool Path 22
Verifying Selected Operation 25
Posting the G and M Code 27
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