Learning Mastercam X Mill 2D Step by Step, (With CD-ROM)

Title: Learning Mastercam X Mill 2D Step by Step, (With CD-ROM)
Author: James Valentino and Joseph Goldenberg
ISBN: 0831132043 / 9780831132040
Format: Soft Cover + CD ROM
Pages: 600
Publisher: Industrial Press
Year: 2006
Availability: Out of Stock

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This unique text presents a thorough introduction to Mastercam Mill X for students with little or no prior experience. It can be used in virtually any educational setting -- from four-year engineering schools to community colleges and voc/tech schools to industrial training centers -- and will also serve as a reliable reference for on-the-job use or as a self-study manual. The award-winning authors have carefully arranged the contents in a clear and logical sequence and have used many hundreds of visuals instead of wordy explanations. An enclosed CD contains Mastercam Mill X Demo and also includes examples and exercises from the text for student practice. Learning Mastercam Mill X Step by Step is sure to become a valuable resource for anyone learning or using Mastercam Mill X.

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• Student-friendly graphical displays are emphasized in lieu of long text and definitions.
• Includes an overview of the process of generating a word address program.
• Examples provide step-by-step instructions with graphical displays.
• Eliminates flipping between pages by featuring all explanations on the same page as the example.
• Contains exercises at the end of each chapter.
• Features a process plan for many machining exercises to indicate the machining operations to be performed and the tools to be used.
• The enclosed CD contains a student version of Mastercam Mill X.
• The CD also contains the same examples used in the text so students can practice select exercises.

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Preface

Chapter 1. : Introduction to Mastercam X
Chapter 2. : Creating 2D Geometry
Chapter 3. : Editing 2D Geometry
Chapter 4. : Additional Tools for CAD
Chapter 5. : Generating Hole Operations in 2D Space
Chapter 6. : Profiling and Pocketing in 2D Space
Chapter 7. : Editing Machining Operations VIA The Operations Manager
Chapter 8. : Using Transform to Translate, Rotate or Mirror Existing Toolpaths
Chapter 9. : Using A Library to Save or Import Machining Operations
Chapter 10. : Using Tabs and Work Offsets

Appendix : Customizing Mastercam X
Index