Funciones Basicas MasterCam X5

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Keyboar Key board d Shor Shortcut tcut

Analyze entities

Icon Function

F4

Keyboard Shortcut

Mastercam version, SIM serial number

Alt+V Alt +V

AutoSave

Alt+A

Motion controller rotation point

C-Hook or user app

Alt+C

Pan

Congure Mastercam

Alt+F8

Paste from clipboard

Ctrl+V

Copy to clipboard

Ctrl+C

Previous view

Alt+P

Cut to clipboard

Ctrl+X

Redo an event that has been undone

Ctrl+Y Ctrl +Y

Delete entities

F5

Alt+F12 Arrow keys

Regenerate screen

Shift+Ctrl+R

Drafting global options

Alt+D

Repaint

F3

Exit Mastercam

Alt+F4

Rotate

Alt+Arrow keys

Fit geometry to screen

Alt+F1

Select all

Ctrl+A

Gview–Back

Alt+3

Selection grid options

Alt+G

Gview–Bottom

Alt+4

Shading on/off

Alt+S

Gview–Front

Alt+2

Show/hide Show/hide all axes (WCS, Cplane, Tplane) Tplane)

Alt+ Al t+F9 F9

Gview–Isometric

Alt+7

Show/hide coordinate axes

Gview–Left

Alt+6

Show/hide displayed toolpaths

Alt+T

Gview–Previous

Alt+P

Show/hide Operations Manager pane

Alt+O Alt+ O

Gview–Right

Alt+5

Undo the last creation or event

Gview–Top

Alt+1

Unzoom to 80% of original

Help

Alt+H

Unzoom to previous or 50% of original

Hide entities

Alt+E

Zoom around target point

Level Manager

Alt+Z

Zoom with window selection

Main attributes, set from entity Alt+X Alt +X

Zoom/unzoom by 5%

F9

Alt+U, Ctrl+U, Ctrl+U, Ctrl+Z Alt+F2 F2 Ctrl+F1 F1 Page Up, Page Down

Customizing Mastercam Create your own keyboard shortcuts. Choose Settings > Key mapping. • Save sets of shortcuts shortcuts to dierent key map les (.KMP).

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Open .KMP les in any text editor.

Change toolbar layouts. Choose Settings > Customize. • Name sets of toolbars toolbars and and save save them them to dierent toolbar les (.MTB). • Choose Toolbar States to hide or display toolbars.

Customize the right-click menu. Choose Settings > Customize > Dropdowns/  Right mouse button to add your own functions (.MTB le). Use drop-down menus. Choose Settings > Customize > Dropdowns tab to add dropdown menus to toolbars.

AutoCursor FastPoint mode. Type the coordinate position and press [ Enter].

AutoCursor is automatically activated whenever you need to specify a location in the graphics window—for example, when creating geometry. Use AutoCursor to “snap” to geometry positions, to sketch points in space, or to type coordinate positions.

AutoCursor settings. Set the kinds of locations you want to snap to, and activate power key shortcuts for selection modes. AutoCursor Tips • Press [Spacebar] to enter FastPoint mode. • Hold [Ctrl] to temporarily release all snap settings and free-sketch point locations. • [Shift+click] a location to enter relative coordinates. • Right-click a selection option to lock it as the selection mode. Press [Esc] to unlock. • Double-click AutoCursor to undock it, or drag it anywhere in the window. If you close AutoCursor, Mastercam automatically displays it again when it is needed.

 To select a single location based on part geometry, choose the type of location from the drop-down list, and then click on the entity in the graphics window.

AutoCursor Visual Cues AutoCursor uses the icons at left to tell you the type of location it is snapping to. Data Entry Shortcuts Built-in calculator Fields that take number values have a built-in calculator. Enter formulas or mathematical expressions; Mastercam will use the result. Automatic inch/metric conversion In inch mode, type a metric value followed by mm, cm, or m; Mastercam will convert it. In metric mode, follow an inch measurement with in or ft to convert it. Reading values from geometry Mastercam can read dimensions, coordinate positions, and other values directly from geometry in the graphics window. • Right-click in the eld or type ? to see the complete list of shortcuts. • Select a shortcut from the menu or type the hot key. • Type X, Y, Z, press [Tab] or [Enter], select point. Dynamic Gnomon Displayed with certain functions (Dynamic Plane, Dynamic Xform) to orient entities or planes in the graphics window. Select specic positions on the gnomon to control function.

1 Origin - Place the axis origin; translate XYZ/polar. 2 First leg – Move/translate along the selected axis. 3 Axis label (X, Y, Z) – X rotates about Y; Y and Z rotate about X. 4 Second leg – Z rotates about Y; X and Y rotate about Z. 5 Axis arrowhead – Align axis with existing geometry.

Selecting Geometry Use the General Selection ribbon bar to select or pre-select geometry.

Selection masks. Set selection criteria: Only the entities that match, or All matching entities.

Invert selection.  Toggle between selected or unselected entities.

Standard selection. Click an entity to select it or drag a selection window. [Shift+click] to select a chain. [Shift+click] again to end a partial chain. [Alt+click] to drag a selection vector.

Selecting multiple entities

Solid selection. Activates solid selection mode. Select edges, faces, or solid bodies.

Choose Select from back to select

hidden edges or faces.

Use these tools in all selection modes:

Chain. Select entities that form a chain.

Select last. Reselect selections from the previous operation.

Window. Drag a rectangle to select all the entities inside it. Choose how boundary entities are included.

Verify selection. When many entities are close together, highlight one after another. Click when the one you want is displayed.

Polygon. Draw an irregular shape and choose boundary options.

Cancel selection. Unselect all entities.

Single. Select one entity at a time.

End selection. Accept selection.

Area selection. Select entities inside a closed boundary. Vector. Drag a line to select all entities that intersect it. Create a compound vector by clicking each corner; double-click when done. Quick Masks Use Quick Masks (QM) to mask by entity type:

QM Points

QM Splines

QM Lines

QM Surface Curves

QM Arcs

QM Surfaces

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By default, QM functions are docked vertically to the right of the graphics window.

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Left-click a QM function to toggle selection of all matching entities.

QM Level

QM Drafting

QM Solids

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Right-click a QM function to allow selection of only matching entities. Right-click again to clear the list.

QM Results

Clear Masking

QM Wireframe

QM Group

Invert

QM Color

Chaining Geometry Enable dynamic start and end point selection. 1 Chain wireframe geometry. 2 Chain solid edges or faces. 3 C-plane - Chain entities in the same plane as rst chained entity. 3D - Manually select when multiple entities share an endpoint. 4 Select all continuous entities. 5 Chain all entities inside window. 6 Create a chain from a single entity. 7 Chain all entities intersecting a vector (simple or compound). 8 Chain a single point. 9 Chain all entities inside a closed boundary.

10 Draw polygon and chain all entities inside. 11 Partial chaining. Select rst and last entity to chain everything in between. 12 Re-select chain from previous operation. 13 End current chain and begin another. (Only used in certain modes.) 14 Cancel selection, one chain at a time. 15 Reverse chain direction. 16 Set attributes for feature chaining. 17 Chain features with specied attributes. 18 Access advanced options and settings.

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Backplot Use Backplot to examine individual tool moves. Click the button in the Toolpath Manager toolbar to backplot toolpaths. Conditional stops pause at a predetermined step, coordinate position, tool change, or new operation.

Play toolpath continuously, or stop/pause. Advance/rewind toolpath to next conditional stop. Advance/rewind toolpath to next step or move.

Slide the bar to advance the toolpath. Click a location to  jump to that tool position. Click the slider to activate the mouse wheel for advance and rewind.

Display entire toolpath at once.

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Colored areas show tool changes.

Display one move at a time.

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White bars indicate new operations.

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Black tic marks indicate conditional stops.

Drag to control playback speed

Hot keys

Toolpath information (on expanded dialog box)

S Step forward one move at a time.

Click this tab to see information about the current toolpath move. See the type of move, coordinates, feed rate, and cutter compensation direction (for comp in control).

B Move back one move. R Toggle continuous run mode.

Click this tab to see cycle time and path length for the toolpaths or segments currently backplotting.

P Go back to previous stop. N Advance to next stop. Click the the

button to save the displayed toolpath as geometry. Click

button to save the tool geometry. You are prompted to select a

level, so the backplot entities will be separate from the part geometry.

Solids Manager  The Solids Manager lists each solid body in the current part le. Expand the solid body to see the solid operations used to create it and the toolpath operations that machine it. Click an operation to select it. Mastercam highlights the feature in your part model. •

Click Parameters  to edit the operation settings.

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When you create new solid operations, Mastercam inserts them before the Stop Op icon.

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Right-click a solid body to change its color or other attributes, check it for errors, or create a duplicate.

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Drag the Stop Op icon to prevent regenerating operations following it.

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Solid operations that have been changed need to be regenerated.

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Regenerate regenerates all invalid operations.

Art Manager  The Art Manager lists all Art operations in the current part le. The Toolpath Manager lists Art toolpaths.

Operations Manager  The Toolpath, Solids, and Art Managers share the Operations Manager pane on the left side of your window. Use them to review, edit, and manage toolpath, solid, and Art operations. Drag the right border to resize it, or click and drag the Operations Manager title bar to undock it anywhere on your desktop. Press [Alt+O] to hide it completely. Most functions will work on multiple operations if more than one is selected.

Toolpath Manager  The Toolpath Manager lists all toolpath operations in the current part le, grouped by machine denition. Select all operations. Select all invalid operations, which must be regenerated before posting. Regenerate all selected operations. Regenerate all invalid operations, whether or not they have been selected. Backplot selected operations, or click the icon in the operation list to backplot a single operation. Shows tool movements and positions. Verify the selected operations; shows the stock model. Post selected operations. Highfeed machining; optimize for machine dynamics and constant chip load. Start a new operations list; delete all operations and tools from the part le. Lock the operation from changes. Edit geometry but protect the toolpath from changing.  Toggle selected toolpath display in the graphics window. Disable selected toolpath posting. Display toolpaths only when selected. Display only the geometry associated with the selected toolpaths.

Working with geometry Click the Geometry icon to edit or reselect geometry for an operation, or drag it to another operation. Using the insertion point  The insertion point shows where the next operation will be placed, which also determines the active machine and control denition. Move insertion point up or down. Position insertion point immediately after the currently selected operation. Automatically scroll Toolpath Manager so that the insertion point is visible.

 Toolpath uses surfaces or wireframe geometry.

Right-click menu

 Toolpath uses solids or surfaces. Select drive/check surfaces, start points, and containment boundaries.

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Create new machine and toolpath groups.

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Select operations that match criteria, such as the same tool.

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Sort or renumber operations and tools.

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Display options customize operations and properties.

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Recalculate/update feeds and speeds.

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Import/export library operations.

T Toggle toolpath display for selected operations.

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Post batch jobs.

[Ctrl+X], [Ctrl+C] Cut or copy selected operations.

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Create job setup sheets.

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Run collision/gouge check utilities.

Hot keys E Expand or collapse all operations. L Lock or unlock selected operations. P Toggle posting on selected operations.

[Ctrl+V] Paste operations at the insertion point.

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