Learning Mastercam X8 Lathe 2D Step by Step

This unique text presents a thorough introduction to Mastercam X8 Lathe for anyone with little or no prior experience with the software. 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 author has carefully arranged the contents in a clear and logical sequence and has used many hundreds of visuals instead of wordy explanations. He has also provided exercises from the text for student practice. Features Emphasizes student-friendly visual displays in place of long explanations and definitions.Uses numerous examples that provide step-by-step instructions with visual displays.Eliminates flipping between pages by featuring all explanations on the same page as the example.Covers all aspects of using Mastercam X8 to machine various types of parts and contains a process plan describing the machining operations to be carried out to machine each part.Contains student exercises at the end of each chapterThe enclosed CD contains the complete Mastercam X8 Demo, as well as student practice exercises from the book.The authors are recipients of the prestigious M. Eugene Merchant Manufacturing Textbook Award, presented by the Society of Manufacturing Engineers in recognition of the year's most outstanding manufacturing-related textbook. They received this award for their Introduction to Computer Numerical Control (Prentice Hall). James Valentino holds a doctorate in applied mechanics from the Polytechnic University of New York. He has over 30 years experience teaching technology courses and many years experience in industry. Formerly, he was professor and chairperson of the department of Mechanical Engineering Technology & Design Drafting at Queensborough Community College (CUNY). He is a member of Sigma XI and a senior member of SME. Joseph Goldenberg is a mechanical engineer with over 40 years experience as a machine tool designer, CNC programmer, manufacturing manager and college professor. He is the founder and president of the Center for Advanced Manufacturing Studies (www.learncnc.com), a company dedicated to training and advising manufacturing personnel in the latest developments of CNC and CAD/CAM technology. Professor Goldenberg is a full-time faculty member in the department of Mechanical Engineering Technology & Design Drafting at Queensborough Community College.Introduction to Mastercam X8 Chapter ObjectivesMastercam X8 CNC SoftwareSystem Requirements for Version X8Conventions Used Throughout the TextInstallation of Mastercam X8 Demo Software for Student UseAn Overview of Generating a Word Address Program via Mastercam X8Types of Files Created by Mastercam X8Starting the Mastercam X8Entering the Mastercam X8 Lathe PackageA Description of the Mastercam X8 Lathe Main Interface WindowMastercam X8's Short-Cut Keys for Entering CommandsSetting Working Parameters via the System Configuration Dialog BoxUsing On Line HelpSaving a FileOpening a FileUsing the Zip2Go UtilityCreating a New FileConverting Files from Previous Releases of Mastercam X to X8Exiting the Mastercam X8 Design/Lathe PackageExercisesBasic CAD Operations Chapter Objectives Generating and Editing a Wireframe CAD Model of a PartSetting the Construction Plane to Lathe DiameterCreating Lines in 2D SpaceCreating Circles in 2D SpaceCreating Arcs in 2D SpaceCreating Chamfers in 2D SpaceDeleting Entities in 2D SpaceTriming Entities in 2D SpaceZooming Graphics Window DisplaysPanning Screen DisplaysFitting the Existing Geometry to the Screen Display AreaRepainting the ScreenThe Undo/Redo FunctionsExercisesBasic Lathe OperationsChapter Objectives An Example of Basic Lathe MachiningExercisesGrooving and Threading OperationsChapter ObjectivesAn Example of Grooving and ThreadingExercisesC-Axis CAD OperationsChapter ObjectivesAn Example of Generating C-axis Wireframe GeometryExercises C-Axis OperationsChapter ObjectivesAn Example of C-Axis MachiningExercises