Use commands Xform translate to move part to desired origin position (use F9 key to show/hide coordinate axes) and Xform rotate to rotate the part in position, where WCS and Gview (graphic view) will both be set to TOP. When performing rotation of the part, one of the standard views (Top, Front, Right…) should be selected.
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How do I rotate the Mastercam?
Posted April 12, 2009. Mastercam rotates around the Z axis of the active C - Plane. If you need to rotate about the Y, change your C plane, on the bottom status bar to Front and then do your rotation.
How do I map the Mastercam functions to keyboard shortcuts?
You can also map these Mastercam functions to keyboard shortcuts using the Key mapping dialog box. Stock shading does not shade stock unless you have already defined your stock on the Stock Setup tab of the Machine Group Properties dialog box. It also does not shade unless the stock is set to display.
How easy is the geometry in Mastercam?
The geometry is quite easy and it's really straightforward to just write the codes manually on the CNC machine rather than getting the codes from CAM software, but i really want to compare my program with Mastercam's "opinion".
Where is the xz lathe output on a Mastercam?
In Mastercam the axis the part should be in to get XZ lathe output is in the 'Top' plane. Which is really the XY plane of MC. So your lathe Z is MC X and lathe X is MC Y.
camInstructor Video Blog
This video is taken from a QnA session during one of our Teacher Training Courses and here we're looking at how to control the direction of your chain when creating toolpaths.
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The question: Does the order in which geometry is created affect the direction of the chain when creating the toolpath.
