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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

      Table of Contents
      Introduction to Mastercam X8 - Chapter Objectives.; Mastercam X8 CNC Software.; System Requirements for Version X8.; Conventions Used Throughout the Text.; Installation of Mastercam X8 Demo Software for Student Use.; An Overview of Generating a Word Address Program via Mastercam X8.; Types of Files Created by Mastercam X8.; Starting the Mastercam X8.; Entering the Mastercam X8 Lathe Package.; A Description of the Mastercam X8 Lathe Main Interface Window.; Mastercam X8's Short-Cut Keys for Entering Commands.; Setting Working Parameters via the System Configuration Dialog Box.; Using On Line Help.; Saving a File.; Opening a File.; Using the Zip2Go Utility.; Creating a New File.; Converting Files from Previous Releases of Mastercam X to X8.; Exiting the Mastercam X8 Design/Lathe Package.; Exercises.; Basic CAD Operations - Chapter Objectives.; Generating and Editing a Wireframe CAD Model of a Part.; Setting the Construction Plane to Lathe Diameter.; Creating Lines in 2D Space.; Creating Circles in 2D Space.; Creating Arcs in 2D Space.; Creating Chamfers in 2D Space.; Deleting Entities in 2D Space.; Triming Entities in 2D Space.; Zooming Graphics Window Displays, Panning Screen Displays.; Fitting the Existing Geometry to the Screen Display Area.; Repainting the Screen.; The Undo/Redo Functions.; Exercises.; Basic Lathe Operations - Chapter Objectives.; An Example of Basic Lathe Machining.; Exercises.; Grooving and Threading Operations - Chapter Objectives.; An Example of Grooving and Threading.; Exercises.; C-Axis CAD Operations - Chapter Objectives.; An Example of Generating C-axis Wireframe Geometry.; Exercises.; C-Axis Operations - Chapter Objectives.; An Example of C-Axis Machining.; Exercises.

    Learning Mastercam X8 Lathe Step by Step

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    A Paperback by James Valentino, Joseph Goldenberg

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      Publisher: Industrial Press Inc.,U.S.
      Publication Date: 3/15/2015 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780831135119, 978-0831135119
      ISBN10: 0831135115
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      Computer-aided design (CAD)

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      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

          Table of Contents
          Introduction to Mastercam X8 - Chapter Objectives.; Mastercam X8 CNC Software.; System Requirements for Version X8.; Conventions Used Throughout the Text.; Installation of Mastercam X8 Demo Software for Student Use.; An Overview of Generating a Word Address Program via Mastercam X8.; Types of Files Created by Mastercam X8.; Starting the Mastercam X8.; Entering the Mastercam X8 Lathe Package.; A Description of the Mastercam X8 Lathe Main Interface Window.; Mastercam X8's Short-Cut Keys for Entering Commands.; Setting Working Parameters via the System Configuration Dialog Box.; Using On Line Help.; Saving a File.; Opening a File.; Using the Zip2Go Utility.; Creating a New File.; Converting Files from Previous Releases of Mastercam X to X8.; Exiting the Mastercam X8 Design/Lathe Package.; Exercises.; Basic CAD Operations - Chapter Objectives.; Generating and Editing a Wireframe CAD Model of a Part.; Setting the Construction Plane to Lathe Diameter.; Creating Lines in 2D Space.; Creating Circles in 2D Space.; Creating Arcs in 2D Space.; Creating Chamfers in 2D Space.; Deleting Entities in 2D Space.; Triming Entities in 2D Space.; Zooming Graphics Window Displays, Panning Screen Displays.; Fitting the Existing Geometry to the Screen Display Area.; Repainting the Screen.; The Undo/Redo Functions.; Exercises.; Basic Lathe Operations - Chapter Objectives.; An Example of Basic Lathe Machining.; Exercises.; Grooving and Threading Operations - Chapter Objectives.; An Example of Grooving and Threading.; Exercises.; C-Axis CAD Operations - Chapter Objectives.; An Example of Generating C-axis Wireframe Geometry.; Exercises.; C-Axis Operations - Chapter Objectives.; An Example of C-Axis Machining.; Exercises.

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