Mastercam 2023 Mill 3D

Training Course Outline, Duration 4 Days

Function/Command Description
Mill 3D Introduction 3D Toolpath descriptions and Workflow.
About Planes & Views Learn how to set predefined planes and understand how to use the
different options to create new planes in Mastercam.
Learn how to use the Plane Manager to define a new WCS, Cplane, Tplane
and Origin.
Review Solid Creation Review the Solids Extrude and Revolve commands.
Create Curves Learn to create a curve from surface and solid edges.
Silhouette Boundary Learn to create curves at the edges of surfaces.
Surface Rough Pocket Learn how to remove stock quickly by creating a series of planar cuts (or
constant z)
3D HS - Area Roughing Learn to rough out cavities, pockets, or bosses that can be most efficiently
machined with a High Speed toolpath.
Surface Finish Contour Learn to machine parts that have steep walls. The contour toolpaths allow
the tool to step down gradually in the Z axis.
3D HS – Waterline Learn to finish the part by stepping down gradually in the Z axis instead of
stepping over in the X and Y axes.
3D HS – Scallop Learn how to finish a part maintaining a consistent scallop height and
constant step over across the surface.
3D HS - Pencil Learn how to clean out the corners of a part using a finish toolpath.
 Day 2: Surface Creation & Toolpaths
Revolved Surface/Solid Learn to create surfaces or solids that are circular in one direction.
Draft Surface Learn how to create a draft surface knowing the direction the angle and the
position where the surface ends.
Flat Boundaries Learn to create flat surfaces within a boundary defined by a closed, flat
chain.
Primitives Learn to create basic shapes such as a cylinder, a cone, a block, a sphere or a
torus.
3D High Speed Equal Scallop Learn how to use Equal Scallop toolpath to create a consistent scallop
motion, relative to the stepover distance. You will learn how to use curves
to manipulate the Equal Scallop toolpath.
Loft Surface Learn to generate a parabolic surface between two chains.
Ruled Surface Learn to generate a linear surface between two chains.
Net Surface Learn to create a surface constructed from a network of interesting curves.
Power Surface Learn how to create surfaces from curves maintaining tangencies with the
adjoining surfaces.
Solids Trim to Surface/sheet Learn how to create a solid with a freeform face using Trim to Surface/sheet
command. command.
3D High Speed Dynamic Learn how to rough out cavities, pockets or bosses using a toolpath that
OptiRough supports cutters capable of machining very large depth cuts.
3D High Speed Horizontal Area Learn how to machine the flat areas of your surface model.
3D High Speed Project Learn how to project either geometry or a toolpath from an earlier
operation onto surface.
 Day 3: Surfaces & 3D Toolpaths
Function/Toolpath Description
Sweep Surface/Solid Learn how to create a surface or solid by moving (sweeping) a curve down
the length of another curve.
Fence Surface Learn how to create ruled surfaces that originate from a curve lying on a
surface, in a direction perpendicular to the surface.
3D High Speed OptiRough (Rest Learn how to rough out remaining material using a toolpath that supports
Material) cutters capable of machining very large depths of cut.
3D High Speed Hybrid Learn how to machine parts which combine steep and shallow areas
utilizing both scallop and constant Z approaches in a single toolpath.
Offset Surface Learn to offset one or more surfaces by a distance and direction relative to
the surface normal direction.
Trim Surface to Curves Learn to trim a surface to one or more curves if the curves do not lie
directly on the surfaces.
Trim Surface to Surface Learn to trim one surface to a set of surfaces or to trim a set of surfaces to
a curve or to a plane.
Fillet Surface Learn to create fillet surfaces between surfaces, between surfaces and a
plane or between surfaces and a curve.
Edit Surface Learn how you can edit existing surfaces to create organic shapes.

3D High Speed Spiral Learn to create cutting passes where the tool feeds into the part in a
continuous spiral.
Surface Finish Flowline Learn how to remove the stock material from surfaces that are forming a
row, following the surfaces direction and shape.
Overflow UV Learn how to generate a single surface with a desired UV flow on a
connected set of target surfaces.
Reflow UV Learn how to properly align the UV flowlines of a surface for a Flowline
toolpath.
3D High Speed Radial Learn how to finish a part by cutting outward from a central point, like the
spokes of a wheel.
3D High Speed Blend Learn how the finish blend toolpath creates motion that is defined by two
chains that you create along the drive geometry.
Compare to Model Learn how to compare the results of an operation or group of operations
to the original model.
 Day 4: 3D Toolpaths

Function/Toolpath Description
Surface Rough Plunge Learn how to rough a part quickly using a drilling-type motion and special
tools.
3D High Speed Raster Learn how to machine the surfaces using linear zigzag or one-way motion
with a High Speed toolpath.
3D High Speed Project Learn how to project either geometry or a toolpath from an earlier
operation onto surfaces.
Review Import CAD Model Review how to import models from different CAD packages.
Model Prep Learn several useful functions for editing solid models that you import from
different CAD software.
Certification Test