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Finishing the side pockets of this project with more Mastercam MultiAxis Toolpaths.

Lets hop into Day 4 of Ron Week, the final day!

Todays video Ron first takes us into finishing of the side pockets. The floors are up first and he tackles this with the Triangular Mesh - Geodesic toolpath. Geodesic is a pattern found within the Triangular Mesh toolpath. For more information on this toolpath you may want to download the Module Works help document which you can find here...
https://blog.caminstructor.com/module-works-help-in-mastercam

Next up is the wall finishing. Swarf Machining is used here. Did you know there are two Swarf toolpaths in Mastercam...which one do you prefer? I think this would make a nice video itself, a comparison of the two, keep an eye out for this video!

Next, the holes. Ron uses Helix Bore run in the 5-Axis mode. All of these holes are at different angles which is not an issue for this toolpath.

Last, the engraving, Ron has only provided a brief intro here. This one, it's up to you to tackle and experiment with. 

We finish up the video with some more general chat, and I ask Ron why he chooses Mastercam over all the other CAM options out there...you'll have to watch to get the answer. 

Ron's sample file...

https://bit.ly/366cvSR

Here is a link to Ron's website...

5th Axis CG Inc.

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