5-Axis Drilling – Mastercam Advanced Lathe Tips & Tricks 6/12

In this Mastercam webinar, we provide advanced lathe tips and tricks. 

Mill and Lathe toolpaths are available to easily define any type of feature needed in the most intuitive interface. Holes can be drilled as C-Axis Drill or Cross Drill features in the lathe environment, but for 5-axis holes the toolpath can be generated quickly in the traditional Drill command. The Drill command creates holes quickly and easily from nearly any entity type and to a variety of common specifications. Tip compensation for depth and other helpful tools automate the toolpath definition, saving time and manual effort. For this part, the holes can be posted as a 4-axis operation but can be adjusted to fit the capabilities of the CNC machine. Set safety zones to avoid collisions and adjust settings to ensure efficient machine movement during the drill operation.