Working with Machine and Control Definitions

Working with Machine and Control Definitions This document is designed to be a companion to the Working with Machine and Control definition set of videos that was introduced in January 2006. The first part of this document gives an overview of Machine and Control Definitions and why they're so important to Mastercam X, and includes diagrams of several sample configurations. What is MD and CD? ..page 2. What is the difference between the toolpath/ Machine group copy and the disk copy? ..page 8. The second part tells you how Machine and Control Definitions are used to accomplish common tasks. Each section is keyed to a specific video and includes detailed step-by-step procedures that you can perform at your own workstation. Each section also includes additional background information so you can understand what is happening under the hood and apply the content to your specific Mastercam configuration.

Machine and control definitions are key building blocks in Mastercam X that let you organize your Mastercam installation to match your shop floor. Before Mastercam X, settings that were required by your machine tool or control unit were stored in the post processor, job setup, or the toolpath parameters themselves. This made it difficult to

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