We offer basic Mastercam classroom training at our main IL office training lab. Taught by Certified Mastercam Instructors.
Mastercam Mill - 2D Milling Essentials
This is a 3-day class. This class covers basic Mastercam configuration, setup and user interface, how to import, create, clean up and modify geometry for machining purposes.
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Prerequisites: There are no Mastercam prerequisites. However, the student should be familiar with general machining principles and their machine. Basic Computer operation knowledge required.
Mastercam Mill – 3D Milling Essentials
This is a 2-day class. This class is designed as a basic introductory 3D toolpath class. Topics covered are: Importing 3D models, basic model prep and creating geometry required for machining. If requiring advanced geometry creation/modification/model clean-up please contact us about custom Design training options.
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Prerequisites: The student should have previously attended the 2D Milling Essentials class listed above. The student should be comfortable with all operations required to write 2D milling toolpaths, creating basic geometry, and using Mastercam in general.
Mastercam Lathe - 2 Axis Lathe Essentials
This is a 2-day class. For turning applications, this class is where it all starts. We cover basic part prep for turning applications, job setup, etc., how to import, create, clean up and modify geometry for turning purposes.
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Prerequisites: This is an entry level class. There are no Mastercam prerequisites. However, the student should be familiar with general turning principles and their machine. Basic Computer operation knowledge required.
Mastercam Lathe – Advanced C&Y Axis
This is a 2-day class.
Day 1 -Focuses on C-axis Lathe Toolpaths in Mastercam.
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Day 2- Focuses on basic milling Toolpaths that can be used on a Y-axis Lathe. Note: A Mastercam Mill license paired with Lathe license is required to operate these toolpaths.
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Prerequisites: Student should have already attended Lathe Essentials Class
Note: Depending on your machines we do allow attendance of just the C-axis day if you do not have a Y-axis machine.
Mastercam Lathe – Sub Spindle & Part Transfer
This is a 1-day class. The focus of this class is how to program for part transfer and write sub-spindle toolpaths. Topics covered are: Job Setup and Stock Setup for sub-spindle, how to create machining planes and alternate work origins on the sub. In addition, we touch on advanced milling techniques that may not be covered in our C & Y Axis Classes, time depending.
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Prerequisites: Student should have already attended Lathe Essentials Class and Lathe C&Y (if your machine has live tooling). If 2 Axis lathe with no sub spindle, students can go from Lathe Essentials directly to part transfer class.
Mastercam for Solidworks 2D
This is a 2-day class. We will cover basic Mastercam configuration, setup and parameters. Mastercam 2D toolpaths covered are: Facing, Drilling, 2D Contouring, Chamfering, Circle Toolpaths, HST Core Mill, Area Mill, Dynamic Core, Area, Rest and Contour Milling.
Prerequisites: This is an entry level class. There are no Mastercam prerequisites. However, the student should be familiar with SolidWorks in general. Please Note: This class is for Mastercam Toolpaths only. The user must be familiar with SolidWorks prior to attending this class.
Mastercam for Solidworks 3D
This is a 2-day class. Mastercam 3D toolpaths covered are: High-Speed 3D Area Mill, Core Mill, OptiArea, OptiCore, OptiRest, Horizontal Area Mill, Waterline, Raster, Pencil, Hybrid and Scallop Toolpaths.
Prerequisites: The student should have previously attended Mastercam for Solidworks 2D course. There are no Mastercam prerequisites. However, the student should be familiar with SolidWorks in general. Please Note: This class is for Mastercam Toolpaths only. The user must be familiar with SolidWorks prior to attending this class.
Mastercam Solids & Model Prep
This is a 1 Day class. This class is now included with the 3-Day Advanced 3D Milling Class. However, anyone with Mastercam Solids (included with Mastercam X9 or later) may attend this 1-day class. This class covers all features in Mastercam Solids, from basic solids construction, to adding draft and modification of the solid. Additionally, Model Prep functions such as, Push-Pull, Move, Impression, Remove and Modify feature are covered. Anyone that received Solids as a result of the X9 release should consider taking this class to learn more about Mastercam Solids. The Impression and Boolean commands are also covered if you create electrodes or fixtures for workholding.
Mastercam Design Essentials
This is a 2-day class. This class covers basic Mastercam CAD functions and goes deeper than what we touch on in our 2D Mill essentials class. Customers that need to draw from prints in Mastercam or have to do a lot of 2D Wireframe editing are recommended to take this course. We focus on the Wireframe tab in Mastercam as well as all of the wireframe cleanup tools in Mastercam such as analyze chain, delete duplicates, etc.
Prerequisites: There are no Mastercam prerequisites.
Wire EDM
This is a 1-day class. We will cover basic Mastercam configuration, setup and user interface for Wire EDM, how to import, create and modify geometry to be wire cut. Mastercam toolpaths covered: 2-axis, 2-axis with taper and 4-axis toolpaths.
Prerequisites: This is an entry level Wire EDM class. There are no Mastercam prerequisites. However, the student should be familiar with general wire EDM operation and their machine.
We offer customized training at our office or at your facility as well as remote training options. Please see the On-Site training section below or contact us for more details.
Advanced Mill/Lathe training, Multi-Axis, Mill-Turn, Swiss, specific product/function training, Design, Wire and more are all handled via our custom training options.
Looking for other ways to learn? Like to DIY? We offer both online and print materials.
Mastercam University® offers 24/7 online training to anyone looking to begin a career in CNC programming, or to current Mastercam users with the desire to sharpen their job skills. Several courses are available which cover many areas of the Mastercam product. Regardless of skill level, there is a Mastercam University class that can strengthen users’ knowledge of the product.
Mastercam U is also the only online training created by CNC Software, Inc., the creators of Mastercam. A free version of Mastercam Demo / Home Learning Edition is also included with every course.
