Multiple instances require multiple licenses. You cant have one programmer running MC and another running MCfSW on one license. Keep in mind, you can run Mastercam OR Mastercam for SolidWorks. If you have a copy of an MSC catalog around the office, have a look at the tapping tool section - there is a discussion of tap terminology there.īTW, aside from a spelling problem (protusion?) the protrusion values in the table are incorrect - tap sticks out beyond just the flute length in most cases. A seat of Mastercam will run Mastercam for SolidWorks on the same license. Software needs this info to know how far to drive tap into material to achieve full thread to the desired depth. I suspect they are all 0s because it varies depending on the type of tap involved (plug, bottoming, etc.). length (Ineffective, inefficient?) are the partial threads at the beginning of the tap. The shoulder length (L4) + flute length (L2) + Ineff. This training session is also suitable for entry level CAMWorks users to get started using CAMWorks. I suspect it has something to do with the intended audience, but this is not the first, or last, technical manual you will encounter that left out significant data.however, to the task at hand Īs Rainman said earlier, shoulder length relates to change in diameter of the tool in this case it is the length of the tap behind the flutes (shank smaller than cutting diameter) to the end of the tool. Join us for a training session on how to use SOLIDWORKS CAM Standard, the integrated CNC programming system included in every seat of SOLIDWORKS 2018 and later, currently on subscription. You're right - why put all those parenthetical dimensions under the headings and not show them in the cartoon. Well, now you know how some folks my age (old) felt about programming VCRs.

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