Course Catalog Information (24-25)
DMT 87P
CAD/CAM Based CNC 4 and 5 Axis Mill/Lathe Programming Using Mastercam
Course Description
This course is an advanced CAD/CAM program using Mastercam. Students will learn multiaxis toolpaths for horizontal milling machines, vertical milling machines with rotary fourth axis, five-axis indexing machining centers, and CNC lathes with live tooling. Tooling, process, fixture design, work holding techniques, and toolpath applications with rotary axis will also be introduced in this course.
Student Learning Outcomes
- Construct and import advanced part geometry using Mastercam.
- Produce tool paths from advanced part geometry to create word address programs for lathes and multi-axis machining centers.
Course Details
- Units
- 5 Units
- Hours
- Weekly Lecture Hours: 3
- Weekly Lab Hours: 6
- Gen Ed
- Non-GE Class
- Program Status
- Program Applicable
- Credit
- Credit - Degree Applicable
- Transferability
- Transferable to CSU only
- Grading Method
- Letter Grading
Requisite and Advisory
- Prerequisite(s)
- DMT 87E
- Corequisite(s)
- Advisory(ies)
Limitations on Enrollment and Entrance Skills
- Limitation(s) on Enrollment
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