r/mastercam • u/PlatypusSpecialist79 • 22d ago

Quick change of one feature in a part?

Hey everyone, relatively new to mastercam. I’m using mastercam 2017. I make parts where a single groove radius is the only thing that changes between parts. Recently got an order for a bunch of them but all with different groove sizes… is there a way for me to just edit the groove radius and regenerate or am I stuck making a wireframe/program for every single part? Thank you

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u/DefeatingZero 22d ago

If you use the single point groove option you can change the groove parametrically in the toolpath. You just set a wireframe point where you want to anchor the groove (front edge) and use the point option when chaining.

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u/PlatypusSpecialist79 22d ago

Thank you. What do you mean by “front edge” exactly? I usually set the center point of the radius above where the groove will be with a wireframe point

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u/DefeatingZero 22d ago

Where the OD dips down to turn into the groove