Spinning Top Tutorials
Welcome to cudacountry's Spinning Top tutorials. We use SOLIDWORKS 2019 to design our Top. Mastercam 2020 and Mastercam for SOLIDWORKS to create CNC toolpaths to cut the Handle and Flywheel on your CNC mill. The following tutorials with the PDF icon are available for viewing. Download the free reader from Adobe.
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1. Handle. All units inches. Fun 2d sketch now with Style Spline. |
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2. Axle. |
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3. Axle Tip. |
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4. Flywheel. |
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5. Assembly. |
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6. Drawing. 11” by 17” paper. |
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7. Decals. Click here for decal files. |
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8. String. Create a new part in the context of the assembly and use the Axle to locate circle for helix. Convert helix and add Style Spline, then Sweep the 3D Sketch. |
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9. Handgrip. |
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10. Box. Box to contain top spinning in Motion Study. |
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11. Motion Study Assembly. |
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12. Motion Study. Gyroscopic top spins in Motion Study. Press F5 key on keyboard to replay animation. |
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13. Mastercam 2020 Toolpaths. Units are all inches. This tutorial moves Handle and Flywheel files from SOLIDWORKS 2019 into Mastercam 2020 and rotates solids into the correct Mastercam XY planes. Use Circle toolpath to cut holes and Contour toolpath with Tabs to cut parts. Stock 3/4" by 5.5" by 7.5". |
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14. Mastercam X6 for SOLIDWORKS Toolpaths. This tutorial rotates Handle and Flywheel parts into the correct Mastercam XY planes. Use Circle toolpath to cut holes and Contour toolpath with Tabs to cut parts. All within SOLIDWORKS. Stock 3/4" by 5.5" by 7.5" |
Link to 2013 tutorials. |
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String's Sweep of 3D Sketch |
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Mastercam 2020 Circle Mill and Contour with Tabs Toolpaths |
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Mastercam X6 for SolidWorks Circle Mill and Contour with Tabs Toolpaths |
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