005 on the step telling me I have some open tolerances to use to my favor in those areas.īy importing that data in with the solid model I was able to see, at a glance, what manufacturing of that part will entail. 001 inches, a tolerance I can easily hold in most CNC Mills, and that I also have a tolerance of + or –. I can also see that the overall height of the part is + or –. I know that when I am devising my machining strategies, I should leave stock on those holes for secondary operations. For example, we can see below that the bore diameters are +0.0002 inches -0.000, a tolerance that may require a Jig Bore or EDM operation. Once you have the file open you can use the imported data to create your manufacturing strategies. It’s as simple as saving the STEP file from the SOLIDWORKS 3D View Tabs and using File Open inside of Mastercam.

Mastercam has the ability to read that data with the MBD intact, without SOLIDWORKS on the same system. SOLIDWORKS has the ability to export MBD Data embedded inside a STEP 242 File Format.

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