Mastercam X7

12 Point Star

Chapter 8

A. Create Three 6 Sided Polygons.

Step 1. If necessary start a new Mastercam file, click File Menu > New

Step 2. Click Create Menu > Create Polygon.

Step 3. In Polygon dialog box set:
Expand
, Fig. 1

Number of Sides

Radius

Click Radius
locked
Rotation Angle

3
to lock field. The field turns red when
30

Step 4. Click the down arrow in the Auto Cursor ribbon bar and click Origin

to place polygon, Fig. 2.

Step 5. Click Apply

box, Fig. 1.

Fig. 1

in the Polygon dialog

Step 6. Click Fit

(Alt-F1) to fit drawing on
screen, Fig. 3.
Step 7. In Polygon dialog box set:

Fig. 3

Fig. 2

Radius
2 Fig. 4
Rotation Angle
0.

Step 8. Click Origin

in the Auto Cursor
ribbon bar, Fig. 2.
Step 9. Click Apply
box, Fig. 4.

in the Polygon dialog

Fig. 5

Step 10. In Polygon dialog box set:

Radius

.5
Fig. 4

Step 11. Click Origin

in the Auto Cursor
ribbon bar, Fig. 2.
Step 12. Press OK

to close dialog box.

Fig. 6

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B. Save As 12 STAR

Step 1. Click File Menu > Save As.

Step 2. Key-in 12 STAR for filename and press ENTER.

C. Draw Big Points.

Step 1. Draw the next lines red. Click the color swatch in the Status Bar at
the bottom of the screen. Key-in 12 for red color number and press
ENTER.
Step 2. Click Create Menu > Line > Endpoint. Or click Line Tool
the toolbar.

in
Fig. 7

Step 3. Draw a line between Position 1, an endpoint of big polygon and

Position 2, an endpoint on small polygon. Move cursor close to
endpoint, when cursor changes to Endpoints
, click, Fig. 7.
Draw another line between Position 1 on big polygon and Position
3 on small polygon, Fig. 7.

1
3
2
3

Step 4. Continue and draw points of the star from big polygon to small
polygon, click Position 1 on big polygon and click Position 2 or
Position 3 on small polygon, Fig. 8.

Fig. 8
Step 5. Save

(Alt-F S).

D. Draw Small Points.

Step 1. Draw the next lines yellow. Click the color swatch in the Status Bar
at the bottom of the screen. Click yellow, number 14 and click OK.
Step 2. Click Create Menu > Line > Endpoint. Or click Line Tool
the toolbar.

in

4
2
3

Step 4. Continue and draw the points of the star from middle polygon to
small polygon, Fig. 10.
Step 5. Save

2
2 3

Step 3. Draw a line between Position 4, an endpoint of middle polygon

and Position 2, an endpoint on small polygon. Move cursor close
to endpoint, when cursor changes to Endpoints
, click, Fig. 9.
Draw another line between Position 4 on middle polygon and Position 3 on small polygon, Fig. 9.

Fig. 9

4
2

3
2

3
2

(Alt-F S).
Fig. 10

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E. Delete The Three Polygons.

Step 1. Delete the three polygons. To delete, click each line of the polygons
and press Delete key on keyboard, Fig. 11.

F. Trim Lines.

Step 1. Click Edit Menu > Trim/Break > Trim/Break/Extend.

Step 2. Click Trim 1 Entity

in the ribbon bar, Fig. 12.

Fig. 11

Step 3. Trim lines of short yellow lines to long red

lines. Click Position 1 on yellow line then,
click Position 2 on red line, Fig. 13.
Repeat at other yellow lines. That is, click
the part of line you are keeping,
outside of yellow line, then click
red line it crosses, Fig. 13.
Step 4. Save

(Alt-F S).

Fig. 12

Position 2
Position 1

Position 1
Position 2

Fig. 13

Click outside of the yellow line,

then click red line

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Fig. 14