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Pasadena City College
MACH121 - COMPUTER-AIDED MANUFACTURING (CAD) ADVANCED
Course Description
Prerequisite: MACH 120.
Advanced use of Mastercam as it relates to machinability and fixtures and tool setups. Covers 3D wireframe, surface geometry creation and solid creation, surface finish and roughing toolpaths, advanced surface high speed toolpaths, STL Stock creation and its use in solid model verification. Machine simulation is used to verify G-Code for collisions between the part, the tool and machine components. Total of 36 hours lecture and 72 hours laboratory.
Grade Mode: L, A
Prerequisites:
This course has prerequisites that must be verified
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Tuition & Fees
Tuition:$138.00
Tuition and mandatory fees only. Financial aid may apply. Please contact your local Financial Aid Office for details.
Location
Online
Units
3.0 semester units
Course Sections
Seat counts change rapidly, these numbers may not reflect current seat availability.
This course has prerequisites that must be verified
Winter 2026 - Semester
Jan 5 to Feb 12
section:
12221
Format:
Time:
TBA
Professor(s):
Jacob Tucker
Live Seat Count:
3 available seats
- (about 15 hours ago)
Section notes:
CRN 12221: Before the class begins, a Welcome Letter with detailed course information will be sent to students using the e-mail account provided to the college. Students MUST log in to the course at http://canvas.pasadena.edu to complete an introductory assignment by 11:59 pm Wednesday, January 07, or they will be dropped from the class. For online course Technology Requirements see https://pasadena.edu/academics/pcc-online/.
CRN 12221: This section requires Students to download Mastercam 2024 Home Learning Edition (HLE). Students must have access to an Intel® or AMD 64-bit processor, 2.4 GHz or faster. This is a free version of Mastercam that can be used to learn the software for up to one year after activation. The download provides access to the CAM functionality for Mastercam applications, including mill and lathe.
CRN 12221: This section requires Students to download Mastercam 2024 Home Learning Edition (HLE). Students must have access to an Intel® or AMD 64-bit processor, 2.4 GHz or faster. This is a free version of Mastercam that can be used to learn the software for up to one year after activation. The download provides access to the CAM functionality for Mastercam applications, including mill and lathe.
Tuition:$138.00
Seat availability is low, please wait.
Summer 2025 - Semester
Jun 23 to Aug 3
section:
54730
Format:
Time:
TBA
Professor(s):
Jacob Tucker
Live Seat Count:
15 available seats
- (4 months ago)
Section notes:
CRN 54730: Before the class begins, a Welcome Letter with detailed course information will be sent to students using the e-mail account provided to the college. Students MUST log in to the course at http://canvas.pasadena.edu to complete an introductory assignment by 11:59 pm Wednesday, June 25, or they will be dropped from the class. For online course Technology Requirements see https://pasadena.edu/academics/pcc-online/.
Tuition:$138.00
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