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The world’s most DYNAMIC
CAD/CAM software.
MILL
LATHE
MILLTURN
SWISS
WIRE
ROUTER
DESIGN
2014-15 Product Catalog
Be Dynamic.
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DYNAMIC.......................... 2
MILL...................................... 4
LATHE .................................8
MILLTURN ......................10
SWISS ................................12
WIRE ...................................14
ROUTER ...........................16
MASTERCAM X8
MASTERCAM for
SOLIDWORKS .............18
DESIGN ............................ 22
ADDONS ...................... 24
Mastercam’s sleek interface and crisp
graphics are the rst things you will
notice. But it’s the streamlined workow
and Dynamic Motion eciencies that will
make the biggest impact on your work
environment and protability.
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STABILITY. SUSTAINABILITY. INNOVATION. SERVICE.
For more than thirty years, CNC Software, Inc., has been guided by these four principles.
We feel that it is this loyalty to our core beliefs that has helped to
make us a market leader and a valuable partner to customers world-wide.
Stable, steady leadership.
Not only do the founding partners still own the company, our
entire leadership team has been extraordinarily stable. That
means we can reach our short-term goals while keeping an
eye on the long-term stability of our products.
Sustainability keeps us invested in the future.
We demonstrate our commitment to the future of our
industry, as well as the next generation of manufacturing
professionals, by maintaining a dedicated educational
division. And we’ve done it for more than twenty-ve years.
No other CAD/CAM company can say that.
Even our headquarters is a state of the art model of
sustainability. By using an innovative combination of solar,
geothermal, and conservation techniques, we are able to
support much of our energy needs.
Continuous innovation and improvement.
As the market leader, CNC’s programs are rigorously real-world
and shop tested. With a fully functioning, contemporary
machine shop in our corporate headquarters, we are constantly
testing our toolpaths, and our engineers are always seeking
newer, more ecient ways to help your company be more
protable. Mastercam’s Dynamic Motion technology is just one
example of cutting edge eciencies built into our programs –
at no extra cost to you.
(L-R) Brian Summers, Vice President; Meghan West, Operations Manager; and
Mark Summers, President.
Local knowledge, with global reach.
Mastercam is backed by the largest and most knowledgeable
support network in the industry. Our Resellers have an average of
20 years’ experience. With their knowledge of the local community
and your work environment, they become true partners.
Our software partners oer highly specialized add-on
CAD/CAM functionality as well as supplemental training
resources. Our online community includes a Mastercam
User’s Forum, popular social networking sites, and YouTube
reference videos. You can choose on-site classes or take
advantage of Mastercam University® from any internetconnected computer 24/7.
At Mastercam we believe the future is bright. And we’ll
continue to do our part to make manufacturing smarter, safer,
and more ecient.
Be Dynamic.
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Mastercam is continuing our tradition of developing new Dynamic Motion toolpaths.
Dynamic Motion is an exciting new approach to creating toolpaths. It forms the core of many of
Mastercam’s most popular toolpaths from milling to turning, and we’re constantly expanding it across
our products. Dynamic Motion is always included and never sold as an extra add-on. And you don’t
need a new machine to take advantage of Dynamic Motion technology. Virtually any machine can
experience these Dynamic improvements in speed and eciency.
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THE FUTURE OF EFFICIENCY & SPEED
IS HERE – MASTERCAM’S DYNAMIC
MOTION TECHNOLOGY
Dynamic Motion is more ecient.
Mastercam’s Dynamic Motion technology is a new and exciting approach to
creating toolpaths. In order to create the smoothest, most ecient cutting
motion possible, Dynamic toolpaths calculate more than just the simple
motion of the tool. They also use a proprietary set of rules to analyze tool
engagement and the material removal, constantly changing the cut motion
based on what’s happening at the machine, at that moment. The results
include radically shorter cycle times, less wear and breakage of tools, and less
wear on machines.
Dynamic Motion is faster.
By dramatically reducing air cutting and maximizing safe engagement,
Dynamic Motion toolpaths can reduce cycle times by 25 to 75 percent.
Dynamic Motion toolpaths can use full-depth cutting, meaning far fewer
step downs. And this means you can cut more parts in less time.
Smooth Tool Motion
No abrupt directional changes
means less wear and tear on
your machines.
Save Time & Money
Increase your prots by
reducing your cutting time.
Dynamic Motion extends the life of tools and machines.
Traditional toolpaths often use only the ute nose, causing uneven tool wear.
Because Mastercam’s Dynamic Motion can use the full ute length, you’ll
get even wear and heat distribution resulting in fewer tool changes and less
grinding that slows you down and costs you money.
This same Dynamic Motion also produces a consistent chip load, reducing
vibration and pulling heat away from the part and tool through the chips
themselves. That’s better for your tools, your machines, and your nished
parts. And the smooth motion eliminates abrupt directional changes,
keeping your machines more accurate with less maintenance.
Dynamic Motion makes easy work of cutting hard materials.
Roughing hard materials like cobalt and titanium can pose a challenge to many
shops. Mastercam’s Dynamic Motion toolpaths make it signicantly easier
by ensuring even heat and load distribution throughout the cut. This even
distribution prevents material surface hardening and reduces the risks of tool
breakage, giving you more consistent, predictable results every time.
Increased Tool Life
Get as much as 60% longer
life out of your tools.
Cut Hard Material
Even the toughest materials
can be cut with ease with
Dynamic Motion.
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MILL
The most widely-used CAM software in the world is now the most dynamic.
Mastercam’s embedded Dynamic Motion technology dramatically shortens production times
while extending the life of your machine and tools. Mastercam Mill is rich in features
yet still simple and intuitive to use.
Dynamic Motion technology is truly the next big thing
in CNC machining. It’s a new way of designing toolpaths
that saves time while extending tool and machine life.
“Mastercam’s Dynamic toolpaths have allowed us to push our machine tools
and reduce cycle times as much as 50%.”
Jason Premo, CEO, ADEX Machining Technologies, Greenville, SC
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INTELLIGENT MACHINING SAVES TIME AND MONEY.
Dynamic Motion Technology dramatically increases machine eciency.
Since 2008, Mastercam has been building Dynamic Motion into our software. That means it has been shop-tested and proven in realworld environments. Dynamic Motion toolpaths carve out massive amounts of material quickly – while signicantly extending the tool
life – immediately putting more money in your pocket. Sounds unbelievable, right? But as the market leader, we’ve had our Dynamic
Motion toolpaths tested in most every conceivable work environment around the world. It works.
MASTERCAM IS MORE WIDELY USED THAN ANY
OTHER CAM PROGRAM
For you, this means a few very good things. First, there’s a large and evergrowing base of potential employees already trained and comfortable
with Mastercam. More trained, experienced, and certied Mastercam
programmers makes your workforce focused and expandable. Second,
we are shop-tested. Our software engineers are constantly reaching out to
customers to improve and streamline our products. This makes Mastercam
the easy choice for the long haul.
Mastercam Mill, including our cutting-edge Dynamic Motion technology, has been shop-tested more than any CAM program in the world.
You can count on Mastercam for real-world, tested solutions.
Ultimately exible and expandable.
Mastercam Mill oers a broad selection of solutions for almost
every CNC milling challenge – 2D, 3D, or multiaxis. Whether
your customer base is automotive or aerospace, medical or
consumer products, energy or heavy machinery, Mastercam
Mill is ready to help you deliver.
Mastercam’s large selection of toolpaths and functions
means there’s always more than one way to get the job done.
Once you program a part, no matter how complex, you can
modify any element of the job and immediately get updated
toolpaths without starting over. You can also build a library
of your favorite machining strategies. Choose any of your
saved operations, apply them to a part, and Mastercam helps
adapt them to the new model. Because Mastercam Mill is fully
integrated CAD/CAM, it’s fast, easy, and productive. The way
programming should be.
Mastercam’s fully associative toolpaths let you eciently make changes
without slowing down. Mastercam Mill’s updated Stock Modeling, Toolpath
Verication, and Simulation features provide increased condence on every
project. The new Tool Manager delivers a fast, ecient way to create and
organize your tooling assemblies.
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MILL
2D MACHINING
Serious 2D capability.
Your daily needs for 2D machining can range from simple to very complex.
Mastercam Mill delivers the tools you need.
• Feature Based Machining (FBM) automatically programs prismatic solid
model pockets, contours, and drilling routines, letting you save or change the
strategies at any time.
• Complete and easy control of approach, start points, and entry methods.
• Contour and pocket remachining use smaller tools to automatically clean
out material left from previous operations.
• Specialized support for ISCAR® High Eciency Machining (HEM) tool set.
Dynamic Motion powers much of our 2D suite, constantly adapting to create
smoother, safer motion and making better use of the entire tool. Check out new
videos at Mastercam.com to hear it directly from our customers.
Mastercam’s 2D toolpaths deliver easy and optimized
pocketing, contouring, drilling, facing, and much more.
The proof of any CAM software is what comes o the machine. Mastercam is
crafted to help you get the best possible nish in the shortest amount of time.
3D MACHINING
Our nish is more nished.
Mastercam’s extensively shop-tested 3D toolpaths
provide unsurpassed control on surface cuts, delivering
superior nishes and optimized cycle times. Our smart
hybrid nishing creates a single toolpath that changes
cut methods as the slope of the model changes. And
our 3D Toolpath Renement gives you a nished look to
please even your toughest customers.
• Cut multiple surfaces, solid models, and mesh
entities (STL data).
• Dramatically ecient roughing powered by
Mastercam’s Dynamic Motion technology.
• Constant scallop machining maintains a consistent
nish on sloped and at surfaces alike by using a
consistent 3D stepover.
• Constant-Z rest milling (remachining) identies and
machines areas and critical depths that need to be
cut with a smaller tool.
• Pencil tracing walks a tool along the intersection of
surfaces to clean out hard-to-reach areas. Single or
multiple passes deliver precision cleanup.
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MULTIAXIS MACHINING
Complexity simplied.
Multiaxis machining can dramatically increase a shop’s competitiveness.
Mastercam’s multiaxis interface is surprisingly simple and intuitive to use,
ensuring any shop can make the move when the time is right. And with
Mastercam, you have complete control over the three crucial elements of
multiaxis machining: cut pattern, tool axis control, and collision avoidance.
From 4-axis rotary and roll die cutting to multiblade impellers with tight internal
cuts, Mastercam helps simplify even the most complex jobs.
Other highlights include:
• Multisurface 5-axis roughing and nishing (including depth cuts), plunge
roughing, owline machining.
• Swarf fanning and swarf machining over multisurface oors.
• Advanced gouge checking and a 5-axis “safe zone” around the work piece.
• Fast, simple 5-axis trimming and drilling.
• Create full 5-axis motion from a 3-axis toolpath.
For specialty machining, ask about these available add-ons:
• Mastercam Blade Expert delivers specialized tools for eciently cutting
multi-bladed parts and hubs.
• Mastercam Port Expert oers dramatically faster head port programming
and smoother toolpath motion.
From basic 5-axis contours to Dynamic roughing and
complex nishing, Mastercam is built to streamline
multiaxis programming.
From the smallest medical part to the largest production mold, Mastercam ensures
ecient roughing and precision nishing for any part le.
For more information, visit
www.MastercamMill.com
“The accuracy of our medical
parts is crucial. Patient care
depends on it. And we depend
on Mastercam.”
Wayne Gruver, Lead Toolmaker
Image Molding
Denver, CO
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LATHE
Mastercam Lathe lets you move the same part le between milling and
turning operations with ease and condence.
Dynamic Motion technology is truly the next big thing
in CNC machining. It’s a new way of designing toolpaths
that saves time while extending tool and machine life.
“Harbec’s success is driven by its focus on value. Mastercam Lathe allows us to extend its value
on to our customers with its ease of use, strong emphasis on eciency, and seamless transitions
between other Mastercam products. It helps us keep a turn ahead of the competition.”
Pete Knapp, Mold Maker, Harbec, Inc., Ontario, NY
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FAST, EASY, AND PRECISE TURNING.
Powerful, exible tools from the market leader.
Mastercam Lathe gives you a set of tools that streamline your entire process. From accepting and programming any CAD le to
Dynamic roughing and precision nishing, Mastercam Lathe gives you a variety of techniques to turn all of your parts exactly as
you need them.
Ecient program designed for modern
manufacturing.
Mastercam Lathe delivers a set of basic and advanced
programming tools, with greatly expanded options
when paired with Mastercam Mill. Easy rough, nish,
thread, groove, bore, and drill routines combine with
C/Y-axis machining to cut any job. Dependable toolpath
verication gives you the condence to run the most
complex toolpaths on your machine, and Machine and
Control Denition deliver an easy way to help make sure
your parts are done right the rst time.
Mastercam Lathe will easily cut your turned parts and let you seamlessly move
between operations or even machines with the same part.
Key turning features.
• A set of “Quick Toolpaths” that let you program in
a few clicks.
• Intelligent ID and OD roughing, featuring both Dynamic
and variable cutting.
• Fast facing including roughing and nishing.
• Grooving with multiple depth cuts including peck motion
and also full-radius plunge turning.
• Complete threading with multiple starts, diameter
calculation, and thread tables.
• Automatic gouge checking watches the front and back
of the tool.
• Chuck, part, steady rest, and tailstock detection.
• Open and directly machine a solid model.
• Quick-turned prole generation for uniform and nonuniform parts.
• Full milling support available for machines with live
tooling for C and Y axes.
For more information, visit
www.MastercamLathe.com
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MILLTURN
The most widely-used CAD/CAM software in the world now gives you the condence to
automate your complex programs on today’s high-powered, multi-streamed, multitasking
machining centers. Program it right the rst time, every time.
Dynamic Motion technology is truly the next big thing
in CNC machining. It’s a new way of designing toolpaths
that saves time while extending tool and machine life.
“The Mastercam Mill-Turn product unlocks the full potential of my customer’s
machines, and with the ease of the drag and drop sync manager and fully modeled
machine simulation, it gives me the condence to use it.”
Jeremy Herron, DBS Solutions, LLC, Taylors, SC
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RUN WITH PRIDE. RUN WITH CONFIDENCE.
Mastercam Mill-Turn simplies your most
complicated projects.
Mastercam Mill-Turn simplies today’s high-powered,
multi-stream machining centers. Designed to
compliment Mastercam’s powerful milling and turning
toolpaths, Mill-Turn delivers the best in shop-tested
cutting techniques combined with the latest in machine
and toolpath management and verication.
Your workow is easy: Choose your machine and
Mastercam Mill-Turn automates part transfers,
toolplanes, stock denition, and setup. Then apply
your toolpaths and syncing, verify your project with
simulation, and post your code. Changes along the way
are fast and easy – the way programming should be.
Get the most out of your machines with Sync Manager.
Mill-Turn’s sync manager is a user-friendly way to optimize part cycle times and avoid collisions before your part reaches
the machine. Mill-Turn has the option for unlimited streams where you can drag, drop, and sync operations to your liking.
Easily navigate our Gantt-style timeline and vertical stream interface to coordinate operations and track cycle time estimates.
See it’s right. Know it’s right.
Simulation provides you with the ability to safely and condently
run your job on your machine environment virtually before it
reaches the shop oor. All your machine’s components and your
project’s machined stock are run on your desktop, ensuring a
safe and secure machining experience. You can identify potential
collisions, and explore ways to optimize your processes with
simulation. Also, you will be able to view all streams and statistics
of the entire machining process, and have the capability to jump
to any point in the machining process with the click of a button.
For more information, visit
www.MastercamMillTurn.com
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SWISS EXPERT
Mastercam brings world-renowned service and support to the Swiss arena. Swiss machining is
a completely dierent ball game, with extremely complex machines and multiple simultaneous
moving parts. Mastercam is here to help you cut your parts safely and condently every time.
Now you can take on Swiss work with condence.
Mastercam is the most widely-used CAM software in the
world with local, experienced Resellers who provide the
best support in the industry.
“At Tectri, we machine complex and very precise parts as small as 1mm in diameter for the
medical, dental, watchmaking, and aerospace industries. Mastercam Swiss Expert gives us all of
the tools necessary to take complex parts and program them quickly and eciently.”
Fabien Bouduban, CEO and Owner, Tectri SA, Court, Switzerland
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IF YOU ARE BRINGING SWISS CAPABILITIES TO
YOUR SHOP, MAKE SURE TO BRING MASTERCAM
SUPPORT AND SERVICE TOO.
Making complex manufacturing easier.
Mastercam is known the world over for making your programming easier. From 2- through 5-axis parts, you’ll be able to apply
the wide array of ecient programming methods you’re used to, the Mastercam way. Sliding headstock machines pose a unique
set of challenges, and Swiss Expert lets you bring Mastercam’s 30+ years of machining knowledge and support to your shop.
Tool management, with its own set of separate challenges for each job, is easily set up from loaded, predened libraries or your
own custom ones, and transferable from job to job.
Synchronization tools optimize your
Swiss machines.
Mastercam allows you to synchronize multiple operations quickly,
easily, and with condence. Swiss Expert’s Gantt-style method of
synchronization lets you drag and drop operations with a clear
overview of the workow, while optimizing part cycle times and
avoiding collisions. Swiss Expert supports an unlimited number of
channels, and allows you to sync them by channel or tool group,
which is easily dierentiated by color coding.
Sliding headstock machines need a specic set of programming tools to
achieve fast, safe, ecient cuts. Mastercam Swiss Expert delivers.
Sophisticated simulation for complete
condence on every job.
Mastercam Swiss Expert’s simulation provides a safe, virtual
environment for the full simulation of every moving part
of your machine, providing critical collision detection and
toolpath prove-out. This is done with accurate machine
models for Tsugami, Citizen, Star, Tornos, Hanwha, and many
more. Simulation allows you to jump to any point in the
simulation process, start and stop with the click of a button,
all while simultaneously viewing the NC code for all channels.
For more information, visit
www.MastercamSwissExpert.com
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WIRE
Mastercam gives your shop the best possible foundation for fast, ecient wire EDM cutting.
Mastercam X8 Wire delivers powerful comprehensive wirepaths in a
streamlined, easy to use interface.
Mastercam is the most widely used CAM system in the
world with local, experienced Resellers who provide the
best support in the industry.
“We always provide extreme due diligence to the design, development, and manufacture of
our tooling and our customers’ parts. Mastercam is a big part of that.”
Chris Jordan, Manufacturing Engineer, Turbine Technologies, Inc., Farmington, CT
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ROBUST EDM TOOLS DELIVER WHAT YOU NEED,
WHEN YOU NEED IT.
The Mastercam dierence.
Having the best software is only one ingredient for success.
A global community of Mastercam users, experts, educators,
and enthusiasts helps you get the most from your investment.
Our local Resellers bring years of experience helping to ensure
that you’re getting the most practical and comprehensive
support in the industry.
Support for Agie EDM with Agievision controls.
From 2- and 4-axis
cutting to easy syncing
and complete tab
control, Mastercam
Wire delivers the tools
for fast, ecient wire
programming.
Mastercam Wire makes it easy to expand
your shop’s capabilities.
From basic 2-axis contouring to complex 4-axis motion,
Mastercam ensures that you’re ready for any job.
Mastercam delivers:
Designed for eciency.
Mastercam Wire lets you move a single part le between
machines saving time and reducing the opportunity for
mistakes. User customizable wire libraries store power
settings and other registers for rough and skim passes.
Other features include:
• Ecient tab creation and management.
• Control settings for corner types and taper angles at any
point in the contour.
• Straight or tapered cut from either direction.
• Wirepath ltering to signicantly reduce le sizes.
• Contouring made easy in 2- or 4-axis.
• Automatic lead-in and lead-out strategies.
• 4-axis syncing automatic or manual.
• Automatic skim and reverse cuts.
Open virtually any CAD le or use Mastercam’s
built-in 3D modeling tools.
For more information, visit
www.MastercamWire.com
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ROUTER
The most widely-used CAD/CAM software in the world is now the most dynamic.
Mastercam’s embedded Dynamic Motion technology dramatically shortens production
times while extending the life of your machine and tools. Mastercam Router is rich
in features yet still simple and intuitive to use.
Dynamic Motion technology is truly the next big thing
in CNC machining. It’s a new way of designing toolpaths
that saves time while extending tool and machine life.
“Mastercam is an excellent program for a custom millwork shop like ours.”
Livio Passalent, President, Crescent Cabinet Company, Ltd., Ontario, Canada
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WE UNDERSTAND WOOD AND COMPOSITES.
Flexible and expandable.
Mastercam Router oers a broad selection of solutions for your
shop’s wood or composite challenges – 2D, 3D, or multiaxis.
Once you program a part, no matter how complex, you can
modify any element of the job, and immediately get updated
toolpaths without slowing down. You can also build a library of
your favorite machining strategies. Choose any of your saved
operations, apply them to a part, and Mastercam helps adapt
them to the new model.
Mastercam’s powerful Dynamic Motion technology not only helps
extend tool life and reduce machine wear, but helps eliminate
tool dwell damage. Automatic Toolpathing brings in parts from
today’s top design packages to help speed at panel work.
Mastercam Router streamlines multiple tool programming including block drills
and aggregate heads.
A comprehensive package of powerful tools.
2D machining can range from simple to very complex. Mastercam Router delivers powerful 2D tools from
contouring, pocketing, and drilling to automated feature-based solid model programming.
For 3D machining, Mastercam Router gives you streamlined, ecient 3D roughing and nishing, including
automated leftover stock cleanup.
Mastercam’s multiaxis interface is surprisingly simple and intuitive to use. And with Mastercam, you have complete
control over the three crucial elements of multiaxis machining: cut pattern, tool axis control, and collision avoidance.
For more information, visit
www.MastercamRouter.com
Part and toolpath nesting increase project y ields
and protability.
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MASTERCAM FOR SOLIDWORKS
Mastercam for SOLIDWORKS users will feel at ease with the Mastercam machining tree, which
delivers quick access to any point in the machining process. Mastercam users will recognize the
shop-tested parameter screens and options with which they are already familiar.
Dynamic Motion technology is truly the next big thing
in CNC machining. It’s a new way of designing toolpaths
that saves time while extending tool and machine life.
“Mastercam for SOLIDWORKS is making my job easier. I’ve been using Dynamic toolpaths to get
better nishes. It works so well that I’m getting work done in half the time.”
Nolan Farmer, Owner, Farmer Plastics & Machining, Inc., Jamestown, CO
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MASTERCAM FOR SOLIDWORKS
PROVIDES THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS.
Mastercam is a SOLIDWORKS Gold Partner.
Mastercam for SOLIDWORKS combines the world’s leading modeling software with the world’s most widely-used CAM software
so you can program parts directly in SOLIDWORKS, using toolpaths and machining strategies preferred by shops around the world.
With Mastercam toolpaths integrated directly within the SOLIDWORKS environment, the toolpaths are applied directly to the part or
assembly. Any design change that Mastercam for SOLIDWORKS encounters is handled quickly, with the eected toolpaths identied so
the user can simply rebuild them. Congurations are also handled with ease, and copying toolpaths from one conguration to another
is as simple as a right click!
MASTERCAM IS MORE WIDELY USED THAN ANY
OTHER CAM PROGRAM
For you, this means a few very good things. First, there’s a large and evergrowing base of potential employees already trained and comfortable
with Mastercam. More trained, experienced, and certied Mastercam
programmers makes your workforce focused and expandable. Second,
we are shop-tested. Our software engineers are constantly reaching out to
customers to improve and streamline our products. This makes Mastercam
the easy choice for the long haul.
As a Certied Gold Par tner product, Mastercam for SOLIDWORKS delivers the absolute best in tight, powerful CAD/CAM integration.
Ultimately exible and expandable.
Mastercam for SOLIDWORKS’ comprehensive suite of
toolpaths and functions means there’s always more than one
way to get the job done. Once you program a part, no matter
how complex, you can modify any element of the job, and
immediately get updated toolpaths without starting over. You
can also build a library of your favorite machining strategies.
Choose any of your saved operations, apply them to a part,
and Mastercam helps adapt them to the new model. Because
Mastercam for SOLIDWORKS is a fully integrated gold partner,
it’s fast, easy, and productive. The way programming should be.
Mastercam for SOLIDWORKS’ fully associative toolpaths let you eciently
make changes without slowing down. Updated Stock Modeling, Toolpath
Verication, and Simulation features provide increased condence on every
project. The new Tool Manager delivers a fast, ecient way to create and
organize your tooling assemblies.
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for SOLIDWORKS
2D MACHINING
Serious 2D capability.
Your daily needs for 2D machining can range from simple to very
complex. Mastercam for SOLIDWORKS delivers the tools you need.
• Feature based Machining (FBM) automatically programs
prismatic solid model pockets, contours, and drilling routines,
letting you save or change the strategies at any time.
• Contour and pocket remachining use smaller tools to
automatically clean out material left from previous operations.
Dynamic Motion powers much of our 2D suite, constantly
adapting to create smoother, safer motion and making better
use of the entire tool.
Mastercam for SOLIDWORKS’ 2D toolpaths deliver easy
and optimized pocketing, contouring, drilling, facing,
and much more.
3D MACHINING
Our nish is more nished.
Mastercam for SOLIDWORKS’ extensively shop-tested 3D toolpaths
provide unsurpassed control on surface cuts, delivering superior
nishes and optimized cycle times. Our smart hybrid nishing
creates a single toolpath that changes cut methods as the slope of
the model changes. And our 3D Toolpath Renement gives you a
nished look to please even your toughest customers.
• Dramatically ecient roughing powered by Mastercam’s
Dynamic Motion technology.
• Constant scallop machining maintains a consistent nish on
sloped and at surfaces alike.
• Constant-Z rest milling (remachining) identies and machines
areas and critical depths that need to be cut with a smaller tool.
• Pencil tracing walks a tool along intersections to clean out
hard-to-reach areas, such as internal llets. Single or multiple
passes deliver precision cleanup.
From the smallest medical part to the largest automotive mold,
Mastercam for SOLIDWORKS ensures ecient roughing and precision
nishing for any product.
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MULTIAXIS MACHINING
Complexity simplied.
Multiaxis machining can dramatically increase a shop’s competitiveness.
Mastercam for SOLIDWORKS gives you streamlined control over the three crucial
elements of multiaxis machining: cut pattern, tool axis control, and collision
avoidance. From 4-axis rotary and roll die cutting to multiblade impellers with
tight internal cuts, Mastercam helps simplify even the most complex jobs.
Other highlights include:
• Multisurface 5-axis roughing and nishing (including depth cuts), plunge
roughing, owline machining.
• Swarf fanning and swarf machining over multisurface oors.
• Advanced gouge checking and a 5-axis “safe zone” around the work piece.
• Fast, simple 5-axis trimming and drilling.
• Create full 5-axis motion from a 3-axis toolpath.
From basic 5-axis contours to Dynamic roughing
and complex nishing, Mastercam for SOLIDWORKS
is built to streamline multiaxis programming.
For more information, visit
www.MastercamForSOLIDWORKS.com
TURNING
Fully integrated turning for SOLIDWORKS.
Mastercam for SOLIDWORKS’ powerful turning strategies
compliment our milling toolpaths, giving you a complete
toolkit from basic nishing to face and cross contour and
drilling and more. Dependable toolpath verication gives you
the condence to run the most complex toolpaths on your
machine, and Machine and Control Denition delivers a new
way to make sure your parts are done right the rst time.
• Easy roughing, nishing, threading, grooving, boring,
drilling, and cut o.
• Dynamic Motion roughing extends insert life.
• Intelligent ID and OD roughing, including roughing to a
boundary for castings.
• Tool Inspection lets you automatically stop machining,
allowing you to check the insert during your roughing,
nishing, and grooving operations.
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DESIGN
Mastercam’s streamlined CAD makes design work easier than ever. Each piece of geometry
is ‘live,’ letting you quickly make modications until it’s exactly what you want.
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Mastercam is the most widely-used CAM software in the
world with local, experienced Resellers who provide the
best support in the industry.
Mastercam delivers a robust set of CAD modeling and model prep tools designed
to help you get your parts on and o the machine fast.
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CAD FOR CAM PROGRAMMERS.
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Mastercam’s modeling and prep tools are focused on one thing – getting your parts on and o the machine as quickly as possible.
Whether you’re bringing in a le from an outside CAD package or designing one yourself, Mastercam’s powerful CAD engine gives
you control over the nal details of even the most complex jobs.
Accept les from virtually any source.
Mastercam accepts le formats from whatever
system you need, including IGES, Parasolid®, SAT
(ACIS solids), AutoCAD® (DXF, DWG, and Inventor™
les), SolidWorks® (including history tree), Solid Edge®,
SpaceClaim, STEP, EPS, CADL, STL, and more. Add-On
Whether you’re bringing in an outside le,
hether you’re bringing in an outside le,
modeling from a print, or prototyping designs,
modeling from a print, or prototyping designs,
Mastercam gives you the fast, powerful CAD
astercam gives you the fast, powerful C
tools to get the job done.
ools to get the job done
translators are available for Siemens NX, CATIA®, Pro/E
(PTC Creo), and more.
Whether you are prepping
customer les…
Getting a part le from an outside source can pose
unique challenges. You might need to repair a surface,
cap an area, modify a “brick” solid, or just make sure
your xtures are represented on the part. Mastercam
delivers a powerful set of prep tools to make sure
the process goes smoothly. From robust surface
creation and editing to “push-pull” solid model editing,
Mastercam gives you the tools to bring a part from the
designer’s desk to your machine, fast. Mastercam will
even recognize features on history-free solids and give
you the power to edit, remove, or build on them with
a few simple clicks.
For more information, visit
www.MastercamDesign.com
Push, pull, remove and directly edit features on imported solids, even if they have no history.
…Or building your own from scratch.
Having powerful CAD at your ngertips makes your CAM system that
much more eective. Mastercam oers a robust set of modeling tools
from complete wireframe and surface modeling to history-based solid
modeling. A true hybrid modeling system, Mastercam lets you create,
combine, and machine whichever CAD geometry suits you best. Fast
dimensioning and entity analysis tools ensure that any part you model
will be precise and ready to make accurate toolpaths that give you the
NC code you need.
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SPECIALIZED OPTIONS
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Very often, that one additional CAD or CAM tool makes a specic job easier, faster, and more protable.
Mastercam oers a set of specialized Add-On options for these occasions, including:
Transla tors
In addition to the powerful data translators included in
Mastercam, we oer several add-on translators including
CATIA, Pro/E (PTC Creo), and Unigraphics (UG NX).
Port Expert
Creates accurate, ecient engine cylinder head porting
toolpaths on port surface or solid data. It minimizes
unnecessary motion at the machine, resulting in a highly
ecient toolpath with superior nish quality.
Blade Expert
Powerful, easy-to-use, and designed to create ecient,
smooth, and gouge-free toolpaths for complex multi-bladed
parts. It minimizes unnecessary motion, resulting in a highly
ecient toolpath and superior blades, splitters, oors,
and llets.
Art
Quickly bring your 2D sketches, clip art, photos, and CAD
les to life by crafting them on screen and cutting them with
easy, specialized toolpaths. A simple process takes you from
your at art to a beautifully sculpted piece that comes o the
machine with exactly the look you want.
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Mastercam Productivity+
Brings Renishaw in-process probing and inspection to your
Mastercam programs. Easily set up and validate parts and
cutting tools, and even have the software make in-process
adjustments where appropriate.
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Engraving
Bring the look of hand-carved art to mass produced parts.
Mastercam Engrave brings a unique look of quality to a wide
range of products – from signs to artwork to unique molds.
Sharp inside corners give the nished piece a crisp edge and
a human touch.
Nesting
Delivers a fast, ecient, and easily identiable way of nesting
your parts. Assures optimal material usage for the highest
possible yields. Nesting gives you the ability to save sheet
scrap for later use.
Many more
A wide variety of additional add-ons are available,
including complex core/cavity separation, automated
EDM electrode creation, reverse engineering and
point cloud conversion, programming for machining
robots, and much more.
For more information, visit
www.Mastercam.com
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About Us
CNC Software, Inc. is dedicated to providing state-of-the-art software
tools for CAD/CAM manufacturing markets. Our goal is to provide
superior software products based on our users’ needs to solve simple
to complex design and machining problems.
CNC Software, Inc.
671 Old Post Road
Tolland, CT 06084
www.mastercam.com
800-228-2877
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