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13 11, 2023

Mastercam APlus Hybrid Manufacturing

By |2023-11-13T08:38:47-05:00November 13th, 2023|Categories: Mastercam|0 Comments

Additive manufacturing and subtractive manufacturing are no longer mutually exclusive. In fact, to truly get the most out of either, it’s best to combine them in hybrid manufacturing. Mastercam’s new Add-on, Mastercam APlus® by CAMufacturing Solutions Inc., does exactly that. This blog will cover what additive and subtractive manufacturing are, what APlus is, and how it can help you in your own shop. What is additive manufacturing? Additive manufacturing is exactly what it sounds like [...]

6 11, 2023

Mastercam 2024 High Speed Pencil Toolpath

By |2023-11-06T08:22:08-05:00November 6th, 2023|Categories: Mastercam, Mastercam 2024|0 Comments

In this blog post, we will take a look at how the addition of avoidance geometry streamlines the use of the Mastercam 2024 High-speed pencil toolpath. If you create a pencil toolpath and select the geometry surrounding the radius that you want to machine and look at the resulting motion of the toolpath (that is set to one pass), you will notice that the tool is diving into the part at every surface intersection. In [...]

30 10, 2023

Increasing CNC Turning Tool Life with Mastercam 2024

By |2023-10-30T08:21:30-04:00October 30th, 2023|Categories: Mastercam, Tech Tips|0 Comments

This blog post will show you how to increase the life of your roughing CNC turning tools in Mastercam 2024. In this example, we created a standard lathe rough toolpath with very simple math. We used .1” depth of cut and set our stock to zero. When we backplotted the toolpath, we got equally spaced cuts every .2” on the diameter, just as expected. Our first cut was at 1.8” and the second was at 1.6” [...]

16 10, 2023

5 New Enhancements in Mastercam 2024

By |2023-10-16T09:11:52-04:00October 16th, 2023|Categories: Mastercam|0 Comments

This post will explain some of the latest and greatest enhancements that the new Mastercam 2024 release has to offer. First, let's take a look at the View Cube. This tool will allow you to select numerous predefined views by just clicking the desired face, corner, or side of the cube. You will also have control over rotation and panning. Some old favorites have returned to the Stock Setup page. Previously in Mastercam 2023, you could [...]

9 10, 2023

Mastercam 2024 Integrates Sandvik Coromant CoroPlus® Tool Library Add-In

By |2023-10-09T08:18:45-04:00October 9th, 2023|Categories: Mastercam|0 Comments

Work Faster When Importing Tool Geometries and Cutting Data Mastercam has collaborated with Sandvik Coromant, a global industry leader and provider of manufacturing tools, machining solutions, and knowledge that drives industry standards and innovation, to announce the integration of Sandvik Coromant CoroPlus® Tool Library Add-in into the new release of Mastercam 2024. The integration of the CoroPlus® Tool Library allows Mastercam customers to save significant time searching for desired tools and building 3D tool assemblies [...]

2 10, 2023

Mastercam OptiRough

By |2023-10-02T08:46:10-04:00October 2nd, 2023|Categories: Mastercam|0 Comments

The Mastercam Roughing Solution You Might Be Overlooking OptiRough is an advanced roughing strategy powered by Dynamic Motion technology, which is designed to optimize cutting approaches. The way Dynamic Toolpaths works is by monitoring every aspect of machining in real-time; it is constantly calculating the best feeds and angles to run parts the fastest and safest way possible. The only downside to OptiRough is that not every programmer knows about it, and some of those [...]

25 09, 2023

New Mastercam Learning Hub & Free Classes

By |2023-09-25T08:49:39-04:00September 25th, 2023|Categories: Mastercam, News / Promos|0 Comments

Mastercam just launched their new Learning Hub on myMastercam. Now you can easily find all Mastercam-related learning content in one place, such as Mastercam University, Mastercam Certification, Mastercam Learning Edition, and more to come. And the best part? . . . Mastercam University is now offered for free to all customers, students, and potential customers! Mastercam University offers 24/7 access to fully online training. The courses are designed to be self-paced. Each lesson contains a [...]

18 09, 2023

Manufacturing Day is Coming Up

By |2023-09-18T08:36:36-04:00September 18th, 2023|Categories: Mastercam|0 Comments

Celebrated nationally on the first Friday in October, MFG Day is manufacturing’s biggest annual opportunity to inspire the next generation, positively shift perceptions about our industry, and build the foundation for the manufacturing workforce of the future. MFG Day is an initiative of the Manufacturing Institute. The MI builds, diversifies, and strengthens the modern manufacturing workforce and tries to and shift common perceptions about careers in modern manufacturing. It leads skilled training and career development [...]

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