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 [...]
Since 1976, Plastinax has been manufacturing eyewear for some of the world’s biggest brands. They work with global customers to design sunglasses, optical frames, and safety frames, then move into high-volume production, injection molding as many as 80,000 to 100,000 frames each month. Lead time and responsiveness are of utmost importance — in order to remain competitive in a global market, Plastinax has to expedite design and manufacturing so that their frames can travel from [...]
By bridging the gap between the physical and digital worlds, 3D scanning enables automakers to work with high-fidelity digital twins of physical objects within CAD/CAM/CAE environments, allowing for rapid design iteration, measurement automation, enhanced collaboration, and archiving for historical trend analysis. Here are some of the ways that 3D scanning helps the automotive industry. Reverse engineering 3D scanning is a fast method of creating measurements dense enough on a part to resolve even highly complex [...]
Vendor Spotlight: Xact Metal In this week's 2 Minute Tuesday, we journey to Xact Metal's headquarters to meet their team and explore their facility. (2 Minute Tuesday Version) Full version coming soon...
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” [...]
UltiMaker S Series 3D Printers Just Got a Massive Boost – Now Printing up to Twice as Fast! With UltiMaker S series 3D printers, you can achieve print success rates of over 95% at even faster speeds. Isn't it time to accelerate your print speed – without compromising your print success? Learn how to realize these improvements for yourself. Check out this deep-dive article into all the optimizations. How to Double Your 3D Printing Speed [...]
Formlabs recently announced two new 3D printing resins materials for direct 3D printing of elastomeric, biocompatible medical devices and models. BioMed Flex 80A Resin and BioMed Elastic 50A Resin further expand 3D printing possibilities in medical device and medical component manufacturing as well as at the point of care in hospitals and in medical service bureaus. NEW! 3D Printing BioMed Elastic 50A Resin Soft, elastic, medical-grade material Suitable for applications requiring: Comfort Biocompatibility Transparency [...]
Mastercam – Zip2Go - Mastercam 2024 In this week’s 2 Minute Tuesday, we will examine what a Zip2Go is, how it aids the user, and how to create one. A Zip2Go or Z2G file is a file created by Mastercam’s Zip2Go wizard.
