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Mastercam 2023 Rollouts Now Online and Streaming On-Demand

By |2022-08-15T08:27:48-04:00August 15th, 2022|Categories: Mastercam, Mastercam 2023|

In the event that you missed our live in-person Mastercam 2023 Rollouts, and you also missed our live Rollout webinars, you are in luck. We just posted the webinar on our website to be streamed on-demand. This means you still have a chance to learn all about the latest and greatest enhancements, including: Detecting Undercut Stock when Machining Consolidating Multiaxis Toolpaths New B-Axis Contour Turning Toolpaths Check Mesh Enhancements Appending Operations to Mastercam Simulator Adding [...]

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Action Figures Spring to Life With 3D Printing

By |2022-08-12T08:10:40-04:00August 12th, 2022|Categories: 3D Printing / Additive Mfg, FormLabs|

A reprint from DE247 Digital Engineering Formlabs 3D printers, materials, and processes are powering the Hasbro Selfie Series, a new family of custom action figures produced at scale. Imagine being able to cast your image as a fellow Ghostbuster or Power Ranger. Or even joining forces to battle for good with your favorite G.I. Joe character. Thanks to a partnership between Formlabs, a 3D printer maker, and toy giant Hasbro, devotees can indulge their fan-fic [...]

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Desktop Metal Nickel Alloy Inconel 625

By |2022-08-10T08:24:10-04:00August 10th, 2022|Categories: 3D Printing / Additive Mfg, Desktop Metal|

Desktop Metal Qualifies Nickel Alloy Inconel 625 for Additive Manufacturing on the Studio System 2 Recently Desktop Metal announced that they qualified the use of IN625 for the Studio System, a turnkey metal 3D printing platform that offers customers the easiest way to print high-performance metal parts in low volumes for pre-production and end-use applications. The Desktop Metal Studio System platform now offers more materials than any other metal extrusion 3D printing system on the [...]

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Slot Mill Enhancements – Mastercam 2023

By |2022-08-08T20:52:50-04:00August 8th, 2022|Categories: 2 Minute Tuesdays, CQTV, Mastercam 2023, Mastercam 2023 Video, Mastercam Video Series|Tags: |

https://cimquesttv.wistia.com/medias/2st13phkuh?embedType=async&seo=false&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 Slot Mill Enhancements - Mastercam 2023 In this week’s 2 Minute Tuesday, we take a look at a significant upgrade to the Slot Mill Toolpath. In Mastercam 2023, restrictions to this tool have been removed.

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Mastercam 2023 Solid Position Model Prep Tool

By |2022-08-08T08:52:56-04:00August 8th, 2022|Categories: Mastercam, Tech Tips|

There is a new model prep tool in Mastercam 2023 called Solid Position and it is used to assemble parts in a fixture. In previous versions of Mastercam, assembling fixtures was a tedious process that required using the Transform tools to specifically position each piece of the fixture without any awareness of the neighboring solids. Now, in Mastercam 2023, you can use the new Solid Position tool to simply drag the target solid until it [...]

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More Math Calculations Available with Control X

By |2022-08-03T08:26:13-04:00August 3rd, 2022|Categories: Metrology Minute|

There are many analytical tools available in Control X under the Measure command that are extremely useful. This edition of Metrology Minute will explore common measurements that could prove useful to metrologists. Measure Distance is a quick way of determining the approximate length of a blade, in this example, without going through the trouble of creating a 2D or 3D dimension. Just a quick vertex selection of opposing ends quickly returns an approximate distance. Measure [...]

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Introducing the New Freescan UE Pro Laser Scanner

By |2022-08-02T08:52:25-04:00August 2nd, 2022|Categories: 3D Scanning, 3d Scanning & Reverse Engineering|

The Freescan UE Pro is our latest and most impressive handheld laser scanner. Similar to the UE11 and UE7, the UE Pro also has settings for reflective and black parts, making it a very durable option to scan multiple part textures without the need to spray the surface. Developed by Shining 3D, this scanner’s accuracy specification is +/- 20 microns or +/-.00079”. More importantly, the Pro’s resolution can be dialed into an incredible 10 microns [...]

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