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July 2024
3D Scanning vs Probing
Why is 3D scanning often preferred for reverse engineering, and how does it compare to contact probing methods?
There are pros for non-contact scanning and there are pros for tactile probing methods, but for many parts scanning works better or is essential. Following is a look at the benefits of 3D scan to CAD, and what might be better suited to probing. A hybrid of both techniques may be the best approach at times.
Pros for scanning:
Mastercam 2025 Quick Reference Card
Mastercam 2025 was recently released and we hope you are enjoying some of the enhancements. There are many new features in the software to make you more efficient. Click the button below to download an additional tool to boost your productivity – the Mastercam 2025 Quick Reference Card. This handy desktop reference can save you lots of time by referencing keyboard shortcuts to get to all the most […]
Digital Manufacturing Tools Are Enabling Growth in Patient-specific Design
There are significant advantages to using patient-specific medical devices, from improving patient outcomes1 to lowering healthcare costs2. But for a long time, expensive and complicated production processes presented a major obstacle to the wider adoption of this approach.
That’s changed with the advancement of digital manufacturing. Novel technologies, such as 3D printing, 3D scanning and software for organic 3D design – to name a few – have taken the efficiency and speed of patient-specific design to […]
Mastercam and SkillsUSA Helping to Solve the Skilled Workforce Shortage
For more than 25 years, Mastercam has partnered with SkillsUSA to provide technology, support, and resources to ensure every SkillsUSA participant is learning the cutting-edge skills they’ll need to succeed.
The partnership is no accident. Mastercam’s mission is to create software and services that solve the world’s manufacturing challenges, and one of the world’s biggest manufacturing challenges is a lack of skilled workers. Partnering with an organization […]
Programming your CMM from within Mastercam
Most CMM’s will ship with a language-based CMM programming software package that is powerful but very time-consuming to learn and challenging to master. It is therefore very common for job shops and manufacturing facilities to have just a single CMM programmer who has gone through the painstaking efforts of becoming proficient with the software. But what happens when that person goes on vacation, is out sick, or leaves the company? Many shops own very expensive […]
What’s New in Geomagic Design X 2024.2
A new version of Geomagic Design X has been release and is now available for you to download and try out. Here are the most important changes and new feature highlights in Geomagic Design X 2024.2:
Important notice about plug-ins
The following plug-ins have been removed from the built-in plug-in list:
- Geomagic Capture
- AICON
- Konica Minolta VIVID
- Konica Minolta RANGE5/RANGE7
You can find the instructions for using these hardware plug-ins for scanning on the Oqton Software Support Community […]