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April 2019
Mastercam 2019 Find Level From Geometry
There is an underutilized feature in Mastercam called Find Level from Geometry, that can be found inside of the Levels Manager. This is a useful tool when you look at part files that have lots of different levels, each with their own geometry, whether it is wireframe, solids, or surface models on the screen. Usually what users do is turn all their […]
March 2019
Join Rize for a Free Webinar
Join Rize tomorrow afternoon for a free live webinar called, Best Practices for Designing 3D Printed Parts with Metal Inserts. Learn all the things that you need to take into consideration when designing for metal inserts.
Wednesday, March 27, 2019
2PM Eastern Time
The webinar is free, but you must register to reserve your spot. Just click the button below.
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Moldmaking with 3D Prints
Moldmaking with desktop 3D printing allows engineers and designers to get much more functionality from their 3D printer, beyond prototyping alone. Moldmaking opens a world of production materials and provides the ability to produce short-run batches and test mold designs prior to committing to expensive tooling.
Download an educational White Paper from Formlabs to learn about mold making strategies including injection molding, thermoforming and casting elastomers. Just […]
Import Organic Shapes into CAD – Part 3
This post is Part 3 of the topic: Leverage and import organic shapes into CAD and today we will introduce you to Generative Design.
In previous posts, we briefly discussed the value of having the ability to capture organic shapes for use in CAD design. To illustrate this process, scanned our engineer’s hand and then integrated that scan into CAD in order to design […]
Mastercam Divide Delete
Today we’re going to cover a new enhancement to the Divide/Delete tool in Mastercam 2019. If you were to use the Divide/Delete tool in the past, you had to manually select the pieces of wireframe that you didn’t want to keep. While you can still individually select each piece of geometry that you want to delete with this feature, this can be a time-consuming and […]
Cimquest Cincinnati Coming Soon
This is just a reminder that the GRAND OPENING of our Cincinnati office is taking place on March 26th from 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM. Please help us celebrate by attending this event. It will showcase some of the latest manufacturing tools and technologies that can help launch your business to the next level. You’ll get to meet with Cimquest engineers and product specialists to discuss your […]