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September 2017
Learn All About Mastercam 2018
As with most modern computer applications, every year brings a new software version of Mastercam. At Cimquest, we host annual update meetings throughout our regions to help our customers understand all of the latest features of the new version. We’ve just added six new venues for September and you can find all of the info by clicking here.
Aside from a look under the hood of the new software, the events will cover […]
Cimquest Expands its Mastercam Team
Big News from Cimquest . . . We Have Expanded our Mastercam Team (and Customer Base)
We are very excited to announce that our Mastercam support team and customer base have significantly grown. Cimquest and Fisher Unitech have engaged in an exchange of service between the two companies and Cimquest will now be supporting the Fisher Unitech Mastercam customers. Additionally, Cimquest Stratasys customers will be supported by Fisher Unitech. Fisher […]
August 2017
CMM Inspection without a Master Part
Have you ever needed to inspect parts in a CMM, without having a master part? Automated CMMs can be a great time saver when inspecting parts on the shop floor. Traditionally, a master part is measured to generate a master data set.
The same routine is then automated and used to measure each production part. Each production data […]
CIMdata Ranks Mastercam 1st in Installed Seats Worldwide
Mastercam is named the world’s most widely-used CAM software for the 23rd straight year, according to the latest analysis by CIMdata, Inc. With over 236,000 installed seats worldwide, Mastercam has almost twice the installed base of the closest competitor.
“The large community of qualified Mastercam programmers presents a number of opportunities. As a manufacturer, if you’re looking to expand, you can find experienced talent, and […]
New Metal 3D Printing Process
Bound Metal Deposition Uses MIM to Create New Metal 3D Printing Process
by Dave Macfie and Shawn Spinneweber, Cimquest
The advent of metal 3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing, has promised to dramatically change the way products are made. The benefits are: the reduction or elimination of up-front tooling and increased complexity due to the removal of conventional manufacturing constraints which lead to shorter lead times, part consolidation, and weight reduction. Today, metals represent one of […]
Defining Custom Tools in DXF Files for Tool Manager
If you run into problems where your custom tool geometry in a DXF file is not accepted into the Tool Manager you should ensure that your customer tool geometry meets all the following criteria:
Geometry must be drawn horizontally, in the upper two quadrants, at or above the X axis.
- No entities can have a negative Y value.
- Geometry must be flat (at Z0) in Top view.
- A closed profile of half the tool shape must […]