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February 2017
Mastercam 2018 Public Beta Now Available
Mastercam wants your feedback The next generation of Mastercam, named Mastercam 2018, is open for Public Beta testing to all currently maintained Mastercam customers. The Beta release can be downloaded and will be supported through the Mastercam Customer Forum, which is staffed with CNC applications engineers, posts writers, technical support, software developers, and QC engineers. As they collect feedback and make changes, they will […]
3D Printing for Automobile Components
This article will discuss two examples of 3D printing for custom automobile components. The automobile industry is the epitome of diversity in consumer products. There is such a wide variety of cars and models to choose from based on attributes like; performance, functionality, efficiency, and level of luxury. Most consumers develop strong connections to their car and brand, and they’ll typically choose a […]
3D Printer or Rapid Prototyping Solution?
In our first installment of this post, we explained why firms looking to stay ahead of their competition must focus, more than ever before, on compressing their product development cycles. Firms today are under greater pressure from two directions – both from the increasing demands of consumers for product variety and by the accompanying trend toward shorter product lifetimes.
Compounding this challenge is that between 70% and 90%* […]
SOLIDWORKS 2017 Convert to Bodies
A new in SOLIDWORKS 2017 called Convert to Bodies will allow you to remove the feature history in a part, while retaining geometric references in the assembly. This new feature comes in handy if you have a simple assembly and you want it to one of your manufacturers, but don’t want to share the feature history of the part you designed.
One option is to save […]
3D Printer or Rapid Prototyping Solution? Spotting the Difference – Part 1
Before diving into your next 3D printing purchase for Rapid Prototyping (RP), let’s put your product development process in focus. The product development process, which transforms a concept into a market-ready product, plays a critical role in both the functional and economic success of your product and parent company.
It is therefore […]
Mastercam 2017 Optimize Solid Function
There is a new utility in Mastercam 2017 that can significantly improve the quality of imported model data. The Optimize Solid function automatically repairs whole bodies or individual faces, improving the accuracy of edges and face blends.
If you import a model that was created in a different CAD system Mastercam’s file converters can make it easy to simply drag and drop the file […]