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Check here often to find Cimquest, Mastercam and 3D Printing happenings, product offerings and update info along with general Industry trends and breaking news.

March 2024

Cimquest is Excited to Attend AMUG

By |March 5th, 2024|News / Promos|

AMUG 2024

On March 10-14, Dave Macfie, Jim Snodgrass and Greg Wilkman will be attending the Additive Manufacturing Users Group (AMUG) Conference in Chicago once again! The purpose of AMUG is to educate and advance the use and applications of all additive manufacturing technologies and the cornerstone is the annual Education & Training Conference. Cimquest is both excited and proud to be going to this […]

The Virtual Edge Deviation Tool

By |March 5th, 2024|3d Scanning & Reverse Engineering, Metrology Minute|

This blog post will discuss how to use the Virtual Edge Deviation Tool in Control X. It is often necessary to extract virtual edges of a part to compare them to the actual CAD model’s edge to ensure a part is within spec. Depending upon the resolution of the scanner, the sharp edges of a scanned part may be somewhat rounded or chamfered.

Consider the requirements of checking the outer edge of the part shown below […]

Import 2D PDF Files With Mastercam 2024

By |March 4th, 2024|Mastercam, Tech Tips|

This blog post will explain how to import 2D PDF files into Mastercam 2024. To do this, first create a viewsheet of the part and save it as a bookmark. This will come in handy later.

Importing 2D PDF Files With Mastercam 2024
Next, select the Merge option under the File tab, switch the file type to .pdf, and select the pdf file to merge in.

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Formlabs Fuse Series 3D Printers Records Fastest Print Time Ever

By |March 1st, 2024|3D Printing / Additive Mfg, FormLabs|

Not Only Did the Fuse Series 3D Printers Record the Fastest Print Times But SLA Reaches New Heights

Formlabs Fuse Series 3D Printers

Formlabs’ most recent software update, PreForm 3.34.0, introduces several features that can unlock new printing capabilities for both stereolithography (SLA) and selective laser sintering (SLS) workflows.

With these updates, the Fuse 1+ 30W makes fast, daily production of full builds possible — print speeds are 25% faster […]

February 2024

Mastercam Announces the Signing of an Agreement to Acquire Cimquest

By |February 28th, 2024|News / Promos|

Cimquest and Mastercam merge

I’m excited to announce that Mastercam, in conjunction with Sandvik, has announced the signing of an agreement to acquire Cimquest. This is a natural next step for our Cimquest organization to allow us to expand our technology and support to become more accessible to Mastercam users in the Northeast region of the United States.

It is important to note that there are no plans to […]

Understanding Mastercam Multi-Threading

By |February 26th, 2024|Mastercam, Tech Tips|

This blog post will cover Mastercam Multi-threading and how it can accelerate your toolpath creation. To understand multithreading, we first must know what a processor is and how that processor uses cores and threads. The processor is what carries out the individual tasks assigned by the application. Early computers only could only process one instruction at a time, because they had one core. Now, processors can have multiple cores and each core can carry out […]

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