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June 2021
How to Prepare for the Release of Mastercam 2022
The only thing worse than a useless tool is an excellent tool that goes underutilized. When you invest in a powerful computer-aided manufacturing system to bring your shop to the next level, make sure you are getting absolutely all you can out of it. Part of this comes down to preparation. Use this checklist to prepare for Mastercam 2022 and to unlock untapped potential sitting in […]
Organic 3D Modeling with Freeform
In this post, we’ll take a look at Geomagic Freeform, an organic 3D design software. Freeform offers a sculpting and design toolset to sculpt, detail and deform virtual models into any form you desire.
In this example, we’ll focus on Sub D Modeling. This Technique is used to create detailed modeling from […]
Desktop Metal Studio or Xact Metal XM200 3D Printing System?
How to make the best 3D Printing choice for your application
First up, let’s talk about the Desktop Metal Studio System for low-volume or functional prototype 3D metal parts:
What is unique about the Desktop Metal Studio System?
The Desktop Metal Studio System is an end-to-end process with a software-managed workflow (Fabricate) to ensure your success. It utilizes a 3D technology called Bound Metal Deposition […]
New Mastercam 2022 Features You Need to Know
Meet Mastercam 2022. Since the release of Mastercam 2021, the Mastercam User Experience team has surveyed countless users, conducted usability tests inside and outside of Mastercam headquarters, and spent hours and hours trying to reduce mouse miles. The result is Mastercam 2022—a powerful new release driven largely by customer feedback. let’s explore some of the features that you requested—like more advanced roughing in 2D machining and […]
Upcoming Desktop Metal Webinar – Design for Additive Manufacturing
The next generation of 3D printing has arrived – Desktop Metal + nTopology
Over the next decade, additive manufacturing will enable new products to feature unprecedented levels of complexity, be 30-50% lighter, and be mass-customized to each local market.
Join this event on June 16, 2021 from 11AM – 1PM EDT to learn about how you can start realizing some of these benefits today, from tips and tricks when designing parts for 3D printing in CAD, to […]
Metrology Minute – Runout and Total Runout in GD&T
In continuing our Metrology Minute focus on GD&T, this month we will discuss Runout and Total Runout.
Simply defined, Runout is how much a model feature varies with respect to a datum when the part is rotated about the datum’s axis 360 degrees. The datum in question would necessarily be an axisymmetric feature. It generally involves the analysis of a circular feature that is created when taking a […]