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Mastercam’s “CAD for CAM” Design Tools Provide Flexibility and Ease of Use Mastercam is known for precision NC programming, but it also delivers a suite of shop-tested design tools aimed at getting parts on and off the machine as quickly as possible. Powerful modeling tools include not only 3D surfacing and solids, but hole-filling, direct editing without a solids history, geometry repair, and more. Mastercam Design streamlines and simplifies modeling and editing geometry. It also [...]

We are excited to announce that Cimquest is now an official Mastercam Educational reseller. This will bring educational customers and industrial manufacturers closer together for mutual benefit. With this change, educational institutions gain the benefit of greater connection with our industrial network of manufacturers using Mastercam.  We can form a much-needed conduit between educational and industrial customers. This connection will enable better partnerships between schools and their local industry, which can lead to more effective [...]

Mastercam Mill offers expanded machining flexibility and an increased emphasis on speed and automation. Multiaxis features, 3D enhancements, and 2D high speed toolpaths combine with dozens of additional new enhancements in a software package intended to improve shop floor productivity. Here are some of the significant highlights and new functionality in Mastercam Mill: Mastercam Multiaxis Improvements Maintaining climb and conventional machining is crucial for surface finish and tool life. Controlling Climb and Conventional Cutting for [...]

It's time to start thinking about options to update your valuable Mastercam CAD/CAM investment. With the upcoming release of Mastercam 2022, Mastercam 2019 will be three versions removed from the latest CAD/CAM technology now on the market. Plus, in two more releases, Mastercam 2019 will sunset, at which point updates and support will no longer be available. You can keep those benefits by updating to the current version of Mastercam, at a fraction of the [...]

Mastercam is an integral slice of the reality of Smart Manufacturing. It is one of many fibers giving strength to the digital thread that is Industry 4.0. The following, courtesy of Strategic Market Analyst Ben Mund, are five areas in which Mastercam’s vision is on the future of connectivity as it benefits the manufacturing community 1. Awareness Mastercam is addressing the emerging shift in the market by acknowledging the rapidly evolving Industry 4.0 concept and [...]

With the Mastercam software installed and your license codes activated it is a good idea to set up a user login and link your account to the My Mastercam.com website. Some of the advantages of being linked is access to the Mastercam Forum where users from all around the world discuss issues & ideas pertaining to Mastercam. You can sign up to try out the next generation of Mastercam through the Beta Program that offers [...]