This blog post will explain how to use the new Mastercam 2021 Reflow UV tool. The Reflow UV tool allows you to fully redefine the flow of a single surface by specifying a rotation angle or using boundary curves. Let’s take a look at how we can use this powerful new surface tool to improve tool motion and eliminate unnecessary retract moves in our UV-driven surface toolpaths. We created a flowline toolpath on each of [...]
This article will cover how to create custom tool databases for use in Mastercam Mill part files. An efficient method of programming in Mastercam is to create custom tool libraries. For specific machines or based on common materials being used in the shop, Feeds and Speeds can be preprogrammed in the library based on the materials as well as the capabilities of the machine. One of the simplest methods for creating a custom tool database [...]
6 Smart Ways to Prepare for a Surge in Orders mold and die parts machining by high precision CNC machining It can benefit most businesses to have a strategy in place to make the most of times when production slows. Using the lull in production, smart shops can prepare for a surge in orders by making a few simple adjustments. Here are six areas where your shop can take steps to optimize the [...]
Post processor unlocks faster and more accurate “art-to-part” FANUC CNC capabilities Mastercam and FANUC America, a leading factory automation solutions provider, introduce a new post processor designed to optimize 5-axis capabilities in FANUC CNCs. The post processor allows advanced machine tool operators to reduce their cycle times while boosting part accuracy, particularly for CAD/CAM generated 5-axis simultaneous contouring part processes. “Growing our relationship with FANUC was an opportunity that would continue to benefit our customer [...]
Mastercam is extending their free Mastercam University classes until the end of June 2021! Since we are still in the midst of the Covid pandemic you may still be experiencing more downtime than usual. Why not make the most of it and expand your Mastercam knowledge and skill? The free classes offered are listed below. Free courses for Mastercam Mill: Mastercam 2019 - 2D Mill - For anyone still using Mastercam 2019, this course will [...]
Import a full line of GARR cutting tools directly into your Mastercam toolpath operations. CNC Software, Inc., developers of Mastercam, the world’s leading CAD/CAM software, has announced a new partnership with GARR TOOL to provide their complete line of cutting tools as a native, Mastercam tool library. GARR TOOL is an ISO 9001:2015-certified manufacturer of high-performance solid carbide cutting tools, 100% made in the United States. GARR TOOL produces over 14,000 tools a day at [...]
Many of the advances in CAD/CAM software can help you to meet the challenges of succeeding in aircraft component manufacturing, but it can be difficult to navigate through all of your options. Mastercam has recently provided an overview on this topic that can be very helpful if you are in the aerospace industry. In this overview you will learn: Some of the advances in CAD/CAM that can specifically help aerospace challenges How CAD/CAM can benefit [...]
Would you like an action plan for using proven CAM software technology to ignite the immediate and long term success of your manufacturing business? The makers of Mastercam have put together a white paper that uses Mastercam as a primary example of CAM software, but the same concepts can be applied to any shop using any of a variety of up-to-date CAM software implementations. In this white paper, you will discover that the future of [...]
