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3 12, 2018

What’s New in Mastercam Design 2019
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What’s New in Mastercam Design 2019

By Cimquest Marketing|2018-12-03T08:31:17-05:00December 3rd, 2018|Categories: Mastercam|0 Comments

Mastercam Design 2019 includes some great new functionality. Here are just some of the highlights. Drafting Associativity This new function shows which dimensions are associated to geometry. Mastercam displays dimensions that are associative with the Result color and dimensions that are not associative with the Group color. Rolling your mouse over associative dimensions highlights the geometry they are associative to. Mastercam will also display how many selected dimensions are associative. On-screen Triggers When you dimension [...]

26 11, 2018

Mastercam 2019 System Enhancments
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Mastercam 2019 System Enhancments

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Mastercam 2019 System Enhancments

By Cimquest Marketing|2018-11-26T08:46:17-05:00November 26th, 2018|Categories: Mastercam|0 Comments

The Mastercam 2019 release includes many new system enhancements that can be seen throughout the entire Mastercam line of products. This post will cover some of the big highlights. Advanced Toolpath Display Mastercam now displays toolpaths with different colors, based on the move type allowing you to set colors, change line style, line width, and other attributes. Analyze Enhancements After selecting an entity, Analyze Distance dynamically updates the distance as you move the cursor, allowing [...]

20 11, 2018

Mastercam for Solidworks – Mask on Arc

By Cimquest Marketing|2018-11-20T13:17:17-05:00November 20th, 2018|Categories: 2 Minute Tuesdays, CQTV, Mastercam, Mastercam Video Series|0 Comments

https://cimquesttv.wistia.com/medias/0hbkzkndvd?embedType=iframe&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 Mask on arc is a familiar option in Standalone Mastercam hole making toolpaths that helps accelerate selection. It can differentiate between similar sizes and select multiple locations for you quickly.

12 11, 2018

Mastercam Launcher Utility
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Mastercam Launcher Utility

By Cimquest Marketing|2018-11-12T08:48:30-05:00November 12th, 2018|Categories: Mastercam, Tech Tips|0 Comments

The Mastercam Launcher utility helps you set up desktop icons and give them special properties. If you work in a company using a Network license of Mastercam this will help ensure that you activate only the licenses you need while leaving others available on the system. To access this utility, go to the Start menu/All Programs, and find the Mastercam Program Group. Inside here, look for the Mastercam Launcher icon. You may find the icon [...]

5 11, 2018

Mastercam 3D Lathe Tools
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Mastercam 3D Lathe Tools

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Mastercam 3D Lathe Tools

By Cimquest Marketing|2018-11-05T08:32:02-05:00November 5th, 2018|Categories: Mastercam, Tech Tips|0 Comments

Did you know that you can export your lathe tool assemblies from Machining Cloud and turn them into 3D Tools in Mastercam? Well, you can and this article will show you how to do it. First, go into the Machining Cloud app and then into the My Workshop section. From here, select the My Tools tab up at the top. In here you will be able to find all of your tool assemblies that you [...]

31 10, 2018

New High Efficiency Milling Training Class
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New High Efficiency Milling Training Class

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New High Efficiency Milling Training Class

By Cimquest Marketing|2018-10-31T08:36:53-04:00October 31st, 2018|Categories: Mastercam, Training|0 Comments

The latest Cimquest Dynamic High Efficiency Milling course is set to run November 6-8 at Cimquest Headquarters, Branchburg, NJ. If you are looking for more ways to stay competitive in today’s rapidly changing manufacturing environment it is imperative that you stay on top of new and emerging technologies. This Manufacturing Training series will take you to the next level and improve your machining production. The training course will teach you how to implement, evaluate, and [...]

30 10, 2018

Mastercam Launcher Utility

By Susan Gaffney|2018-10-30T11:02:28-04:00October 30th, 2018|Categories: 2 Minute Tuesdays, CQTV, Mastercam, Mastercam Video Series|0 Comments

https://cimquesttv.wistia.com/medias/tvvheazofr?embedType=iframe&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 The Mastercam Launcher Utility utility helps you setup desktop icons and gives them special properties. If you have a network license, this will ensure you activate only the licenses you need, while leaving others available on the system.

29 10, 2018

Rename Linked Machine Files in Mastercam
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Rename Linked Machine Files in Mastercam

By Cimquest Marketing|2018-10-23T08:37:47-04:00October 29th, 2018|Categories: Mastercam, Tech Tips|0 Comments

This article will explain how to rename your linked machine files in Mastercam 2019. The MD_CD_PST_Rename C-Hook will automatically make backups of your original files and update the links between the new files that it creates. Here’s how it works . . . In this example, we have a set of machine files loaded in Mastercam. Imagine that your shop has three similar machines with slightly differing attributes. You can use the renaming utility to [...]