PRESS RELEASE
Illustrations available upon request
For Immediate
Release
March 2006
Contact:
Phone: (860) 875-5006
Fax: (860) 872-1565
michellen@mastercam.com
New Mastercam X
Wire Brings Efficiency and Speed to Wire EDM Programming
Powerful Part Modeling
Mastercam X Wire
delivers a new, streamlined CAD engine that makes design work easier than ever
before. Geometry that you create is “live,” which allows for modifications
until the part is exactly how you want it. Mastercam X Wire includes:
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2D and 3D geometry creation with complete wireframe and
surface modeling.
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Associative dimensions update as you change your model.
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Extensive editing tools, and more.
EDM Programming
Mastercam X Wire
includes many tools to increase your programming efficiency. Some include:
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2 & 4-axis programming.
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2-axis contouring, with or without taper angle.
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No-cure cutting.
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4-axis synchronization with automatic skim and reverse cuts.
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4-axis surface finish by chordal deviation, and much more.
Designed for Ease
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Full associativity lets you modify geometry, tooling
information, and machining parameters to get an accurate, updated toolpath.
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Mastercam’s Operations Manager provides a single place to
create, modify, and analyze all aspects of the toolpath.
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User-customizable wire power libraries store power settings
and other registers for rough and skim passes.
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Store a library of commonly used operations to automate
machining.
Other Enhancements
Machine and Control Definitions are virtual
descriptions of the actual machine tool and control you will use to cut a part,
allowing Mastercam to automatically customize its interface based on your CNC
machine. This means that Mastercam is aware of what the machine can and cannot
do, helping ensure a correctly programmed part. Tab creation lets users quickly add multiple tabs to any piece of
geometry. The ‘No Drop Out’ tab option helps avoid slivers. Mastercam Wire’s wirepath verification lets you watch
your part being cut from a block of material with Mastercam’s solid wirepath
verification. Dynamically view all the information about tools and operations
at any point in the wirepath.
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