PRESS RELEASE

Illustrations available upon request

For Immediate Release

January 2011

Contact: Michelle Nemeth

Phone: (860) 875-5006

Fax: (860) 872-1565

michellen@mastercam.com

CNC Software, Inc. Unveils Mastercam® X5 for SolidWorks®

at SolidWorks World 2011

Tolland, CT – SolidWorks World 2011 will feature the latest in the line of powerful Mastercam machining software. Stop by booth # 400 at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, San Antonio, TX, January 23-26, for a look at Mastercam X5 for SolidWorks, a fully integrated CAM application that runs seamlessly in SolidWorks. SolidWorks users can now program their parts directly within SolidWorks using Mastercam’s industry-leading toolpaths and machining strategies.

Mastercam for SolidWorks provides a full suite of cutting strategies, including Feature Based Machining (FBM) and 3D High Speed Machining (HSM) toolpaths. Mastercam for SolidWorks also delivers a powerful set of automated cleanup toolpaths, letting you get parts off the machine faster and with little or no handwork.

Mastercam for SolidWorks offers many benefits to both the Mastercam and SolidWorks communities alike. It relies on familiar, shop-tested parameter screens and processes, and presents a machining tree that provides quick access to any point in the machining process.

In addition to conventional 2D and 3D programming, Mastercam for SolidWorks offers a range of high power machining functions:

· New OptiRough Toolpath is designed to remove large amounts of material quickly using its successful dynamic milling motion. Large, aggressive cuts are followed by fast, smaller up-cuts, safely delivering a fully roughed part faster than ever.

· Hybrid finishing intelligently blends two efficient cutting techniques in a single toolpath. It evaluates the model shape and smoothly switches between constant Z cutting and scallop machining, resulting in dramatically finer finish with less work.

There are many more toolpaths in Mastercam for SolidWorks. And, the upcoming release will include multiaxis machining features. For more information, please visit

www.mastercamforsolidworks.com.

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About Mastercam

Developed by CNC Software, Inc., Mastercam is Windows®-based CAD/CAM software for 2- through 5-axis routing, milling, and turning; 2- and 4-axis wire EDM; 2D and 3D design, surface, and solid modeling; and artistic relief cutting. CNC Software is a privately owned corporation founded in 1984. The U.S.-based company provides Mastercam CAD/CAM solutions to more than 150,000 installations in 75 countries in industries including mold-making, prototyping, automotive, medical, aerospace, and consumer products. Mastercam runs under Windows XP, Vista, and Windows 7, and is compatible with all other CAD/CAM systems. For more information about CNC Software, Inc. and its Mastercam family of products, contact CNC Software, Inc., M - F, 8 AM - 6 PM EST at (800) 228-2877 or (860) 875-5006. 671 Old Post Road, Tolland, CT 06084. Or visit www.mastercam.com.