Experience the Power of Mastercam X2 Mill

Mastercam is the most commonly used CAM software worldwide* and remains the program of choice among CNC programmers. Mastercam X2 is the next generation of our popular program, delivering the most comprehensive milling package with a simplified, customizable interface, more power, and even faster, robust toolpath calculations.

* Source: CIMdata, Inc.

What Mastercam X2 Mill Delivers:

Powerful Part Modeling

Mastercam’s streamlined CAD engine makes design work easier than ever before. Each piece of geometry you create is “live”, letting you quickly modify it until it’s exactly what you want. And with traditional functions consolidated into a few simple clicks, Mastercam simplifies the creation of even the most complex parts.

• Fast creation of a wide range of NURBS and parametric surfaces, including powerful “fence” and “net” surfaces.
• Associative dimensions update as you change your model.
• Extensive editing tools, including powerful new surface extension.

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• Built-in data translators for IGES, Parasolid®, SAT (ACIS solids), AutoCAD® (DXF, DWG, and Inventor TM files), SolidWorks®, Solid Edge®, STEP, EPS, CADL, STL, VDA, and ASCII. Direct translators for CATIA®, Pro/E®, and more are also available.
• Special no-charge Mastercam Direct add-ons put Mastercam in your SolidWorks, Solid Edge, or AutoCAD Inventor toolbars.

Engineering Changes Made Easy

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Every shop faces engineering changes. Often, it can be difficult to track which file is the latest, what modifications have been made, and what programming changes are needed.

Mastercam X2 includes two powerful new tools – File Tracking and Change Recognition – that give you an easy way to identify these issues and streamline programming an updated file.

• Create a checklist of files to watch including Mastercam, SolidWorks, Autocad, or other CAD files. Mastercam alerts you when a newer version of any file on the list is available.
• Mastercam’s Change Recognition identifies modifications to any type of CAD geometry with no file type limitations – any combination of wireframe, solids, or surfaces.
• Mastercam marks any toolpaths affected by the updated CAD file. You can quickly select the new geometry and update the toolpaths.
• Once you update an affected toolpath, automatically update any additional toolpaths that use that geometry.

The real power of these tools becomes clear when receiving engineering changes to a large file with multiple operations. Something as simple as a few additional drill holes could be frustrating to identify. Now, with a few mouse clicks, you can immediately locate and program these changes, saving valuable time.

Everything at Your Fingertips

Mastercam's Operations Manager stores all your job's components in one place. Quickly create, edit and verify your toolpaths, or copy and paste parameters, toolpaths and tool definitions from one operation to another. You can even modify your solids from the Operations Manager.

Define Your Shop

Mastercam delivers a new way to make sure that your parts are done right the first time – Machine and Control Definition. Define features and characteristics for all the machines in your shop to simplify programming and streamline machine changes.

Associative Toolpaths

• Fully associative geometry and toolpaths let you modify the geometry or machining parameters and immediately get an accurate, updated toolpath.
• Store a library of commonly used operations to automate machining. For example, you can spot drill, peck drill, and tap a series of holes simply by importing one stored operation.

Pocketing, Contouring and Drilling

2D machining ranges from the very simple to the very complex. Mastercam delivers all the tools you need to maximize your time.

• Pocketing styles include high speed, zigzag, one way, true spiral, constant overlap spiral and "morph" pocketing, each with optional finish passes.
• Contour and Pocket remachining use a smaller tool to automatically clean out material left from a previous cut.
• Choose multiple machining areas with a single selection.
• Dynamically drag a pocket finish pass or contour start point to anywhere on your model.
• Facing cleans stock from the tops of islands or the entire part.
• Easily machine 2D and 3D contours including parametric and NURBS splines.
• Automatically identify and pre-drill multiple operations at their plunge points.
• With the addition of the Solids option, Mastercam automatically recognizes and programs drill holes on solid models, complete with pre-drill operations.

Powerful Roughing

Fast efficient bulk material removal is essential to efficient NC programming. Mastercam gives you a variety of techniques to rough all your parts.

• Rough cut multiple surfaces, solid models, or a combination of both.
• Rough cut with constant Z contours or pockets.
• Constant Z rough rest milling (remachining) identifies and machines areas that need to be machined with a smaller tool.
• Automatic facing and critical depth recognition ensure that flat surfaces between Z cuts won't be left with too much stock during rough machining.
• Automatically align all your roughing plunge points, making it easier to pre-drill those spots for production machining.
  

Versatile Finishing

Mastercam's suite of finishing tools lets you choose the best method for a specific project.

• Finish machine multiple surfaces, solid models, or a combination of both.
• New unlimited Pencil Finishing machines the part in logical segments.
• Parallel finishing delivers robust toolpaths for a wide variety of projects.
• 3D project machining creates a consistent, smooth finish while following the natural curves of multiple surfaces or solids.
• Constant scallop machining maintains a consistent finish on sloped and flat surfaces by using a consistent 3D stepover.
• Flowline machining cuts single or multiple surfaces using their natural shape to define the cutter path, delivering a smoother finish.
  

Cleanup Machining

Leftover material causes extra handwork and time. Mastercam automates leftover material identification and removal, leaving you with a finer finish.

• Hybrid leftover machining changes the cut method as the slope of the model changes - in a single toolpath.
• Constant Z Rest milling (remachining) identifies and machines areas that need to be cut with a smaller tool, including automatically detected critical depths.
• New enhanced pencil tracing walks a tool along the intersection of surfaces to clean out hard-to-reach areas.
• Steep/Shallow machining cuts only those regions of selected surfaces that have slopes between two specified angles.

High Speed Machining

High speed Machining is a powerful machining method that combines high feed rates with high spindle speeds, specific tools, and specific tool motion. It can deliver faster turnaround and a superior finish. Mastercam includes a suite of high speed functions designed to help you make the most of this powerful technique.

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• Smooth tool motion on and off the part.
• Automatically machine flat areas using new timesaving minimum retracts and smooth entry, exit and cut motion.
• High speed waterline cutting delivers constant Z moves with smooth entries and exits.
• Specialized high speed pencil tracing removes material from a previous finish pass.
  High speed area clearance removes bulk material from the inside out with smooth motion.
  Smart core roughing cuts from the outside in. If it encounters a pocket, it automatically switches to inside out.
• High speed rest roughing smoothly removes material left from a previous rough pass.
• Contour parts with smooth, consistent ramping motion.
• Ensure more consistent material removal with variable Z-level cuts.
• High-speed facing.
• Smooth, automated circle milling.
• Loop onto and off of Z-level cuts.
• Full 'trochoidal' cutting prevents tool burial.
• Specialized high-speed pocketing.
• Channeling ensures smooth material removal in areas of heavier stock.

Multiaxis Machining

• Multiaxis machining adds an extra level of flexibility to your machining operations. Mastercam's suite of multiaxis tools lets you program quickly and efficiently.
• Multisurface 5-axis roughing and finishing.
• Flowline 5-axis multisurface machining.
• Mastercam’s advanced multi-axis machining lets you choose what type of project you are doing and adjusts the interface to show exactly what you need.
• Advanced gouge checking helps ensure safe cuts in even the most complex operations.
• Mastercam’s link options offer complete control over entry / exit, cut-to-cut, and between cut moves.
• Machine using 5-axis depth cuts.
• Create 5-axis contour toolpaths around the surface edges of the model for applications such as trimming vacuum-formed parts.
• Perform 5-axis drilling.
  

Dependable Toolpath Verification

Watch your part being cut from a solid block of material with Mastercam's solid model toolpath verification. The tool and holder are checked and displayed during simulation.

Intelligent Feed Rate Optimization

Running an entire job at a single feed rate reduces efficiency. Running the same job at varying feed rates can save time, tool wear and money. Mastercam can optimize any 2-axis or 3-axis toolpath based on volume of material being removed and machine tool limitations to give you efficient, varied feed rates tailored to each job.

Software That Grows With Your Business

Mastercam X Mill is designed to grow with your business. The software is available in three levels, with several options, so you can pick the one that best suits your needs. And with Mastercam, your investment is secure - when you want to move to the next level of Mill, you simply pay the difference between the two packages.

Mastercam X Mill	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3
CAD
Complete customizability
Create and dimension live wireframe geometry
Read / write IGES, DXF, SAT, Parasolid, EPS & more
Read native Autocad, SolidWorks, Solid Edge & more
Read native Catia and Pro/E files	optional	optional	optional
Live surface modeling
CAD file change recognition
Solid modeling	optional	optional	optional
CAM
Fully associative toolpaths
Automated feed rate optimization
Contouring, pocketing, and drilling
Automatic solid drilling when combined with Solids
3D contour cutting, trimming & remachining
On-screen toolpath verification
Safety zones for all toolpaths
Machine and control definition
Single and limited multi-surface roughing
Single and limited multi-surface finishing
Full multi-surface and solid roughing
Full multi-surface and solid finishing
Full multi-surface and solid "cleanup" machining
Full multi-surface and solid high-speed machining
5-axis drilling and curve machining	optional	optional	optional
Full 4-and 5-axis machining			optional

System Requirements

• Processor: 32 bit, 1.5 GHz minimum Intel compatible processor (64 bit Intel compatible processors are supported).
• Operating System: Windows® XP, Windows® XP Pro 64 bit edition or Windows 2000 with latest service packs and updates.
• .NET 2.0 framework.
• Memory: 512 Mb RAM, 1 GB available hard disk space.
• Graphics Card: 64 MB OpenGL-compatible (minimum)
• Monitor: 1024 x 768 resolution (minimum)
• Mouse: Windows® compatible mouse

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