PRESS RELEASE
Illustrations available upon request
For Immediate
Release
February 2006
Contact:
Phone: (860) 875-5006
Fax: (860) 872-1565
michellen@mastercam.com
Mastercam’s Maintenance
Release Delivers New High Speed Toolpaths
CNC Software unveils Mastercam X’s first Maintenance release
New High Speed Toolpaths
Seven new high speed
surface machining (HST) toolpaths (2 roughing and 5 finishing) have been
incorporated into the MR1 release, and include a new interface for toolpath
creation. These new toolpath types are tailored to high speed machining and
offer a smooth cutting motion along with smooth entry/exits. The new high speed
toolpaths include core roughing, area clearance, waterline, scallop, horizontal
area, raster, and a newly enhanced pencil toolpath.
New Tool Holder Definition and Gouge Checking
Mastercam X gives
you the option of defining a holder (or choosing one from a library) and
gouge-checking the holder during toolpath generation. The holder definition can
be used to detect possible toolpath gouges.
Additional MR1 Enhancements
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Sharp corner smoothing has been added to the Surface Finish
Constant Scallop parameter page (enables smoothing of the Scallop 3D Collapse
cut motion).
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Toolpath Editor has been brought into Mastercam X.
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Used for containing toolpaths, the Silhouette Boundary tool
allows you to define a boundary by selecting geometry.
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Mastercam X Wire is released.
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The Multi-pass Thread Mill toolpath has been expanded to
support multiple rough passes, multiple finish passes, and multiple spring
passes.
Also available is a
Service Pack release (SP2) for those customers who are not on Maintenance.
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