JBM highlights OCTOPUZ at iRex2015

The numbers don’t lie, and it’s easy to see that Robots are the future when you explore the facts. Between 2010 and 2014, the total supply of industrial robots increased by 40% per year on average. Numbers continue to rise record-breaking year after record-breaking year, with the double-digit trend forecasted to continue from 2015-2018*. This growth…

Bundle up for Decem-brrrr!

Get 25%-40% off select PDF and Book Bundles at eMastercam.com.   4 Bundles to choose from:   Bundle #1 – “Most Popular” 25% Off! • Mill Essentials • Mill Advanced • Solids   PRINT Books – $116 (Regular $155) Mill Essentials and Mill Advanced include Video Training DVD Includes Mastercam Home Learning Edition/Demo Software Click here…

Developing Young Minds though Collaborative Partnership

Access to Mastercam education is becoming more widespread, as seen in The Pas, Northern Manitoba. Two schools in the Kelsey School Division are revamping their tech curriculum with the help of UCN instructor, Curtis Kerr and High School instructor, Russell Dobie. Dobie teaches woodworking to students from grades six to twelve at Margaret Barbour Collegiate and…

eMastercam.com Black Friday 2015 Sale!

This Black Friday get 20% off Printed Books and 30% off eBooks. Go to the eMastercam store and add products to your cart. On Step 2 of the checkout process, click “I have a coupon to use” and enter promo code BF20-PRINT for Printed Books and BF30-PDF for PDF eBooks. Both codes can be used in your order. Help spread the word… tell…

Threadmilling

Creating a Threadmill Toolpath   Toolpaths > Circle Paths > Threadmill   Enter new NC name > Accept     Select Entities and pick desired geometry     Accept    See all How To’s, Tips & Tricks and FAQ’s here! Presented by Sandy McClintock, Applications Support Specialist Do you have a topic or question you would like…

Licensing Error for Workstations on NetHASP

Nethasp: Unable to Launch Mastercam from Workstation Issue: When launching Mastercam from a workstation that needs to access the Nethasp for licensing, if it does not have access, one or both of the below pop-ups will occur.   Trouble Shooting: Note: At any point that (version) is present, enter/insert/reference the version of Mastercam in question. ie….

Turn Grid On/Off

Turn Grid On/Off Settings>Configuration     Screen>Grid Settings     If you’re finding when creating geometry you’re snapping to the grid and this is not what you want, turn off Active Grid.   See all How-To’s, Tips & Tricks and FAQ’s here! Presented by Sandy McClintock, Applications Support Specialist Do you have a topic or question you…

Status Bar Not Present

Status Bar Missing Note: At any point that (version) is present, enter/insert/reference the version of Matercam in question. i.e. A path states as ‘C:\Program Files\mcam(version)\common’ if you are working in Mastercam X8 the path will be ‘C:\Program Files\mcamX8/common’   Fix 1: Close Mastercam Start>All programs>Mastercam (version)>Utilities>Advanced Configuration     Reset Set Dialog Positions to Reset  …