Mill-Turn Part 1: Getting in Sync with Mill-Turn

Getting in Sync with Mill-Turn A CAD/CAM approach for making the most out of your multistream manufacturing investments Part 1 of 4: Introduction Mill-Turn CNC machines — with multiple-spindles and/or turrets — can dramatically improve machining productivity and accuracy by eliminating setups. These machines have been available for a long time. However, until recently, they were…

What’s New in Mastercam 2019: Solid Hole Operation

Solid Hole Operation Eliminates need for wireframe helper geometry Easy drop-down menu for blind, through, counterbore, countersink, and counter drill holes Customizable preset file with drills, tap sizes, and socket head screw support Creating holes features in previous versions of Mastercam required the use of helper geometry like points, arcs, and circles. In Mastercam 2019, this…

What’s New in Mastercam 2019: Capture and Replay

Capture and Replay Removes/adds material when moving playback backward and forward See effect of tool travel Identify potential issues Saves time, eliminates need to restart Simulation In previous releases, to investigate detailed areas of the toolpath for potential gouges or to see direction changes and the effects of material removal, you had to restart Simulation and…

What’s New in Mastercam 2019: Axis Control

Simulation Axis Control Redesigned as an easy-to-use and familiar machine pendant control Adjusts granularity Contains min/max overrides Simplifies validation of machine travel and limits The Axis Control panel available in the Simulation tab of Mastercam Simulator has been redesigned to interact like a machine control. A feed wheel and axis dials are added to make the…

What’s New in Mastercam 2019: Material Rendering Mode

Mastercam 2019 improves the visual realism of parts and assemblies by replacing Render modes with attribute assignment. Metallic, Plastic and Glossy replaced with attributes Assign a range of materials to solids, surfaces, and meshes Improves visual realism Now you can assign metallic, plastic, and glass attributes to individual solids, surfaces, and meshes with a range of…

What’s New in Mastercam 2019: Power Surface

In Mastercam 2019, Power Surface has been expanded to make creating surfaces easier. Create surfaces from curves; match adjoining surfaces Adjust surface behavior, transition, and curvature Repair or modify models In Mastercam 2019, Power Surface has been expanded to make creating surfaces easier. Surfaces can now be constructed from curves along the edges of, and influenced…

What’s New in Mastercam 2019: Edit Surface

The new Edit Surface function in Mastercam 2019 allows you to modify the topology of a surface by manipulating surface nodes, Iso curves, and surface control points. Modify surface topology easily Manipulate nodes, Iso curves, and surface control points Add Iso curves to refine edits See results before accepting with full Undo/Redo support Repair imported data…

What’s New in Mastercam 2019: Sandvik PrimeTurning™

Sandvik Coromant PrimeTurning™ Method Fully integrated into Mastercam 2019 New OD/ID tool support Complete 3D tool assemblies contained in the libraries Toolpath support for Sandvik Coromant PrimeTurning™ method, introduced in Mastercam 2018 as a C-Hook add-on, is now fully integrated into Mastercam Lathe and Mill-Turn. The CoroTurn® Prime tool libraries for PrimeTurning now include .4 mm…

What’s New in Mastercam 2019: Advanced Toolpath Display

Advanced Toolpath Display Full viewing control over how a toolpath is displayed Improves visualization Isolates critical areas Reduces clutter Customize size, color, styles Advanced Toolpath Display provides users with total control of how their toolpaths are displayed. You can control the appearance of the individual segments that make up a toolpath like entry, exit, transitions, endpoints,…