Mastercam X5 has been released and is available to download for current maintenance customers! Click here to download X5...
X5 boasts many new features and enhancements that makes Mastercam more powerful than ever. Some of the new tools in X5 include:
Smart Hybrid Finishing - Hybrid finishing intelligently blends two efficient cutting techniques in a single toolpath. This new toolpath evaluates the model shape and smoothly switches between Constant Z cutting and Constant Scallop machining. The result is a dramatically finer finish with less work.
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New OptiRough Toolpath - Mastercam's new 3D surface high speed OptiRough toolpath is a new technique 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.
New Dynamic Milling Techniques - Dynamic milling constantly adjusts the toolpath to ensure the most efficient cut possible and allows use of the entire tool flute length, often eliminating the need for multiple depth cuts.
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Easier Multiaxis Machining - Mastercam's multiaxis suite has new machining techniques and a new, easy, workflow-oriented interface. Mastercam lets you choose the basic type of work you're doing using realistic illustrations, and then gives you a clear, step-by-step process for defining how you'll cut the part.
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New Plunge Turn Toolpath - Mastercam's new Plunge Turn toolpath was designed in partnership with ISCAR Metals, Inc. The toolpath consists of custom roughing and finishing strategies designed specifically for ISCAR Cut Grip inserts. This efficient turn/groove toolpath strategy achieves a high degree of accuracy with tight tolerances.
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Mastercam Machine Simulation - Machine simulation is a safe and cost-effective way of proving out multiaxis toolpaths. Machine simulation lets you build your machine's virtual replica on your computer screen. You can safely simulate the cutting process to make sure that you created the most effective cut, that the part is located in the machine's 'sweet spot,' and that no fixtures, tools, or any machine components are meeting unexpectedly.
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Design Enhancements - Mastercam X5 includes a set of powerful new surface and solid analysis tools, giving you precise curvature information to help you in modeling and programming. Also with Mastercam X5, you can assign different colors to individual solid faces and features, and use these colors to more easily select solid areas for toolpathing and other operations. You can also create a pattern of solid features by selecting a source and producing multiple copies of it on a part in a grid, around a center point, or use the AutoCursor to place them manually.
To learn more about what's new with Mastercam X5, go to Mastercam's website. To get your software updated to X5, call OptiPro at 585-265-0160 or send emails to Lynda Bechtold at lynda@optipro.com.
