December 2010 
In This Issue
X5 Rollouts Underway at OptiPro
Tech Tip: Mastercam X5 and SolidWorks
Mastercam Videos Now Streaming on OptiPro's Website
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Mastercam Ultra-News

2010 Holiday Edition 

Greetings!
We hope you enjoy this special holiday edition of Mastercam Ultra-News! OptiPro would like to thank all of our customers for choosing the world's number one CAD/CAM software, Mastercam, to fulfill your machining requirements. We are truly grateful to have such a long list of fantastic customers and hope that this past year has brought much success to your company. And although the new year brings many uncertainties, there is one thing you can be sure of: OptiPro will continue to provide our customers with exceptional Mastercam service and support in 2011 and beyond.
From all of us at OptiPro Systems, we wish you and your's a happy and safe holiday season and a prosperous new year!
Mastercam X5 Rollouts are Underway at OptiPro! 
OptiPro recently held X5 rollout sessions on December 14th and 16, and were a great success! The four sessions that spanned over the two days were filled to capacity as maintenance
Chris Parish teaching one of the rollout sessions.
Mastercam technician Chris Parish teaching customers about Mastercam X5's new functionalities.
customers learned about the new functionalities of X5 during either a morning or afternoon session. Upon the conclusion of the morning session, customers had the opportunity to check out the machine tool showroom on OptiPro's shopfloor as they enjoyed pizza and wings, courtesy of OptiPro.
We will be holding two more rollout sessions during the morning and afternoon of December 28. If you are a maintenance customer that hasn't yet attended a rollout session and are still interested in signing up, it's not too late. There are still spots available for both the morning and afternoon sessions but they will fill up fast! Don't wait until it's too late...sign up today by clicking on either of the links below:

Registered attendees from both the morning and afternoon sessions are welcome to come for lunch. For more information, please contact OptiPro by calling Lynda Bechtold at 585-265-0160 ext 236 or send emails to [email protected].

Tech Tip: Mastercam X5 and SolidWorks Mastercam X5

OptiPro has been getting quite a few calls regarding Mastercam X5 not being able to read SolidWorks "sldprt" files.

Here is the fix:

  1. Close Mastercam X5
  2. Click "Start" in the lower left hand corner of your screen, then "Control Panel"
  3. Click on the Mastercam control applet icon
  4. Go to "Components," C:\program files\mcamx5\common\SwdocumentMgr.dll
  5. Right mouse click, and choose "Register Component"
  6. Close Control Panel
  7. Open Mastercam X5

As always, if you have any questions please feel free to contact OptiPro for assistance by calling 585-265-0160.

Mastercam Videos Now Streaming on OptiPro's Website

The Mastercam section of OptiPro's website now features a page dedicated to videos that showcase the vast capabilities of Mastercam. Currently, there are five videos streaming on the Mastercam Videos page:

Mastercam Videos
Mastercam Videos Page
  • Mastercam's Dynamic Contour
  • Mastercam World Class Machining: Lathe Machining a Globe
  • Mastercam Head Porting
  • OptiRough PortMaster
  • X5 3D OptiRough vs. V9 Surface Pocket/V9 Rest Mill

Each video is very nicely produced and effectively captures the benefits of Mastercam. For more information regarding the videos above or any other aspect of Mastercam, please call OptiPro at 585-265-0160 or send emails to [email protected].

In light of the holiday season, OptiPro Systems will be closed on Thursday, December 23rd and Friday, December 24th. Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Sincerely,


OptiPro Systems