Dynamic Mill:įor more information on Mastercam X5, and to view videos on the new software features, please visit About Mastercamĭeveloped by CNC Software, Inc., Mastercam is Windows®-based CAD/CAM software for 2- through 5-axis routing, milling and turning, 2- and 4-axis wire EDM, 2D and 3D design, surface and solid modeling, and artistic relief cutting. Below is a chart comparing Traditional Machining vs. It supports multi-passes and can optionally include finishing passes. Dynamic Contour uses an intelligent, efficient high speed contouring strategy to remove material along walls. Dynamic Rest Mill helps ensure maximum tool efficiency during cleanup routines. New dynamic milling techniques include Dynamic Rest Mill and Dynamic Contour. OptiRough:ĭynamic 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. This highly efficient, bi-directional cutting strategy removes the maximum amount of material with the minimum of step-downs, significantly reducing cycle times. Large, aggressive cuts are followed by fast, smaller up-cuts, safely delivering a fully roughed part faster than ever.Ī single OptiRough toolpath can cut material in two directions: on step-downs (-Z) and step-ups (+Z). OptiRough is a new technique designed to remove large amounts of material quickly using its successful dynamic milling motion. Mastercam’s new 3D surface high speed OptiRough toolpath supports cutters capable of machining very large depths of cut. The result is a dramatically finer finish with less work. This new toolpath evaluates the model shape and smoothly switches between Constant Z cutting and Constant Scallop machining. Hybrid finishing intelligently blends two efficient cutting techniques in a single toolpath.

Mastercam X5 includes new dynamic milling techniques, new OptiRough toolpath, multiaxis machining, and much more. Stop by booth # 1914 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV, September 12-14, for a look at Mastercam X5, the latest release, which delivers dramatic time-saving cutting techniques. ImX 2011 will feature the latest in the line of powerful Mastercam machining software.

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