WESTEC 2012 will feature the latest in the line of Mastercam machining software. Mastercam X6, the latest release, introduces significant new capabilities, including new stock models, Mastercam Blade Expert, the new OptiRest toolpath, Hybrid Finish Filler Passes and more.
"A precise machining stock model delivers a variety of benefits, viewing and verifying work as it progresses, performing stock model comparisons and easily choosing existing stock for rest machining," said a company spokesperson. "Mastercam gives you the power to create accurate, fully-associative stock models at any point in your machining process.
"Mastercam Blade Expert simplifies the toolpath creation process for any multi-bladed parts, including fans, propellers, impellers, turbines and marine screws. There is no limit to the number of blades, splitters or sub-splitters that can be programmed. Blade Expert includes a variety of multi-axis roughing strategies. Automatic tool axis control ensures smooth machine motion.
"Mastercam's latest 3D High Speed Toolpath performs rest milling operations to remove remaining material with optimized roughing motion. This new toolpath can use the new stock model functionality for defining stock removal areas."
3D high-speed hybrid toolpaths now maintain all of the Z-level cuts in the steep areas of parts while filling in the shallow areas with scallop motion within a single Z section. "These toolpaths combine the best of both worlds with waterline (constant Z) motion and scallop where needed," said the spokesperson. "Now you can have both waterline and scallop motion at the same Z section, section after section. The result is a better finish and more efficient use of the tool."
More tools in Mastercam X6 include:
- 2D HST Region Chaining.
- 2D HST Dynamic Toolpath improvements.
- Mastercam Lathe Variable Depth Roughing.
- 64-bit support.
- OptiRough strategy now offers OptiCore and OptiArea.
- Facing and Canned Groove toolpaths.
- New Autosync Rails.
- Wirepath Editor improvements.
For more information contact:
Michelle Nemeth
CNC Software, Inc.
671 Old Post Road
Tolland, CT 06084
860-875-5006
info@mastercam.com
www.mastercam.com
Booth #2612
Southwest
TX, LA
Don Disco
MLC CAD Systems
6001 W. William Cannon Dr.
Bldg. 2 Ste. 101
Austin, TX 78749
512-288-8511
www.mlc-cad.com
OK
Bob Goree
Red Bird Inc.
P.O. Box 1956
Wichita, KS 67201
316-262-0076
redbird@iwichita.com
Southeast
AL, GA, TN
Allan Drost
CAD/CAM Solutions
2636 Peachtree Walk
Duluth, GA 30096
770-982-3400
cadcamso@mindspring.com
www.cadcamsolutions.net
FL
Jim Gamble
CamTech
696 Ferncliff Drive
Port Orange, FL 32127
386-788-2624
NC, SC
James Wakeford
Barefoot CNC
333 Sanford Dr.
Morganton, NC 28655
828-438-5038
MS
Don Disco
MLC CAD Systems
6001 W. William Cannon Dr.
Bldg. 2 Ste. 101
Austin, TX 78749
512-288-8511
www.mlc-cad.com
VA
Todd Patterson
Dominion CAD/CAM
801 Main St., Suite 708
Lynchburg, VA 24504
434-846-4372
Northeast
CT, MA, RI, NH
Dave Shaby
Compumachine
6 Electronics Ave.
Danvers, MA 01923
978-777-8440
CT, MA, NY, RI, VT
Al Duprey
Macdac Engineering
27 Quality Ave. Upper Level
Somers, CT 06071
860-749-5544
DE, DC, MD, NJ, PA
Prism Engineering
455 Business Center Dr., Ste. 225
Horsham, PA 19044
215-784-0800
ME, MA, NH
Services Four Automation
68 Pratts Junction Rd.
Sterling, MA 01564
978-728-0009
NJ, NY MD, PA, WV
Rob Hassold
Cimquest Inc.
1545 Route 206 (2nd Floor)
Bedminster, NJ 07921
732-699-0400
Midwest
IL, WI
Jeff Angsten
ShopWare Inc.
2175 Point Blvd., Ste. 100
Elgin, IL 60123
847-428-4350
847-428-4359
IL, MO
QTE Manufacturing Solutions
820 Westwood Industrial Park Dr.
St. Charles, MO 63304
877-429-5708
636-300-0560
www.qtemfg.com
IN
Randy Maynard
CAD/CAM Technologies
P.O. Box 320
Pendleton, IN 46064
765-778-2020
765-778-3027
IA, NE
David Hoit
Mid-West Tech
206 W 2nd Street
Madrid, IA 50156
515-795-3789
515-795-3540
MN, ND, SD, WI
Prototek Engineering
125 Columbia Court North
Chaska, MN 55318
952-361-5598
952-361-6081
KS
Bob Goree
Red Bird Inc.
P.O. Box 1956
Wichita, KS 67202
316-262-0076
redbird@iwichita.com
West
CA
CAD/CAM Consulting Services, Inc.
996 Lawrence Drive
Newbury Park, CA 91320
805-375-7676
San Diego CAD CAM, Inc.
13220 Evening Creek Drive South
San Diego, CA 92128
858-748-9692
CA, NV
Sierra CAD/CAM, Inc.
6671 Turkey Hollow Trail
Browns Valley, CA 95918
530-748-7491
AZ
MLC Cad Systems, Inc.
6001 W. William Cannon Drive
Austin, TX 78749-1969
512-288-8511
CO, WY
Triad Machine Tool Company
7881 West 48th Ave. S
Wheat Ridge, CO 80033
303-424-0268
ID, MT, WA
Cimtech, Inc.
901 Algona Blvd. N
Algona, WA 98001
253-333-0126
ID, NV, UT
Remote Machining Services
9764 South Little Cottonwood Place
Sandy, UT 84092
801-972-2792
MT, OR, WA
MCAM Northwest, Inc.
19136 South Molalla Ave.
Oregon City, OR 97045
503-653-5332