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Design Tools Provide Flexibility



Mastercam's Modify Fillet function lets users quickly change the radius of fillets in solid models that do not have any operation history.

Mastercam offers enhancements to Mastercam Design X7. Mastercam Design streamlines modeling and editing geometry. It also supports advanced geometry creation, including NURBS curves and surfaces, 2D and 3D associative dimensioning, surface extension, blending, trimming, splitting, variable filleting, solid modeling, hybrid modeling and more.

The new Modify Solid Feature function allows users to create bodies and/or remove features from solid models that do not have any operation history. To create or remove a body, select the face of any feature, including bosses and open pockets, on the solid model. Mastercam recreates the feature in a new, independent solid body and leaves the original solid unchanged, or eliminates the feature by modifying the original body.

Use the new Modify Solid Fillet function to quickly change the radius of fillets in solid models that do not have any operation history. Apply changes to sets of tangential fillets or fillets with matching radii.

The new Solid Hole-Axis function creates axis lines in circular holes in solid bodies, with or without history. Hole-axis lines are created using current system attribute settings (line size, color, etc.). Users can also create related geometry (points and circles) using the options in the dialog box.

New controls have been added to the Xform Project dialog specifically for projecting onto a surface. Particularly useful when working with small parts, Mastercam now prompts users to increase default tolerance to attain the best results. In addition, users can choose between projecting blended splines or attempting to match the number of source geometry pieces to the number of projected entities.

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

www.mastercamdesigntools.com

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, ME

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

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

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