PRESS RELEASE
Illustrations available upon request
For Immediate
Release
March 2007
Contact:
Phone: (860) 875-5006
Fax: (860) 872-1565
michellen@mastercam.com
Mastercam Delivers
Powerful New
CAD/CAM Tools for
Woodworking Industry
CNC Software unveils the first Maintenance release for
Mastercam X2 Router
Onion Skin Option
Small parts can be
a problem on a CNC router if the area of the final piece being produced is not
big enough to maintain adequate vacuum during a cut (and keep the part from
moving). Mastercam Router’s new Onion Skin option automatically adjusts the
depth of the outside profile cuts so that the tool does not cut all the way
through the sheet. This maintains full vacuum during the heavy cutting.
Mastercam creates a separate toolpath operation for the final return cut. You
can even specify a different router bit and adjust feeds and speeds for the
return cut.
Double-sided Nesting
Mastercam’s double-sided
nesting functionality allows the flexibility of nesting parts with front- and
back-side operations. Operations can be performed on one side, and the entire
sheet can then be “flipped” over to finish the parts prior to cutting them out.
Double-sided nesting reduces expensive secondary operations without requiring
changes in product design and construction methods.
Viewsheets
New to Mastercam, viewsheets will save time when working with multiple views
or working with different levels at the same time. Viewsheets
let you create different user-defined sheets consisting of the view
orientation, zoom scale, and visible levels of the part. Bookmarks allow you to
save a specific state inside the viewsheet and recall
it later. Mastercam saves the current view orientation, zoom, and visible level
information each time you move from one viewsheet to
another.
Z Oscillation
Z Oscillation
contour type has been added to minimize tool wear. Z Oscillation is especially
useful when cutting thinner materials or laminated materials.
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