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CADComplete customizability x x xCreate and dimension live wireframe geometry x x xRead / write IGES, DXF, SAT, Parasolid, EPS & more x x xRead native AutoCAD, SolidWorks, Solid Edge & more x x xRead native CATIA and Pro/E files Optional Optional OptionalLive surface modeling x x xSolid modeling Optional Optional Optional

CAMFully associative toolpaths x x xAutomated feed rate optimization x x xContouring, pocketing, and drilling x x xAutomatic solid drilling when combined with Solids x x x3D contour cutting, trimming & remachining x x xOn-screen toolpath verification x x xSafety zones for all toolpaths x x xMachine and control definition x x xSingle and limited multisurface roughing x xSingle and limited multisurface finishing x xFull multisurface and solid roughing xFull multisurface and solid finishing xFull multisurface and solid “cleanup” machining xFull multisurface and solid highspeed machining x5-axis drilling and curve machining Optional Optional OptionalFull 4-and 5-axis machining Optional

Specialized OptionsVery often that little something extra – that one additional CAD or CAM tool – makes a specific job easier, faster, and more profitable. Mastercam offers a set of specialized add-in options for these occasions including: . • Automatic separation of surface model into core and cavity, including draft angle analysis and identification of problem surfaces. • Bring in point data to create surfaces or STL data for reverse engineering and manufacturing. • Sophisticated tools for traditional blueprint and CAD based inspection. • Automated complex shutoff and parting surface creation. • Automated EDM electrode creation including a library of definable stock sizes and materials.

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Other powerful CAD/CAM packagesavailable from CNC Software:

Mastercam Lathe Fast, flexible CNC turning

Mastercam Wire2-axis and 4-axis wire EDM programming

Mastercam RouterQuick and easy router cutting

Mastercam ArtTurn flat line art into artistic 3D work

Mastercam SolidsPowerful Parasolid® based part modeling

System RequirementsProcessor: 1.5 GHz Intel processorOperating System: Windows® XP or Windows 2000 with latest service packs and updates; .NET 1.1 framework and DirectX ® version 9.OcMemory: 512 Mb RAM, 1 GB available hard disk spaceGraphics Card: 64 MB OpenGL-compatible (minimum)Monitor: 1024 x 768 resolution (minimum)Mouse: Windows® compatible mouse

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A friendly familiarityAs you open Mastercam X, there’s an immediate comfort level with the look of the interface. Plus, we provide a set of training tools to help you get down to business creating toolpaths and cutting parts as quickly as possible. For instance, you can engage a learning mode designed for new users. And beyond the ease and comfort of the new Mastercam X interface is almost unlimited flexibility. You can customize its appearance and functionality. Even your keyboard and mouse shortcuts can be tailored to your preferences.

Do more with less clicksWe understand that saving program-ming time can get you in the cut faster, boosting productivity and your company’s bottom line. There are numerous programming efficiencies designed into Mastercam X. Several functions are consolidated within a single option, streamlining the number of programmer interactions.Mastercam X’s new smart Ribbon Bar appears only when needed, putting crucial tools at your fingertips at just the right moment.

Also with Mastercam X, geometry you create is “live”. If you need to change it, simply adjust the attributes to the existing geometry and move on to the next task.

Toolpaths you can count onAt CNC Software, we have built our reputation for more than 20 years on creating the highest quality, most robust toolpath generation system in the world. The primary benefit that users continually cite about Mastercam is that they have com-plete command over all aspects of controlling tool motion. Delivering comprehensive, clear tool control is crucial to programmers and one of many facets that sets us apart from the competition. With Mastercam X, we have evolved our dominanttoolpath system even further. It contains a powerful new surface machining engine that provides even cleaner, faster toolpaths than ever before. It can cut any type of CAD file, including mixed models comprised of any combination of wireframe, surface, or solid data.

Plays well with othersMastercam X can use virtually any CAD source file in the world including SolidWorks®, Solid Edge®, AutoCAD®, CATIA, Pro/E®, and many more. Inaddition, it is designed with an “open”architecture, allowing specialists around the world to create unique add-ins tailored for specific needs. This gives you a host of optional software utilities for precision utilities such as automatic core / cavity separation, reverse engineering, and much more. w

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Local experts, local supportOur company has the longest ten-ured Reseller channel in the business, which is a tremendous advantage for our customers. You have an exclusive Mastercam partner who is highly trained and experienced, ready to pass on his or her knowledge and to support you in every way possible. No other CAM software company has garnered such loyalty and strength. Our customers often remark about the significant role their Reseller has played in helping them achieve success and profitability with Mastercam.

The power of X!The standard-setting tradition of Mastercam CNC programming soft-ware has evolved to the next genera-tion with your needs at the forefront.

Mastercam X.Clean. Comprehensive. Confident.

It’s the perfect 10.

Mastercam X Mill – Fast. Flexible. Reliable.

New active Operations Manager gives dynamic access to all toolpath and solid model histories.

Quick-access history keeps your most recently used functions at your fingertips.

Fully customizable interface gives you instant access to the tools you need most.

Smart Ribbon Bar automatically changes based on what you are doing.

Quick access to basic functions gets you familiar with the toolbar icons quickly – and lets you choose from a familiar text menu.

We established CNC Software, Inc. in 1983 to give shops a smarter, easier, offline method to program CNCmachines. Today, Mastercam is the most commonly used CAM software worldwide* and remains the program of choice among CNC programmers. When you invest in Mastercam, you get the best in CNC programming backed by the support and service of today’s leading developer and our worldwide certified Resellers. The new Mastercam X represents the next generation of our popular program, delivering the most comprehensive milling package with a new simplified, customizable interface, more power, and even faster, more robust toolpath calculations.

* Source: CIMdata, Inc.

CAD Functions

“I am ecstatic about Mastercam X. It makes programming a snap with so many shortcuts to create toolpaths. What I see on the screen is what I get on the machine. I give it a 10!”

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A Few Simple Clicks

Powerful Part ModelingMastercam’s new, streamlined CAD engine makes design work easier than ever before. Each piece of geometry you create is “live”, letting you quickly modify it until it’s exactly what you want. Further, with traditional functions consolidated into a few simple clicks, Mastercam simplifies the creation of even the most complex parts.

• Easy 2D and 3D geometry creation with complete wireframe and surface modeling.

• Fast creation of a wide range of NURBS and parametric surfaces, including new powerful net and fence surfaces.

• Flexible surface filleting offers constant radius fillets and point-and-click variable radius fillets.

• Remove trim boundaries and fill trimmed holes.

• Automatic parting line calculation for mold making.

• Associative dimensions update as you change your model.

• Extensive CAD editing tools.

• Unlimited Undo / Redo.

• User-definable drafting grid simplifies detailed construction.

• Customizable AutoCursor™ snaps to commonly used construction points.

Richard Reyman, Owner West Coast Cylinder Heads Reseda, CA

More Ways to Streamline Construction• Analyze single points, between points, angles, and entire entities.

• Simplified and improved work coordinate system makes it easy to work on a model without having to move it in 3D space. Your new planes and origins are easily transferred to your G-code.

• Built-in data translators for IGES, Parasolid®, SAT (ACIS solids), AutoCAD® (DXF, DWG, and InventorTM files), SolidWorks®, Solid Edge®, STEP, EPS, CADL, STL, VDA, and ASCII. Direct translators for CATIA®, PRO/E and more are also available.

• Special no-charge Mastercam Direct add-ins put Mastercam in your SolidWorks, SolidEdge, or AutoCAD Inventor toolbars.

• Save a description with your part to keep track of revisions.

• View thumbnail images of parts for easier browsing and loading.

• Improved file management includes a variety of new options for saving and retrieving files, parts of files, specific entities, and more.

“What I like about Mastercam Xis being able to make a programon the fly without having tospend hours ahead of timeplanning the job out. Mastercam gives us quick,error-free code that runs with ease, even on complex parts.”

Mike Giboney, OwnerTooling and Assembly SolutionsSimi Valley, CA

Mastercam’s full associativity gives you the power to capture your work and build on your experience. Once you program a part – any part – you can modify any ele-ment of the job and immediately get updated toolpaths without starting over. Mastercam’s intelligent NC pro-gramming lets you build a library of machining strategies done the way you want them. Just choose the saved operations, apply them to a part, and Mastercam adapts them to the new model. Fast, easy, and productive. The way programming should be!

Efficient Toolpath Management

• Mastercam's Toolpath Manager stores all your job's operations in one place. Quickly create, edit, and verify your toolpaths, or copy and paste parameters from one operation to another. Use machine groups to organize your operations, and easily copy and paste toolpaths and tool definitions from one machine group to another.

• Merge, translate, reverse, rotate, mirror, copy, cut, and paste segments of your toolpath.

• User-customizable tool and material libraries automatically calculate feeds and speeds.

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Toolpaths

• Fully associative geometry and toolpaths let you modify the geometry or machining parameters and immediately get an accurate, updated toolpath.

• Store a library of commonly used operations to auto- mate machining. For example, you can spot drill, peck drill, and tap a series of holes simply by importing one stored operation.

“All the new features in Mastercam X have helped make programming a machine tool much easier.It’s like the software has a sense of what is needed before you need it!”

Capture Your Machining Knowledge

Larry GaribaldiCNC Process EngineerCNCme EngineeringDracut, MA

Practical NC Tools

• Full control over tool approach and retract.

• Easily program in different views for tombstone work.

• Wrap a toolpath around a diameter with rotary axis substitution.

• "Safe zones" help ensure safe tool retract in all toolpath types.

• Significantly reduce the size of a program with toolpath filtering.

• Custom tool geometry can be stored with the part file for easy retrieval.

• Use all your tooling including lollipop, slot, dovetail, tapered, and much more.

• Automatically generate customizable setup sheets.

• Machine and Control Definition makes it easy to move operations from one machine to another.

• Optimize tool cuts using the included feeds and speeds calculator.

• Subroutine support.

Dependable Toolpath Verification

• Watch and measure your part as it is cut from a solid block of material with Mastercam's solid model toolpath verification. The tool and holder are checked and displayed during simulation.

• “Play” the program with toolpath backplotting and get an estimate of machining time. Dynamically view all the vital information about tools and operations at any point, and even isolate specific areas to watch more closely.

• Quickly verify 2D toolpaths with a pixel paint of the full tool diameter to check the finish.

Define Your ShopMastercam X’s new Machine and Control Definition delivers a new way to make sure that your parts are done right the first time.

• Define features and characteristics for all the machines in your shop.

• Mastercam allows you to program only within the chosen machine’s capabilities.

• Drag programmed toolpaths from one machine to another. Mastercam checks that they will run on the new machine, automatically making adjustments where possible.

• Mastercam tailors the interface to your selected machine’s capabilities, and will even automatically load the toolbars that make you most efficient.

View your toolpaths with a quick color-coded slider bar that lets you view operations at any stage.

2D machining ranges from the very simple to the very complex. Mastercam delivers all the tools you need for these operations.

• Pocketing styles include highspeed, zigzag, one way, true spiral, constant overlap spiral, and "morph" pocketing, each with optional finish passes.

• Machine open pockets without creating additional geometry.

• Choose plunge, helical, or ramp entry.

• Special spiral pocketing options eliminate material when the tool turns a sharp corner.

• Contour and pocket remachining use a smaller tool to automatically clean out material left from previous operations.

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2D Toolpaths

• Wear compensation for contour and pocket finish passes lets you adjust for tool wear at the machine tool without creating a new toolpath.

• Choose multiple machining areas with a single selection.

• Click and drag a machining start point to anywhere on your model.

• Automated slot, circle, and thread milling.

• Choose separate taper angles for contours, pocket walls, and pocket islands, including islands of different heights.

• Smart pocket depth control for thin-walled pockets lets you machine depths without retracting, or machine all cuts in a single area before moving to the next.

• Facing cleans stock from the tops of islands or the entire part.

Ramp contour cutting.

Fully automated solid model drilling.

Automated contour remachining with a smaller tool. 3D contouring.

Fully optimized drilling.

Pocketing, Contouring, and Drilling

Contouring

Drilling

• Choose separate lead-in and lead-out for contours and pocket finish passes.

• Choose multiple roughing and finishing passes and multiple depth cuts for any contour.

• Easily machine 2D and 3D contours including parametric and NURBS splines.

• Automatically identify and pre-drill multiple operations at their plunge points.

• Automatic drilling countersink depth calculation.

• Optimize drill routines to minimize tool travel.

• Automatically create bolt circles or grids of points.

• Auto drilling creates complete cycles of drill operations on sets of holes, even with different diameters.

• With the addition of the Solids option, Mastercam automatically recognizes and programs drill holes on solid models, complete with pre-drill operations.

Quick part facing. Automated island facing.

Fast zigzag and one-way pocketing. Spiral pocketing. “Morph” pocketing cuts smoothly between two shapes.

Automated circle milling. Tapered-wall pocketing.

Automated pocket remachining with a smaller tool.

Complete your cutting pocket-by-pocket or by related Z-level cuts.

Specialized highspeed pocketing.

Easy tombstone programming.

Open pocket machining.

Pocketing

Powerful RoughingFast, efficient bulk material removal is essential to efficient NC programming. Mastercam gives you a variety of techniques to rough machine all of your parts.

• Rough cut multiple surfaces, solid models, or a combination of both.

• Rough cut with constant Z contours or pockets.

• Rough cut by descending parallel or radial cuts, with complete control over plunging with positive and negative Z motion.

• Custom plunge roughing lets you rough straight from the top (with no XY motion) in any user-defined cut pattern.

• Constant Z rough restmill (remachining) identifies and machines areas that need to be roughed with a smaller tool.

• Automatic facing and critical depth recognition ensures flat surfaces that lie between Z-cuts won't be left with too much stock during rough machining.

• Automatically align all your roughing plunge points, making it easier to pre-drill those spots for production machining.

3D Toolpaths

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Automatic roughing of critical depths.

Roughing, Finishing, and Clean-up Machining

Roughing

Parallel roughing. Fast pocket roughing. Advanced plunge roughing in any pattern.

Automated rough remachining with a smaller tool. Multiple entry methods for smooth, efficient part entry.

Versatile FinishingMastercam’s suite of finishing tools lets you choose the best method for the results you need.

• Finish multiple surfaces, solid models, or a combination of both.

• New “Unlimited Pencil Finishing” machines the part in logical segments.

• Parallel finishing delivers robust toolpaths for a wide variety of projects.

• 3D project machining creates a consistent, smooth finish while following the natural curves of multiple surfaces or solids, and even includes a “quick” option for faster processing where appropriate.

• Constant scallop machining maintains a consistent finish on sloped and flat surfaces alike by using a consistent 3D stepover.

• Radial finishing creates toolpaths radiating outward from a selected point, perfect for round parts.

• Flowline machining cuts single or multiple surfaces using their natural shape to define the cutter path, delivering a smoother finish.

• Ruled toolpaths include automatic synchronization by entity, branch, or node. Cutting options are constant Z, zigzag, circular, one way, or 5-axis swarf machining.

• Full check surface support.

• Cut leaving “negative stock”, even with flat cutters.

Clean-up MachiningLeftover material causes extra handwork and time. Mastercam automates leftover material identification and removal, providing you with finer finishes.

• Hybrid leftover machining changes the cut method as the slope of the model changes – in a single toolpath.

• Constant Z rest milling (remachining) identifies and machines areas that need to be cut with a smaller tool, including automatically detected critical depths.

• Pencil tracing walks a tool along the intersection of surfaces to clean out hard-to-reach areas. You can perform single or multiple passes for precision cleanup.

• Steep / Shallow machining cuts only those regions of selected surfaces that have slopes between two specified angles.

Versatile pencil finishing for a crisp finish.

Flexible parallel and radial finishing.

3D “project” machining follows solids’ and surfaces’ natural curves for a consistent finish.

“Unlimited pencil finishing” machines the entire part in logical segments.

Clean-Up

Finishing

Remaining stock cleanup in steep (above) and shallow areas.

Hybrid remachining changes strategies in a single toolpath.

Constant Z contour finishing.

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Multiaxis Machining

Efficient multiaxis roughing techniques help ensure accurate cuts and short turnaround times.

5-axis flowline can machine a pattern that follows the natural shape of the part.

5-axis contour cutting for easy part trimming. Fast, efficient 5-axis drilling.

Mastercam gives you a variety of tool motion choices: one way cutting, zigzag cutting, and smooth spiral cutting.

4-axis roll die programming delivers easy programming specialized for roll dies and vertical walls on cylindrical parts.

Streamlined rotary 4-axis cutting.

Multisurface swarf cutting keeps the tool edge against drive surfaces for a smooth finish.

A Wide Range of Strategies

Toolpath Types

Multiaxis machining can dramatically increase a shop’s competitiveness, and Mastercam offers a wide range of multiaxis machining strategies. With Mastercam X, you have complete control over the three crucial elements of multiaxis machining: toolpath types, tool motion, and tool axis.

“Rail” swarf cutting lets you control the cut using a lower rail.

Full entry and exit control lets you determine exactly where and how the cutter enters and leaves your part.

Quickly control your tool axis with a simple set of geometry chains.

Mastercam’s axis limits controls tool motion between defined angles, ensuring the tool tilt will not violate part or machine tool limits.

Mastercam can add toolpath points to tightly curved areas for a smoother, more consistent finish.

Mastercam gives you complete control over your lead / lag and side tilt.

Control the tool axis to consistently point toward a defined point for smooth tip cutting around an entire part.

Shank containment simplifies working in confined spaces.

Mastercam’s flexibility gives you many alternatives – including controlling the tool axis by simply creating lines on your geometry.

Restrict tool axis motion on any closed boundary to ensure precise cuts in difficult areas.

Tool Motion Control

Tool Axis Control

• Multisurface 5-axis roughing, including efficient depth cuts.• 5-axis multisurface finishing, including flowline machining. • Machine 5-axis parts using spiral, zig zag, or one way tool motion.• Swarf fanning and swarf machining over multisurface floors, plus “rail” swarf cutting for added control.• Machine 5-axis curves with independent definitions of tool side angle and lead / lag angle.• Create 5-axis contour toolpaths around surface edges for applications such as trimming vacuum-formed parts.• Machine toward a single point for smooth tip cutting around an entire part.• Shank containment and quick tool boundaries ensure safe precision.• Perform 5-axis drilling.• Easy 4-axis rotary axis and rolldie programming.• Automatic point generator adds greater precision in difficult areas.• Create full 5-axis motion from a 3-axis projected toolpath.• Special options for machining cylinder heads and converting probe data to machinable geometry.• A 5-axis "safe zone" around the part helps prevent gouges.• Complete control over the tool axis, lead / lag, entry / exit, and tilt simplifies even the most difficult multiaxis jobs.• 3D tool compensation in machine controls.• Full tapered tool support.

Highspeed Machining is a powerful cutting method that combines high feed rates with high spindle speeds, specific tools, and specific tool motion. Highspeed Machining can deliver faster turnaround and a superior finish. Mastercam includes a suite of Highspeed Machining functions designed to help you make the most of this powerful technique.

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Highspeed Machining

Smooth tool motion on and off the part.

Faster Turnaround and Superior Finish

Contour parts with smooth, consistent ramping motion.

Projected spiral finishing delivers a smooth cut with consistent material contact.

Highspeed facing. Smooth, automated circle milling. Loop onto and off of Z-level cuts.

Highspeed multisurface pocketing moves from one pass to another with special non-angular transitions.

Specialized motion such as this pencil toolpath is optimized for highspeed cutting.

Channeling ensures smooth material removal in heavy stock areas without burying the tool.

Highspeed Machining

PocketMaterial: aluminumTools used: 1/2” flat end mill and 3/15” flat end mill

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Running an entire job at a single feed rate reduces efficiency. Running the same job at varying feed rates can save time, tool wear, and money. Our High Feed function can optimize any 2-axis or 3-axis toolpath based on volume of material being removed and machine tool limitations to give you efficient, varied feed rates tailored to each job.

• Automatically vary feed rates based on volume. More material and the cutter moves slower; less material and the cutter moves faster.

• Automatically ease the tool into and out of corners.

• Create libraries of optimization settings for different jobs.

Intelligent Feed Rate Optimization

Save Time, Wear, and Money

Constant Volume RemovalMastercam slows the feed rate through deep material and speeds it up through more shallow stock.

Smart CorneringBased on the part and machine tool characteristics, Mastercam adjusts the feed rate around corners and small radii for smooth transition in tight areas.

Multisurface RoughMaterial: aluminumTool used: 1 1/4” flat end mill

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Multisurface FinishMaterial: aluminumTool used: .375 ball end mill

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