Mastercam includes a feature in the Drill toolpath that lets you edit toolpath motion for any single selected entity in that operation. Typically when using Drill, and working with a solid, you can use the Calculate incremental values from holes or line option. This allows you to have multiple depths in a single operation. When you only have wireframe geometry this can be a little trickier to do. Using change at point, you can adjust [...]
In this post we will explore the Mastercam Zip2Go feature, how it's helpful, and how to create one. A Zip2Go or Z2G file is a file created by Mastercam’s Zip2Go wizard. This file allows you to easily consolidate the files necessary for sharing programs with others. For example, if you have an issue with a tool while creating or using it, you may have to share a tool library. If you have an issue with [...]
Three New Mastercam 2025 Features to Explore The Public Beta program for Mastercam 2025 is now available! Here’s a look at how to participate in the Public Beta program and the top new features for you to try in Mastercam 2025 Public Beta. How to Access Mastercam 2025 Public Beta If you’re a Maintenance user, you can log in to your Mastercam account and download the free Public Beta version of Mastercam 2025. Participants in [...]
Did you know that Cimquest offers a video series dedicated to Mastercam Tips & Tricks? If you're a Mastercam customer and this is news to you, it's time to check it out and bookmark the page. You will find lots of great information to make your Mastercam programming more efficient than ever. The Mastercam Video Series is dedicated to getting you up to speed with installation, migration, the updated user interface, and more new enhancements [...]
This blog post will explain how to import 2D PDF files into Mastercam 2024. To do this, first create a viewsheet of the part and save it as a bookmark. This will come in handy later. Next, select the Merge option under the File tab, switch the file type to .pdf, and select the pdf file to merge in. Next, set the levels to merged file levels and hit the green check. The image below [...]
This blog post will cover Mastercam Multi-threading and how it can accelerate your toolpath creation. To understand multithreading, we first must know what a processor is and how that processor uses cores and threads. The processor is what carries out the individual tasks assigned by the application. Early computers only could only process one instruction at a time, because they had one core. Now, processors can have multiple cores and each core can carry out [...]
Mastercam has multiple tools for measuring and gathering information from your geometry. Some of these tools also include additional functions like the Mastercam Analyze Entity tool. This article will explore how to use this tool. You can access the Analyze Entity utility by selecting Home/Analyze/Utility from the main menu. Alternatively, you can also launch it from the right-click menu, or use the F4 key to launch it at any time. After selecting the entities, you [...]
Are you looking for a class that teaches you how to reduce cycle time, extend tool and machine life, or where to find and calculate cutting data and dial in your milling process? High-Efficiency milling (HEM) training classes are application classes that put all the pieces of the cutting environment together with a focus on metal roughing. We look at the 7 key areas that affect the milling process, consider how they affect each other, [...]
