Experience the Power of Mastercam X Mill
Mastercam is the most commonly used CAM software worldwide* and remains the program of choice among CNC programmers. Mastercam X is the next generation of our popular program, delivering the most comprehensive milling package with a new simplified, customizable interface, more power, and even faster, robust toolpath calculations.
* Source: CIMdata, Inc.
What Mastercam X Mill Delivers:
Powerful Part Modeling 
Mastercam X'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. And with traditional functions consolidated into a few simple clicks, Mastercam simplifies the creation of even the most complex parts.
- Fast creation of a wide range of NURBS and parametric surfaces, including powerful “fence” and “net” surfaces.
- Associative dimensions update as you change your model.
- Extensive editing tools.
- Built-in data translators for IGES, Parasolid®, SAT (ACIS solids), AutoCAD® (DXF, DWG, and Inventor TM 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-ons put Mastercam in your SolidWorks, Solid Edge, or AutoCAD Inventor toolbars.
Everything at Your Fingertips
Mastercam's Operations Manager stores all your job's components in one place. Quickly create, edit and verify your toolpaths, or copy and paste parameters, toolpaths and tool definitions from one operation to another. You can even modify your solids from the Operations Manager.
Define Your Shop
Mastercam X delivers a new way to make sure that your parts are done right the first time – Machine and Control Definition. Define features and characteristics for all the machines in your shop to simplify programming and streamline machine changes.
Associative 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 automate machining. For example, you can spot drill, peck drill, and tap a series of holes simply by importing one stored operation.
Pocketing, Contouring and Drilling 
2D machining ranges from the very simple to the very complex. Mastercam delivers all the tools you need to maximize your time.
- Pocketing styles include high speed, zigzag, one way, true spiral, constant overlap spiral and "morph" pocketing, each with optional finish passes.
- Contour and Pocket remachining use a smaller tool to automatically clean out material left from a previous cut.
- Choose multiple machining areas with a single selection.
- Dynamically drag a pocket finish pass or contour start point to anywhere on your model.
- Facing cleans stock from the tops of islands or the entire part.
- Easily machine 2D and 3D contours including parametric and NURBS splines.
- Automatically identify and pre-drill multiple operations at their plunge points.
- With the addition of the Solids option, Mastercam automatically recognizes and programs drill holes on solid models, complete with pre-drill operations.
Powerful Roughing 
Fast efficient bulk material removal is essential to efficient NC programming. Mastercam gives you a variety of techniques to rough all your parts.
- Rough cut multiple surfaces, solid models, or a combination of both.
- Rough cut with constant Z contours or pockets.
- Constant Z rough rest milling (remachining) identifies and machines areas that need to be machined with a smaller tool.
- Automatic facing and critical depth recognition ensure that flat surfaces 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.
Versatile Finishing 
Mastercam's suite of finishing tools lets you choose the best method for a specific project.
- Finish machine 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.
- Constant scallop machining maintains a consistent finish on sloped and flat surfaces by using a consistent 3D stepover.
- Flowline machining cuts single or multiple surfaces using their natural shape to define the cutter path, delivering a smoother finish.
Cleanup Machining 
Leftover material causes extra handwork and time. Mastercam automates leftover material identification and removal, leaving you with a finer finish.
- 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.
- New enhanced pencil tracing walks a tool along the intersection of surfaces to clean out hard-to-reach areas.
- Steep/Shallow machining cuts only those regions of selected surfaces that have slopes between two specified angles.
High Speed Machining 
High speed Machining is a powerful machining method that combines high feed rates with high spindle speeds, specific tools, and specific tool motion. It can deliver faster turnaround and a superior finish. Mastercam includes a suite of high speed functions designed to help you make the most of this powerful technique.
- Smooth tool motion on and off the part.
- Contour parts with smooth, consistent ramping motion.
- Ensure more consistent material removal with variable Z-level cuts.
- High-speed facing.
- Smooth, automated circle milling.
- Loop onto and off of Z-level cuts.
- Full 'trochoidal' cutting prevents tool burial.
- Specialized high-speed pocketing.
- Channeling ensures smooth material removal in areas of heavier stock.
Multiaxis Machining
- Multiaxis machining adds an extra level of flexibility to your machining operations. Mastercam's suite of multiaxis tools lets you program quickly and efficiently.
- Multisurface 5-axis roughing and finishing.
- Flowline 5-axis multisurface machining.
- Machine using 5-axis depth cuts.
- Create 5-axis contour toolpaths around the surface edges of the model for applications such as trimming vacuum-formed parts.
- Perform 5-axis drilling.
Dependable Toolpath Verification
Watch your part being cut from a solid block of material with Mastercam's solid model toolpath verification. The tool and holder are checked and displayed during simulation.
Intelligent Feed Rate Optimization
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. Mastercam 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.
Software That Grows With Your Business
Mastercam X Mill is designed to grow with your business. The software is available in three levels, with several options, so you can pick the one that best suits your needs. And with Mastercam, your investment is secure - when you want to move to the next level of Mill, you simply pay the difference between the two packages.
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| Create and dimension live wireframe geometry | |
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| Read / write IGES, DXF, SAT, Parasolid, EPS & more | |
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| Read native Autocad, SolidWorks, Solid Edge & more | |
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| Read native Catia and Pro/E files | optional | optional | optional |
| Live surface modeling | |
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| Solid modeling | optional | optional | optional |
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| Fully associative toolpaths | |
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| Automated feed rate optimization | |
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| Contouring, pocketing, and drilling | |
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| Automatic solid drilling when combined with Solids | |
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| 3D contour cutting, trimming & remachining | |
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| On-screen toolpath verification | |
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| Safety zones for all toolpaths | |
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| Machine and control definition | |
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| Single and limited multi-surface roughing | |
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| Single and limited multi-surface finishing | |
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| Full multi-surface and solid roughing | |
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| Full multi-surface and solid finishing | |
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| Full multi-surface and solid "cleanup" machining | |
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| Full multi-surface and solid high-speed machining | |
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| 5-axis drilling and curve machining | optional | optional | optional |
| Full 4-and 5-axis machining | optional |
System Requirements
- Processor: 1.5 GHz Intel processor
- Operating System: Windows® XP or Windows 2000 with latest service packs and updates; .NET 1.1 framework and DirectX ® version 9.Oc.
- Memory: 512 Mb RAM, 1 GB available hard disk space
- Graphics Card: 64 MB OpenGL-compatible (minimum)
- Monitor: 1024 x 768 resolution (minimum)
- Mouse: Windows® compatible mouse
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