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A riendly amiliarityAs you open Mastercam, theresan immediate com ort level withthe look o the inter ace. Plus, we

provide a set o training tools to helpyou get down to business creatingtoolpaths and cutting parts as quicklyas possible. For instance, you canengage a learning mode designed ornew users. And beyond the ease andcom ort o the Mastercam inter aceis almost unlimited exibility. Youcan customize its appearance and

unctionality. Even your keyboard andmouse shortcuts can be tailored to

your pre erences.

Do more with less clicksWe understand that savingprogramming time can get youcutting chips aster, boostingproductivity and your companysbottom line. There are numerousprogramming efciencies designedinto Mastercam. Several unctionsare consolidated within a single

option, streamlining the numbero programmer interactions.Mastercams smart Ribbon Barappears only when needed, puttingcrucial tools at your ngertips at justthe right moment.

Also with Mastercam, newly createdgeometry is live. Simply adjust theattributes to the existing geometryand move on to the next task.

Toolpaths you can count onAt CNC So tware, we have built ourreputation or more than 20 yearson creating the highest quality, most

robust toolpath generation systemin the world. The primary bene tthat users continually cite aboutMastercam is that they have completecommand over all aspects o toolmotion. Delivering comprehensive,clear tool control is crucial toprogrammers and one o many

acets that sets us apart rom thecompetition. With Mastercam X2, wehave evolved our dominant toolpath

system even urther. It o ers power ultoolpaths including new high speedcutting or any shop, advancedmultiaxis eatures, and much more.It can also cut any type o CAD le,including mixed models comprisedo any combination o wire rame,sur ace, or solid data.

Plays well with othersMastercam can use virtually any CAD

source le in the world includingSolidWorks, Solid Edge, AutoCAD,CATIA, Pro/E, and many more. Andeven better, it tracks new versions o these les, recognizes changes andhelps you update the toolpaths. Inaddition, Mastercam is designedwith an open architecture, allowingspecialists around the world to createunique add-ins tailored or speci cneeds. w

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Youve Got The Power

Local experts, local supportOur company has the longest tenuredReseller channel in the business,which is a tremendous advantage

or our customers. You have anexclusive Mastercam partner who ishighly trained and experienced, readyto pass on his or her knowledgeand to support you in every waypossible. No other CAM so twarecompany has garnered such loyaltyand strength. Our customers o tenremark about the signi cant role theirReseller has played in helping themachieve success and pro tability with

Mastercam.

The power o X! The Mastercam X amily o CAD/CAtakes another leap orward withMastercam X2, bringing power ulnew techniques and asterprogramming to your shop.

Mastercam X2.CAD/CAM or the most important

job yours.

Mastercam X2 Mill Fast. Flexible. Reliable.


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Active Operations Manager givesdynamic access to all toolpath and solidmodel histories.

Quick access history keeps your mostrecently used unctions at your fngertips.

Fully customizableinterface gives youaccess to the tools yneed most.

Smart Ribbon Bar automaticallychanges based on what you are doing.

Quick access to bafunctions gets you

amiliar with the toicons quickly andyou choose rom atext menu.

We established CNC So tware, Inc. in 1983 to give shops a smarter, easier, o ine method to program CNC machines. Today, Mastercam is the most commonly used CAM so tware worldwide* and remains the program o choice among CNC programmers. When you invest in Mastercam, you get the best in CNC programming backed by the support and service o todays leading developer and our worldwide certifed Resellers. Mastercam X2represents the next generation o our popular Mastercam X CAD/CAM so tware, delivering the most comprehensivemilling package with power ul new toolpaths and techniques.

* Source: CIMdata, Inc.


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CAD Functions

I am ecstatic about Mastercam. It makes programming a snap with so many shortcuts to createtoolpaths. What I see on the screen is what I get on themachine. I give it a 10!

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A Few Simple Clicks

Power ul Part ModelingMastercams streamlined CAD engine makes designwork easier than ever be ore. Each piece o geometryyou create is live, letting you quickly modi y it until itsexactly what you want. Further, with traditional unctionsconsolidated into a ew simple clicks, Mastercam simpli esthe creation o even the most complex parts.

Easy 2D and 3D geometry creation with completewire rame and sur ace modeling.

Fast creation o a wide range o NURBS andparametric sur aces, including power ul net and

ence sur aces.

New smart sur ace extension handles difcult sur aceintersections, delivering smooth, clean results.

Flexible sur ace lleting o ers constant radius llets and

point-and-click variable radius llets. Remove trim boundaries and ll trimmed holes.

Automatic parting line calculation or mold making.

Associative dimensions update as you change your model.

Extensive CAD editing tools, including unlimited Undo/Redo.

User-de nable dra ting grid simpli es detailed construction.

Customizable AutoCursor snaps to commonly usedconstruction points.

Solid modeling is available as an optional add-in.

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More Ways to Streamline Construction Analyze single points, between points, angles, and

entire entities.

Simpli ed and improved work coordinate systemmakes it easy to work on a model without having tomove it in 3D space. Your new planes and origins areeasily trans erred to your G-code.

Built-in data translators or IGES, Parasolid,SAT (ACIS solids), AutoCAD (DXF, DWG, and Inventor TM

les), SolidWorks, Solid Edge, STEP, EPS, CADL, STL,VDA, and ASCII. Direct translators or CATIA, Pro/E, andmore are also available.

Special no-charge Mastercam Direct add-ins putMastercam in your SolidWorks, Solid Edge, or AutoCADInventor toolbars.

Save a description with your part or record keeping.

View thumbnail images o parts or easier browsing andloading.

Improved le management includes a variety o newoptions or saving and retrieving les, portions o les,speci c entities, and more.

What I like about Mastercamis being able to make a programon the y without having to spend hours ahead o time planning the job out.

Mastercam gives us quick,error- ree code that runs withease, even on complex parts.

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Mastercams ull associativity gives you the power to capture yourwork and build on your experience. Once you program a part anypart you can modi y any element o the job and immediately get

updated toolpaths without starting over. Mastercams intelligent NCprogramming lets you build a library o machining strategies donethe way you want them. Just choose the saved operations, applythem to a part, and Mastercam adapts them to the new model. Fast,easy, and productive. The way programming should be.

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ToolpathsCapture Your Machining Knowledge

Every shop aces engineeringchanges. O ten, it can be difcultto track which le is the latest,what modi cations have beenmade, and what programmingchanges are needed.

CAD File Change Recognition & Toolpath Updating

Mastercam X2 includes two power ul new tools File Tracking and Change Recognition that give you an easy way toidenti y these issues and streamline programming an updated le.

Create a checklist o les to watch including Mastercam, SolidWorks, Autocad, or other CAD les. Mastercam alertsyou when a newer version o any le on the list is available.

Mastercams Change Recognition identi es modi cations to any type o CAD geometry with no le typelimitations any combination o wire rame, solids, or sur aces.

Mastercam marks any toolpaths a ected by the updated CAD le. You can quickly select the new geometry andupdate the toolpaths.

Once you update an a ected toolpath, automatically update any additional toolpaths that use that geometry.

The real power o these tools becomes clear when receiving engineering changes to a large le with multiple opera-tions. Something as simple as a ew additional drill holes could be rustrating to identi y. Now, with a ewmouse clicks, you can immediately locate and program these changes, saving valuable time.


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E cient NC Tools and Toolpath Management

Full control over tool approach and retract.

Wrap a toolpath around a diameter with rotary axis substitution.

"Sa e zones" help ensure sa e tool retract in all toolpath types.

Signi cantly reduce the size o a program with toolpath ltering. Use all your tooling including lollipop, slot, dovetail, tapered, and much more.

Automatically generate customizable setup sheets.

Subroutine support.

User-customizable tool and material libraries automatically calculate eeds and speeds.

Mastercam's Toolpath Manager stores all your job's operations in one place. Quickly create,edit, and veri y your toolpaths, or copy and paste parameters rom one operation to another.Use machine groups to organize your operations, and easily copy and paste toolpaths andtool de nitions rom one machine group to another.

Dependable Toolpath Verifcation

Watch and measure your part as it is cut rom a solid block o materialwith Mastercam's solid model toolpath veri cation. The tool and holderare checked and displayed during simulation.

Play the program with toolpath backplotting and get an estimate o machining time. Dynamically view all the vital in ormation about toolsand operations at any point, and even isolate speci c areas to watchmore closely.

Quickly veri y 2D toolpaths with a pixel paint o the ull tool diameter tocheck the nish.

Defne Your ShopMastercams Machine and Control De nition delivers a new way to make sure that your parts are done right the rst time.

De ne eatures and characteristics or all the machines in your shop.

Mastercam allows you to program only within the chosen machines capabilities.

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

Mastercam tailors the inter ace to your selected machines capabilities, and will even automatically load the toolbars that make

you most efcient.

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

The 3D sur acing toolpath cin Mastercam is wonder ul. get the fne detail I need and comes out pretty near polishchromer loves it. Jim Quinn, Programmer Orange County Choppers Montgomery, NY


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2D machining ranges rom the very simple to the verycomplex. Mastercam delivers all the tools you need orthese operations.

Pocketing styles include high speed, zigzag, oneway, true spiral, constant overlap spiral, and "morph"pocketing, each with optional nish passes.

Machine open pockets without creating additionalgeometry.

Choose plunge, helical, or ramp entry.

Special spiral pocketing options eliminate materialwhen the tool turns a sharp corner.

Contour and pocket remachining use a smaller toolto automatically clean out material le t rom previousoperations.

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2D Toolpaths

Wear compensation or contour and pocket nishpasses lets you adjust or tool wear at the machinetool without creating a new toolpath.

Choose multiple machining areas with a single selection.

Click and drag a machining start point to anywhereon your model.

Automated slot, circle, and thread milling.

Choose separate taper angles or contours, pocketwalls, and pocket islands, including islands o di erentheights.

Smart pocket depth control or thin-walled pocketslets you machine depths without retracting, ormachine all cuts in a single area be ore moving to the next

Facing cleans stock rom the tops o islands or theentire part.

Ramp contour cutting.

Fully automated solid model drilling.

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

Fully optimized drilling.

Contouring, Drilling, and Pocketing

Contouring

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Power ul Roughing

Fast, efcient bulk material removal is essential to efcient NC programming. Mastercam gives you a variety o techniquesto rough machine all o your parts.

Rough cut multiple sur aces, solid models, or a combination o 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 negativeZ motion.

Custom plunge roughing lets you rough straight rom the top (with no XY motion) in any user-de ned cut pattern.

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

Automatic acing and critical depth recognition ensures at sur aces that lie between Z-cuts won't be le t with toomuch stock during rough machining.

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

3D Toolpaths

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Automatic roughing o 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 methods or smooth, e cient part entry.


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Versatile Finishing

Mastercams suite o nishing tools lets you choose thebest method or the results you need.

Finish multiple sur aces, solid models, or a combinationo both.

New Unlimited Pencil Finishing machines the partin logical segments.

Parallel nishing delivers robust toolpaths or a widevariety o projects.

3D project machining creates a consistent, smoothnish while ollowing the natural curves o multiple

sur aces or solids, and even includes a quick optionor aster processing where appropriate.

Constant scallop machining maintains a consistentnish on sloped and at sur aces alike by using a

consistent 3D stepover.

Radial nishing creates toolpaths radiating outwardrom a selected point, per ect or round parts.

Flowline machining cuts single or multiple sur acesusing their natural shape to de ne the cutter path,delivering a smoother nish.

Ruled toolpaths include automatic synchronizationby entity, branch, or node. Cutting options areconstant Z, zigzag, circular, one way, or 5-axis swar machining.

Full check sur ace support.

Cut leaving negative stock, even with at cutters.

Clean-up Machining

Le tover material causes extra handwork and time. Mastercam automatesle tover material identi cation and removal, providing you with ner nishes.

Hybrid le tover machining changes the cut method as the slope o themodel changes in a single toolpath.

Constant Z rest milling (remachining) identi es and machines areas thatneed to be cut with a smaller tool, including automatically detectedcritical depths.

Pencil tracing walks a tool along the intersection o sur aces to clean outhard-to-reach areas. You can per orm single or multiple passes orprecision cleanup.

Steep / Shallow machining cuts only those regions o selected sur acesthat have slopes between two speci ed angles.

Versatile pencil nishing or a crisp nish.

Flexible parallel and radial nishing.

3D project machining ollows solids and sur aces natural curves or a consistent nish.

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 singletoolpath.

Constant Z contour nishing.


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Multiaxis MachiningA Wide Range o Strategies

Toolpath Types

Multiaxis machining can dramatically increase a shops competitiveness, and Mastercam o ers a wide range o multiaxismachining strategies both basic and advanced. With Mastercam, you have complete control over the three crucialelements o multiaxis machining: toolpath types, tool motion, and tool axis.

E cient multiaxis roughing techniques helpensure accurate cuts and short turnaround times.

5-axis owline can machine a pattern that ollowsthe natural shape o the part.

5-axis contour cutting or easy part trimming. Fast, e cient 5-axis drilling.

Mastercam gives you a variety o tool motionchoices: one way cutting, zigzag cutting, and smooth spiral cutting.

4-axis roll die programming delivers easy programming specialized or roll dies and vert ical walls on cylindrical parts.

Streamlined rotary 4-axis cutting.

Multisur ace swar cutting keeps the tool edgeagainst drive sur aces or a smooth nish.

Rail swar cutting lets you control the cut usinga lower rail.


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

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

Mastercams axis limits controls tool motionbetween de ned angles, ensuring the tool tilt will not violate part or machine tool limits.

Mastercam can add toolpath points to tightly curved areas or a smoother, more consistent nish.

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

Shank containment simpli es working in con ned spaces.

Tool Motion Control

Tool Axis Control

Multisur ace 5-axis roughing and nishing, including depth cuts, plunge roughing, and owline machining.

Machine 5-axis parts using spiral, zig zag, or one way tool motion. Swar anning and swar machining over multisur ace oors, plus rail swar cutting or added control. Machine 5-axis curves with independent de nitions o tool side angle and lead / lag angle. Create 5-axis contour toolpaths around sur ace edges or applications such as trimming vacuum- ormed parts. Machine toward a single point or smooth tip cutting around an entire part. Easy 4-axis rotary axis and rolldie programming, and 5-axis drilling. Automatic point generator adds greater precision in difcult areas. Create ull 5-axis motion rom a 3-axis projected toolpath. Special options or machining cylinder heads and converting probe data to machinable geometry. Advanced gouge checking and a 5-axis "sa e zone" around the part. Complete control over the tool axis, lead / lag, entry / exit, and tilt simpli es even the most difcult multiaxis jobs. 3D tool compensation in machine controls and ull tapered tool support.

Advanced gouge checking helps ensure sa e cutsin even the most complex operations.

Mastercams link options ofer complete control over entry / exit, cut-to-cut, and between cut moves.

Mastercams advanced multiaxis machining lets you choose what type o project you are doingand adjusts the inter ace to show exactly what you need.

Clearly Illustrated Options


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High Speed Machining is a power ul cutting method that combines high eed rates with high spindle speeds, speci ctools, and speci c tool motion. High Speed Machining can deliver aster turnaround and a superior nish. Mastercamincludes a suite o High Speed Machining unctions designed to help you make the most o this power ul technique,even i you dont have a high speed machine.

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Highspeed Machining

Automatically machine at areas using new time-saving minimum retracts and smooth entry, exit

and cut motion.

Faster Turnaround and Superior Finish

Contour parts with smooth, consistent rampingmotion.

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

High speed waterline cutting delivers constant Z moves with smooth entries and exits.

Smooth, automated c ircle milling. Spec ialized h igh speed pencil tracing removesmaterial rom a previous nish pass.

High speed area clearance removes bulk material rom the inside out with smooth motion.

Smart core roughing cuts rom the outside in. I it encounters a pocket, it automatically switches toinside out.

High speed rest roughing smoothly removesmaterial le t rom a previous rough pass.

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Mastercam Mill Level 1 Level 2 Level 3

CADComplete customizability x x xCreate and dimension live wire rame 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 fles Optional Optional OptionalLive sur ace modeling x x xSolid modeling Optional Optional Optional

CAM

Fully associative toolpaths x x xAutomated eed 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 verifcation x x xSa ety zones or all toolpaths x x xMachine and control defnition x x xSingle and limited multisur ace roughing x xSingle and limited multisur ace fnishing x x

Full multisur ace and solid roughing xFull multisur ace and solid fnishing xFull multisur ace and solid cleanup machining xFull multisur ace and solid high speed machining x5-axis drilling and curve machining Optional Optional OptionalFull 4-and 5-axis machining Optional

Specialized OptionsVery o ten that little something extra that one additional CAD or CAM tool makes a speci c job easier, aster, and more pro table.Mastercam o ers a set o specialized add-in options or these occasions including:

Automatic separation o sur ace model into core and cavity, including dra t angle analysis and identi cation o problem sur aces. Bring in point data to create sur aces or STL data or reverse engineering and manu acturing. Sophisticated tools or traditional blueprint and CAD based inspection. Automated complex shuto and parting sur ace creation.

Automated EDM electrode creation including a library o de nable stock sizes and materials.

671 Old Post Road Tolland, CT 06084 USA(800) 228-2877 Fax (860) 872-1565www. mastercam. com mcin [email protected]

System Requirements Processor:32 bit, 1.5 GHz minimum Intel

compatible processor (64 bit Intel compatibleprocessors are supported).

Operating System:Windows XP, Windows XP Pro 64bit edition or Windows 2000 with latest servicepacks and updates.

.NET 2.0 ramework. 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.

Other power ul CAD/CAM packagesavailable rom CNC So tware:

Mastercam LatheFast, exible CNC turning

Mastercam Wire2-axis and 4-axis wire EDMprogramming

Mastercam RouterQuick and easy router cutting

Mastercam Art Turn at line art into artistic 3D work

Mastercam Solids

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