HIGHLIGHTS
Mastercam 2021 helps streamline your entire process, from job setup to job completion.
These highlights are only a sample of the developments in Mastercam 2021. The latest version of our CAD/CAM software offers many new features, advancements, and time-saving innovations. Since different tools are important to different shops, you can visit whatsnew.mastercam.com for a more in-depth presentation of the latest improvements in Mastercam. As a current Mastercam customer you can access the download at my.mastercam.com
DESIGN AND VISUALIZATION
Detecting and Creating Custom Holes
Reflow UV allows you to redefine the flow by specifying
a rotation angle or new boundary curves.
Saving Files as 3D PDFs
Mastercam 2021 includes an option for you to
save all the currently visible entities and toolpaths in
your part as a 3D PDF — a dynamic display of an embedded 3D model.
Saving Files as 3D PDFs
Mastercam 2021 includes an option for you to
save all the currently visible entities and toolpaths in
your part as a 3D PDF — a dynamic display of an embedded 3D model.
Redefining Surface Flow
Reflow UV allows you to redefine the flow by specifying
a rotation angle or new boundary curves.
Display All Chaining Arrows
A Display all selection arrows button in the Wireframe Chaining and Solid Chaining dialog boxes has replaced the Unselect all button.
Display All Chaining Arrows
A Display all selection arrows button in the Wireframe Chaining and Solid Chaining dialog boxes has replaced the Unselect all button.
Mastercam 2021 HIGHLIGHTS for mill
Checking Tool and Holder Against
Model Geometry
A new function, Check Tool Reach, is available to view
where the tool can and cannot reach. The selected
geometry is then colored based on the selected preview options.
Customizable Multi-Segment
Drill Cycle
Advanced Drill is a customizable multi-segment drill cycle that is useful for spot drilling, deep hole drilling, and back spot facing.
Pre-Machining Corners for
Dynamic Mill Toolpath
A new page, Corner Pretreatment, has been added
to the Dynamic Mill toolpath. Use this option to set machining parameters on any corners in the selected machining regions before machining the rest of the part.
Skip Pockets Based on Tool Diameter
The Skip Pockets Smaller Than option is available
for 2D Dynamic Mill. Additionally, for Dynamic Mill and OptiRough, you have the option to Skip All Pockets.
New Way of Machining Chamfer Holes
Mastercam 2021 features a new toolpath, Chamfer Drill. Using tools with a tip angle, the Chamfer Drill toolpath chamfers holes after calculating the correct depth based on the desired chamfer width or depth.
Multisurface Blend Enhancements
You can now create Equidistant Passes. The 3D
option is located in the Project drop-down on the
Cut Parameters page. When selected, Mastercam keeps the created passes equidistant in 3D, adding
cuts in steep areas.
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Enhanced Leads and Transition
Functionality
The Linking Parameters page for 3D HST toolpaths includes two new options: Apply transitions and Extension.
New 3+2 Automatic Roughing Toolpath
Advanced Drill is a customizable multi-segment drill cycle that is useful for spot drilling, deep hole drilling, and back spot facing.
Raster Toolpath Enhancements
You now have an option to have Mastercam automatically set different angles to maximize the length of the cut pattern and/or minimize the connecting moves of a Raster toolpath.
Multiaxis Roughing - Pocketing
The Multiaxis Roughing toolpath has been enhanced and renamed to Multiaxis Pocketing. It now includes undercut, wall finishing, and floor finishing options.
Extending Edge Curves for Morph and Parallel Toolpaths
We have added the Extend edge curve option to the Morph toolpath to give you better control over the generated cut pattern results. Using this option, you can create a different toolpath without drawing additional geometry.
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Machining Custom Thread Forms
Mastercam 2021 introduces a new toolpath, Custom Thread, to support custom thread forms such as
Rope, Buttress, Square, and Trapezoidal.
Support for Collets and Collet Chucks
Mastercam Mill-Turn now supports collet chucks and collets as individual component types. This greatly expands the range of machines that can be directly supported by Mill-Turn.
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Solutions for Swiss Machining
Mastercam offers solutions for a wide variety of today’s top Swiss machines including Star, Citizen, Tsugami,
Swistek, Hanwha, Ganesh, DMG MORI, Nexturn, and more. Speak with your Mastercam representative for details.
