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WHY MASTERCAM / WHY QTE

Mastercam is the world’s most widely used CAD/CAM software and continues to innovate and push the CNC Manufacturing industry forward. A key differentiation between Mastercam and the competition is the knowledge and skills of its reseller network.

QTE is a Mastercam reseller with over 35 years of experience and we continue to back the best CAD/CAM software with knowledgeable localized team members to ensure your success. Our technical applications and training team are machinists and software experts that have been on the shop floor and in the programming department.

We know what you need to get the job done and we provide world class training and technical support. At QTE we have also developed the Mastercam All-Inclusive Training Program (MAIT) to help your company quickly grow your own programmers and properly cross train. We are the premier Mastercam reseller in Missouri, Kansas, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Southern Illinois. Learn more about us.

Don’t just take our word for it, check out what our customers say.

CURRENT RELEASE – MASTERCAM 2025

Listed below are a few of the highlights from this release:

  • Mastercam Deburr
  • A-axis Contour Turning
  • B-axis Contour Turning
  • Thread Mill Enhancements
  • Solid Hole Selection
Learn More

MASTERCAM'S LATEST INNOVATIONS FROM START TO FINISHING

DYNAMIC MOTION TECHNOLOGY IS A GAME CHANGER

Dynamic Motion® toolpaths safely maximize material removal rate, reducing cycle times by 25 to 75%. Dynamic Motion uses a proprietary software engine to continually adjust toolpath motion to maintain a constant chip thickness everywhere on the part. The result? Consistent machining performance, shorter cycle times, and longer tool life.

For more details and to see Dynamic Motion in action, visit Mastercam.com/dynamic.

ACCELERATED FINISHING TECHNOLOGY
IS REWRITING THE RULE BOOK

Mastercam’s Accelerated Finishing® technology is the next leap forward in using today’s innovative profile tools and delivering greater efficiency and higher machining productivity. Collaborating with the industry’s best tool manufacturers, we take full advantage of these new tool designs to dramatically reduce finishing cycle times while improving surface finish.

For more details and to see Accelerated Finishing in action, visit Mastercam.com/finish.

MASTERCAM MILL

Mastercam Mill is rich in features yet simple and intuitive to use.

INTELLIGENT MACHINING SAVES TIME AND MONEY

Mastercam’s Dynamic Motion and Accelerated Finishing combine for powerful productivity gains.

For nearly a decade, Mastercam has included Dynamic Motion. Carving out massive amounts of material quickly while dramatically extending tool life, Dynamic Motion immediately saves money. Combined with vendor-specific tool support and Mastercam’s expanded Accelerated Finishing, projects come off the machine faster and with higher quality than ever before.

Flexible, expandable, and connected.

Comprehensive toolpath strategies provide multiple approaches for programming any part, regardless of complexity. Modify any element, and toolpaths are updated, eliminating rework. Build libraries of your favorite machining strategies. Choose customized operations, apply them to your next job, and reduce your programming time. With interfaces to digital tool libraries and other manufacturing software, Mastercam ensures you are ready for the next digital revolution. Fast, easy, productive — the way programming should be.

Serious 2D capability.

From simple to complex, Mastercam Mill’s 2D machining capability delivers the tools you need to compete.

  • Feature Based Machining (FBM) automatically programs prismatic solid features like drill holes, contours, and pockets.
  • Easy, automated, flexible hole making.
  • Precision chip control for a wide set of tools, plus specialized tool support including ISCAR®’s High Efficiency Machining (HEM) tool set and more.

Dynamic Motion powers much of our 2D solutions. It allows you to maximize your material removal rate and can lower your cycle time, while increasing the life of your cutting tools. Check out Mastercam.com/dynamic to learn more.

Our finish is more finished.

UMastercam provides unsurpassed control on surface cuts, delivering superior finishes and optimized cycle times.

  • Mastercam’s Dynamic Motion technology powers dramatically efficient roughing.
  • Constant scallop machining maintains a consistent finish on sloped and flat surfaces.
  • Constant-Z rest milling (remachining) identifies and machines areas needing a smaller tool.
  • Hybrid finishing creates a single toolpath that changes cut methods as the slope changes.
  • Pencil tracing walks a tool along the intersection
    of surfaces to clean out hard-to-reach areas.

Cut multiple surfaces, solid models, and STL data — our refined 3D toolpaths give you a smooth, precision finish to please even your toughest customers.

Complexity simplified.

With Mastercam, you have complete control over the three crucial elements of multiaxis machining: cut pattern, tool axis control, and collision avoidance. From 4-axis rotary and roll-die cutting to multiblade impellers with tight internal cuts, Mastercam helps simplify even the most complex jobs.

Other highlights include:

  • Multisurface 5-axis roughing and finishing (including depth cuts), plunge roughing, and flowline machining.
  • Swarf machining over multisurface floors.
  • Automatic 3+2 roughing creates a single multiplane roughing toolpath for an entire part.
  • Advanced gouge checking, a “safe zone” around the part, and safe linking between operations.
  • Fast, simple 5-axis trimming and stock-aware drilling.
  • Ability to create full 5-axis motion from a 3-axis toolpath.
Port Expert
Create precision engine cylinder head porting toolpaths on surface or solid data, while minimizing unnecessary motion.
5-Axis Curve Machining and Drilling
Two targeted, powerful, multiaxis techniques that add extra flexibility to your milling; can be upgraded to the full Multiaxis product.
Blade Expert
Highly efficient toolpaths for multibladed parts, delivering superior blades, splitters, floors, and fillets.
Mastercam Productivity+ TM
Brings Renishaw® in-process probing and inspection to your Mastercam programs. Easily set up, validate, and even make in-process adjustments where appropriate. (We also offer CIMCO Probing)
ProDrill
Automatically detect, group,

and apply drill strategies to large amounts of holes, and automatically create tool definitions from existing geometry.

Art
Quickly bring your 2D sketches, clip art, photos, and CAD files to life by crafting them on-screen and cutting them with easy, specialized toolpaths.

MASTERCAM LATHE

Mastercam Lathe lets you move the same part file between milling and turning operations with ease and confidence.

POWERFUL, FLEXIBLE TOOLS FOR TURNING

A set of tools that streamlines your entire process.

From importing CAD files to Dynamic roughing and precision finishing, Mastercam Lathe gives you a variety of strategies to turn parts with greater efficiency and productivity.

Efficient programming, designed for modern manufacturing.

Mastercam Lathe delivers a set of easy-to-use, advanced programming tools, with greatly expanded options when paired with Mastercam Mill. Easy rough, finish, thread, groove, bore, and drill routines combine with C/Y-axis machining to cut any job. Dependable toolpath verification ensures your parts are done right the first time.

Fast, easy turning.

  • Program in a few clicks with Quick Toolpaths.
  • Complete threading including custom thread forms.
  • Grooving with multiple depth cuts, peck motion, and full-radius plunge turning.
  • Intelligent ID, OD, face roughing, and finishing.
  • Full milling support available for machines with live tooling or C and Y axes.

Safe machine and cut control.

  • Chuck, part steady rest, and tailstock detection.
  • Automatic gouge checking on the tool’s front and back.
  • Control chip breakage on difficult-to-machine materials.
  • Full collet and solid jaw support.
  • Expanded job setup, part transfer, and programming options on select lathes.

SWISS SOLUTIONS

Use the intuitive Mastercam platform to drive Swiss-style machines with powerful accuracy.

CUSTOMIZED, BUNDLED TECHNOLOGY

Consolidated software can standardize your shop. You no longer need a separate software package for Swiss machines — something programmers and machinists appreciate.

Our Swiss machining solutions combine Mastercam Mill and Mastercam Lathe with specialized post processors. This configuration adds machine-specific controls inside the Mastercam interface, delivering accurate G-code for a wide variety of Swiss machines.

The solution provides customized parameters directly within Mastercam for:

  • Lathe stock advance.
  • Specific machine setup parameters.
  • Expandable custom machine options.
  • User-specified options.

Mastercam’s industry-leading milling and turning power combine to deliver efficient, precise Swiss programming. Machine-specific options within Mastercam ensure you have precise control and solid code.

Support an array of Swiss machines with the ease of Mastercam.

Mastercam Swiss Solutions cover gang-style machines and limited gang-turret and B-axis machines.

Optimized post processors are available for machines from manufacturers including:

         • Star                                 • DMG MORI

         • Tsugami                         • Hanwha

         • Citizen                            • Ganesh

         • Swistek                           • Nexturn

Machine-specific options within Mastercam ensure you have precise control and solid code.

MILL-TURN

Automate your complex programs for high-powered, multitasking machining centers. Program it right the first time, every time.

SIMPLIFY COMPLEX MACHINING

Mastercam Mill-Turn simplifies today’s high-powered, multistream machining centers.

With Mastercam, your workflow is efficient. Choose your machine, and Mastercam Mill-Turn automates part transfers, tool planes, stock definition, and setup. Then apply your toolpaths, quickly synchronize them, verify your project with simulation, and post your code. Changes along the way are fast and easy — the way programming should be.

Mill-Turn’s Sync Manager is a user-friendly way to optimize part cycle times and manage interactions between toolpath operations. Easily navigate our Gantt-style timeline and vertical stream interface to coordinate operations and track cycle times.

Fast, flexible setup, synchronization, and simulation combine to help you get the most out of your mill-turn machines.

Get more out of your machines with Machine Simulation.

Machine Simulation provides visual verification and assurance that the interaction and syncing between operations performs exactly as you planned. Validate against potential collisions and track cycle time estimates to achieve maximum efficiency.

Avoid mistakes. Save time and money.

All machine components, workholding, tailstock, tools, and parts are simulated from the safety of your desktop, ensuring a safe and secure machining experience. You can identify potential collisions, see your cutting motion, and explore ways to optimize your processes with simulation. View all streams and statistics of the entire machining process with the capability to jump to any point in the process with the click of a button.

Get the most from your machine with multistation and half-index tool support.

WIRE

Mastercam Wire delivers powerful, comprehensive wirepaths in a streamlined, easy-to-use interface.

MASTERCAM CONTROL FOR WIRE EDM

Designed for efficiency.

Mastercam Wire lets you move a single part file between machines, saving time and avoiding mistakes. User-customizable wire libraries store power settings and other registers for rough and skim passes. Other features include:

  • Efficient tab creation and management.
  • Control settings for corner types and taper angles at any point in the contour.
  • Straight or tapered cut from either direction.

From 2- and 4-axis cutting to easy syncing and complete tab control, Mastercam Wire delivers tools for fast, efficient wire programming.

Having the best software is only one of many ingredients for success.

A global community of Mastercam users, experts, educators, and enthusiasts helps you get the most from your investment.

Mastercam Resellers bring years of experience, helping to ensure that you are getting the most practical and comprehensive support in the industry.

Machine support is available for Mitsubishi, Sodick, Makino, AgieCharmilles, and many others.

Expand your shop’s capabilities.

For basic 2-axis contouring and complex 4-axis motion, you can be ready for any job. Mastercam delivers:

  • Contouring made easy in 2- or 4-axis.
  • Automatic lead-in and lead-out strategies.
  • Automatic or manual 4-axis syncing.
  • Automatic skim and reverse cuts.

Open virtually any CAD file or use Mastercam’s built-in 3D modeling tools.

ROUTER

Mastercam Router brings complex routing functionality with an easy-to-use interface.

FLEXIBILITY AND CONTROL

Mastercam Router offers solutions for all your 2D, 3D, or multiaxis challenges — from wood to composites.

Once you program a part, no matter how complex, you can modify any element of the job and immediately get updated toolpaths without slowing down. You can also build a library of your favorite machining strategies and apply them to new models.

Mastercam’s powerful Dynamic Motion technology not only helps extend tool life and reduce machine wear, but helps eliminate tool dwell damage as well. Automatic Toolpathing (ATP) brings in parts from today’s top design packages to help speed flat panel work.

Mastercam Router streamlines multiple tool programming including block drills and aggregate heads.

A comprehensive package of powerful tools.

2D machining can range from simple to very complex. Mastercam Router delivers powerful 2D tools from contouring, pocketing, and drilling to automated, feature-based, solid model programming.

For 3D machining, Mastercam Router gives you streamlined, efficient 3D roughing and finishing, including automated leftover stock cleanup.

Mastercam’s multiaxis capabilities give you complete control over the three crucial elements of multiaxis machining: cut pattern, tool axis control, and collision avoidance.

Part and toolpath nesting increase project yields and profitability.

MASTERCAM DESIGN

Streamlined CAD makes design work easier than ever.

MODELING AND PREP TOOLS TO GET YOUR PARTS ON AND OFF THE MACHINE QUICKLY

Whether you’re bringing in a file from an outside CAD package or designing one yourself, Mastercam’s powerful, easy-to-use CAD engine gives you control over the final details of even the most complex jobs.

Work with your existing CAD files.

Mastercam helps to preserve design intent with Model Based Definition (MBD) support and acceptance of varied file formats. These include IGES, Parasolid®, SAT (ACIS solids), AutoCAD® (DXF, DWG, and Inventor™ files), SOLIDWORKS® (including history tree), Solid Edge®, SpaceClaim, STEP, STL, and more. Add-On translators are available for Siemens NX, CATIATM, Pro/E (PTC Creo), and more.

Quickly and easily separate solid assemblies.

Whether you are prepping customer files…

Getting a part file from an outside source can pose unique challenges. You might need to repair a surface, work with a mesh, cap or hide a feature, create an electrode, or just make sure your fixtures are represented on the part. Mastercam includes a powerful set of model prep tools to make sure the process goes smoothly. From robust surface creation and editing to “push-pull” solid model editing, Mastercam gives you the tools to bring a part from the designer’s desk to your machining process, fast.

…or designing your parts from scratch.

Having powerful CAD at your fingertips makes your CAM system that much more effective. Mastercam includes a robust set of modeling tools, from complete wireframe to surface and solid modeling. A true hybrid modeling system, Mastercam lets you create, combine, and machine whichever CAD geometry suits your needs.

For more information, see the sections about Mastercam Mill, Mastercam Router, and Mastercam Lathe.

Automatically identify complex hole geometry including intersecting and non-conventional holes.

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