mastercam 9.1 advantages

[mikhael gutman]

Hi !

Anyone upgrade v9.01 to 9.1?

Can you see real advantages here?

Regards to All

[Guest CNC Apps Guy 1]

First off, if you have Version 9 why on earth would you ask that? It's a free upgrade ya know!

 

Verify is faster. All the view functions available in Mastercam are available in Verify (i.e. Scrool Mouse zoom, dynamic pan, spin, etc... Thin wall machining parameters in pocket and contour. Visual Basic Scripting. etc...)

[Rekd™]

VBSVBSVBSVBSVBSVBSVBSVBSVBSVBSVBS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

 

(gimme gimme gimme)

 

Rekd teh Anticipating

 

(hrm, methinks I used that one already...)

[McRae]

Rekd teh Anticipating

 

Do you just type fast or is there a way to pronounce 'teh' as 'the'?

 

Andrew teh curious...

[chris m]

How about:

 

Rekd da spelling bee champ?

 

C

[David S]

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Can you see real advantages here?

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Real advantages ? NO! We put our hope on V.10!

[Guest CNC Apps Guy 1]

More advantages;

 

Up to date interoperability kernels! Parasolid, SAT, STEP ...

[Rekd™]

quote:

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Do you just type fast or is there a way to pronounce 'teh' as 'the'?

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Someone switched meh home keys.

 

'Rekd teh Ebonics

[McRae]

Nice... Glad to see someone still has a sence of humour in such a dark and uncertain world.

[Claytonic]

Mikhael your not at work today?? why are you thinking about it??

 

Have a nice long weekend

 

Clayton

[David S]

quote:

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Glad to see someone still has a sence of humour in such a dark and uncertain world.

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Wow, Wow..!

 

Lighten up, Andrew.

 

The Sun will come out tomorrow morning! Cannot worry about something that you can’t help. Please put your shotgun away. This forum needs you.

[TheePres]

Verify is so much faster now!!

A new tool that will be used here,is Project 3-D Blend.

Check surfaces in 5-axis toolpaths is another improvement.

 

[ 03-21-2003, 08:21 PM: Message edited by: TheePres ]

[mikhael gutman]

Hello !

Thank you very match to all.

So it's free upgrate. Good news.

[Andreas Stute - InterCAM]

Here is the v9.1 Whats New List:

 

Design and General Features

Visual Basic® Support

Now all Mastercam products (except Entry) can support scripts written in Microsoft Visual Basic. Press [Alt+C] and select MCAMVB.DLL.

 

Support for Specific Line Widths in Printing and Plotting

You now have the ability to control the width of lines created during printing and plotting. A simple interface lets you set the desired width by color to allow for different widths on your plots and prints.

 

 

Mastercam’s file translators undergo constant change and improvement. With the release of 9.1, the translators have been updated to support the latest software releases. Here is a list of the updated translators and the current version supported.

 

Parasolids - Version 14.1

ACIS - Version 10 SP2

STEP - Newest engine release

Autodesk Inventor - Version 6 (Windows 98 and higher OS)

Solid Edge - Version 12

SolidWorks - 2003

ProE - Granite 2

 

Solids

Numerous requests from users have brought about a new option on the Solid, Boolean menu. This option enables the creation of non-associative solids. When the Associative option is set to N, additional options to keep the Target and the Tool bodies are available. In the above example, the yellow tool solid is subtracted from the green target to form a mold cavity and not deleted. This allows it to be used multiple times.

 

Verify

 

The transition from the Sirius engine to the MachineWorks® engine for toolpath verification has been completed. Now only LightWorks code is being used and we can focus on addressing more requests and fixing more bugs. In this release, you will find that the speed and quality of TrueSolid verification are significantly improved.

View Information Retained

Now when entering Verify, the current view information from the Mastercam graphics window will be seen in Verify.

 

 

Mill Level 1 and higher

Contour – Lead In/Out Controls

Significant additions have been made to the lead in/out capabilities based on customer requests. Each enhancement addresses needs that used to require significant workarounds to achieve.

 

Plunge After First and Before Last Move

This option is useful when working in tight spaces where there is not enough room to turn cutter compensation on when the tool is at the cut depth. When enabled, cutter compensation occurs at the highest defined plane, and then the tool plunges to the desired depth and performs the second lead-in move. When used before the last move, the tool moves off the part, and then retracts to the highest defined plane and turns compensation off. The following picture shows the tool motion when cutting a slot that is too narrow to allow compensation to be turned on at the cut depth

 

Override Feed Rate

You now have greater control over the feed rate on the lead-in and lead-out moves, which lets you dial in the best speed for the finish you need.

 

Adjust Start/End of Contour

This new idea came from a couple of European dealers who needed greater control of toolpaths with solids. This option allows you to extend or shorten the chain before making the entry and exit moves. This is especially helpful when working with compensation in control. Enter a percentage of the tool diameter to control the distance.

 

The following example shows the toolpath being extended by 50% of the tool diameter with a tangent entry motion, so that compensation is turned on completely before the cutter gets close to the part. The exit extends the contour by 50% so that the tool is clear of the material before compensation is turned off.

 

Pocketing – Finish Pass Controls

Several enhancements have been added to give greater control and flexibility

 

Spring Passes

This feature forces additional passes to be made around the part, identical to the last finish pass, to pick up any additional material that may have been deflected by the tool during the last finish pass.

 

Override Feed/Speed

This allows you to set a different feed and speed for the tool during the finish pass to better control the part finish.

 

Pocket Lead In/Out

New lead in/out options (developed for Contour toolpaths) to control the plane where compensation is turned on and the ability to override the feed rate of the finish passes have been added to Pocket finish passes.

 

Thin Wall Pockets

This new option gives greater control for finishing thin wall pockets. It allows you to control the depth of each finish pass relative to the depth cut. To enable these options, you must be using Depth Cuts so there is more than one roughing pass in the pocket toolpath. You must also deselect the “Machine finish passes after roughing all pockets” check box. Then select on the Thinwall check box and open the dialog box. The following dialog box screen shots shows the system taking two finish passes in Z for every roughing pass, which automatically displays the maximum calculated finish depth.

 

 

Mill Level 3

 

Rough Pocket Finish Parameters

The new finish options created for 2D pocketing have been added to 3D pocketing as well. This includes spring passes, overriding feeds and speeds for the finish pass and the lead in/out moves, and thin wall pocketing. Another new option is using Wear or Reverse Wear compensation for the finish passes. See “cutter compensation, Mill” in the online Help Index for more information.

 

New Gap Setting for High Speed Contour and Restmill Toolpaths

In High speed machining, the stepdown in Z is often much smaller than that used in traditional machining. This means the gap size will be smaller, and subsequently the tool will retract more often. By adding an option to set gap size by a percentage of the tool diameter, you will have greater control over the frequency of rapid moves.

 

New Project Blend Controls

There are three new features in Project Blend that make it an even better toolpath. These new controls will give greater control to rival the quality of a Flowline toolpath without the concerns of aligning surfaces.

 

Along Cut Resolution

This option lets you set a distance that controls how far apart the across scans are created along the blend curves. For parts with significant change in curvature, a smaller value yields better results.

 

Quick vs. Thorough Projection Methods

This switch allows parts with no vertical walls to do the quickest scans and get excellent results. Use the Thorough method when the part contains vertical and steep walls - it will take longer, but the quality will be very good.

 

Support for a Spiral Cut Method

This new option keeps the tool down and eliminates stepover, creating an even better finish.

 

Retract Between Cuts

The Project Blend toolpath works well for many different applications. With the addition of this new option, it will work well for Engraving as well. When selected, this option forces the cutter to retract between contours, which is perfect for engraving applications.

 

Pocket and Contour - Support for Undercuts with Slot, Dove, and Lollipop Cutters

The ability to machine undercuts in Rough Pocket, Rough Contour, and Finish Contour has been added. Using Slot, Dove, and Lollipop mills, you can now create gouge-protected undercuts. Version 9.1 can compensate to the tool shape and protect the shank of the tool from hitting the material.

 

 

Minimize Burial Option Added to Rough and Finish Contour

When the Optimize option is selected in Finish or Rough Contour, you can select the Minimize Burial option. This option will retract the tool in cases where it could be encountering stock on both sides as it works itself around bosses. With Optimize deselected, Mastercam cuts parts by Z level and may produce more retracts than desired. Optimize keeps Mastercam in one region until all of the Z level cuts are made. With Minimize Burial selected, the tool will stay in an area and make as many Z cuts as possible until it encounters stock from another region. Then it will retract and reposition.

 

Finish Shallow – Ordered Cuts by Minimum Distance

This new option creates more efficient toolpaths for certain geometry conditions.

 

Mill – Multiaxis

 

Simplified Entry and Exit

The Entry/Exit dialog has been simplified by removing the Approach Height and Retract Height options. Entry and exit moves will now use the Clearance, Retract, and Feed planes like other toolpaths.

 

New Backplot Controls

You can now see the tool tip motion in the backplot of 4- and 5-axis toolpaths, with an additional option to display the tool axis vectors.

 

Curve 5-axis Additions

· Support for check surfaces.

 

· Depth Cut control (similar to 2D Contour and Pocket) allows for multiple passes along the tool vector, simplifying control over the amount of material to be removed on each pass.

 

· Multi Passes controls (similar to 2D Contour) enable multiple stepovers of the tool, allowing for greater control of stock removal.

 

· Axis limits, similar to those found in the Msurf 5ax functionality introduced in Version 9.0, are now included in Curve 5-axis. This functionality produces toolpath output that will not exceed your machine’s axis rotation limits.

 

· Point Generators, introduced in Version 9.0 Msurf 5-axis, have also been added to Curve 5-axis for Version 9.1. This option gives you greater control in areas where the normal vector changes angles dramatically.

 

Swarf 5-axis Additions

· Support for check surfaces.

 

· Depth Cut control (similar to 2D Contour and Pocket) allows for multiple passes along the tool vector, simplifying control over the amount of material to be removed on each pass.

 

· Multi Passes controls (similar to 2D Contour) enable multiple stepovers of the tool, allowing for greater control of stock removal.

 

· Axis limits, similar to those found in the Msurf 5ax functionality introduced in Version 9.0, are now included in Curve 5-axis. This functionality produces toolpath output that will not exceed your machine’s axis rotation limits.

 

· Options to cut One way or Zigzag when Depth Cuts or Multi Passes are enabled.

 

· Point Generators, introduced in Version 9.0 Msurf 5-axis, have also been added to Curve 5-axis for Version 9.1. This option gives you greater control in areas where the normal vector changes angles dramatically.

 

Flow 5-axis Additions

· Depth Cut control (similar to 2D Contour and Pocket) allows for multiple passes along the tool vector, simplifying control over the amount of material to be removed on each pass.

 

· Point Generators, introduced in Version 9.0 Msurf 5-axis, have also been added to Curve 5-axis for Version 9.1. This option gives you greater control in areas where the normal vector changes angles dramatically.

 

Multisurface 5-axis Additions

· Depth Cut control (similar to 2D Contour and Pocket) allows for multiple passes along the tool vector, simplifying control over the amount of material to be removed on each pass.

 

MetaCut Utilities (MCU)

MCU Light v2.1 (a substantial sub-set of the MetaCut Utilities) is included at no charge with Version 9.1. The MCU Light OEM version for Mastercam requires a Mastercam security device (SIM). MCU Light is not included with Design.

[gms1]

OMG....

 

All the stuff for contouring ive been going nuts over is in this!

 

 

Could someone here tell my boss this is why we need v9????

 

 

Greg

[Oppiz]

How do you get the upgrade? Do you need call you reseller and ask for it? or will it be something you can download?

[Trevor Bailey]

Yes, check with your reseller. They should have disks any day now for distribution.