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2 October 2012

Product News

Mastercam X6 Wire Brings Powerful Wirepaths and Techniques

Mastercam X6 Wire delivers powerful part modeling and EDM programming, efficient tab creation, and dependable wirepath verification. Dramatically streamlined and featuring powerful new features, Mastercam Wire has been designed to reduce programmer interaction and increase machining flexibility.

Powerful Part Modeling

Mastercam’s 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. Features include easy 2D and 3D geometry creation with complete wireframe and surface modeling, and fast creation of a wide range of NURBS and parametric surfaces. The Dynamic Plane function simplifies all plane creation with interactive click-and-drag tools.

EDM Programming

Mastercam X6 Wire also delivers a streamlined set of programming tools, including:

  • 2- and 4-axis programming.
  • 2-axis contouring, with or without taper angle.
  • Efficient no-core cutting.
  • Straight and tapered cut (with or without land) from either direction.
  • Contour multiple parts using a single window selection.
  • Automatic wirepath corner filleting.
  • Create efficient lead-ins and lead-outs with optional lead trimming.
  • Automatic tabs with user-definable stop types.
  • No Drop Out tab option helps avoid slivers.

Designed for Ease

  • Mastercam’s Toolpath Manager stores all your job’s operations in one place.
  • Mastercam creates a smart link between a part and its toolpaths. The associativity means that if there are any changes to the part, you can easily update the toolpath.
  • Mastercam’s CAD File Change Recognition tracks files from Mastercam or any other CAD system and will show you what’s been changed for easy wirepath updating.
  • User-customizable wire power libraries store power settings and other registers for rough and skim passes.
  • Mastercam includes all-new support for Agie EDM with Agievision controls. Simply choose an Agievision AWF Wire Machine Definition and you’ll see parameter pages that anyone familiar with Agievision will instantly recognize.
  • See your part as it will come off the machine with solid model wirepath verification.

For more information about Mastercam X6 Wire, please visit www.mastercamwire.com. 

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