Mastercam 2022 Public Beta Released for Global Testing
April 1, 2021
Currently maintained Mastercam customers can now participate in the Public Beta Program for Mastercam 2022. "Manufacturers all over the world, from small job shops to Fortune 100 companies, get a chance to test-drive Mastercam 2022 before it is released and provide valuable feedback to help shape the final product. Participants in the Public Beta Program get an early look at dozens of powerful new tools for simple to complex jobs," said a company spokesperson.
Faster, More Flexible Multiaxis Programming
As more shops seek the benefits of a single set-up, multiaxis cutting strategy, Mastercam 2022 adds new techniques and strategies such as the Unified Multiaxis toolpath, which allows users to select multiple pieces of input geometry to generate the toolpath pattern. Using those geometry choices, the toolpath picks the best algorithm to calculate the path. Multi-pass on Deburr toolpaths supports flat chamfered and rounded edges, which gives the user added flexibility, allowing the Deburr toolpath to create a quality surface finish on larger chamfered or radiused edges.
Modeling Advances
"Mastercam 2022 introduces powerful mesh creation and editing capabilities that deliver a new class of modeling tools, including the ability to reconstruct models from scanned data," said the spokesperson. Being able to directly edit wireframe geometry without interacting with the dialog box speeds up design and modification work. The Overflow UV function allows users to replace multiple surfaces with inconsistent flows with a single surface for flowline toolpaths. Operators can also simplify surfaces for general modeling. Overflow UV generates a single unified surface with a desired UV flow on a connected set of surfaces.
Enhanced Intelligence and Automation
A suite of system-wide enhancements helps automate tasks and speed workflow. New automatic region chaining uses a "smart" approach to auto-select logical chained areas. Holemaking from imported solids is faster since Mastercam will now automatically extract appropriate information and pre-populate programming options. Tool imports have been made more intelligent as Mastercam will infer more tool properties from an incoming tool CAD model.
These and additional new features and enhancements are planned for Mastercam 2022. For more information on Mastercam's Public Beta Program, visit mastercam.com/support/customer-resources/.
For more information contact:
CNC Software, Inc.
671 Old Post Road
Tolland, CT 06084
800-228-2877
info@mastercam.com
www.mastercam.com
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