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While Mastercam may run on other Windows editions such as Home Edition or virtual environments such as Parallels for Mac , it has not been tested on these configurations and is therefore not supported. Mastercam was the last release to officially support Windows 7 as Microsoft ended extended support for the OS in January Mastercam will install on Windows 7 systems but will not be supported.

Future versions of Mastercam will not install on Windows 7. The processor speed will impact how fast the software will calculate and complete tasks. With each release, more and more aspects of Mastercam are becoming multi-core processor aware. Toolpath calculation and Simulation will generally run faster with a multi-core processor.

When Mastercam uses all available RAM, it switches to using virtual memory space, which is stored on the hard drive and will dramatically slow the system down.

We recommend a minimum of 8 GB of memory. When purchasing a new computer for Mastercam, one of the most important component is the video card. Other graphics cards can be used, but they must offer full OpenGL 3. OpenCL is required for Mastercam to be able to hand off certain computation tasks to the graphics card to increase system performance. We do not recommend or support the use of onboard graphics found with some PC configurations. These do not generally have the capability to drive graphics intensive applications such as Mastercam and can lead to system instability.

Make sure you are using up-to-date drivers from your card manufacturer. We often see issues that are resolved with updated video drivers. The driver version can have a great impact on how the card performs. We recommend using the automatic detect feature to detect which video card is installed.

More information on configuring the graphics card can be found at this Mastercam knowledge base article. Most of our internal systems utilize dual monitors and we find this to be a more productive setup. Mastercam displays on the primary monitor while applications such as Mastercam Simulator, Code Expert, or Tool Manager display on the secondary monitor. Mastercam will run on lower resolution screens but beware of potential sizing issues with larger dialog boxes and panels which may be awkward to work with.

Lower resolution monitors may work fine as a second monitor in a dual screen setup. Mastercam will run on large format displays, including 4K monitors and high-DPI devices however, we do experience some display issues with these configurations. We have found that one of the best computer upgrades is to invest in a NVMe drive. These drives are now priced at a point which makes them a good investment.

Many of our test systems employ a smaller primary NVMe drive for the OS and installed applications with a second large capacity conventional drive for data. A 3D mouse improves the way you interact with your 3D application. It is designed to be used by your non-dominant hand in tandem with a standard mouse for a balanced and cooperative work style.

Additional technical and purchase information can be found on the 3Dconnexion website. Most computers today have some kind of anti-virus software to protect from unwanted malware. In some cases, these have been found to interfere with applications such as Mastercam which are running on the computer. People from all over the world visit the site whether they are teaching, learning or working with Mastercam daily.

Members can post questions, comments or share projects and success stories. Visit eMastercam. For downloaded pdf please visit www. Parallel toolpath with To Curve option.

Machine Simulation. Morph toolpath with From Curves option. Morph Curves toolpath. Parallel To Surface toolpath. Parallel To Curves toolpath. Transform Rotate toolpaths to machine the entire impeller. Retract tool along tool axis. This tutorial takes approximately twenty minutes to complete. To apply these toolpaths to a 5 Axis machine tool, a customized post processor for your machine is required.

There are no default 5 Axis post processors included with Mastercam due to the variation in multi-axis machine configurations. Contact your Mastercam reseller to request post processor services such as multi-axis post development.

Your post processor may require certain additional programming information not covered in this tutorial. For instance: You may be required to position your stock in machine space rather than at Mastercam's origin.

You may be required to use the Misc Values. Your post may also prompt you for tool gage lengths. The nature of the additional information required largely depends on your machine's configuration.

Contact the developer of your post processor for details. MCAM" from the directory you saved the file in. The Machine Definition is a model of your machine tool's capabilities and features and acts like a template for setting up machining jobs.

Figure: 2. Assign tool numbers sequentially allows you to overwrite the tool number from the library with the next available tool number First operation tool number 1; Second operation tool number 2, etc.

Warn of duplicate tool numbers allows you to get a warning if you enter two tools with the same number. Override defaults with modal values enables the system to keep the values that you enter. Feed Calculation set From tool uses feed rate, plunge rate, retract rate and spindle speed from the tool definition.

NOTE: Remember that the stock is not geometry and cannot be selected. You will use the defined stock while verifying the part.

You can work with the full interface that gives you access to all the available parameters and options. You can also choose from a number of simplified interfaces that have been customized for specific applications and machining strategies.