Mastercam 2018 Released for Global Public Testing

Mastercam 2018 Public Beta is now open to all currently maintained Mastercam customers. Shops all over the world, from small job shops to Fortune 100, get a chance to test-drive Mastercam 2018 before it is released and provide valuable feedback to help shape the final product. Participants in the Public Beta get an early look at dozens of powerful new tools for simple to complex jobs.

Here are a few things you’ll see in Mastercam 2018 Beta:

• New 2D/3D milling features improve toolpath efficiency and control with variable stock to leave, feed rate control, undercut support, and stock awareness enhancements.
• Design Improvements simplify CAD for CAM and deliver greater practical design tools for shop-floor programmers. Mastercam 2018 provides improved model creation tools, streamlined editing of models and assemblies, expanded Undo support, and more.
• Expanded Multiaxis makes it even easier to program complex parts, and improves workflow and usability while adding new projection strategies, improved tool axis control, and safety zone features.
• Lathe focuses on efficiency with new toolpath and chip control features, as well as adding tool inspection and part transfer stock model enhancements.
• Mill-Turn inherits all improvements to Mastercam Lathe, in addition to improved center and tailstock support, greater flexibility, and automation for part transfers.
• Machine Cloud and CoroPlus support improves tool management, creation, and use of tool assemblies and parameters.
• Streamlined workflow with improved plane management, selection, toolpath analysis, graphic enhancements and much more.
• …and many other productivity improvements across the entire product.

For more information on Mastercam’s Beta release, please visit http://www.mastercam.com/en-us/Public-Beta.