Mastercam X2 Now Released and Shipping to Customers.

CONTENTS
Mastercam X2 Highlights & Details . . . . . . . 2
Get Up to Speed with Mastercam X2
Documentation, Help, and Videos. . . . . . . . . 3
Making the Switch: Learning a New Version
of Mastercam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Bet You Didn’t Know (Tips & Tricks)
Quickmasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Left/Right Click for Selection . . . . . . . . . 5
Convert NURB-spline to Parametric . . . 5
Create PDF & DWG Documents . . . . . . . 5
Check holder C-Hook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Update Manager Service Patch 1 for
Mastercam X2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Mastercam Service & Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Mastercam Post Processor Service &
Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Rapid Short-Run Production Rushes
Unique Product to Market . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Sales Promotion: Advanced Multiaxis . . . . 14
Mastercam Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Training Options for Mastercam . . . . . . . . . . 16
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Mastercam X2 Now Released and Shipping to
Customers.
2006 has been a busy year for CNC Software. In the past
fifteen months, we’ve had five significant releases (including
two releases for Maintenance customers) with over 150
enhancements. We’re meeting our goals of offering more regular,
timely software releases and delivering useful tools to our
customers on a regular basis.
Mastercam X2 is a continuation of these goals. With new
functionality such as Change Recognition, improvements to our
high speed toolpaths suite, and ongoing quality improvements,
we remain committed to customer satisfaction in the CAD/CAM
industry.
As always, we would like to thank all who helped us by providing
Beta testing feedback - your input is valued and is reflected in
the final quality of the product.
We are confident that Mastercam X2 provides the necessary tools
to reduce the time required to program your CNC machines, as
well as increase productivity and overall quality.
Thank you for being a Mastercam customer.
Sincerely,
Mark Summers
President, CNC Software, Inc.
December 2006

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Product News
What’s New Since Mastercam X
Mastercam X2 adds a wide variety of powerful new tools to the Mastercam X CAD/CAM family. The following
list highlights a selection of these items. Some were pre-released to Maintenance customers, others were just
completed, and all are specifically designed to increase your productivity.
CAD Enhancements
• New “smart” extension for trimmed surfaces.
• Support for Solid Edge® V19, AutoCAD® 2007, and
SolidWorks® 2007.
• Improved selection of multiple solids.
• Quick and easy tool boundary silhouette creation
from solids or surfaces.
• New AutoCursor functionality for faster data input.
Engineering Change Recognition
• File tracking for quick notification of changes.
• CAD file change recognition for easy reprogramming
of edited parts.
New High Speed Toolpaths
Mastercam X2 features a suite of new high speed
toolpaths with holder gouge checking.
• Core roughing, including trochoidal motion
• Area clearance
• Waterline
• Scallop, include new “inside to outside” option
• Horizontal area
• Raster
• Pencil
• Spiral
• Radial
• Rest roughing (includes stock model capability)
Additional New Toolpaths
• New “rib cutting” 3D toolpath function.
• Completely new suite of 5-axis toolpaths with
specialized programming tools for a variety of
common projects.
• New multi-pass rough and finish capability in thread
milling.
Programming Enhancements
• Totally redesigned ATP (Automatic Toolpathing).
• Faster re-processing of existing high speed toolpaths.
• Completely redesigned Backplot utility.
• Collision protection of tool shank, arbor, and holder.
• Robust tool vector control.
• High speed toolpath dialog allows you to change
strategies without having to re-select geometry.
• Improved aggregate machining.
• New wirepath editor.
• Rest material feature.
• New QuickMask options.
Nesting Enhancements
• Speed improvements.
• Improved nesting report to move from a text-based
file to a PDF report, with graphics
• General improvements in overall nesting.
Other Highlights
Several specialized design and machining techniques
added to Mastercam Art.
• Art Manager handles models with a live history tree.
• New Celtic Weave and Pattern on Contour (Pearling)
art surface creation.
• New predesigned textures, randomized textures, and
custom textures.
• Create art base surfaces from an unwrapped cylinder.
• Cylinder milling with a true spiral cut, leaving no seam.
• Extensive Art tutorials and
an introductory Art video.
For more information and to
view narrative product videos,
visit www.mastercam.com/x2.

Product News
Get Up-to-Speed Quickly and Easily with Mastercam X2 Documentation, Help, and Videos
Mastercam X2 is now released, complete with updated
documentation and Help. In the box, you will find a Quick Reference
Card, Installation Guide, Transition Guide, and Getting Started
Guide, all updated with the latest Mastercam X2 information. The
document formats remain close to the Mastercam X editions, so you
will be familiar with their organization.
However, look for changes in the Getting Started Guide. We have
divided it into more and smaller sections for easier navigation,
and we have removed the examples in preparation to publish
tutorial material formatted for easier use. In addition, several PDF
documents published with the Mastercam X Maintenance releases
are now incorporated in the Mastercam X2 Getting Started
Guide and Reference Guide. The documents incorporated include
Working with Machine and Control Definitions (Working_with_
MD_CD.pdf ), Introducing Mastercam X MR1 (MCamXMR1.pdf ), and
Introducing Mastercam X MR2 (MCamXMR2.pdf ).
As in previous Mastercam X releases, Mastercam X2 installs all
documentation in PDF format in your \Documentation folder.
For Mastercam X2, this includes PDF versions of all the printed
documents packed in the box, the Mastercam X2 Reference
Guide (still also directly accessible from the Help menu in the
Mastercam X2 interface), the Mastercam X2 Wire Getting Started
Guide, Mastercam X Art Tutorial, Mastercam X Post Parameter
Reference Guide, the popular Version 9 to X Function Map, C-Hook
and NET-Hook Developer’s Guides, and an all new Advanced
Multiaxis Tutorial. Also installed in your \Documentation folder
is a comprehensive What’s New document that highlights all
enhancements to Mastercam X since its initial release in 2005,
organized by Maintenance release.
In the \Videos folder of your Mastercam X2 installation, look for
narrative videos that highlight Mastercam X2’s newest features.
These videos feature not only what’s new for our existing customers
updating to the powerful, streamlined flow and flexibility of
Mastercam X2, but provides a broad-based overview of what
Mastercam can do for new customers. You need the Adobe® Flash®
Viewer to play these videos. You can download Flash from www.
Adobe.com. Be sure to visit www.mastercam.com for all the latest
Mastercam videos, including customer testimonials.
We need and appreciate all comments. Please send them to
TechDocs@mastercam.com, or click the “Let us know” link at the
bottom of any help topic in Mastercam X2.
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Product News
Making the Switch: Learning a New Version of Mastercam
The only thing that’s constant is change – especially
in the world of software. Change is good because
it delivers new tools and new ways of doing
things. But a lot of change can also cause
concern, and taking time to learn new software
doesn’t make today’s “to do” list any shorter.
We sat down with Tom Prebelich, Tooling
Supervisor at Dynamic Plastics, to find
out how he made the switch from
Mastercam V9 to Mastercam X
– without disrupting his workflow.
Mastercam: Tell us a little about
the shop.
Tom Prebelich: It started off
small in 1994. We had two Bridgeports, Mastercam,
and a lot of room to grow. Since then, we’ve expanded
to 25,000 square feet with one Makino S56 machining
center, three Fadal machining centers, twelve ProtoTrak
3axis mills and one SP43 Makino wire machine. We run
everything with six seats of Mastercam Mill Level 3, two
seats of Design, and a seat of Wire.
MC: When did you make the transition from Mastercam
V9 to the Mastercam X family?
Tom: In early 2006. We knew there were new tools in
it that we wanted to use, but we just weren’t sure we
could invest the time in what we thought would be a
very challenging move to the new interface.
MC: What was your biggest concern?
Tom: I was mainly worried about keeping production
up while everyone got comfortable with this big
change. One thing that helped me personally was the
videos that shipped with the software. Just a short 30minute
video was enough to get me going. It took just
an hour or two a day, for a couple of weeks, for me to
feel right at home with it.
MC: Did this technique work for the rest of your
shop and staff?
Tom: Absolutely. Once I was pretty
comfortable with it, I introduced it to my
12 mold makers. I had them all come in
to the conference room and we went
through the videos together. Then I had
them work with it for an hour a day for
the first week, and two hours a day
for the second week. By the end
of the first week, almost everyone
had made the switch, and by
the end of the second week,
no one was going back to
Mastercam version 9 at all.
MC: Did they see a benefit from switching?
Tom: Definitely. My guys found that they could get
their work done better and faster than before, and
we’re getting the most out of our high speed Makino
machining center. We’re easily doing jobs 15-20%
faster now, and we’re running smooth as silk.
MC: Were there any other tools that helped the
transition?
Tom: The Help system seemed to be greatly improved
over past versions and helped us tremendously. They
continue to be an important tool for us. The Help
files are more descriptive now and include examples
with diagrams showing different results from different
settings. It gives a better understanding of the
functions in Mastercam and helps us achieve the
desired results.
MC: Thank you for your time and the valuable
feedback, Tom.
Tom: You’re welcome. Now it’s back to work!
For more information about Dynamic Plastics, visit www.dynamicplastics.com. To see Tom talk about getting up to speed
with the new Mastercam, visit www.mastercam.com/CamZone/VideoTestimonials/ . To find out about their success
with Mastercam on the Segway® Human Transporter, see the article Rapid Short-Run Production Rushs Unique
Product to Market in this newsletter on page 12.

Bet You Didn’t Know You Can . . .
Quickly and Easily Select All Entities or Set the Only
Mask with Quickmasks in Mastercam X2
Left-click on one of the options and the entities are immediately
selected as if you used the All option. Or right-click on one of the
options and it sets an Only mask for future General Selection.
Quickmask works with:
• POINTS
• ARCS
• LINES
• SPLINES
• SURFACES
• SOLIDS
• WIREFRAME
• RESULT from transform
• GROUP from transform
• COLOR
• LEVEL
• DRAFTING
• SURFACE CURVES
Convert a NRUB Spline to a Parametric Spline
To convert a NURB spline to a parametric spline:
1. Save the NURB splines that you want to convert in a VDA file.
2. Delete or move your original NURB splines to another level,
and merge the VDA file back into the original MCX file.
The NURB splines will be merged as parametric splines. This
technique works for surfaces, too.
Create Adobe® PDF and Autodesk® DWF Electronic
Documents with Mastercam
Maybe you want to save everything electronically but don’t need
all the features of expensive PDF creation software. CutePDF TM
Writer installs as a printer that you use to create a PDF file.
To create PDF files from Mastercam:
1. Go to http://www.cutepdf.com/Products/CutePDF/writer.asp
and follow the installation procedure.
2. When you print, select the CutePDF Writer as the printer. This
creates a PDF file from your Mastercam file.
PDF files let you send your customer electronic documentation of
the Mastercam job in a format that everybody can view.
Autodesk has a similar product called Autodesk DWF Writer for
2D. This utility is similar to SolidWorks eDrawings and can be
installed to make electronic documentation of a CAM job.
Tech Tips
Faster and More Intuitive Selection
Left/Right Mouse Click
You will notice if you use the drop-down list
to set a specific selection type, it will work
using the same rules as the AutoCursor.
If you choose a selection
type with the left mouse
button, that type will be
used for a single selection,
and then reverts back to the
standard selection mode.
If you right-click an option, it stays locked in
that mode until you reset it by selecting the
standard selection button.
Double-Click to End Selection
Double-click lets you keep your hand on
the mouse more and reduce the number
of times you have to press [Enter]. Start a
function like Xform Translate without doing
pre-selection, window the entities you
want, and double-click when you define the
second window. Your selection is completed
and the Xform dialog is displayed. Or use
a function like Join Entities where you can
select multiple entities and have to press
[Enter] to end the function. Now you can just
double-click on the last entity and the join
is completed. If you forgot to double-click
on the last entity you selected, you can just
double-click in an empty area of the screen
and the system treats it like an end selection.
All and Only Availability
We have made the All and Only masking
options available in more functions. You
will notice this especially in functions that
prompt for single entities like the creation of
curves on a surface edge. Now you can use
masking to restrict the surface types.
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Tech Tips
Bet You Didn’t Know (cont.)
Mastercam Check Holder C-Hook Provides High Level Controls for Checking Interference
Use the check holder C-Hook to inspect an operation’s
tool holder for interference with the part. It calculates
areas where there is interference between the holder and
the part, and tells you the minimum tool length required
to avoid it. Before starting this C-Hook, you should select
the desired operation in the Toolpath Manager.
The Check holder C-Hook gives you the ability to:
• Enter a minimum tool length or have Check holder
calculate one for you based on the holder clearance.
• Let Check holder automatically modify the tool
length for you.
• Automatically add operations and tools to provide a
better finish on the part and avoid holder issues.
Mastercam gives you several options for
configuring the tests to check the tool holder
• Set the holder dimensions. Click Holder to read the
holder dimensions from the source operation, or to
manually enter the holder dimensions.
• Choose an option for minimum tool length. You
can either have Mastercam calculate the minimum
required tool length, or enter a minimum value
yourself to test. The minimum value that you enter
here will be the lower bound for multiple tests.
• Set the tolerance and resolution to balance calculation
speed against test precision and accuracy. Enter larger
values for a faster and coarser test.
• Enter a holder clearance to define a minimum
distance the holder is to maintain from the part.
Single test vs. multiple tests
• Use a single test to quickly validate holder clearance
and adequate tool clearance for the tool used in the
current operation.
• Use multiple tests to test a range of tool lengths to
determine the shortest possible tool that can be used.
Set a minimum tool length for the test. Have the test add tools
of increasing lengths. (above) Run the test and Check holder
calculates the minimum tool length. (below)
Avoid issues
like this

Mastercam Check Holder C-Hook (cont.)
Applying the results
After you enter all of the settings, click Perform test to
generate the results. The Test result field tells you if there
was any interference between the holder and the part,
and the Minimum tool length field tells you how long
the tool needs to be to avoid the interference.
• Click the Plot safe motion button to highlight the
areas of the toolpath where the tool clears the part.
• Click the Plot unreachable motion button to
highlight areas of the toolpath where the tool
gouges the part.
• Click Modify source operation to fix the toolpath.
You can tell Mastercam to automatically create a new
tool, edit the tool, edit the tool length in the NCI file,
or create a manual entry operation with the proper
tool length.
High speed surface toolpaths
This C-Hook does not read the holder information from
the holder definition libraries used with the high speed
surface toolpaths. If you select a high speed surface
toolpath, the C-Hook will still use the holder information
from the tool definition. For high speed surface toolpaths,
consider using the functions on the Holder page.
Important notes regarding the Check holder
• Check holder only tests against surfaces and solids,
not wireframe part geometry.
• It works with views other than Top but does not
handle work offsets.
• Drill operations are supported, but only in the singletest
mode.
• 4- and 5-axis operations are not supported.
• For high speed surface toolpaths Check holder does
not read the holder information from the holder
definition libraries used with high speed surface
toolpaths. If you select a high speed surface toolpath,
check holder will still use the holder information
from the tool definition. In order to use this utility
with high speed toolpaths, you need to define the
holder upper and lower diameters.
Tech Tips
Check holder adds tools and operations that eliminate tool and
holder interference, creating a better end result.
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Technical Services
Mastercam X2 Service Patch for
Update Manager
There is an issue with Mastercam X2 that prevents
users from downloading patches via the Update
Manager. The Mastercam X2 Patch 1 is now available
on the Mastercam Web site, www.mastercam.com
under the X2 Downloads section.
This patch MUST be installed
to use the Update Manager
with Mastercam X2. Once
you download and install the
patch, you will be able to use
the Update Manager for future
Mastercam X2 updates and
releases.
If you have any question or suggestions, please email
qc@mastercam.com.
• Insert & solid carbide tools for conventional, high
speed & hard milling. Inch and metric sizes
0.020” to 1 1/4” & 0.5 to 32 mm
• Ball nose, toroid, bull nose, square
& back draft tools for virtually
every milling application
• Cut cores, cavities & surfaces
cleaner, smoother & faster
WORLD HEADQUARTERS
30200 Ryan Road
Warren, MI 48092 U.S.A.
Tel: (586) 573-9450
Toll Free: 877-645-5782
877-MILLSTAR
Fax: (586) 573-9451
info@millstar.com
www.millstar.com
Mastercam’s Service and Support
Mastercam’s industry-leading service and support
ensures that you’ll get the most from your CAD/CAM
investment. We are there for you every step of the way.
If your Mastercam Reseller is unavailable, you can call
CNC Software Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 5:30 PM, USA
EST. When calling for technical support, please follow
these guidelines:
• Always attempt to contact your Mastercam Reseller
first.
• Provide your contact information, Mastercam
version you are running, and the serial number of
your SIM.
• Be ready to describe the problem in detail.
• Be at your computer when you call.
• Try to duplicate the problem before calling. Our
technician may require you to duplicate the problem
while you are on the phone.
When you call, have ready a complete description of
your hardware, including your operating system (OS),
central processing unit (CPU), mouse, and memory.
You can leave a message for CNC Support Services via
e-mail to posts@mastercam.com. Please include:
• Version of Mastercam you’re running.
• Serial number of your SIM.
• Telephone number where you can be reached.
• Detailed description of your issue.
• Files required to reproduce the issue including the
Mastercam geometry file (MCX, MC9, etc.), system
configuration files, and/or post processors.
• Mastercam X and X2 customers should use Zip2Go
to gather part files into a Z2G file and attach this
file to the e-mail. For more information on using
Zip2Go, please refer to the Mastercam Help.

Post Processing Service and Support
A post processor is needed to translate toolpath
information from Mastercam into an NC format the
machine tool can interpret. Mastercam provides a
default set of post processors available with the product
installation. Mastercam also has an extensive library of
available Post Processors for use with Mastercam.
Technical Services
Mastercam’s Post Processing department is responsible
for development and maintenance of post processors
for use with the Mastercam product line, as well as
support related to post processors. Your Mastercam
Reseller should be your first contact with all your post requests. Your Mastercam Reseller has received extensive
training with the Mastercam product line including post processor development.
If you are unable to contact your Mastercam Reseller or you need further assistance, you can contact CNC Software’s
Post Processing Department Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 5:30 PM, USA EST at 860-875-5006 or by sending an e-mail
to posts@mastercam.com.
When requesting modifications to an existing post
processor, please follow these guidelines:
1. Contact your Mastercam Reseller first for assistance.
2. Provide your contact information, Mastercam version you
are running, and the serial number of your SIM.
3. Provide a detailed description of the problem.
4. Provide the make and model of the machine and control.
5. Provide the PST file that you are using including any
additional post related files such as PSB or TXT.
6. Provide a simple Mastercam file (MCX, MC9, etc.) that
illustrates the problems you are having with the post
processor. When possible please attempt to determine
the problem operations or toolpaths.
7. Provide the “bad” NC code file that is being output from
Mastercam. Make sure this code was generated with the
Mastercam file you have included.
8. Provide the “good” NC code file that shows the corrections
needed. You can make a copy of the “bad” NC file and edit
it replacing the bad code with the desired code. Include
any additional comments you think may be helpful.
9. Mastercam X customers should use the Zip2Go utility to
gather Mastercam part data into a Z2G file and attach this
file to the e-mail. For more information on using Zip2Go,
please refer to the Mastercam Help.
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Customer Spotlight
Rapid Short-Run Production Rushs Unique Product to Market
The American-made Segway® Human Transporter (HT) is a prominent example of excellence assisted by American
moldmaking skill. The combination of Segway engineers’ use of 3D CAD and Mastercam®-created high-speed
machining toolpaths allows Dynamic Plastics super-fast turnaround from 3D CAD drawings to the production of
the Segway.
THE CHALLENGE
The manufacturers and design engineers of the Segway® HT needed to shorten time-to-market without sacrificing
quality of their product.
THE SOLUTION
Mastercam Mill Level 3 with Mastercam Solids and Moldplus
THE BENEFITS
• With Mastercam’s associative toolpathing, Dynamic Plastics technicians either modified the mold tooling or
created new tooling as necessary with drastically reduced turnaround.
• Moldplus, an add-on for Mastercam, copies the run-off and parting line surfaces for the cavity mold into the
core mold layer for that perfect fit. Moldplus has given Dynamic Plastics a time savings of up to 70% on the
most complex jobs.
• Technicians can take virtually any kind of file into Mastercam.
• Programmers can fine-tune the production even further using Mastercam Solids.
“We’re now in the process of
fine-tuning production even
further using Mastercam
Solids. Our moldmakers can’t
believe it’s so easy to use. The
time saved by Solids offsets
the learning curve with no
slowdown on the floor, so
they’re getting up to speed by
using Solids on other projects.”
- Tom Prebelich, Tooling
Foreman, Dynamic Plastics

PROJECT DETAILS
Dynamic Plastics owners Joe Doss
and Jim Connell tell a story typical
of many niche moldmakers: he
started in a garage, invested in
quality CAD/CAM/CNC software,
took increasingly complex rushdelivery
jobs, then hired, trained,
and expanded his workforce. That
was 11 years ago.
Now Dynamic Plastics employs
twelve moldmakers, eight molders,
and five support/management
staff. “We’re always being pushed
to get things ‘today’ at production
quality,” says Tooling Foreman, Tom
Prebelich.
It is the first of its kind – a selfbalancing
personal transportation
device designed to give riders the ability to move
much faster than walking, and to carry more. Users
commute, shop, and run errands more efficiently while
adding a little fun to their day. It also makes businesses
more productive by allowing workers greater visibility,
versatility, mobility, and carrying capacity.
The manufacturers and design engineers of the
Segway HT, seeking to shorten time-to-market without
sacrificing quality, found some key time- and costsaving
benefits in the emergent field of rapid injection
molding. The combination of Segway engineers’
use of 3D CAD and Mastercam®-created high-speed
machining toolpaths lets the Segway engineers expect
super-fast turnaround from 3D CAD drawings they sent
via the Web to Dynamic Plastics.
Dynamic Plastics co-owner Jim Connell credits
Mastercam-driven design and toolpathing for DP’s
accurate-the-first-time machining in high-quality
aluminum. Since Mastercam features associative
toolpathing, DP technicians either modified the mold
tooling or created new tooling as necessary with
drastically reduced turnaround.
Customer Spotlight
Tom Prebelich, says, “The mold
parts must fit right the first
time out. For the overmolding
step, cutting accuracy has to be
absolutely precise so the face of
the tooling shuts off, leaving just
the ‘bumps’ without getting Texin®
all over the face.
Using Moldplus, an add-on for
Mastercam, we copy the
run-off and parting line surfaces
for the cavity mold into the core
mold layer for that perfect fit. In
the seven years we have used
Mastercam’s Moldplus add-on, it
has given us a time savings of up
to 70% on the most complex jobs.”
“Our technicians can take virtually
any kind of file into Mastercam,” Prebelich observes,
“and move the job right along. In a real rush situation
like this, we’ll separate the customer’s model, design
the cavity mold, and hand that off to another operator
so machining begins on the job even before the
whole mold is designed.”
“We’re now in the process of fine-tuning production
even further using the Solids functions of Mastercam.
Our moldmakers can’t believe it’s so easy to use. The
time saved by Solids offsets the learning curve with no
slowdown on the floor, so they’ve getting up to speed
by using Solids on real projects.”
And the customers are happy. They get rapid
prototyping at first-line production quality and
production runs that suit their startup needs, all from a
single, low-cost mold. Betsy Weichel, Dynamic Plastics’
QC manager, consistently confirms that their products
meet customers’ quality specifications. Escalating
offshore market competition is driving customers’
demand for higher quality, economy, and faster
turnaround. Flexible, knowledgeable niche shops like
Dynamic Plastics are already good to go!
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Marketing News
Advanced Multiaxis Promotion for Version 9 Level 3 Customers
If you are a Mastercam Mill Level 3 customer still using Version 9 to program your multiaxis machine, now is the
time to update to Mastercam X2. We are offering a special deal for customers that update to X2 and include the
Mastercam Advanced Multiaxis add-on.
There are some amazing new features in Mastercam X2 and Advanced Multiaxis that add an extra level of flexibility
to your machining operations. The new suite of multiaxis operations help you program your multiaxis machine
quickly and with ease. If you haven’t taken a look at the latest Mastercam technology, now is the time. The
Mastercam X2 Advanced 5-Axis toolpaths are an exponential improvement from the original multiaxis functionality.
In fact, some people have commented that it is the best in the industry.
Call or email your Reseller today to find out more information. If you have misplaced your Resellers contact
information, you can find it at www.Mastercam.com in the Find a Reseller area.
Please note: This special is available to industrial customers only.
Trade Shows
The following is a list of upcoming trade shows. For a complete list of Mastercam events, please look under
the Events tab on the Mastercam Web site or enter the following URL www.mastercam.com/events.
SolidWorks World 2007
February 4-7, 2007
Morial Convention Center
New Orleans, LA
Booth 317
Carolina’s Woodworking Expo
February 15-16, 2007
Greensboro Coliseum Complex
Greensboro, NC
Booth 2409
ITEA – Educational
March 15-17, 2007
San Antonio Convention Center
San Antonio, TX
Booth 327
WESTEC
March 26-29, 2007
Staples Center
Los Angeles, CA
Booth 3258
EASTEC
May 22-24, 2007
Eastern States Exposition
West Springfield, MA
Booth 5245
TSA – Educational
June 24-28, 2007
Nashville, TN
Booth TBA
AWFS 2007
July 18-21, 2007
Las Vegas Convention Center
Las Vegas, NV
Booth 1407
SOUTH-TEC
October 2-4, 2007
Charlotte Convention Center
Charlotte, NC
Booth 2205
Midwest Woodworking Expo
November 8-9, 2007
DeVos Place
Grand Rapids, MI
Booth 1004

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