Capture Your Machining Knowledge
Toolpath Associativity
 Mastercam creates a smart link between a part and its toolpaths. This associativity means that if there are any changes to the part, you can easily update the toolpath. |
Mastercam’s full associativity gives you the power to capture your work and build on your experience. Once you program a part – any part – you can modify any element of the job and immediately get updated toolpaths without starting over. Mastercam’s intelligent NC programming lets you build a library of machining strategies done the way you want them. Choose the saved operations, apply them to a part, and Mastercam adapts them to the new model. Fast, easy, and productive: the way programming should be.
CAD File Change Recognition & Toolpath Updating
Mastercam delivers two powerful tools that give you an easy way to identify these issues and streamline programming an updated file - File Tracking and Change Recognition.
The real power of these tools becomes clear when receiving engineering changes to a large file with multiple operations. Something as simple as a few additional drill holes could be frustrating to identify. Now, with a few mouse clicks, you can immediately locate and program these changes, saving valuable time.
 Mastercam's Change Recognition quickly identifies changes to a CAD file, allowing you to easily adjust the toolpath for the updated model. |
- Create a checklist of files to watch including Mastercam, SolidWorks, AutoCAD, or other CAD files. Mastercam alerts you when a newer version of any file on the list is available.
- Mastercam’s Change Recognition identifies modifications to any type of CAD geometry with no file type imitations – any combination of wireframe, solids, or surfaces.
- Mastercam marks any toolpaths affected by the updated CAD file. You can quickly select the new geometry and update the toolpaths.
- Once you update an affected toolpath, automatically update any additional toolpaths that use that geometry.
