July Mastercam Newsletter 2012
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Mastercam News—X6 MU2 Released X6-MU2 Installation Mastercam X6MU2 can be downloaded by Clicking Here You must be on current maintenance to receive this release. You MUST have X6 already installed on your system to install this update. You do not need X6-MU1 installed to install X6-MU2. X6-MU2 is a cumulative install and includes the updates of X6MU1. Save the .exe to your desktop. After downloading, double click to launch the installer and follow the prompts. This is NOT a standalone installation, it will install right on top of your current X6 installation. X6 Post Processors do not need to be updated to run in X6-MU2 After the installation finishes and once you launch Mastercam X6 we recommend you do go over the "What's New File" to see what is new with the release. This file is located on your computers "C Drive" here C:\Program Files\mcamx6\documentationReadMe.htm If you have any questions please don't hesitate to contact Cimquest at (866) 277-8778 or Email Support: [email protected] Please Note - If X6-MU2 is uninstalled, X6 must be installed again, so it is a good idea to keep the X6 installation source readily available To all customers on current Mastercam maintenance. Mastercam X6-MU2 has been released and is available for download. We do highly recommend downloading and installing this update Promotion Contact Cimquest 866-277-8778 or [email protected]
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Mastercam News—X6 MU2 Released
X6-MU2 Installation Mastercam X6MU2 can be downloaded
by Clicking Here You must be on current maintenance to receive this release.
You MUST have X6 already installed on your system to install this update. You do not need X6-MU1
installed to install X6-MU2. X6-MU2 is a cumulative install and includes the updates of X6MU1.
Save the .exe to your desktop. After downloading, double click to launch the installer and follow the
prompts.
This is NOT a standalone installation, it will install right on top of your current X6 installation.
X6 Post Processors do not need to be updated to run in X6-MU2
After the installation finishes and once you launch Mastercam X6 we recommend you do go over the
"What's New File" to see what is new with the release. This file is located on your computers "C
Drive" here C:\Program Files\mcamx6\documentationReadMe.htm
If you have any questions please don't hesitate to contact Cimquest at (866) 277-8778 or Email
Support: [email protected]
Please Note - If X6-MU2 is uninstalled, X6 must be installed again, so it is a good idea to keep
the X6 installation source readily available
To all customers on current Mastercam maintenance.
Mastercam X6-MU2 has been
released and is available for download.
We do highly recommend downloading and
installing this update
Promotion
Contact Cimquest 866-277-8778 or [email protected]
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Mastercam For SolidWorks News—X6 MU1 Released!
Download Mastercam for SolidWorks X6-MU1 by Clicking Here
You must be on current maintenance to receive this release.
You MUST have X6 already installed on your system to install this update.
Save the .exe to your desktop. After downloading, double click to launch the installer and follow the
prompts.
This is NOT a standalone installation, it will install right on top of your current X6 installation.
X6 Post Processors do not need to be updated to run in X6-MU1
After the installation finishes and once you launch Mastercam for SolidWorks X6 MU1 we recommend
you do go over the "What's New File" to see what is new with the release. This file is located on your
computers "C Drive" here C:\Program Files\McamforSWx6\documentation\ReadMe.htm
If you have any questions please don't hesitate to contact Cimquest at (866) 277-8778 or Email
Support: [email protected]
Please Note - If Mastercam for SolidWorks X6-MU1 is uninstalled, X6 must be in-stalled again, so it is a good idea to keep the X6 installation source readily
available
Mastercam for SolidWorks X6 MU1 Installation Instructions
To all customers on current Mastercam maintenance.
Mastercam for SolidWorks X6-MU1 has been released and is available for download.
We do highly recommend downloading and installing this update
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What’s New In Mastercam - Future Operating System Support
**IMPORTANT - MASTERCAM X7 OPERATING SYSTEM NEWS**
With the coming release of Mastercam X7 in the 1st quarter of 2013, we would like to
take this time to send you an important reminder.
Please note that as of Mastercam X7, Windows XP and Vista will no longer be supported platforms to run Mastercam.
You will be able to continue running Mastercam X6 on your XP or Vista operating sys-tems, but will be unable to install or upgrade to X7 until you update your operating
system. For Mastercam X7, which is due to be released in the 1st quarter of 2013, the supported operating systems are Windows 7 and Windows 8(if released). If you have
any questions, please contact support at [email protected] or call 732-699-0400 ext 1.
Thank you,
Cimquest Mastercam Technical Support Team
We want to hear from you - Please take this short survey
To Our Customers,
Thank you to those of you who have already responded to our survey. Your feedback will help us continually im-
prove our support for you. For those who have not yet responded, can you help us by taking this short survey?
It will only take about 5 minutes of your time, and we hope you will help us by responding.
By participating in our survey you can let us know how
well we're supporting you, and offer suggestions on how we can improve moving forward.
This survey is open until July 31, and we look forward to your input.
Thank you for giving us the opportunity to support you!
--Cimquest Technical Support Team
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2D High Speed Toolpaths (HST) - Basic
Overview of HST. This will cover 2D HST showing you
a step by step orientation of the feature in Mastercam.
3D High Speed Toolpaths (HST) - Basic
Overview of HST. This will cover 3D HST showing you
a step by step orientation of the feature in Mastercam.
Date & Time Place
August 1, 2012 1pm-3pm Windsor Locks, CT
August 14, 2012 9am-11am Cimquest - Sterling, MA
Date & Time Place
September 4, 2012 1pm-3pm Cimquest - Sterling, MA
Feature Based Machining - FBM & FBD
- Basic Overview of how to use FBM & FBD to assist in
your machining process, this will cover set up and a step
by step orientation of the feature in Mastercam.
Date & Time Place
August 14, 2012 1pm-3pm Cimquest - Sterling, MA
August 29, 2012 1pm-3pm Windsor Locks, CT
October 16, 2012 9am-11am Cimquest - Sterling, MA
Upcoming Events Cimquest New England
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Understanding Machine & Control
Definitions - Basic understanding of how Machine
and Control Definitions' interact with Post processors
Date & Time Place
October 16, 2012 1pm-3pm Cimquest - Sterling, MA
Date & Time Place
September 4, 2012 9am-11am Cimquest - Sterling, MA
October 31, 2012 1pm-3pm Windsor Locks, CT
Date & Time Place
September 26, 2012 1pm-3pm Windsor Locks, CT
Mastercam Setup Sheet - Basic introduction into
Mastercam's new set up sheet and active reports.
Upcoming Events Cimquest New England
Work Coordinate System (WCS) - Basic Overview of how WCS's work and how to create,
name and save them.
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Free Verisurf Tool Kit — Download these Free helpful tools
Verisurf Tools for Mastercam X6 is free to
use and include some very useful tools like
Hole Axis and Minimum Bounding
Here is the download link to Verisurf tools for
X6. Install - Verisurf Tools for Mastercam X6
Here is a video about What's New in Verisurf
Tools for Mastercam X6 What's New - Ver-
isurf Tools for Mastercam X6
This is unsupported by Mastercam as it is a
free add on by Verisurf, for more information
please contact www.verisurf.com
Mastercam Tech Tip
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Mastercam Basic Mill - August 6-8, 2012@ Cimquest Sterling MA Design, interface & configuration. project setup, 2D Toolpaths & NC output.
Mastercam Advanced Mill - August 22-24, 2012 @ Cimquest Sterling MA Surface creation & manipulation, 3D toolpaths, multi-surface toolpaths & verification
Mastercam Advanced Lathe - August 30 & 31, 2012 @ Cimquest Sterling MA Advanced turning applications including C-Axis and Mill-Turn
August 1, 2012@ Windsor Lock, CT - Session - 9am-12noon
August 8, 2012 @ Cimquest Sterling MA - Session 1 - 9am-12noon
August 8, 2012@ Cimquest Sterling MA - Session 2 - 1pm-4pm
August 29, 2012@ Windsor Lock, CT - Session - 9am-12noon
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