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ADD-ONS TO MASTERCAM


Free add-ons supplied with Mastercam

The following utilities are located at  C:\mcamx\chooks\
Go to: Settings, Run user application then select desired utility

Input utilties


DXFRescuer Loads and converts non-standard DXF data from AutoCad® files
MCDigitize Enters points, lines, and splines from a digitizer
Prob2Spl Converts 3D (XYZ), 5D (XYZ AB), or 8D (XYZ AB UVW) probe center data into splines. Used for reverse engineering of machine probe position data

Wireframe geometry


Align Aligns notes or labels
Asphere Creates the geometry for an aspherical lens
BoltCircle Creates circle of bolt holes
BreakCircles Breaks full circles into smaller arcs
Drawpock Draws geometry for a 2D pocket or slot
DrillPt Draws point entities at the center points of your arcs
FindOverlap Finds and deletes overlapping entities
Fplot Plots a mathematical function
Gear Creates one tooth or all teeth of an involute spur or internal gear
Gridpock Fills a pocket with points or circles or draws points along its boundary
HoleTable Creates a table which categorizes, counts, and labels holes or circles
PullUp Repositions nodes of a parametric spline in positive Z direction
Rmnodes Removes nodes from splines or NURBS surfaces
Sprocket Creates the geometry for a sprocket
TxtChain Creates single lines of text on lines, curves, and other geometric entities
Untrim Untrims all selected splines and NURBS curves to their original extents
WholeSpline Converts a trimmed spline into an untrimmed spline of the same shape

Surfaces and solids


ConsToSpline Converts surface curves to parametric splines
CoonsSurf Creates a surface from a grid of curves, called a Coons surface
CreateBoundary Creates a 2D or 3D boundary curve around a set of surfaces or around the theoretical machined area for specific tool sizes
FlattenSurf Produces a planar surface from a 3-dimensional non-planar surface
Map Maps a surface curve from one surface to another
NoHist Removes the operations history from a solid and transforms it into a "brick"
Rev2Rev Converts a surface to a new surface based on a specified number of U/V patches
Rev2STL Converts a surface to an STL file based on a specified number of U/V patches
STLHeal Repairs gaps in an STL file

Toolpath utilities


Arc3D Converts linear moves into 2D or 3D arcs
Comp3D Adds surface compensation vectors to 3-axis surface toolpaths to support machine controls that have 3D tool compensation
Rolldie Creates toolpaths around a rotary axis
SectionNCI Converts a single NCI file to a series of smaller ones
Swept2R Adds roughing passes and a choice of one-way/zig-zag cutting to a swept 2D toolpath

Tool holders


HolderASCII Converts holder libraries between binary format and ASCII text files

Multi-axis toolpaths


Contain5 Contains the shank of a 5-axis tool inside a chained boundary or to a point
Floor5ax Projects and compensates 5-axis toolpaths along the tool vectors to a set of floor surfaces
FloorNCI Projects and compensates 5-axis toolpaths from an NCI file to a set of floor surfaces in the current part
Focus5ax Modifies the tool axis of a 5-axis toolpath so that it points through either a line or a single point
Project5 Projects a 3-axis toolpath to a set of surfaces and converts the toolpath to a 5-axis toolpath using the surface normal of the contact point as the tool axis vector

Screen and views


BlankDuplicates Locates duplicate entities and blanks them, instead of deleting them
Metafile Saves the contents of the graphics window to a .EMF file
Trimetric Changes the Gview to a trimetric view and adds it to the named view list

Support utilities


Control Definition Compare Compares two control definitions (or their post text) and highlights the differences
   
Zip2Go Gathers and compresses the open (current) Mastercam part data into a .Z2G file. This file can then be opened and viewed with most zip/unzip programs such as WinZip™. Use Zip2Go when you need to transfer a part file to a technical support contact.

Additional free add-ons

Verisurf add-ons
Auto create hole center axis lines:  http://www.verisurf.com/mastercam/downloads.html

X4 Setup sheet

X4 setup sheet from GMCCS:  http://www.gmccs.de/downloads/SetupX+_X4.zip
English language (lang.dll):  http://www.gmccs.de/downloads/langX4_e.zip
Copy the lang.dll to folder:  C:\mcamx\chooks\x+\ 



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