Mill Level 1 Mill Level 1 includes

Mill Level 1



Mill Level 1 includes all of the improvements from Mill Entry plus those listed below.
Highspeed Pocketing

The highspeed pocket toolpaths introduced in Version 8 for Surfaces has been improved and migrated down to 2D pocketing. Options exit for Trochoidal cutting motion when the tool encounters Full Material or for the Entire Pocket. Users also have control over the Loop Radius and Spacing.




Transform of Transform Operations

Users can now transform the results of a transform operation instead of creating new operations in the first Transform and using them in subsequent transforms.


Slot Milling

A new option found in the Circle Toolpaths menu is for Slot Milling. This is designed specifically for the milling of obround slots. It contains a combination of Ramp Contour and Circle Mill toolpaths.


Helical Boring

This new function is also found in the Circle Toolpaths, it is designed specifically for Highspeed insert cutters used for creating holes in all types of material. This toolpath uses a downward helical motion to rough, performs a stepover at the bottom, and then helixes back out of the part for the finish pass.


Thread Milling Support Tapered Threads

User requests have caused us to include new capabilities within the Thread Mill function to support both internal and external tapered threads.
Pre-drill For Plunge Points

In a production environment users will frequently pre-drill plunge points to maximize machine time and lessen tool wear. Now users can wait until all of their operations are completed and then go back and automatically create drilling operations at each plunge position.


Solid Drilling*

This new capability is built upon the Feature Recognition functions in Solids. It will automatically identify both through, blind, and split holes in a Solid and create Drilling toolpaths in a fashion similar to the Autodrill capability introduced in Version 8. (This function is only available if the Solids option has been purchased, contact your mastercam dealer for details)




New Highfeed Machining Finish

The Highfeed machining option in the Operations Manager has been improved on customer request. Now users can use Highfeed only to slow down and accelerate the cutter through corners. The interface has been divided into Tabs with a separate tab for Finishing and Roughing. Setting it up to control corner speeds is easier than ever.