The company has released Mastercam Version 9.1. The company says the new features included in version 9.1 are designed to simplify complex processes, improve speed and expand shops' capabilities. Among the improvements, according to the company, are increased tool control, faster verification, cnhanccd solid contour programming and the ability to customize functions using VBScript.

With thin wall machining, according to the company, all levels of Mastercam Mill can achieve finer control over these delicate cutting procedures while ensuring the best possible finish. An operator can specify multiple finish cuts in Z for every rough-cut. Because this technique puts less stress on thin-walled parts, greater overall cutting depth and thinner walls can be achieved, the company says.

With version 9.1, users can create tool paths that are said to rival the quality of a flowline without the classic flowline restriction of having to make sure all surfaces are aligned.

Lightworks Toolpath Verification, available for Mastercam Mill, Lathe, Wire and Router, is an add-on that is said to provide solid-based verification for multi-axis machining.

Mastercam Solids Version 9.1 includes a feature that enables users to perform solid Boolean remove operations while keeping the original solid bodies. According to the company, this saves time and effort by climinating the need to make copies of the solid tool, so that core and cavity solids for a mold can be created with a single solid.