I am going to have some parts machined and the machinist is using mastercam. is there a spacific file I can give hime to use, or am i stuck with dxf. I would like something that comes straight from the 3d model to ensure accuracy. any ideas/suggestions?
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11-16-2006, 11:32 PM #1
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catia to mastercam...help
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11-17-2006, 12:42 AM #2
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mastercam opens .IGES files pretty well. you might try that
and see how the shop responds.
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11-17-2006, 01:57 AM #3
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.igs will produce surfaces in Mastercam. I much prefer a solid model. I would recommend .xt (parasolid) or .sat as I have had very good luck with both of those in Mastercam. I have also found that compressing (especially parasolids) files (.zip) before e-mailing helps reduce the chance for errors.
If there are problems, try using a different version of the parasolid converter.
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11-20-2006, 04:01 PM #4
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I have seen better transfer if you use Step. Have you checked to see if the customer does not have the Catia Translator for MC?
(Note: The opinions expressed in this post are my own and are not necessarily those of CNCzone and its management)
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