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Design Tools

Design Tools Standard

Design Tools Standard offers the Mastercam end-user a range of tools to help prepare part models for manufacturing. Tools include allowing for surface trimming, surface normal setting, smart surface selection, edge creation tools, part surface extensions, mold split analysis, core and cavity separation and mold run-off creation,.

  • Complex Surface Trimming

  • 2D and 3D Edge creation tools

  • Surface Edge Extension tools

  • Part Run-off Surface

  • Draft Angle Analysis

  • Mold Splitting (Core and Cavity Separation)

  • Moldlocks Creation

  • Cross Sections

  • Automatic Drafting Layout

  • 5-Axis Tool Kit Features included with this license:

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Design Tools Professional

Design Tools Professional builds on top of the Standard Tools by offering powerful tools for surface trim boundary manipulation, surface connection/junction creation, electrode creation and vacuum forming tools, creating curves and vectors along with path manipulation tools for 5-axis curve and drill machining. STL models can be split into multiple closed body sections and edges created.

  • Electrode Maker

  • Surface Trim Editor**

  • Surface Junction/Patching

  • STL Utilities

  • 5-Axis Tool Kit Features included with this license:

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5-Axis Toolkit

Quick part preparation tools for 5axis machining. Powerful curve and vector creation and manipulation tools for Curve/Drill 5axis machining in Mastercam. Any client doing curve/drill 5axis machining in Mastercam needs these tools!

  • Smart Surface Normals

  • Smart Surface Selector

  • Radius Analysis

  • Surface U/V Direction

  • Curve 5 Axis Path Creation/Toolpath Generation

  • Part Surface Extensions

  • Stock Slice Creation

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Curve5Axis12.1: Easy Toolpath Generation for Mastercam

Curve5Axis12.1: Easy Toolpath Generation for Mastercam

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5-Axis Toolkit Professional

Create Swarf paths by creating curves and vectors along the wall angles (fully editable and tiltable).
- Instantly create the Mastercam Curve 5axis toolpath using the curves and vectors from these paths!

Curve 5axis Path Generation in Mastercam

Curve 5axis Path Generation in Mastercam

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Plate Fixture Design

Quickly design and create an interlockable support structure consisting of 2D plates to support parts for trimming and other finishing applications.

  • Grid Layout

  • Plate Fixture Parameters

  • Output​​

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Plate fixtures can be economical when manufactured from wood or aluminum. The process of designing and manufacturing these plates can be cut down from days to minutes if they are being designed manually!!!

Moldplus' Plate Fixture Creator for Mastercam

Moldplus' Plate Fixture Creator for Mastercam

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CAD Translators

The CAD Translator 9.6 offers many practical features for the end user to quickly import the 3D CAD models, access the relevant data from the imported CAD model and prepare them for manufacturing. This release is available for Mastercam 2025-2022.

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Moldplus CAD Translator 8 for Mastercam

Moldplus CAD Translator 8 for Mastercam

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The version 9.6.5 supports the following formats:

CAD Product
Supported versions
File Formats
MBD Import
JT
From 6.4 to 10.7
JT
**Yes
Step
AP209, AP203 (E1, E2), AP214 (up to E3), AP242 (E1, E2)
.STP, .STEP
Yes
Creo/ProE
From 2000i to Creo 11.0
.PRT, .ASM, .PRT.*, .ASM.*
Yes
NX
From 15 to NX 2312.7000
.PRT
Yes
CATIA v4
To 4.2x
.MODEL, .MOD, .MDL, .EXP, .CAT
No
CATIA v6
From R2010x to R2024x
.3dxml
*Yes
CATIA v5
From R10 to R34 (V5-6R2024)
.CATPart, .CATProduct, .CGR
*Yes

Assembly Import

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  • Preview and import assembly files

  • Quickly select and import components

  • Manage imported assembly files

CAD Tree Import

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  • Feature tree from the CAD model

  • Manage data in the CAD Tree

  • Geometry association to tree

  • Manage hidden entities

  • Search and change properties

MBD Import

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  • 2D MBD Views

  • View all the MBD entities

  • Store the imported 2D MBD views

Verisurf 3D MBD data

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  • Import and manage 3D MBD data

  • View, move and edit 3D MBD data

  • Use the associated MBD callouts in other Verisurf products

  • Create new 3D MBD data

Comparison Chart

Features
Standard
Professional
5-Axis Toolkit
5-Axis Toolkit Professional
Plate Fixture Design
Ultimate
Draft Angle Analysis
Parting Line Creation
Surface Extensions
Mold Splitting (Core and Cavity Separation)
Moldlocks Creation
2D and 3D Edge creation
Cross Sections
Surface Trimming
Drafting layout. (ISO/ANSI/JIS)
Curve Offset Creation
Electrode Creator
Surface Untrimming Tools
Surface Junction
Trim Editor
Splitting surfaces
Smart Surface Normals
Smart Surface Selector
Radius Analysis
Surface U/V Direction
Part Surface Extensions
Curve 5 Axis Path Creation/Toolpath Generation*
Point Path Creation/Toolpath Generation*
Stock Slice Creation
Moldplus Swarf Paths*
STL Tools - Split STL models /Create Edges
Moldplus Plate Fixture Creator

* Mastercam Mill and Mastercam Curve/Drill 5axis Toolpath licenses required to generate the Drill and Curve 5axis paths

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Design Tools Professional and 5axis Toolkit Professional products are available as a package

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Design Tools Ultimate includes Design Tools Professional, 5axis Toolkit Professional and Plate Fixture Design products

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