Wire CAD Translators Whether you are bringing in a file from a specific CAD package or a neutral format, dependable, accurate data translators are essential to your shop. Built-in data translators for IGES, Parasolid®, SAT (ACIS solids), AutoCAD® (DXF, DWG, and InventorTM files), SolidWorks®, Solid Edge®, KeyCreator®, Rhino®, STEP, EPS, CADL, STL, VDA, and ASCII. Direct translators for CATIA®, Pro/E, and more are also available. When opening a SolidWorks file in Mastercam, you can bring in the entire solids history, ready to be edited with Mastercam Solids. Special no-charge Mastercam Direct add-ins put a button in your CAD system’s toolbar that lets you launch Mastercam and open your native file with a single click. Mastercam Direct is available for SolidWorks, Solid Edge, or AutoCAD Inventor files. Powerful Part Modeling Mastercam’s streamlined CAD engine makes design work easier than ever before. Each piece of geometry you create is live, letting you quickly modify it until it’s exactly what you want. Further, with traditional functions consolidated into a few simple clicks, Mastercam simplifies the creation of even the most complex parts. Easy 2D and 3D geometry creation with complete wireframe and surface modeling. Fast creation of a wide range of NURBS and parametric surfaces, including powerful net and fence surfaces. New smart surface extension handles difficult surface intersections, delivering smooth, clean results. Flexible surface filleting offers constant radius fillets and point-and-click variable radius fillets. Remove trim boundaries and fill trimmed holes. Automatic parting line calculation for mold making. Associative dimensions update as you change your model. Extensive CAD editing tools, including unlimited Undo/Redo. User-definable drafting grid simplifies detailed construction. Customizable AutoCursor™ snaps to commonly used construction points. Solid modeling is available as an optional add-in. More Ways to Streamline Construction Analyze single points, between points, angles, and entire entities. Simplified and improved work coordinate system makes it easy to work on a model without having to move it in 3D space. Your new planes and origins are easily transferred to your G-code. Save a description with your part for record keeping. View thumbnail images of parts for easier browsing and loading. Improved file management includes a variety of new options for saving and retrieving files, portions of files, specific entities, and more. Solids Mastercam can machine solids quickly and easily. But it doesn’t end there. The Mastercam Solids add-in gives you powerful solid modeling right within your programming software. Solid modeling is transforming the way parts are designed. Now you can bring that power right into your shop. Faster modeling of parts, molds, and fixtures using integrated solids, surfaces and wireframe. Greater flexibility in accepting outside models. Solids machining with access to Mastercam's powerful CAM functions. The addition of Solids turns Mastercam into a true hybrid modeler. Based on the industry-leading Parasolid® kernel, Mastercam Solids delivers powerful solid modeling tools.