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Mastercam Direct SolidWorks

Mastercam Direct for SolidWorks allows users to transfer part files directly from SolidWorks to Mastercam for machining operations. The add-in must first be installed in SolidWorks and Mastercam. When a design is complete in SolidWorks, the user selects the Mastercam menu to choose a Mastercam program, which will open and import the SolidWorks part. The user can then select existing Mastercam toolpaths to apply to the part geometry.

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Mastercam Direct SolidWorks

Mastercam Direct for SolidWorks allows users to transfer part files directly from SolidWorks to Mastercam for machining operations. The add-in must first be installed in SolidWorks and Mastercam. When a design is complete in SolidWorks, the user selects the Mastercam menu to choose a Mastercam program, which will open and import the SolidWorks part. The user can then select existing Mastercam toolpaths to apply to the part geometry.

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Mastercam Direct for SolidWorks

Installation
Copy the SW-MCDirect.exe to your desktop and execute it to start the install. You will be prompted for the
directory where Mastercam Version 9 installed.

Setup
Start SolidWorks. If the Mastercam menu is not on
the menu bar at the startup, go to the Tools
dropdown menu and select Add-ins. Scroll down
through the list of available options and select
SolidWorks Mastercam Direct option. This will add
Mastercam to the SolidWorks menu bar. This is only
required the first time you open SolidWorks.

Using Mastercam Direct for SolidWorks

Once your design is completed in SolidWorks select


the Mastercam menu and a dropdown list will appear
containing an option for each Mastercam program
installed.

Once you have made your selection, the selected Mastercam product will open and the current SolidWorks part
file will be transferred. At this point you will be prompted to select an existing Mastercam MC9 file containing
operations (toolpaths) that you would like to use. The first time you run Mastercam Direct, you may need to
navigate to the Mcam9 directories where your MC9 files are stored.

If toolpaths have been programmed on this part and you need to make revisions with SolidWorks, the same
sequence of commands can be used. Select the previous revision when prompted for a file containing
operations to import. If you choose not to import operations from a pre-existing MC9 file select Cancel from the
dialog box. Due to differences in how views are defined between SolidWorks and Mastercam, users may choose
to use the WCS capabilities in Version 9 to redefine the Top view as the part is received from SolidWorks.

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