Mastercam Mill Version 5 for Windows released

Major enhancements include gouge-free multi-surface machining and
solids-based toolpath verification

October 5, 1994 -- TOLLAND, CT,--CNC Software, Inc., announces the release
of Mastercam Mill Version 5 for Windows. Mastercam Mill is integrated
CAD/CAM software for 2-through 5-axis milling. This latest release is
designed to give NC programmers more machining options and a faster time
to market.

Mastercam Mill Version 5 includes a new multi-surface machining utility
called ToolMaker, which offers gouge-free machining of highly complex
parts. Multi-surface functions include roughing and finishing, flow-line
machining, Z-planer machining with lead-in and lead-out, and linear or
helical entry for roughing. The new release also includes user-definable
containment machining, allowing users to quickly select a specific area of
a part to be cut.

"The multi-surface ToolMaker utility is included in Mastercam through a
licensing agreement with CIMLINC, Inc., a company which develops
UNIX-based CAD/CAM products," says Mark Summers, vice president of CNC
Software. " The utility runs within Mastercam, truly bringing workstation
functionality to PC users."

New shading and verification functions give users an accurate model of
their finished work. Mastercam's solids-based toolpath verification
generates a model of the part exactly as it will come off the machine,
with every surface, radius, chamfer and scallop. Surface shading lets the
user check surface integrity while viewing a realistic image of part.

"These new features help eliminate dry runs and test cutting, which Means
faster turnaround time," says Summers. " It's important that our customers
be one step ahead of their competition, and these new enhancements help
make sure that happens."

The new release includes enhancements to many more functions including
pocketing, creation and manipulation of trimmed surfaces, and IGES and VDA
entity translation.

Mastercam Mill Version 5 is an advanced 3-D surface modeler in addition to
an NC programming package. CAD functions include basic 2-D geometry
construction, drafting and dimensioning, as well as complex 3-D design of
NURBS and parametric curves and surfaces.

CNC Software offers a complete family of Mastercam CAD/CAM systems for
2-through 5-axis milling, lathes, 2-and 4-axis wire EDM, lasers, and 3-D
design and drafting.

CNC Software, Inc. is a privately owned corporation founded in 1984. With
more than 21,000 installations in 56 countries, the U.S.-based company
supports their products with a worldwide network of trained Mastercam
dealers. For more information about CNC Software, Inc. and its Mastercam
family of products, please contact CNC Software, Inc. directly at
1-800-228-2877, 344 Merrow Road, Tolland, CT 06084.

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