Wire
Wire contains all of the Design improvements other than the WCS (Work Coordinate System) listed earlier in this document.
Redesigned Contour Interface
Users can now define what type of part they are cutting to influence the parameters they input.
Type of Cut
Choose an icon that describes the cut being made, straight, tapered in, tapered out, tapered in with a land, tapered out with a land. Each choice enables different controls.
Chain Height
Previous version of Wire had many restrictions regarding what it defined and where in Z it existed. Not users can select a chain, and then indicate it if define the XY, UZ or Land Height.
Multiple Tabs
Users can now create multiple tabs on a contour with complete control over location and size. Use the Automatic method that requires only the tab size and the desired number, or manually place the tabs exactly where they will be best. No matter how the tabs are created they can edited graphically without losing any functionality.
Graphical Feedback of Cuts
As users define the cuts for each Contour they will get immediate feedback regarding the order and type of cuts that are going to be generated. The tree structure of the display shows users exactly what is going to happen on each contour to be programmed.
Expanded Control of all Lead-Ins and Lead-Outs
Wire 9 gives complete control over how the Wire will enter and exit each section of the Wirepath.
Access to STCW in every Toolpath
Users can access the STCW setting in every toolpath instead of having to rely on the STCW settings from the secondary menu.
Toolpath Transform
Toolpath Transform now supports Wirepath rotation as well as translation.
Save as Geometry
Now users have control over what Level Backplotted geometry is saved to, including the Entity Attribute Manager. The three switches labeled Now, Session, and Always control when Geometry will be saved. Now will save geometry for the occasion that backplot is run, Session will activate the saving of geometry for the remainder of the current session. Always will turn it on permanently.
Backplot Support for Tapered Threading
Tapered Thread positions are now supported in Wire backplot.
Mitsubishi Wire Users
Do not use Version 8
Mitsubishi wire power settings libraries with Version 9. Version 8 Mitsubishi
libraries will create incorrect Wirepaths if used with Mastercam Wire Version
9.
Background
During Version 9 development, CNC Software changed the Mitsubishi power settings libraries to display both wire radius and wire diameter values. The Version 9 Mitsubishi post processor will use the radius value (TLRAD) instead of the diameter value (TLDIA) to accurately represent the wire offset for each skim pass.
To update existing post
processors
Please see Post Processors - What’s new in the V9.PDF, which is located in the main Mastercam directory.
To convert existing
Mitsubishi libraries
Use the Mits8to9.Dll to convert Version 8 Mitsubishi libraries. This C-Hook will use values in the Version 8 libraries to create libraries suitable for use with Version 9. To use the Mits8to9 C-Hook type Alt-C and select Mits8to9.Dll from the list of available C-Hooks.
