mastercam for solidworks work on x64 ?

[coykiesaol]

Anyone using mcam for sw on a 64 bit machine? Does it work? SW I'd assume would be in 64 bit mode, while mcam is still x32?

[TheBigJW]

I am reading people are doing it. But isn't Mastercam 2005 still a 16 bit application? 32 colors?

John

[Mike Mattera]

It will work with X5.

Mike Mattera

[peterrhode]

We are running Mastercam X4 here at school with Win 7 X64. Mostly it works. Does not work when you run option to transfer file via serial port to CNC machine as Mastercam uses 16-bit DLL.

[Flankmanoman]

I have MC for SW with Windows 7 32 bit---I was advised by MC that it won't run on 64 bit.

[peterrhode]

System requirements for MasterCam for SolidWorks are listed at Mastercam For SolidWorks X3

This basically says this only works on 32-bit systems.

MasterCam itself works on both 32- and 64-bit Windows with some exceptions.

[SS Customs]

I have it running on a windows 7 64 bit machine. Its running in compatibly mode to make it work tho.

[mafitch7479]

not meaning to hijack the thread, but what kind of prices would someone be looking at for MCam for SW? Just want a rough estimate for reference.

[foxsquirrel]

Originally Posted by mafitch7479 not meaning to hijack the thread, but what kind of prices would someone be looking at for MCam for SW? Just want a rough estimate for reference.

Back when it came out the and if memory is correct it was close to $20,000.

Take look at SolidCam, their software is certified by Dassault. I had a demo a while back and it is the ONLY CAM software that impressed me.

I have been scanning the forums trying to find all the negatives about SolidCam before buying it in an effort to avoid the dry corn cob that shipped with X3

[mafitch7479]

Originally Posted by foxsquirrel Back when it came out the and if memory is correct it was close to $20,000. Take look at SolidCam, their software is certified by Dassault. I had a demo a while back and it is the ONLY CAM software that impressed me. I have been scanning the forums trying to find all the negatives about SolidCam before buying it in an effort to avoid the dry corn cob that shipped with X3

ouch, I'm thinking that might be a year or two down the line :P

Now, we've already got MCam X5, and probably getting a router seat in the next few weeks as well since we've got a router coming. Is that estimate for just the SW add-in, or for the whole package? Not that it matters, since I don't plan on getting it anytime soon, but I'm curious

[foxsquirrel]

Originally Posted by mafitch7479 ouch, I'm thinking that might be a year or two down the line :P Now, we've already got MCam X5, and probably getting a router seat in the next few weeks as well since we've got a router coming. Is that estimate for just the SW add-in, or for the whole package? Not that it matters, since I don't plan on getting it anytime soon, but I'm curious

I have slept few times since they quoted us and this was back when the magazines were running the advertising and the reps did not have clue, its seems it was $20,000 on top of our level 3 mill, lathe, solids package.

Why do you need the router seat, is it for the nesting?. If that is the case just do your nesting in SW and save the sketch in .dxf version 12 then import to MC, use the box select to grab all the geometry and let it rip,assuming that your doing a profile job. The mill package also has tabbing.

[mafitch7479]

Originally Posted by foxsquirrel I have slept few times since they quoted us and this was back when the magazines were running the advertising and the reps did not have clue, its seems it was $20,000 on top of our level 3 mill, lathe, solids package. Why do you need the router seat, is it for the nesting?. If that is the case just do your nesting in SW and save the sketch in .dxf version 12 then import to MC, use the box select to grab all the geometry and let it rip,assuming that your doing a profile job. The mill package also has tabbing.

to be honest, I wasn't sure that the mill package would communicate with the router (post processor?). I've never used a cnc router, so it'll be a whole new thing for everyone here.

My experience with MCam is pretty limited, mostly because I haven't had the chance to experiment with everything due to our machinist being a little "old fashioned". The vast majority of what we do is using simple lines to select chains for machining, rather than anything dealing with surfaces. I'd like to change that, since it'd make my job a bit easier, but he's pretty stubborn.

With the router, probably 90% of what we'll be doing is cutting profiles. There'll likely be some surface work involving vacuum-forming molds and other prototypes.