says its new release, version 12, expands on its 5-axis machining capabilities and delivers improved CAD data management, faster toolpath generation and new options for hole cycle optimization.

Pathtrace told IMM at the recent EuroMold Show in Frankfurt that the newest part of its EdgeCAM Solid Machining software suite is aimed at a relatively neglected part of machining a mold: plate work.

This sequence shows a sample of a part that Atscott Manufacturing produced by horizontal machining, programmed with Edgecam. Working with solid models from a range of computer-aided-design (CAD) ...