Thread: Autodesk Inverter Pro 2012 - MasterCAM - CNC
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Re: Autodesk Inverter Pro 2012 - MasterCAM - CNC
I personally have used Autodesk Inventer 2009 with MasterCAM 9 and a CNC.

Basically what I do is I create the part as a 3d model (.ipt) even if it is just going to be a plate that will be machined. From there I create a drawing (.idw) at 1:1 scale and save it as a DXF. MasterCAM is able to import the DXF directly and from there I create the tool paths that are needed. To finish up in MasterCAM I export the tool paths into G-Code (also called post processing) and because the machine I work with does not have an automatic tool changer I post each tool of the program to a separate G-code file.

I have played with MasterCAM x5 and it does all the same things that 9 can do its just the menus are different. The same goes for Inventor 2009 just has a different layout than 2012 (and its more stable IMHO)

Hopefully that explains it a little more.
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