The coolest thing about Matrixcam is that it can REPLICATE a virtual version of what ever Mazak Matrix controlled machine you have. There is no laptop version of matrixcam because of this circuit board requirement. It also comes with an additional circuit board that you must put in your desktop. Matrixcam comes in three modules - M, T and MT. Having used it, I did not master it, but found it cheesy and abbreviated. It allows you to mouse 2D dxf drawings for import right into the mazatrol unit. Matrixcam also has a little 2D applet not available on the machines for dxf type 2D drawing input, which may make mazatrolling a little more pleasant, eventually. MAZAK in the USA currently offers two versions of 'mazatrol for the PC' These are CAMWARE, which is designed to support from T/M1 up through FUSION, and MATRIXCAM, which supports MATRIX, the latest version of Mazatrol, released in 2006. Some more info, to embellish psychomill's spot on info: I doubt anyone has tried building usable CAMData for that machine (in MatrixCam) This would work for the Integrex but may not be so lucky with the QT35 and its super old control. Have your boss look at MatrixCam from Mazak for software. If you're using the Mazatrol, you'll only see a small bit of G-code where you input for 'G and M' on each unit operation or if you enter using 'Manual Entry' key. Code is generated by a CAM system or can be handtyped. G-code = the codes used by the machine control to work the machine and build parts. there a few variations in use now but basically it's:ĬAD = Computer Aided Design(or drafting, or drawing) ex: Pro-E, Solidworks, etcĬAM = Computer Aided Machining (ex: MasterCam, Gibbs, SurfCam, etc)

Software such as Griffo Brothers (CamLink) and Solutionware (MazaCam).Īs for the acronyms.

There are a few platforms to help but none are necessarily 'cheap' per se. I assume you're programming/operating using Mazatrol? (conversational programming).

60K for Mazak software? What software did they quote you? A whole simulator unit? I'd get that requoted.

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