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"What does the Dynamic Plane freature in Mastercam do?"

Dynamic Plane Introduction Video



General Questions

"What are the system requirements for Mastercam X4?"

Mastercam System Requirements

  • Processor: 1.5 GHz (minimum) 32-bit Intel-compatible processor; 64-bit Intel-compatible processors are supported.
  • Operating System: Windows XP, Windows Vista (Business or Ultimate), Windows 7 (Professional or Ultimate) including the latest service packs and recommended updates; .NET 3.5 framework.
  • Memory: 1 GB (minimum) 2 GB recommended, 1.7 GB available hard disk space.
  • Graphics: 128 MB OpenGL-compatible graphics card (minimum).
  • Monitor: 1024 x 768 at 96 DPI (minimum).
  • Mouse: Windows-compatible 2-button or 3-button mouse (or with middle mouse wheel).
"When I begin to draw the endpoints on the screen, I am not getting any solid lines while I am drawing. Can you please tell me why this is happening and what do I need to do?"

Graphics Issue

You need to adjust the settings in Mastercam to accommodate your graphics card. Follow the instructions below to fix this:
1. Start Mastercam
2. Click on Settings
3. Click on Configuration
4. Click on Screen
5. Change the Graphics support setting from OpenGL (default) to GDI
6. Click OK
7. Yes if it asks to save settings

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