Mastercam Multiaxis
Mastercam Multiaxis adds 4- and 5-axis simultaneous toolpaths on top of Mill or Router, for parts with complex surfaces, tight tool access or rotary features that 3-axis machining cannot reach efficiently.
What Mastercam Multiaxis does
Multiaxis extends Mastercam's milling toolpaths to control tool orientation across four or five simultaneous axes, with gouge and collision checking against the part, stock and fixtures. It requires Mastercam Mill 3D or Router 3D as a base.
Key capabilities
4-axis rotary machining
Indexed and continuous rotary-axis toolpaths.
5-axis simultaneous machining
Continuous tool-axis control across five axes for complex surfaces.
Tool orientation control
Lead/lag, tilt and vector control of tool axis relative to the surface.
Collision avoidance
Gouge checking against part, holder, fixture and stock.
Complex surface toolpaths
Multisurface and flowline-style strategies for organic geometry.
Specialised strategies
Application-specific toolpaths are available for parts such as blades and impellers as separate specialised add-ons.
Feature detail must be confirmed against current official Mastercam Multiaxis documentation before publishing specific claims — capability names change between releases.
Where Multiaxis is used
Aerospace
Structural and complex-surface components.
Medical
Small, high-precision complex geometry.
Mold & tooling
Complex core/cavity finishing with tilted tool access.
Turbine & blade work
Multi-bladed parts requiring simultaneous axis control.