Speed And Feed Calculator for Professional CNC Programmers and Machinists

HSMAdvisor Integration with MasterCAM

  • Pass Toolpath parameters to HSMAdvisor and back
  • Recognize and Associate MasterCAM tools with HSMAdvisor

Save and Retrieve Toolpath parameters from HSMAdvisor database

  • Save MasterCAM Toolpath parameters with a click of a mouse

Apply saved parameters to new MasterCAM Tool Paths

  • ToolPath parameters are filtered out according to their tool names

Download and Install HSMAdvisor hook and add it to MasterCAM using "Customize Toolbar" menu


Download the latest update

HSMAdvisor v2.3.6

May 29, 2021, 3:18 pm by admin

What's new in this update:

  • Fixed Tool Database performance issue
  • Added Plunge Speeds and Feeds to the Printout
    Also now different fields are visible depending on the tool type.

In the previous update:

  • New materials: Nitralloy 135 and RA330
  • Fixed issue with the app falsely reporting busy license.
  • Add remove parked license on License Log Out

HSMAdvisor for Mastercam 2021 HSMAdvisor_For_MasterCAM_2021_v2.3.6.exe Size:5.14 MB HSMAdvisor for Mastercam 2020 HSMAdvisor_For_MasterCAM_2020_v2.3.6.exe Size:5.14 MB HSMAdvisor for Mastercam 2019 HSMAdvisor_For_MasterCAM_2019_v2.3.6.exe Size:5.14 MB
HSMAdvisor For MasterCAM Hook Information

Older versions

HSMAdvisor always supports the latest version of MasterCAM

Please check out the older (2018, 2017 and X9) versions here: HSMAdvisor v1.533

Installation

HSMAdvisor setup requires administrative privileges to install into Program Files.

Although it is not required, we recommend you to install standalone HSMAdvisor prior to installing the hook: this will make sure you have default tool libraries, machines and languages.

See Also

At this moment the following tool paths are fully recognized:

  • Face Mill
  • Contour
  • Pocket
  • Drilling
    (Boring, Tapping,C-Boring)
  • Circle Mill
  • All 2D HST Tool paths:
    Dynamic Milling
    Dynamic Area
    Blend Mill
    Peel Mill
  • All 3D HST Tool paths
  • All 3D Tool paths

Things to be added in the coming days/weeks/months:

  1. Turning
  2. Routing

 

 

Setting up HSMAdvisor hook for MasterCAM 2017:

Setting up HSMAdvisor hook for MasterCAM X9:

Calculating cutting parameters for Face Milling, Saving Tool and Cut data and recalling it when needed: