教育套件

操作系统

Mastercam 继续审查 Mastercam 的操作系统 (OS) 要求，目标是为我们的客户提供最佳的用户体验。

我们建议使用 Windows 10（版本 20H2 或更高版本）或更高版本的 64 位专业版。虽然 Mastercam 可以在其他 Windows 版本（例如 Home Edition）或虚拟环境（例如 Parallels for Mac）上运行，但尚未在这些配置上进行测试，因此不受支持。

Mastercam 2021 是官方支持 Windows 7 的最后一个版本，因为 Microsoft 于 2020 年 1 月结束了对该操作系统的扩展支持。Mastercam 2022 将安装在 Windows 7 系统上，但不受支持。Mastercam 的未来版本将不会安装在 Windows 7 上。

处理器

处理器速度将影响软件计算和完成任务的速度。随着每个版本的发布，Mastercam 的越来越多的方面都变得支持多核处理器。使用多核处理器，刀路计算和模拟通常会运行得更快。使用最新的 Intel i7 或 Xeon 处理器，我们通常会看到刀路计算时间减少 50%。

内存

当 Mastercam 使用所有可用 RAM 时，它会切换到使用虚拟内存空间，该空间存储在硬盘驱动器上，会显着降低系统速度。我们建议至少使用 8 GB 内存。对于大型刀路生成和模拟，我们建议使用 32GB RAM。

视频

为 Mastercam 购买新计算机时，最重要的组件之一是显卡。

我们建议使用具有 4GB 或更多内存的 NVIDIA Quadro® 或 AMD FirePro™ / Radeon Pro 卡。可以使用其他显卡，但它们必须提供完整的 OpenGL 3.2 和 OpenCL 1.2 支持。Mastercam 需要 OpenCL 才能将某些计算任务交给显卡以提高系统性能。

我们不建议或支持使用某些 PC 配置中的板载显卡。这些通常无法驱动 Mastercam 等图形密集型应用程序，并可能导致系统不稳定。

确保您使用的是卡制造商提供的最新驱动程序。我们经常看到通过更新视频驱动程序可以解决的问题。驱动程序版本会对卡的性能产生很大影响。

The latest drivers for NVIDIA and AMD can be found at the online links. We recommend using the automatic detect feature to detect which video card is installed. More information on configuring the graphics card can be found at this Mastercam knowledge base article.

MONITOR

Most of our internal systems utilize dual monitors and we find this to be a more productive setup. Mastercam displays on the primary monitor while applications such as Mastercam Simulator, Code Expert, or Tool Manager display on the secondary monitor.

The minimum recommended resolution for the primary display is 1920 * 1080 resolution typical of widescreen monitors available today. Mastercam will run on lower resolution screens but beware of potential sizing issues with larger dialog boxes and panels which may be awkward to work with. Lower resolution monitors may work fine as a second monitor in a dual screen setup.

Mastercam will run on large format displays, including 4K monitors and high-DPI devices however, we do experience some display issues with these configurations.

STORAGE

We have found that one of the best computer upgrades is to invest in a NVMe drive. These drives are now priced at a point which makes them a good investment. Many of our test systems employ a smaller primary NVMe drive for the OS and installed applications with a second large capacity conventional drive for data.

3D MOUSE

A 3D mouse improves the way you interact with your 3D application. It is designed to be used by your non-dominant hand in tandem with a standard mouse for a balanced and cooperative work style. You gently manipulate the 3D mouse’s controller cap to simultaneously pan, zoom and rotate 3D content while your standard mouse is free to select menu items or parts of the model. Additional technical and purchase information can be found on the 3Dconnexion website.

ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE

Most computers today have some kind of anti-virus software to protect from unwanted malware. In some cases, these have been found to interfere with applications such as Mastercam which are running on the computer. Mastercam does not recommend specific anti-virus products, but if you see unexpected issues, it may be a conflict with anti-virus software. Try temporarily disabling the anti-virus software or setting an exception for Mastercam.