
When programming with Unified, you first select the geometry you want to cut, then determine the best pattern for that cut. Image from the Intro to Unified lesson on Streamingteacher. The different Unified toolpath patterns are displayed in the Mastercam Operations Menu. These toolpaths will be automatically converted to the Unified toolpath when the file is opened in Mastercam 2023. If either Morph, Parallel, Along Curve, or Project Curve is used in Mastercam files made in earlier Mastercam versions, you will not need to reprogram them in Mastercam 2023. Will I Need to Reprogram an Older Part if it Uses Morph, Parallel, Etc.? We will explain how using Unified will revolutionize your programming workflow in Multi Axis, while addressing concerns you may have about how Unified functions. In reality, this consolidated toolpath is more than an interface update Unified is huge for programming efficiency. Unified may seem like a minor cosmetic update for the Multi Axis toolpath menu. However, in 2023, the four toolpaths: Morph, Parallel, Along Curve, and Project Curve, were made no longer visible in the toolpath menu outside of Unified. The Unified Multi Axis toolpath was actually introduced with Mastercam 2022. GIF from the Unified Comparison lesson on Streamingteacher. Morph, Parallel, Along Curve, and Project Curve were consolidated under the Unified Toolpath in Mastercam 2023 Multi Axis toolpaths menu.

Rest assured, these toolpaths have not been removed! They have been consolidated as cut pattern options under the Unified Multi Axis toolpath in Mastercam 2023. If you have experience programming in Multi Axis in previous Mastercam versions, you will notice that in Mastercam 2023, four toolpaths appear to be missing from the Multi Axis menu. Changes were made to the Unified Multi Axis Toolpath in Mastercam 2023! Here is how these changes will improve your programming workflow in Multi Axis.
