Case Study: ArtCenter College of Design achieves easier, higher-quality CAM toolpaths with MecSoft VisualMill

ArtCenter College of Design - Customer Case Study

ArtCenter College of Design, a leading design school, faced a significant challenge with its CAM software. The college's manufacturing program used Mastercam to teach students, but both professors and students found the text-based interface to be cumbersome and difficult to use, hindering the educational process and limiting the complexity of the parts students could machine. This prompted a search for a more intuitive and capable solution.

After evaluating several options, the college selected MecSoft's VisualMill. The software's visual interface, robust interoperability with various file formats, and powerful toolpath features like remachining made it the ideal choice. Following implementation and training from MecSoft, students quickly adopted the new system, resulting in higher quality machined parts and a deeper understanding of the real-world manufacturing process. The partnership with MecSoft also provided a valuable two-way communication channel for continuous product feedback and improvement.

ArtCenter College of Design

Jason Pilarski

Manager