This article contains installation instructions for
Mastercam, Robotmaster, Moldplus, Aplus, and Moduleworks Laser Aided MFG. (LAM)
Mastercam must be installed before any other modules
Download Mastercam (Note: Request access here)
- Install Mastercam by double clicking on the installer and following the instructions
Activate the Mastercam license:
If you were given a USB dongle (HASP), plug it into a USB slot and run the *.hcode file that was provided to you.
If you were given an activation code & license number a popup should occur when you try to open Mastercam for the first time asking you to activate the license online. Also refer to this article, How to install a temporary Mastercam license
If you have a NetHasp please refer to How to setup a Network License for Mastercam and Moldplus
Additional Mastercam License Info
Check out this PDF for additional Mastercam administration and license information
- Update Mastercam by running the Mastercam updater
- File > Help > Check for Updates
Mastercam must be opened at least once before proceeding with the Robotmaster Installation
The user must have administrator rights to install robotmaster or any other Mastercam modules
- In order to check if you have administrator rights
- Type account into the Windows 10 search bar
- Click Add, edit, or remove other users
- Your account should be listed and Administrator should be below it
- In order to check if you have administrator rights
- It is important to backup your Robotmaster shared files before downloading and installing the update. For further instructions on how to back-up your files, refer to How-to back-up my Robotmaster V6 files.
- Remove any previously installed versions of Robotmaster between V6.2 - 6.8.
- Remove any installed versions of the Robotmaster toolkit.
- Download Robotmaster Note: Request access here
- If you have an older version of Robotmaster installed, uninstall it before proceeding.
- Make sure that you backed-up your shared files by saving a copy of the the Robotmaster_V6 folder and its content located in C:\Users\Public\Documents\shared McamX
- If you have questions regarding backing up your shared files, contact your Robotmaster reseller
Install Robotmaster. Make sure that you select the appropriate Mastercam adapters during the installation process.
- To activate the Robotmaster license double click the rmlic file that was provided to you. Note: The Rmlic file must be executed on the computer that will use Robotmaster.
To access Robotmaster you must manually add the Robotmaster icon into the Mastercam ribbon
- If you were provided with a license for Robotmaster V6 Spray module (usually looks like the screenshot below) - to activate the license you must access the link from the computer that has robotmaster installed
Post processor
Post processors from 6.0 and older are not compatible with 6.9. An update is required if it has been customized (please contact your distributor for any questions).
Post processors from 6.1 to 6.8 are compatible with 6.9 on and X9, but require a quick update to fully support Mastercam, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021 (Advanced Multiaxis - see this document: What's new & Downloads).
- Sign in with your Moldplus credentials : Moldplus download page. (Note: Request access here)
- Download the latest Moldplus for the appropriate Mastercam version
- Run the installation
To register your license, open Mastercam and go to Moldplus / About:
- Select Register and look for the xml license that was provided to you by our team.
If you are using Moldplus with a server license (Wibu or Nethasp) refer to this page: How to setup a Network License for Mastercam and Moldplus
Download the LAM installer. (Note: Request access here)
Mastercam & LAM Compatibility
A ModuleWorks LAM installer is only compatible with one Mastercam version. The version is usually in the name of the executable (e.g. setup_mw5axCustomApps_MCAM2019_874271.exe)
- Add the ModuleWorks icon called mw5axCustomApps Laser aided manufacturing to the Mastercam Toolbar/Ribbon. (Note: Refer to this article on how to customize the Mastercam ribbon)
- Click on the LAM icon that you added to the ribbon and click on the Load license file button
I do not have a LAM license
Create and send a license request file (.mw5xca_lrq) to orders@robotmaster.com (Up to 2-3 days of delay).
See Below for instructions on how to create a LAM license request
How to create a LAM license request
- Click on the "mw5axCustomApps Laser aided manufacturing" icon in Mastercam (the icon you added to the ribbon).
- If you don't have a license, the software will allow you to create a license request file. (See below for steps to create a LAM license Request file)
LAM License Request Reminder
The license request file must be created on the PC intended to be used with Robotmaster
Fill in the fields with the following information..
- Company Name: Robotmaster
- Username: The name of your company (Note: this field should be filled with the name of the company that is purchasing LAM)
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- Product type
LAM - License type
TEMPORARY - Expiry date: October 6, 2020 (Note: This date is provided by Robotmaster)
- Hardware: PC Name (i.e. the name of your PC, usually found in system settings)
After filling in the proper fields
- Click on Save Request in the bottom right, and name it something like 'CompanyA_License_Request'
- After completing this procedure, Moduleworks LAM will generate a file that has the extension .mw5xca_lrq (e.g. LAM_License_Request.mw5xca_lrq)
- Once the “License Request File” is saved, please forward it to orders@robotmaster.com to generate the codes. Please note it could take up to 3 business days to get the LAM license.