CAD/CAM Software CAM users need ease of use and smart applications that
can reduce user inputs, he added. “For example, many tradi- tional systems have very basic methods to define machining areas and volumes on prismatic parts. The parts look simple but the programming using typical methods is tedious. Often users have to make many selections to pick and define bound- aries or to create planes in 3D space that are to contain the areas to be machined,” Paradise said. Users expect this to be more automated, to require less picks and for the result to be associative to the part and to the machining sequence. “In NX we have invested in smart programming for prismatic parts that uses a lot more 3D model technology to automatically define the volumes to be machined with far fewer user selections.” The latest NX CAM 8.5 features volume-based milling, which
is standard in all of NX CAM’s base milling packages. It allows the user to rapidly and easily select and define volumes to be machined, and it understands and references the model of the uncut (or stock) material between each operation, Paradise
noted. The system shows the programmer a preview of the intended cut pattern before he decides to accept and compute the toolpath, he said, and customers report up to 10 times faster programming on prismatic parts.
“It’s programming the machine in the 3D life-like environment
exactly as it behaves on the shop floor.”
In the latest release of Delmia’s V6R2013X portfolio, Delmia has added a suite of new enhancements to its all-in- one programming and simulation tools for machining, which includes Extended Milling Machining, Milling Machining, NC Machine Builder, NC Machine Simulation, Prismatic Machin- ing, and Turning Machining. The update includes expansion of its capabilities of emulating controllers such as the Siemens 840D and other leading brands, noted Delmia’s Kishore. The
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