on G-code,” Govekar said. “You see a lot of systems around with simulation, but they’re all based on CL [cutter location] data. For simpler scenarios, with no sub-programs, canned cycles or advanced tooling, that may not be a big deal but for today's sophisticated machine tools, it is an absolute necessity.”
Machine simulation is increasingly important, noted Steve Sevitter, regional director—Americas, Vero Software (Cheltenham, UK), developer of CAM software including the EdgeCAM, Ma- chining Strategist, Sescoi, Surfcam, and WorkNC packages. “The latest five-axis or multitask machines are a ‘collision- rich environment’ with a high risk of a clash between part and machine, or even machine head to table,” Sevitter said. “Advanced machine simulation can both avoid these collisions, plus reduce machine time by allowing the user to optimize the toolpath.”
“A seamlessly integrated solution offers users
transparent workflow where they can’t tell where the CAD tools end and the CAM tools begin.”
In aerospace machining, highly accu- rate machine simulations are mandatory. With the Dassault Systèmes V6R2014 suite of CAD/CAM applications, aero- space users can now take advantage of full machine simulations before taking product designs to the shop floor, noted Jean-Marc Cauzac, Delmia Manufactur- ing Consultant, senior machining expert, Dassault Systèmes (Paris), and it’s impor- tant for software developers to work with customers in tight process integration on designs both upstream and downstream before going to the factory floor.
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“The main development today is on the specific applica- tion,” Cauzac said. “In the aerospace domain, one of the big- gest requests is from customers machining structural parts with a lot of pockets. People are machining pocket by pocket, and
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