CAM Software includes tutorial module.
Press Release Summary:
Intended for milling, turning, fabrication, and wire EDM, SmartCAM® V15.0 includes Learning SmartCAM(TM) module, which provides information, tutorials, and exercises to assist users in learning program. With ability to create and modify toolpath lead-in/lead-out moves, users can change parameters or lead-type, or in case of closed profiles, specify start/end position and include overlap amount. Additional features include View Orientation pull-right menu, and model healing on import.
Original Press Release:
New Learning Module, Toolpath Generation and User Interface Improvements Highlight New SmartCAM V15.0 Release
Usability, Visualization, ACIS Upgrade Also Featured
SPRINGFIELD, OREGON - Friday, April 11, 2008 - SmartCAMcnc has announced the release of
SmartCAM® V15.0 applications. Version 15.0 delivers a significant new tutorial module for learning the SmartCAM suite of computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) system software, and builds on the toolpath, visualization and usability themes found in recent releases.
The SmartCAM product family consists of computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) software
applications for milling, turning, fabrication and wire EDM.
"Our goals with each development cycle is to release a new version that advances SmartCAM on two main fronts," said Doug Oliver, SmartCAMcnc's Senior Product Manager. "First, capability improvements such as better CAD data handling and new toolpath generation; secondly, fundamental enhancements to the way users interact with SmartCAM, such as user interface improvements and new capabilities to learn the extensive power the product provides. SmartCAM Version 15 clearly delivers on both these goals."
The new Learning SmartCAM(TM) module includes information, tutorials and exercises to assist both new and advanced users in learning SmartCAM V15. The web-based system is available on the SmartCAMcnc website, www.SmartCAMcnc.com, and is designed to help new users quickly become proficient with SmartCAM, as well as assist medium and advanced users resolve complex problems and show new processes and capabilities for completing various tasks. Even the most proficient SmartCAM users will find the tutorials useful.
The site is broken up into several sections: a SmartCAM overview, fundamentals of SmartCAM, advanced topics, automating SmartCAM with macros and custom panels, and working with code generation (post processors).
Version 15 also boasts a significant improvement to SmartCAM's ability to create and modify toolpath lead-in/lead-out moves (entries and exits). "Lead-in/out moves are now uniquely identified in SmartCAM, allowing them to be recognized visually," Douglas went on to say, "then selected and changed using the new geometry edit capability created specifically for them. The user can change parameters or lead-type or in the case of closed profiles, specify a new start/end position and include an overlap amount. Users can experiment to find an optimal configuration and location, and then
automatically update the model with the new definitions."
Other Highlights
Continuing on the machining from solids improvements of v14, several new geometry modeling tools and selection techniques are provided:
- UI Improvements
o pull-down menus from previously static icon bars
o new context popup menus for graphics view and list view
- Viewing and Visualization Improvements
o new View Orientation pull-right menu
o Navigator 3D Mouse devices now supported in Show Path toolpath and machining sequence
verification
- CAD Data Improvements
o New model healing on import, which includes simplification and stitching
o The ACIS kernel has been upgraded to ACIS version 18.0
About SmartCAM & SmartCAMcnc
The SmartCAM family of computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) software provides multiplesurface capabilities for a full range of parts from 2-axis work to complex 3/-axis molds, dies, and prototypes. SmartCAMcnc provides maintenance contracts, updates, upgrades and technical support for all SmartCAM users, regardless of version. All SmartCAM products include updated data translators and market-leading NC editing software from Predator Software, Inc.
SmartCAMcnc is a Springfield, Oregon-based company that was established in December 2003 to develop, sell and support SmartCAM for the benefit of its worldwide customer base of over 12,000 companies in 63 countries. The company has successfully delivered two major releases of the award winning software each year since then.
To monitor further developments please visit www.SmartCAMcnc.com.
Media Contact:
Hugh Caldwell, VP of Sales & Marketing, hugh.caldwell@smartcamcnc.com, (541) 344-4563
