Offline CAD Software optimizes generation of travel paths.
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CALYPSO® Planner allows CAD data to be transferred via standard interfaces or imported from CAD systems. Measurement programs are created based on CAD model stored in CAD core of software. Square safety zone provides automatic definition of probe paths. With simulation option, programmed travel paths and stylus can be displayed as animation. Characteristic Input option allows import of dimensional and tolerance information from CAD model and re-assignment of geometric elements in CALYPSO.
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Calypso® Planner Software from Zeiss Reduces Programming Time By Up To 50%
MAPLE GROVE, Oct 16 - Carl Zeiss Industrial Measuring Technology (IMT) today introduced CALYPSO® Planner, an offline version of the CALYPSO CAD-based software.
With CALYPSO Planner, CAD data can be transferred via standard interfaces (i.e. STEP, IGES, VDAFS) or directly imported from different CAD-Systems (i.e. CATIA, ProEngineer, UniGraphics, IDEAS). Measurement programs are created based on the CAD model stored in the CAD core of the software. The offline version offers all the basic functions that are standard in the CALYPSO online version i.e. selection process of geometric elements and a square safety zone.
The square safety zone is used for the automatic definition of probe paths. It is defined in such a way that the workpiece is completely enclosed. Before and after the measurement of a feature, the sensor moves to the next plane of the square zone. All sensor components are located outside of the square zone to prevent collisions.
There are several options available for CALYPSO that are particularly useful in the offline version i.e. optimizing the generation of travel paths and utilization of CAD data.
With the "CALYPSO simulation" option, programmed travel paths and stylus can be displayed as an animation. A virtual stylus kit allows the user to create various stylus models and combinations. During the animation of the travel motions, collisions between the stylus and the CAD model are identified automatically. Necessary corrections can then be made.
The option "Characteristic Input" offers completely new perspectives. It allows the import of dimensional and tolerance information from the CAD model and the appropriate re-assignment of geometric elements in CALYPSO. The data is transferred via the STEP interface. After all data has been read and identified, measuring programs are practically compiled automatically. Depending on the parts spectrum, programming time can be reduced by up to 50 percent.
Headquartered in Oberkochen, Germany, the global player Carl Zeiss is a leading international group of companies operating in the optical and opto-electronic industry. Carl Zeiss offers technologically advanced solutions for the areas Semiconductor and Opto-electronic Technology, the Life Sciences and Health Care, Eye Care, Industrial Solutions and sophisticated products in the field of Consumer and Sports Optics. The company is directly represented in more than 30 countries and runs production centers in Europe, North America, Mexico and Asia. In the 2001/02 fiscal year a global workforce of roughly 14,700
people achieved a sales figure of just under EUR 2.3 billion.
For more information, please visit www.zeiss.de.
Contact for the press (USA): Annette Smith, Maple Grove, Minnesota, Phone (763) 744-2409, Fax (763) 533-0219, E-Mail asmith@zeiss.com Internet http://www.zeiss.com/imt.
