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SmartCAM Fabrication™ software
creates optimized toolpath and code for a variety of CNC machines, including punches, burners, lasers, waterjets, punch/plasma, and punch/laser combinations. Not only will SmartCAM Fabrication help you reduce scrap and improve your fabrication processes, but like all SmartCAM® applications, it is designed to help you reduce programming time and deliver your customer's parts
quicker.
Ease Of Use
SmartCAM Fabrication runs with the icon-oriented Microsoft Windows XP and
Windows 2000 operating systems. SmartCAM Fabrication's graphical user interface uses manufacturing terminology and logical operational sequences that even first time users will find familiar and experienced users can apply quickly.
Compatibility
SmartCAM Fabrication takes design information from any CAD system. IGES, DXF and CAMCAD
Standard™ CAM Connections turn design
elements into part profiles properly sequenced for machining.
Shorten Part Delivery Times
SmartCAM Fabrication provides comprehensive
solutions that help you
get jobs done faster and shorten part delivery
times, including:
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Fast, flexible toolpath geometry.
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Auto-indexing support for an unlimited number of tools.
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Automated area clearance with spiral or zigzag routines.
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Auto Tool Select searches
profiles for common fabrication shapes, then searches the job operation setup file, and automatically
selects tools that fit the shapes. It then creates
tool path for removing material from inside the profiles using the selected tools.
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The Profile Modeling Tool creates centreline tool path for a single cutting pass.
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Canned cycle support for bolt hole circles and grids at any angle.
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Automated folding and unfolding
compensates for bend allowances
and unfolds the part in a single
step. (Because SmartCAM is a full 3-D system, you can modify geometry on the part before or after unfolding it.)
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Automatic flat pattern layouts for
HVAC transition pieces.
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Toolpath optimization functions
that will automatically :find the
most efficient tool motion.
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Automatic or interactive nesting,
including subroutine support that saves material. (SmartCAM will tell you if your subroutines provide optimal toolpath, giving you the choice of using them or not.)
Eliminate Surprises
Visual verification capabilities improve product quality and save you machine time and material costs.
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SmartCAM's graphic model will show you how your part will be cut on the machine you specify.
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Because you are working with a fabrication process model, and not just geometry, you can see how clamps, hold downs, trap doors, and material repositioning will affect the manufacturing process.
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Custom tool graphics let you create the tool shape you need to improve the accuracy of your hits.
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Dimensioning, report generation, and notes capabilities help with shop floor documentation.
Capture Your Manufacturing Expertise
SmartCAM Fabrication provides a number of fast, automatic job solutions, but enables you to have the
final say on how an operation will be done. Almost everything about SmartCAM
applications from the user interface to the way code is output
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can be customized to streamline your work. Powerful macro tools can record your input on one job and then be reused or
modified. SmartCAM puts you, not the computer, in control.
Save Time and Money
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Subroutine support saves you time on repetitive shapes and operations.
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Automatic Toolpath Optimization sorts through toolpath solutions to find the shortest machine cycle time.
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Macro Productivity Tools automate commonly used machining functions to make your work faster and easier.
The SmartCAM Fabrication Advantage
SmartCAM applications are the best value in the CAM market place. That means you get maximum return on your investment. And as your business grows, the SmartCAM family of applications for 21/2- through 5-axis milling, 2- through 6-axis turning, 2- through 5-axis Wire EDM and fabrication will continue to meet your competitive needs.
System Requirements
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SmartCAM Fabrication
