SmartCAM Version 18 Introduction
SmartCAM Version 18 delivers new and
improved milling functionality to the SmartCAM milling suite
as well as many customer requested toolpath editing
enhancements to all SmartCAM applicaitons.
Major Highlights Include:
Core Milling Improvements
- in SmartCAM Production Milling, Advanced Milling, FreeForm
Machining and the mill/turn capability found in Advanced
Turning – Three new major core milling Improvements have
been added to the milling processes:
Restmill Roughing,
Feature-based Holemaking and
Helical Milling.
Core Modeling Improvements – in All SmartCAM
V18.0 Applications – A number of customer-requested core
modeling and toolpath editing improvements have been added,
including
Machinable System Fonts, a
Clip-to-Intersection Editing Tool, and enhanced
Geometry Layer Mapping and Filtering Options.
Usability and Productivity Enhancements - in All
SmartCAM V18.0 Applications – Several new usability and
productivity enhancements have been made, including a new
Showpath Toolpath Verification option allows the
verification to be restricted to only the portion of the
model within the viewing window, and new configuration
settings allow the tool motion speeds to be customized to
better match the user’s system capabilities and preferences |