Automotive Design and Production

APR 2017

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CAM Does More in 2017 The latest advances in computer-aided manufacturing software do more of the job of programming toolpaths while making such work simpler for the machinist. More? Machinists want more? When it comes to comput- er-aided manufacturing (CAM) software, machinists want more in terms of automatic toolpath generation and more control over those toolpaths. They want more choices in automated machining strategies, and accurate simulations of those strategies to verify their choices. They want enhance- ments to existing features, and context help and dialog boxes to help them with those features. The CAM software released for 2017 delivers on those goals. Here are some highlights from three software packages. BY LAWRENCE S. GOULD / Contributing Editor EXTENDING THE EDGE With Edgecam 2017 R1 from Vero Software ( edgecam.com ), machinists no longer have to manually carry out the load, insert, merge and rationalize commands when assembling pre-existing parts. Instead, they can add pre-machined part files and specify where to mount those parts on a multi-com- ponent work-holding device (such as a dowel plate). Edgecam will then merge and order all machining sequences by tool or index position, and optimize the numerical control (NC) output into subroutines. In Edgecam 2017 R1, a dialog box lets users add pre-machined part files and specify where those parts are to be mounted on a multi-component work-holding device. 48

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