Support for 3D normal offset output:
Surface machining cycles now have an added control to compensate for tool wear on 3D machining toolpaths. This gives greater accuracy and control on tight tolerance components.
Further enhancements to Edgecam’s ease of use include a new design CPL datum marker with colour coded rotation bars and axis labelling. And following introduction of pictures on dialogs in 2013 R2, this has been extended to the ‘rough and finish turn cycles’ promoting ease of use for new or infrequent users.
Also, Edgecam 2014 R1 introduces an interactive editing tool for re-designing standard dialog boxes. The ability to ‘Mask’ the standard interface allows users to pick which modifiers settings are displayed, empowering them to create command dialogs aligned to their preferred manufacturing methods.
Parts of Edgecam have gone mobile in 2014 R1. The new live job reports is designed to be simple, easy and quick for small customers, while being very powerful for advanced users who want to customise it. It keeps the same performance on both small and large databases, easily handling thousands of tools and toolkits. And as this function runs on a website, the client can be a PC, and even a tablet or phone, making it possible to access the reports from the shop floor on the go, without the need to print.
A new item of functionality in part modeler finds fillet radii on third-party imported solid models and allows them to be edited. This finding and editing fillets on imported models feature aids users preparing CAD data for manufacture.
Other part modeler enhancements include advanced loft and sweep commands which allow users to loft dissimilar shapes and add guide curves.