Catching up with CAD/CAM

Catching up with CAD/CAM



Keeping up with CAD/CAM software can be a challenge, as publishers in this sector are constantly releasing new fixes, apps and even entirely new versions of what has just become a familiar and comfortable program. Shop owners often physically squirm when they learn of updates because they’re never sure if this will be the one that crashes the whole system or takes away their favorite features and tools. Thankfully, most updates are helpful and some are gifts from the gods.To get more news about cad designer software, you can visit shine news official website.

Here’s a good example of the latter. Vero Software recently launched a powerful new direct modeling system called Designer to fill the gap between CAD and CAM, and focus on the specific needs of machine programmers. As a stand-alone, optional application for its CAM portfolio, Designer lets users create new designs or modify existing geometry from third-party CAD systems. It also gives Vero users the flexibility of receiving a CAD file from any source, for review or modification.
Vero’s John Buehler believes that Designer represents a framework that will become the core modeling engine for all CAM applications.

“It’s not dependent on having a series of parameters that drive it,” says Buehler. “Or a feature tree. It provides a very quick, dynamic editing and modeling environment, where users simply sketch, drag, hold, push or twist, to create and modify models. Some modelers don’t maintain adequate tolerances, so their models will often require a degree of repair – or if they’ve only been roughly modeled there may be gaps in the geometry. Designer allows users to read the native CAD data and clean up any poor geometry, close the gaps, stitch it into a solid, and then make modifications that are important to the CAM process, such as the suppression of features, or the modification of draft angles. Generally, those modifications do not impact on a part’s design or performance but will make it more manufacturable.”
The following is an alphabetical list of what’s happening in the world of CNC software. It’s arranged that way so shops with existing software can more easily locate their product in the text. But the entire list is also a good starting point for shops that are searching for solutions. You won’t find all the answers here, but if anything grabs your attention, the websites for all of the software publishers are included for details.

If you’ve been using ArtCAM from Autodesk, there’s bad news to report. The company has discontinued it and announced there will not be any further releases or product updates. Customers who have an active ArtCAM subscription can continue to renew until July 7.

BobCad-Cam released version 30 of its CAD/CAM software just days before AWFS 2017. It includes an easier way to edit and correct when designing, with list boxes that have controls. There’s a new toolpath editor, and a newly enhanced set of selection tools for machining features. Now users can make common adjustments to the cutting geometry without using a CAD tool. And a new multi-depth chamfer cutting feature provides more control over the tool that is used and smoother entries and exits.