Delcam’s FeatureCAM Certified for Autodesk Inventor 2010

By DE Editors

Delcam’s FeatureCAM range of CAM software products has been certified by the Autodesk Inventor Certified Application Program for Autodesk Inventor 2010. This program certifies that FeatureCAM software applications have been tested by Autodesk engineers to ensure that they meet the standards for robustness, quality, and interoperability with the latest version of the Inventor 3D mechanical design system.

“Our relationship with Autodesk is very strong and a huge benefit to our customers, who can open Inventor parts seamlessly in FeatureCAM,  with no loss of data or concerns about translation errors,” says Tom McCollough,  vice president of development for FeatureCAM. “The certification program gives our customers the confidence of knowing that FeatureCAM has been rigorously tested by Autodesk and found to perform to the highest standards.”

FeatureCAM incorporates a combination of feature-based and knowledge-based functionality. The software family offers a range of programs for milling, turning, wire EDM and mill-turn, all with the same interface style to minimize training times.

The integration with Inventor 2010 gives Autodesk customers access to the latest enhancements in FeatureCAM. One new feature is increased support for mill-turn equipment. These machines are becoming more popular because of their ability to complete parts in a single set-up on one machine instead of having to use multiple set-ups on two or more different pieces of equipment.  FeatureCAM development has focused on support for the more complex machines, those featuring multiple turrets and/or multiple spindles.

The range of five-axis options within FeatureCAM has also been extended.  The software now supports both positional and continuous five-axis operation, five-axis trimming and five-axis drilling. Another key area for development has been four-axis simultaneous milling.  This provides programming for milling machines with rotary tables. 

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Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.