GibbsCAM 2013 Released

Gibbs and Associates has released the newest version of GibbsCAM NC programming software, GibbsCAM 2013. This new version includes enhancements to the entire suite of GibbsCAM software to improve efficiency and profitability, including new 5-Axis MultiBlade and 5-Axis Porting options.

The new Mill Feature allows the user to assign certain machining attributes directly to part features. This allows users to save and reuse Knowledge Based Machining  (KBM) information for best practice machining on families of parts.

Users can now define lathe threads from any valid shape, including shapes that contain arcs or splines. Post processors can be upgraded to support native arc threads (G35 and G36) for a more efficient NC program. The solution also features improved machining strategies for solids machining include an improved algorithm that smoothly handles most nonplanar fillets and other blended faces, resulting in better surface finish and more efficient NC code.

Improvements to Lathe Plunge Roughing result in toolpaths that remove more material in less time with improved tool wear, and users can now place Drilling and Thread Milling in patterns. Pre-mill drilling of patterned milling operations will pick up the pattern automatically.

The new 5-Axis MultiBlade option targets the machining of turbo machinery parts. It simplifies the programming of impellers, blisks and blings with specialized functions that include roughing, blade finishing, hub finishing, splitter, sub-splitter and wall finishing, and extension and control of leading and trailing edges. A new 5-Axis Porting option provides specialized functionality for the machining of hollow shapes that have significantly different shapes or sizes at each open end or have a significant amount of curvature from one end to the other, including engine ports, manifolds, and throttle bodies.

For more information, visit Gibbs and Associates.

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