Hexagon NCSIMUL Enables Verification, Optimization of NC Programs

Hexagon’s Production Software Division has released NCSIMUL, strengthening its integrated approach to NC program verification, simulation, and optimization with a new Selective Simulation capability.

NCSIMUL brings G-code verification, CNC simulation, and optimization together in one digital twin environment. 

Selective Simulation enables navigation of long, complex programs. The capability uses GPU-accelerated Rest Stock Previews to generate intermediate stock models during the NC decoding phase, creating earlier views of how the part is developing through the program.

Programmers can use these previews to inspect the part state at different stages, identify visible issues earlier, and move more directly to operations that need closer attention. Rest Stock Previews are intended to support earlier review and iteration.

“Simulation accuracy has always been central to NCSIMUL, and that remains unchanged,” says Jasper Sanders, product manager for NCSIMUL, Hexagon’s Production Software division. “Selective Simulation gives programmers a more flexible way to work through complex programs. They can gain useful visibility much earlier, focus their attention on the operations that matter most, and still rely on the full NCSIMUL simulation engine for final verification.”

“Manufacturers are under pressure to make better use of time, skills, and machine capacity,” says Peter Ameloot, senior director EMEA North, Hexagon’s Production Software Division. “That pressure is felt strongly at the verification stage, where teams need confidence before a program reaches the machine, but cannot afford unnecessary delay. With this latest release, NCSIMUL helps engineers move through long, complex programs more intelligently, focusing their attention where it matters most.”

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