PartMaker V9 Improves Solids Programming Facilities

By DE Editors

PartMaker Inc. (Fort Washington, PA), a division of Delcam Plc, offers PartMaker Version 9, the latest version of PartMaker Software CAD/CAM suite for programming CNC Mills, Lathes, WireEDM,  Turn-Mill Centers, and Swiss-type. Highlights of this newest version of PartMaker, Version 9, include a revamped and more productive user-interface,  improved capabilities for programming directly on solid models, and the ability to automatically generate descriptive and visual HTML-based setup sheets.

The highlight of PartMaker Version 9 is a new look user interface featuring easy to use, user-configurable toolbars. Now most functions in the software can be accessed with the click of the mouse.

PartMaker Version 9 gives users the ability to carry out programming directly on a solid model. With Version 9, a solid model can be directly integrated into the programming window and tool paths can be assigned directly to the solid model. It also allows the user to automatically generate very professional setup sheets to improve shop floor documentation. This new feature, available to those users who have licensed the PartMaker Documentation Wizard (PDW), can speed up machine setup time by eliminating the sometimes tedious and time-consuming process of creating setup sheets manually and by providing machine operators and set-up personnel very clear instructions about how to set-up a new job. Many PartMaker users report being able to reduce machine set-up time by up to 50 percent, says the company.

PartMaker is a Knowledge Based Machining system, allowing it to provide a substantial gain in programming efficiency by remembering the tools, material, and process information necessary to machine individual part features.

For details, contact PartMaker Inc., a subsidiary of Delcam Plc.

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