SmartCAM V15.0 Enables Proficiency

By DE Editors

SmartCAMcnc (Springfield, OR) released SmartCAM V15.0 applications computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) software applications for milling, turning, fabrication, and wire EDM. It includes a tutorial module for learning the SmartCAM suite of CAM system software, and builds on the toolpath, visualization, and usability themes of recent releases.

The new Learning SmartCAM module includes information, tutorials, and exercises to assist both new and advanced users in learning SmartCAM V15. The web-based system is available at SmartCAMcnc and can help new users become proficient with SmartCAM, as well as assist medium and advanced users in resolving complex problems and show new processes and capabilities for completing various tasks. Even the most proficient SmartCAM users will find the tutorials useful.

Continuing on the machining from solids improvements of v14, several new geometry modeling tools and selection techniques are provided for the user interface (pull-down menus, context popup menus); viewing and visualization improvements (new View Orientation pull-right menu, Navigator 3D Mouse devices now supported), and CAD data improvements (new model healing on import, which includes simplification and stitching). Plus, the ACIS kernel has been upgraded to ACIS version 18.0.

For details, go to SmartCAMcnc.

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