Main features include:
• 2D Design packages for turning and milling
• CAM Routines to machine 2D CAD drawings, 3D CAD drawings, 3D engraved photographs and printed circuit boards
• For industrial training, sophisticated conversational programming and a CNC program editor are also available
Turning
CAD
| • Provides a number of toolswhich allows the input of straight lines, arcs and threads to define internal and external profiles. |
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| • Manipulation tools allow existing entities to be edited, moved, deleted and new elements to be added |
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| • Fillet and chamfer tools | |
| • Automatic dimensioning in both incremental and absolute | |
| • 3D view in either solid rendered or wire frame. Animated rotation of infinitely variable user defined rotation around any axes. Choice of rendered material. |
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| • Print options on all 2D and 3D views | |
| • Automatic error checking does not allow illegal entities (not conforming to turning conventions) to be defined. |
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| • Alternatively, component profiles can be imported from a third party CAD package using either DXF or STL file formats. |
CAM
| The CAM processor automatically produces an error free G&M code listing to manufacture the designed component |
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| The CAM makes optimum use of the cutting tools available and assigns feeds, speeds and cut depths appropriate to the selected material and Boxford machine tool being used. |
Graphical views and simulations
| The component produced by a program can be viewed in both 2D and 3D rendered models |
The manufacture cycle for programs can be simulated in either single block mode or continuous mode |
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| Tool profile is interacted with workpiece to display exact cut profile |
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| Zoom facility including pan facility | Current simulation view can be printed at any stage | |
| Cross-sectional views at any defined point, in any plane |  |
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| Infinitely variable user defined workpiece rotation | ||
| Machine status display, showing current status of all programmable machine options |
