Delcam unveils PowerMill 2015 R2 CAM software

Delcam has released the 2015 R2 version of its PowerMill programming software for 5-axis and high speed machining. The release includes improvements in toolpath simulation and verification, area clearance and drilling, plus more options for customisation.

In the 2015 R2 release, complete verification can be undertaken for machine tool issues such as collisions, rather than having to undertake verification of each individual toolpath in turn. A detailed list is generated of any problems found, so that these can be fixed on a case-by-case basis.

In related improvement, automatic collision checking of area clearance toolpaths now takes into account any remaining stock on a model, both when checking the cutter and the toolholder.

Simulation has also been improved with the ability to simulate machine tool movements as tool changes are executed. Again, a list is produced of any problems found, so they can be corrected.