GibbsCAM V9 - "one of most significant releases"
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Gibbs V9 is “one of our most significant releases, with new features and many enhancements for the entire GibbsCAM product line,” said Bill Gibbs, founder and president of Gibbs and Associates.
The release features Advanced 3D HSM (High Speed Machining) enhancements, 5-axis machining, turning plus user interface improvements.
HSM improvements take in machining methods, specifically developed for multi-surface hard milling and high speed machining in SolidSurfacer®, provide high quality surface finishes to reduce or eliminate polishing. Included are several new routines useful for multiple applications. The various machining styles offer smooth entries, exits and cutting motions, with steep or shallow angle limits, rest passes, tool-holder collision checking, and options to change cutting style.
Turning enhancements have been developed to take advantage of the newer high-tech cutting tools, to turn harder materials and to machine smoother surfaces, these provide greater efficiency through increased tool control. Included are advanced entries and exits, entry feed rates, enhanced no-drag, clean-up pass, multi-pass plunge roughing, notch ramp roughing, offset contour and tool edge path contour, threading entry and tapping tools, and groove-tool deflection compensation.
User interface developments include ‘Multi-CPU Support and Batch Processing’, which allows users to continue working while they generate high-speed, or multi-surface machining and other large toolpaths in the background, without tying up the workstation.
