PartMaker software is further enhanced

Version 9 of Delcam’s PartMaker and SwissCAM software for the programming of turn-mill centres, Swiss-type lathes, CNC mills, conventional lathes and Wire EDM equipment is now available. The major highlight of PartMaker Version 9 is a new-look user interface featuring, among other improvements, easy-to-use, user-configurable toolbars. Existing icons have been redesigned to make them even easier to understand. As well as giving the software a more modern appearance, the new tool bars, populated by attractive and easy-to-understand icons, make the software faster and more productive for both new and existing users. With the improvements in the user interface, most functions in the software can be accessed with the click of the mouse. Another highlight of the new release is the ability to carry out programming directly on a solid model. With Version 9, a solid model can be integrated into the programming window and tool paths can be assigned directly to the solid model. Critical manufacturing data is automatically retrieved from a solid model using a new ‘Extract Parameters from Solids’ function. This saves time and reduces the chance for error by eliminating redundant data entry. In addition, the most commonly-used solids manipulation functions are displayed via an easy-to-follow Solids Toolbar.