Vericut interface for SolidCAM allows prove-out of CNC G-code programs
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The addition of a Vericut CNC program verification software interface for SolidCAM will, in particular, benefit companies in the aerospace sector that need the power of Vericut's 5-axis and mill-turn technology to cut critical components. It will provide a valuable extension to SolidCAM's existing internal toolpath verification by proving out the actual G-codes used to drive the CNC machine.
The tools, fixtures and stock material created in SolidCAM are seamlessly transferred into Vericut, which is automatically set up in the correct orientation and co-ordinate system to allow simulation to start immediately.
The sophisticated verification even tests canned cycles and sub-programs generated by SolidCAM for a specific machine tool. Both the kinematics and CNC control of each machine tool are accurately modelled and defined inside Vericut, ensuring the checks mirror the exact behaviour of the CNC machine, eliminating the need for on-machine CNC program try outs, and the possibility of a costly collision by checking the actual code to be used by the machine control system.
The interface also supports Vericut's multiple set-up functionality. This allows a series of CNC programs, which are to be used on one or more machines, to be verified as each stage of the part is completed, checking the CNC program for the semi-finished part as it moves from one operation to the next.
