SmartCUTTM uses material removal simulation to identify motions programmed to run at cutting feedrates while the tool is not engaged in material. These motions, commonly referred to as "air cutting", are wasting precious machining time and can significantly reduce overall productivity. Whenever possible, SmartCUT will change these time-wasting motions to RAPID or high-feed positioning. In [...]
SmartFEED™ uses material removal simulation to automatically calculate the best machining feedrate based on the machine tool capabilities, tool reference cuts, and real-time engagement of the cutting tool with the in-process stock. In the example illustrated in PICTURE 1 below, the tool is taking one pass with significantly different depths between the start and the [...]
The VM Mode toolbar has two new buttons (shown circled below) that can be used to temporarily inhibit material removal simulation (MRS) and tool vs. part gouge detection. When the "Pause Material Removal" menu bar selection is active, the in-process stock and machinable fixtures will not be affected by the cutting action of the tool. [...]
Each time you run Gener, besides the output NC program being generated, a post-processor verification listing file is also produced. This file can be used for debugging purposes, especially when diagnostics are elicited during the process. In the "Display Format" section of the Questionnaire, you can select the items you would like to be printed [...]
Using the Arc Fitting option from ICAM to improve the quality of your machined part surfaces Did you know that ICAM offers an optional Arc Fitting "add-on" (xaf license option), which can replace long sequences of point-to-point motion data with circular or helical motions? This option is available as a separately-licensed option of CAM-POST's Gener [...]
Before importing machine solid components as Virtual Machine objects (either in the Quest Developer, or at run-time in Gener or CeRun), use your CAM system to edit the component and remove unnecessary features in the body. For example, all of the holes and key ways of the pallet shown below at left can be removed [...]
All the CAM systems supported by CAM-POST have the ability to control the coolant flow during machining. Each system uses specific parameters to control the coolant flow and to select various coolant options and pressures. Systems which output Cutter Location data use for this purpose the standard major word COOLNT; other systems generate information which [...]
If you are using multiple CAM systems, CAM-POST can generally automatically determine the appropriate CAM interface kit based on the file extension and contents of the CLDATA file (e.g., aptsource, cls, nci…). Using the "Automatic" interface simplifies running CAM-POST, since you do not have to remember to manually switch CAM interfaces each time you [...]
1. Launch your current version of Gener (for example V19.0). 2. Click "Quick Start" on right side (in older versions, this button is labeled "DB manager"). 3. Right-click your database file and select "Upgrade…". 4. The system will automatically create a database file with the version number suffix appended to the name (e.g. xxxx_200.dbf). [...]
How to get the spindle output with a tool change This is a simple tool-change shutdown macro that starts the spindle immediately following the tool change, despite where the CAM system might actually output the SPINDL command. %L01=$FGET(SPINDL,0,$FGET(GOTO)) IF/%L01.GT.0 TAPEWT TAPEOP/DELETE,%L01 ENDOF/IF To have the spindle command output with the tool change, place the macro [...]
