SharpCam 2.5D CAD/CAM System

Feature

Description

SharpCam 2.5D

SharpCam 3D

SharpCam 3D Pro

Solid Verification

Advanced Polygon Model based integrated toolpath verification

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Pocketing

Advanced pocketing with unlimited number of pockets and islands

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Drilling

Drilling, pecking, boring, reaming, tapping, rigid tapping and custom drilling cycles

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Thread Milling

Helical Entry/Exit arc and or line

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3D Roughing

Z level roughing of Solid/STL Models

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Parallel 3D Finishing

Finishing/Semi finishing of Solid/STL Models by means of parallel passes in the XY plane

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Z Level 3D Finishing

Finishing/Semi finishing of Solid/STL Models by means of Z level passes

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3D Constant Cusp

Creates an equidistant cut pattern on the machining surfaces. The aim is to have a constant distance between each pass so that the cusps created will have the same height

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Projected 3D Curves

Project contours onto model
Project radial pattern onto model
Project spiral pattern onto model
Project offset curves from give contour

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3D FlatLands

Machine true flat areas of the model with passes that are offset segments of the flat area boundary

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3D Pencil

Automatically detects inlaying edges. A single tool path will be created along these edges

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Rest Rough/Finish

Machine remaining material left by a previous larger tool

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Adaptive roughing strategy

Ensures that the cutting conditions remain almost constant, which offers great improvements compared to conventional constant offset roughing strategies

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Pilot Drilling

Specify previous drilling operation to be used for entry points

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Gouge Check

Specify Models to be avoided

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Material Stock Containment

3D machining is based on supplied Material Stock. Used for pre-cast or pre-machined stock

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Silhouette Containment

Limits the machining area by the silhouette of the machining surfaces

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Ramping and Lead In-Out

Defines the lead-in motion for the 3D Roughing. Defines lead-in/out motion for all other strategies

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Arc Fit

Convert where possible, linear moves to arcs for 3D strategies

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Adaptive Feedrate

Automatically adapts the feedrate depending on the tool engagement volume in the material

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Explode

Explode model such that each face is a model

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Tool Management

Create tool libraries/tool kits with the Tool Manager, edit, copy and move tools

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CAD

2D CAD creation

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Dimensions

Dimensioning: Smart Linear, Horizontal, Vertical, Aligned, Diameter, Radius, Angle, Coordinate and Note

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Rearrange Operations

Operation can be reordered by drag and drop

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Entry/Exit

Line and or arc entry/exit, linear and helical ramp entry

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Transforms

Move, copy, rotate, mirror and scale contours along with associated toolpaths

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Simulation

3D tool simulation. Solid, translucent or wireframe animated tool display

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Context Snapping

End, mid, centre, quadrant, tangent, intersection, perpendicular and parallel snapping

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Modify Contours

Advanced fillet, trim, extend, split and explode

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Text

Create text outlines from fonts installed on the system (TrueType etc). Outlines can then be machined

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Text

Follow a Contour

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Single line engraving fonts

Create single line text for engraving using SharpCam type fonts.

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Sub Routines

Output multiple passes using Sub Routines. i.e. M98 PNNNN for Fanuc, Labels for Heidenhain, or whatever form sub routines take on the control. Reduces program size

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Insert

Insert an existing SharpCam file or any supported CAD file into an existing

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Extract Geometry from Solid Model

Extract Contours from Face, Extract Contours from Loop and Extract Contours from Edge commands for feature extraction

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Align Solid Model

Align model face to XY plane, Align to Edge and Flip Model 180° commands to assist in model orientation

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Use defined fonts

Create custom design fonts.

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Multi Document Interface

Open unlimited number of Parts within one instance of SharpCam

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Cad File Translations

AutoCad - dxf and dwg, stereo lithography - stl

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STEP and IGES

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Undo/Redo

Unlimited undo/redo

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Viewing

Dynamic panning, zooming and rotation with middle mouse button/wheel

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Hidden Line

Connection markers help identify hidden lines

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Machine Developer

Edit Machine Definitions (post processors) with the Machine Developer using Visual Basic.Net

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RS232

Built in RS232 communication

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Nc Code Editing

Free Nc code editor with built in RS232 communication - SharpEdit

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Calculator

Use any combination of +-/* in an input box to calculate any value

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Operation Suppression

Suppression of any/all operations to prevent Nc code generation

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Layers

Create and manage layers

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Cycle time

Test 'what if' scenarios

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Updates

Automatic self-updating to the latest version during allowed period

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