SmartCAM V18.5 Released

All SmartCAM V18.5 applications now available.

Features New Mill/Turn Sub-Spindle and B-axis Support, Morph Pattern Roughing.

SmartCAM 18.5 delivers new and improved functionality to the SmartCAM turning, mill/turn and milling suites as well as many core usability and customer-requested toolpath editing enhancements to the entire SmartCAM suite of computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) system software. SmartCAM V18.5 has been released; notifications will be sent to all current SmartCAMcnc maintenance customers.

"In version 17.5 we began a significant effort to expand the Mill/Turn capabilities of our Advanced Turning product. With V18.5 we continue to demonstrate our commitment to the Mill/Turn market with the addition of sub-spindle, B-axis, and canned-cycle roughing support," said Douglas Oliver, SmartCAM’s Senior Product Manager. "SmartCAM users with multi-function turning machines will now better utilize their equipment, and achieve higher levels of efficiency and reduced cycle times, saving significant time and money in the process."

Also in V18.5, all SmartCAM milling products provide a new Rough Milling Morph Pattern which allows a variety of pocket and face features to be machined with a continuous toolpath that blends between an outer boundary and an inner point or island. This new pattern type ensures the specified cut type (climb or conventional) is consistently maintained throughout the entire toolpath while eliminating retracts and re-entries which can often lead to reduced feedrates and tool breakage. The Advanced Milling products (Advanced Milling and FreeForm Machining) include a new Closed Profiles Planar Rough Process option that provides further control by allowing machining to be restricted to closed areas only.

Addtionally, several customer-requested, core modeling and toolpath editing improvments are found in all SmartCAM applications.