PartMaker Inc., a division of Delcam Plc, has announced that a comprehensive set of instructional videos of using the new features in the recently released PartMaker Version 9 is now available for download from its website, www.partmaker.com.
"A brief overview for PartMaker users who wish to understand how PartMaker Version 9 will make them more productive is available for download by all PartMaker users," said a spokesperson. "Users with a valid PartMaker maintenance agreement can log into the PartMaker Support Zone and download more comprehensive instruction on PartMaker Version 9, including detailed instructions on how to take advantage of PartMaker Version 9's more productive, restyled user interface, its ability to program directly on a solid model and the facility to automatically generate HTML-based set-up sheets."
"PartMaker Version 9 is the most productive PartMaker release made to date," said PartMaker Inc. President Hanan Fishman. "As such, it is incumbent that PartMaker users be able to take advantage of the software's new time saving features. While print documentation is nice to explain new features, nothing beats actual how-to videos. The creation of this video documentation is part of our on going commitment to provide value to our customers."
"The major highlight of PartMaker Version 9 is a new look user interface featuring, among other improvements, easy to use, user-configurable toolbars," said the spokesperson. "Existing icons have been recast to make them even easier to understand. 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. The revamped user interface has been carefully planned out so that existing PartMaker users will be able to use PartMaker Version 9 without any additional learning curve from previous versions.
"PartMaker Version 9 also gives users the ability to carry out programming directly on a solid model. With Version 9, a solid model can be directly 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 Version 9's new 'Extract Parameters from Solids' feature, thus saving time and reducing the chance for error by eliminating redundant data entry. In Version 9, the most commonly used solids manipulation functions are displayed via an easy to follow Solids Toolbar.
"PartMaker Version 9 allows the user to automatically generate very professional setup sheets to improve shop floor documentation. This new feature, available to those users who have licensed the PartMaker Documentation Wizard (PDW), can greatly speed up machine setup time by eliminating the sometimes tedious and time-consuming process of creating setup sheets manually and by providing machine operators and set-up personnel very clear instructions about how to set up a new job. Setup sheets are created in HTML format and can thus be viewed on any computer with an internet browser like Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox. The format of the set-up sheets generated by PartMaker is fully customizable by the user.
"Many PartMaker users report being able to reduce machine set-up time by up to 50 percent versus their previous means of programming by generating accurate CNC programs and visualizing the machining process off-line. By providing even better set-up documentation than before, PartMaker users will be able to make even further strides in set-up reduction by providing machine set-up personnel with very clear instructions on how to set-up the machine to produce a particular part."
For more information contact:
Hanan Fishman, President
PartMaker Software
540 Pennsylvania Ave., Suite 315
Fort Washington, PA 19034
888-270-6878
215-643-5077 Ext. 204
Fax: 215-653-0105