Convenient filleting of faces using hyperCAD-S.
Quick recognition of double entities: double parts are highlighted.
OPEN MIND presents hyperMILL 2013.2. The new advanced CAM software has been improved, primarily in its CAD component, hyperCAD-S, which facilitates and speeds up the user's work - also with respect to tool and moldmaking.
"In hyperCAD-S, OPEN MIND has developed its own CAD system that is ideally matched to the CAM system hyperMILL," said a company spokesperson. "This CAD solution is specifically designed to address the requirements of NC programmers."
Importing and Analyzing Parts
Tool and moldmaking, in particular, are associated with geometries from a variety of sources. To import these reliably, hyperCAD-S comes with a series of interfaces. They have now been enhanced for the import of 2D entities, 3D meshes and dimensions as vector graphics by adding a DXF/DWG interface. This allows for layers, colors, line types and workplanes to be imported, provided they were defined in the origin system.
If the parts are stored in hyperCAD-S, they can be analyzed thoroughly. Extensive functions are available to do this as well.
A new feature is the recognition of double entities. Regardless of whether this involves curves or faces, also within solids, as soon as they occur twice, they will be recognized and displayed. First, the component is displayed as transparent; the double parts found are then highlighted in the selection color. "The advantage of this new function is the reliable removal of double entities already in the CAD part of the system, which saves a lot of time during CAM programming," said Wolfgang Weiss, Product Manager for hyperCAD-S at OPEN MIND.
Users now have the option to reverse a current selection. Through the inversion, the user can quickly isolate certain entities by, for example, selecting, inverting and rendering invisible other surrounding entities. What remains are the entities of interest. "It is a very important command, which makes the work substantially easier," said Weiss.
The analysis phase features the Info Two Entities command. When applied, the maximum distance between two entities selected is now shown.
Editing Parts
CAM users must also be able to make constructive changes to imported parts to some degree so as to prepare them optimally for NC machining. This often includes the filleting of faces. Using hyperMILL 2013.2, it is now possible to generate constant fillet faces between two faces or tangential chains that are trimmed and extended automatically.
Advanced edge curve recognition has also been added. This is a fully integrated function that facilitates the user's work. The new command creates the topology of the faces, "sews" them together and generates a clean edge boundary.
The Integration of Texts command is used to generate text along CAD entities such as lines, arcs and sectors. The text then appears on the part as engraving.
In order to access commands quickly at all times, there is now a list of the most recently used commands, which can be clicked on from the workplane. The list comprises 10 commands by default, but can be extended in any manner needed.
Finally, OPEN MIND has developed a new data format for hyperCAD-S, hyperMILL CAD Template (hmct). This allows users to create, save and re-use templates.
For more information contact:
OPEN MIND Technologies USA, Inc.
1492 Highland Avenue, Unit 3
Needham, MA 02492
888-516-1232
info.americas@openmind-tech.com
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