Gibbs and Associates, developer of GibbsCAM software for programming CNC machine tools and a Cimatron company, has announced that GibbsCAM has been certified for Autodesk Inventor 2015 3D mechanical design software under the Autodesk Certified Apps Program, marking the fourteenth consecutive year that GibbsCAM has been certified under the program.
Digital prototyping with Autodesk Inventor software helps manufacturers to digitally design, visualize and simulate how a product will work under real world conditions before it is built. According to the company, GibbsCAM directly opens Autodesk Inventor part models, allowing CNC programmers and machinists to easily and readily program machine tools from the models, extending cost reduction and efficiency through the programming and machining processes. Certification demonstrates that the product is of high quality, up to date and that it provides the highest level of interoperability with Autodesk Inventor software.
"We are gratified for our continuing partnership with Autodesk and for Autodesk's recognition of GibbsCAM interoperability with Autodesk Inventor," said Robb Weinstein, Senior Vice President of Sales and Strategic Planning of Gibbs and Associates. "Our commitment to joint customers around the world remains unchanged, despite changing marketplace dynamics, as we continue to optimize the CNC-programming power and flexibility GibbsCAM provides Autodesk users."
GibbsCAM offers seamless integration with Autodesk Inventor, by directly reading Autodesk Inventor IPT (part model) files, preserving all color information, CAD and hole features and attributes assigned within Inventor to provide continuity in recognizing and communicating part and feature attributes. Alternatively, with the GibbsCAM Autodesk Inventor Add-in, the Inventor user can transfer files directly into GibbsCAM with the "Transfer to GibbsCAM" menu option of Inventor software running on the same workstation. Once machining processes are defined in GibbsCAM, they are automatically updated when the Inventor model is revised.
In addition, Gibbs and Associates offers a GibbsCAM Plug-in for Autodesk Vault to allow interaction between GibbsCAM and the Autodesk data management software.
The current GibbsCAM product line supports 2- through 5-axis milling, turning, mill/turning, multitask simultaneous machining and wire EDM. GibbsCAM also provides fully integrated manufacturing modeling capabilities that include 2D, 2.5D, 3D wireframe, surface and solid modeling.
Southwest
For more information contact:
Jason Heyse
Texas Offline Inc.
888-21GIBBS
sales@texasoffline.com
www.texasoffline.com
Southeast
Yvonne Anderson
Gibbs & Associates
323 Science Dr.
Moorpark, CA 93021-2092
805-523-0004
yvonnea@gibbscam.com
www.gibbscam.com
Northeast
Yvonne Anderson
Gibbs & Associates
323 Science Dr.
Moorpark, CA 93021-2092
805-523-0004
yvonnea@gibbscam.com
www.gibbscam.com
Midwest
Jason Heyse
Texas Offline Inc.
888-21GIBBS
sales@texasoffline.com
www.texasoffline.com
West
Yvonne Anderson
Gibbs & Associates
323 Science Dr.
Moorpark, CA 93021-2092
805-523-0004
yvonnea@gibbscam.com
www.gibbscam.com