OMAX Corporation offers its advanced computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) software tool that further simplifies the cutting of complex, precision parts on its JetMachining Centers. "Free to OMAX owners, the new Intelli-CAM 3 software, which interfaces directly with the company's intuitive Intelli-MAX Software Suite, easily generates 3-D tool paths from solid 3D models as well as quickly performs 3D to 2D file conversions," said a company spokesperson.
Intelli-CAM, through its 3D Pather tool, generates multi-axis, machine-ready tool paths from complex 3-D solid models. In fact, Intelli-CAM automatically recognizes viable cutting surfaces from those 3-D shapes, including variable bevels and tilted cones. This special functionality eliminates the need to manually add 3-D attributes to a 2-D file.
"With its user-friendly and powerful 2-D conversion system, Intelli-CAM generates machine-ready cutting geometry through a few simple computer mouse clicks. With the 3-D file imported, users extract the desired 2-D profile directly from a slicing plane, shadow or face. Intuitive navigation tools make it easy for users to position and orient the slice including rotations around all axes, orienting to a face or projecting as a shadow," said the spokesperson.
Offered as a free update for existing JetMachining Center owners, Intelli-CAM operates as a standalone application or in tandem with several of the third-party 3-D CAD systems. It supports a wide range of neutral and native 3-D file formats - CATIA, SolidWorks, Solid Edge, Autodesk Inventor, Siemens NX, Pro/E, Creo, Step, IGES, VDA-FS, ACIS, Parasolid, 3-D DXF and DWG - so that OMAX customers avoid having to purchase expensive CAD software filter packages. Intelli-CAM also supports direct interface with CAD software such as SolidWorks, SpaceClaim, Inventor and Rhinoceros, which allows users to launch Intelli-CAM directly from those applications.
According to Carl Olsen, Lead Software Engineer for OMAX Corporation, "Intelli-CAM allows the Intelli-MAX Software Suite to support just about any 3-D or 2-D CAD file or artistic drawing. Our job shop customers will greatly benefit from Intelli-CAM as they will rarely ever again have to ask their customers to re-save a file to a format they can accept because they can now accept nearly all of them."
He also noted that customers doing 3-D programming for 5-axis waterjet cutting will find Intelli-CAM 3 greatly simplifies those operations as well.
For more information contact:
Sandra McLain
Vice President of Marketing
OMAX Corporation
21409 72nd Ave. South
Kent, WA 98032
800-838-0343 / 253-872-2300
omax@omax.com
www.omax.com