News- SURFCAM Velocity 4 – Ships Today!
SURFCAM Velocity 4 – Ships Today!
December 15, 2008
Camarillo, CA – December 15, 2008 ― Surfware, Inc., developer
of SURFCAM® CAD/CAM software, today announced the release of SURFCAM
Velocity® 4. Powerful new features have been added to the SURFCAM
3-Axis and Multi-Axis products. These new capabilities, along with many
other enhancements in SURFCAM Velocity 4, fulfill wide-ranging customer
requirements.
Fully automated Rest Machining is one of the new HSM toolpaths
available in SURFCAM Velocity 4
Fully automated Rest Machining is one of the new
HSM toolpaths available in SURFCAM Velocity 4.
We have been using the beta version of SURFCAM Velocity 4 to prototype,
test and produce impellers for the turbo machinery industry,” says Jeff
James, R&D Manufacturing Engineer for Oxnard, California-based
Vortech Engineering. “We upgraded from SURFCAM Velocity 3 and were
really impressed by the outstanding versatility of SURFCAM Velocity 4
and its many additional options for machining. Also, the customer
support for this product is excellent.”
With increasing demands for shorter cycle times and improved part
quality, high-speed machining is a critical component for the success
of many machine shops. SURFCAM Velocity 4’s new 3-Axis HSM strategies
feature smooth and fluid toolpaths that ensure superior surface finish
while accommodating maximum cutting speeds that dramatically shorten
the machining cycle.
New machining strategies feature faster processing,
multi-processor
support, automatic arc filtering, optimized retracts and adaptive
stepdown. Among the newly implemented HSM operations are Rest
Machining, Steep/Shallow, Offset Pencil and 3D Offset.
SURFCAM Velocity 4 Multi-Axis includes robust new gouge avoidance
strategies SURFCAM Velocity 4 Multi-Axis includes
robust new gouge avoidance strategies. SURFCAM Velocity 4 Multi-Axis
has been elevated to a new level, making
it one of the most powerful simultaneous 4/5-axis solutions on the
market. Newly implemented gouge avoidance strategies allow users to
specify up to four separate check surface groups; individual gouge
avoidance strategies can be applied to each successive group.
New lead-in and lead-out moves accurately control the tool motion when
approaching or leaving the machined part. Users now can also custom
tailor the retract motions to be closer to the part type and
orientation, thus reducing cycle time and allowing safer tool
repositions.
Numerous enhancements have been made to gap handling, surface edge
control and Swarf machining.
Other new and notable features in SURFCAM Velocity 4 include:
- Solid Tool display -- ensures realistic visualization of the tool motions when backplotting a toolpath.
- Part and Surface Boundaries -- creates various types of boundaries using the entire part or using a set of selected faces. New boundary types include silhouette and the shallow areas boundaries.
- Current CAD Interoperability – SURFCAM Velocity 4 supports the most recent releases from SolidWorks®, Autodesk®, CATIA®, Pro/Engineer®, and UG® (NX) to ensure accurate data exchange.
- SURFCAM Velocity 4 is available with TrueMill, Surfware’s award-winning, patented toolpath technology that manages tool engagement and controls material removal rates to increase productivity and extend tool life.
Surfware is proud to offer this excellent new release of SURFCAM Velocity 4,” says Stephen A. Diehl, President and CEO of Surfware. “We’ve put a great deal of effort into the innovation, quality and ease of use of SURFCAM Velocity 4. We’re certain that customers, new and old, will achieve productivity gains and cost reductions using this world-class CAD/CAM software. We’re offering extreme value, and we’re one of the most attractively priced CAD/CAM packages on the market.”
About Surfware, Inc.
Surfware, Inc., the developer of SURFCAM Velocity CAD/CAM
systems and the award-winning TrueMill technology, provides optimal
solutions for
today’s manufacturing challenges. Surfware, Inc. traces its roots back
to three generations of Diehl family members involved in machining.
Surfware’s co-founder Alan Diehl and mathematician Pat Patterson are
the principal co-inventors of TrueMilll.
For additional information on SURFCAM Velocity 4 Powered by TrueMill,
visit www.surfware.com.
Contact information
Liz Lewinson
lizl@surfware.com
818-991-1960 x 207