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Description
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SharpCam 2.5D
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SharpCam 3D
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SharpCam 3D Pro
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Solid Verification
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Advanced Polygon Model based integrated toolpath verification
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Pocketing
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Advanced pocketing with unlimited number of pockets and islands
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Drilling
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Drilling, pecking, boring, reaming, tapping, rigid tapping and custom drilling cycles
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Thread Milling
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Helical Entry/Exit arc and or line
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3D Roughing
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Z level roughing of Solid/STL Models
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Parallel 3D Finishing
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Finishing/Semi finishing of Solid/STL Models by means of parallel passes in the
XY plane
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Z Level 3D Finishing
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Finishing/Semi finishing of Solid/STL Models by means of Z level passes
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3D Constant Cusp
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Creates an equidistant cut pattern on the machining surfaces. The aim is to have a constant distance between each
pass so that the cusps created will have the same height
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Projected 3D Curves
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Project contours onto model
Project radial pattern onto model
Project spiral pattern onto model
Project offset curves from give contour
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3D FlatLands
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Machine true flat areas of the model with passes that are offset segments of the flat area boundary
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3D Pencil
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Automatically detects inlaying edges. A single tool path will be created along these edges
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Rest Rough/Finish
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Machine remaining material left by a previous larger tool
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Adaptive roughing strategy
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Ensures that the cutting conditions remain almost constant, which offers great improvements compared to conventional constant offset roughing strategies
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Pilot Drilling
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Specify previous drilling operation to be used for entry points
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Gouge Check
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Specify Models to be avoided
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Material Stock Containment
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3D machining is based on supplied Material Stock. Used for pre-cast or pre-machined stock
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Silhouette Containment
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Limits the machining area by the silhouette of the machining surfaces
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Ramping and Lead In-Out
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Defines the lead-in motion for the 3D Roughing. Defines
lead-in/out motion for all other strategies
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Arc Fit
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Convert where possible, linear moves to arcs for 3D strategies
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Adaptive Feedrate
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Automatically adapts the feedrate depending on the tool engagement volume in the material
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Explode
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Explode model such that each face is a model |
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Tool Management
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Create tool libraries/tool kits with the Tool Manager, edit, copy and move tools
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CAD
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2D CAD creation
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Dimensions
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Dimensioning: Smart Linear, Horizontal, Vertical, Aligned, Diameter, Radius, Angle,
Coordinate and Note
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Rearrange Operations
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Operation can be reordered by drag and drop
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Entry/Exit
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Line and or arc entry/exit, linear and helical ramp entry
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Transforms
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Move, copy, rotate, mirror and scale contours along with associated toolpaths
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Simulation
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3D tool simulation. Solid, translucent or wireframe animated tool display
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Context Snapping
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End, mid, centre, quadrant, tangent, intersection, perpendicular and parallel snapping
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Modify Contours
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Advanced fillet, trim, extend, split and explode
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Text
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Create text outlines from fonts installed on the system (TrueType etc). Outlines
can then be machined
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Text
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Follow a Contour
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Single line engraving fonts
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Create single line text for engraving using SharpCam type fonts.
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Sub Routines
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Output multiple passes using Sub Routines. i.e. M98 PNNNN for Fanuc, Labels for
Heidenhain, or whatever form sub routines take on the control. Reduces program
size
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Insert
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Insert an existing SharpCam file or any supported CAD file into an existing |
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Extract Geometry from Solid Model
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Extract Contours from Face, Extract Contours from Loop and Extract Contours from
Edge commands for feature extraction
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Align Solid Model
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Align model face to XY plane, Align to Edge and Flip Model 180° commands to
assist in model orientation
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Use defined fonts
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Create custom design fonts.
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Multi Document Interface
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Open unlimited number of Parts within one instance of SharpCam
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Cad File Translations
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AutoCad - dxf and dwg, stereo lithography - stl
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STEP and IGES
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Undo/Redo
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Unlimited undo/redo
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Viewing
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Dynamic panning, zooming and rotation with middle mouse button/wheel
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Hidden Line
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Connection markers help identify hidden lines
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Machine Developer
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Edit Machine Definitions (post processors) with the Machine Developer using Visual
Basic.Net
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RS232
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Built in RS232 communication
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Nc Code Editing
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Free Nc code editor with built in RS232 communication - SharpEdit
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Calculator
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Use any combination of +-/* in an input box to calculate any value
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Operation Suppression
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Suppression of any/all operations to prevent Nc code generation
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Layers
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Create and manage layers
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Cycle time
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Test 'what if' scenarios
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Updates
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Automatic self-updating to the latest version during allowed period
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