Toolpath Verification -- SURFCAM and Machineworks, Ltd. Technology

SURFCAM’s integrated toolpath verification uses solid models to display the material removal process for 2, 3, 4 and 5-axis milling and turning. MachineWorks verification is fully integrated within SURFCAM and provides customers with visually-rich graphics and a variety of superior verification tools. The perfectly accurate stock to design-part comparison ensures that the finished product stays true to the initial CAD model. By comparing the processed stock model with the original design, it quickly identifies, lists, and displays surface irregularities, remaining stock material and rapid-feed clashes.

The infinite navigation and zoom tools enable manipulation of the model during animation without quality degradation. This animation can be paused to closely inspect areas of concern or accelerated to avoid waiting through long, less-critical portions of the program.

Additional features include:

• Dynamically section the part to reveal hidden details
• Display coordinates of the tool at specific positions
• Fully integrated verification
• Provides collision detection with the stock or fixtures automatically
• Dynamically inspects the part to determine finished dimensions
• Provides confidence that your part program is accurate and efficient

Benefits of Machineworks Verification in SURFCAM:

• Machineworks verification is fully integrated into the SURFCAM toolbar
• The standard controls are easy to learn and use
• Verification has 3 modes: standard, true solids and turbo
• Unsurpassed speed and accuracy
• Ability to rotate while verifying
• Better designed features: faster feedback in comparison, status window with all the information, and better sectioning with more options
• Ability to see cross-sections of the part
• Increased sense of stability & reliability
• After verification, rotating and refreshing the part is faster
• Confidence that your part program is accurate and efficient

Our Customers Say

“What used to take two and a half hours with our previous, non-SURFCAM verification product, now takes under five minutes. The images are sharp and clean. The speed and accuracy enable us to have an increased sense of confidence when cutting.”
—Ian Adie, Western Industrial Tooling