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MachiningP Pocket machining with supportforprojected2D geometryP Contourmachiningwith supportforprojected2D geometryP Generateprecise(analytic) contouringtoolpathwith

offsetarcsatcorners

SolidSurfacer® OptionThe SolidSurfacer option provides higher-level surface and solid modeling capabilities. Advanced functionality to machine surfaces and solids is also included. Using SolidSurfacer, you can address the most demanding surface and solid modeling and machining requirements for complex mold, tool and die work.

Surface ModelingP CreateCoonspatchsurfacesP Create a swept surface using a variety of

methods:nodrivecurveplanealignment,3Dnormaldrivecurveplane,generatingcurvefunction (withoptionalmarker),multipledrivecurves,blendeddrivecurves

Solid ModelingP CreatebodybyloftingacrossmultiplecurvesP CreatebodythroughaclosedloftP Createabodyusingavarietyofmethods:

nodrivecurveplanealignment,3Dnormaldrivecurveplane,generatingcurvefunction(withoptionalmarker),multipledrivecurves,blendeddrivecurves

P CreatepartinglinefromsolidP Applypositive/negativedrafttosolid

MachiningP LaceCutRoughing,includingsingledirec-

tion,backandforth,user specifiedanglewith constant Z steps, offset Z, variableoffsetZ,constantnumberofpassesovertheentire model and optional automaticperipherycleanup

P Lace Cut Finishing, including singledirection,backandforthanduserspecifiedangle

P Clean-up only large ridge areas left bypreviouslacecutatadifferentangle

P ContourFinishingwithconstantZstepsorconstant ridge height steps (water linemachining)

P Clean-up only concave fillets left by apreviouslargerradiustool(cornerclean-up/restmilling)

P CutentireselectedareasP Finishtopsurfacesandclean-upridgeareas

leftbypreviousconstantZroughingP Automaticintersectionmachiningfollowing

clean-upfromprevioustools(pencilmilling)P Multi-SurfaceFlowMachiningP 2CurveFlowMachining

Post ProcessingP PosteHASTEforGibbsCAM,atemplate-based

postprocessordevelopmenttooldeliveredwith over 229 example post processortemplates

P GibbsCAM’slibraryofover10,000provenpostprocessors, ensuringwhat-you-see-is-what-you-machineG-codeoutput

P APT CL output for use with legacy postprocessingsystems

Solidmodel-basedCADapplicationsarebecomingmoreandmorewidelyused,resultinginpartfilesinvarioussolidmodelformatsbecomingmorewidelyavailable.Comparedtowireframemodels,solidandsurfacemodelsofferamorecompleterepresentation.Notonlythat,buttheyenablemoreintuitivemodelingandadvancedmachiningcapabilities.

Inordertofullytakeadvantageofthebenefitsofsolidstechnology,acost-effectivesuiteofsolids-basedoptionsareavailableforGibbsCAM.IncrementallystructuredtoaddontothebaseMillingorTurningmodules,theseoptionsallowtheusertostartwith basic solids-based functionality and gradually expand to more advancedcapabilitieswhileprotectingtheirinvestment.CombinedwithGibbsCAM’sintuitivegraphicaluserinterface,integratedcut-partrenderingandassociativitybetweenpartgeometry,processparameters, and toolpath, these solids-basedoptionsprovidepowerful yet easy-to-useprogrammingcapabilities for today’s solid and surfacemodels.UsingGibbsCAM’sintegratedadvancedmachiningcapabilities,ultra-efficientpartprogramswithgouge-freetoolpathsarecreated.Atthesametime,programmingefficiencyissignificantlyenhancedwithGibbsCAM’shighlyautomatedmulti-tool,multi-surfaceroughingandfinishing,and“materialonly”machiningmethods.

The GibbsCAM solids-based options include:

P Solids Import Option:Providesinitialsolidscapabilityallowingsolidand surfacemodelstobereadandmanipulated.Geometryisextractedfromthe solid/surfaceforgeneralmachining.

P 2.5D Solids Option:Providesafullrangeoffunctionalitynecessarytocreate and modify solids/surfaces, machine 2.5D solids/surfaces and generate optimizedCNCprograms.Specializedtoolsareprovidedfortheimport,repair andautomaticsolidificationofsurfacedata.Usingthe2.5DSolidsoption,CNC programsarecreatedfaster,easierandmoreefficientlythanfromgeometric shapesonly.(SolidsImportoptionisrequired.)

P SolidSurfacer® Option:Providesadditionalcapabilitytohandlecomplex surfacemodeling,plungeroughing,multi-surfacecapabilitiesandadvanced 3Dcapabilitiesfor3-axismachining–Idealformoldcavities,cores,diesand aerospace,medicalandautomotivecomponents.(2.5DSolidsoptionisrequired.)

Thesolids-basedoptionsarecompletelycompatiblewithGibbsCAMProductionMilling,Turning,Mill/TurnandMTMconfigurationsaswellastheirpostprocessors.

GibbsCAMiscertifiedundertheAutodeskInventorCertifiedApplicationProgram,isaSiemensSolutionPartnerProgram-PLMforSolidEdgeProduct,andisaSolidWorksCertifiedCAMProduct.

GibbsCAMiscompatiblewithWindows®7andcertifiedforWindowsVista™.

GibbsCAM Solids-Based OptionsSolids Import, 2.5D Solids, SolidSurfacer®

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FeaturesSYSTEM INTERFACE SI 2.5D SS

TASKBARSHOW SOLIDS X X XRENDER/WIREFRAME X X XSHOW SURFACE SIDE X X XFACE SELECTION X X XSHOW EDGES X X X

TOP LEVEL PALETTESOLIDS – TOOLS X X XBODY BAG X X X

SOLID CONTEXT MENUHISTORY – X XCLEAR HISTORY – X XRECREATE – X XREPLACE – X XPROPERTIES X X X

CADGEOMETRY FROM SOLID X X X

EXTRACT GEOMETRY X X XEXTRACT CIRCLES X X XPARTING LINE – – X

FACE SELECTIONS FROM RMM X X XADVANCED FACE SELECTIONS X X X“PROFILER” – INTERACTIVE FEATURE RECOGNITION – X X AUTOMATED FEATURE RECOGNITION OF HOLES – X X

SURFACE MODELING – X XPLANE – X XREVOLVE – X XLOFT – X X

2 PARALLEL PLANE CURVES – X XMULTIPLE CURVES – – XCLOSED – – X2.5D COONS PATCH (LINE/CIRCLE ONLY) – X XCOONS PATCH – – X

SWEEP – X XDRIVE CURVE PLANE ALIGNMENT – NONE – – XDRIVE CURVE PLANE ALIGNMENT – 2D NORMAL – X XDRIVE CURVE PLANE ALIGNMENT – 3D NORMAL – – XGUIDE CURVE FUNCTION – – XGUIDE CURVE MARKER – – X1 DRIVE CURVE – X XMULTIPLE DRIVE CURVES – – XDRIVE CURVE BLEND – – XSHARP CORNERS – X X

SURFACE EXTRACT – X XSURFACE EXTENSION (TRIM/UNTRIM/EXTEND) – X XSTITCH – X XUNSTITCH – X X

SOLID MODELINGCREATE BODY – X X

SPHERE – X XCUBOID – X XEXTRUDE – X XREVOLVE – X X

SOLID MODELING (CONTINUED) SI 2.5D SSLOFT: – X X

2 CURVES – X XMULTIPLE CURVES – – XCLOSED – – X

SWEEP: – X XDRIVE CURVE PLANE ALIGNMENT – NONE – – XDRIVE CURVE PLANE ALIGNMENT – 2D NORMAL – X XDRIVE CURVE PLANE ALIGNMENT – 3D NORMAL – – XGUIDE CURVE FUNCTION – – XGUIDE CURVE MARKER – – X1 DRIVE CURVE – X XMULTIPLE DRIVE CURVES – – XDRIVE CURVE BLEND – – XSHARP CORNERS – X X

SOLIDIFY – X XADVANCED SOLID MODELING – X X

OFFSET/SHELL – X XROUNDING: – X X

SIMPLE ROUND – X XVARIABLE RADIUS – – XCHAMFER – X X

BODY UNSTITCH – X XDRAFT – – X

SOLID ALIGN X X XSLICE X X XBOOLEANS – X X

UNION – X XDIFFERENCE – X XINTERSECT – X XSEPARATE – X X

CAMSOLID INITIAL STOCK BODY – X XPART, CONSTRAINT, STOCK OVERRIDE – X XCONTOUR – SURFACES – X X

PROJECT 2.5D* – X XPROJECT 3D – – X

CONTOUR – SOLIDS TAB – X XPOCKET – SURFACES – X X

POCKET – SOLIDS TAB – X XPLUNGE ROUGHING – – XADVANCED 3D MACHINING – – X

FACET BODY MACHINING – – XCUTTING STRATEGIES – – X3D POCKETING – – X3D LACE CUT – – XN-CURVE FLOW – – XCURVE PROJECTION – – XSURFACE STEPOVER – – XFLATS CUT – – XSTEEP/SHALLOW COMBINATION – – X

CAM – SURFACING – – XGEN 3 TOOLPATH FROM SOLIDS – X X

*Limited to analytical surfacesSI: Solids Import 2.5D: 2.5D Solids SS: SolidSurfacer

HOLE MANAGER AND AFR

SOLID IMPORT TOOLPATH

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Why Include Modeling Functionality?GibbsCAM provides the user with a complete suite of the tools necessary to get their job done. This includes modeling capability that supports creating solids from part prints, cleaning up imported solids so they can be machined, to creating models of fixturing. Because this func-tionality was specifically designed for manufacturing professionals, it is easy to use and appropriate for their specific tasks.

Solids-Based OptionsCapabilities OverviewGibbsCAM’s solids-based options provide a full range of capabilities to import, manipulate, create and machine surface and solid models.

Whether starting from an imported IGES surface file, a solid model, or blueprint, GibbsCAM provides powerful tools to prepare geometry and to generate toolpath.

CAD Import(For a full description of GibbsCAM’s data exchange capabilities, see the CAD Interoperability data sheet.)

CAD Model Formats SupportedP DXFandDWGP IGES, importingall2Dand3Dwireframe

geometry elements, surface entities andB-Repsolids

P ParasolidX_TsolidmodelfilesgeneratedbyUnigraphics, Solid Edge, SolidWorks andothers

P SolidEdgeandSolidWorksnativeformatsP OptionalsupportforACISSATsolidmodel

filesgeneratedbyAshlarVellum,AutodeskMechanical Desktop, Autodesk Inventor,CoCreateSolidDesignerandothers

P OptionalsupportfornativeformatsincludingAutodeskInventor,CATIAV4andV5,andPro/ENGINEER

P OptionalsupportforSTEPAP203andAP214,andVDA-FSstandardformats

Geometry CreationSolid and Surface ModelingP NURBS-basedsolidandsurfacemodelsP Interactiveobject-basedinterfaceP Full associativity for quick and easy

changesP Solidmodelhistorytotrackandchange

partcreation.Also,Swap,ReplaceandClearHistory

P FastrenderingofsurfacesandsolidmodelsP ReorientsolidswithalignmentutilityP AutomaticcornerroundingandchamferingP VariableradiusblendingP SolidifysurfacesintosolidbodiesP Sliceandsectionabody

P OffsetandshellabodyP CreatepartinglinecurveP ApplyDrafttoasolidmodelP AutomaticcoreandcavitycreationP Primitivebodycreation,including: – Sphere – Cuboid(blocks,rectangularsolids) – Extrudedshapewithtaper – Revolvedshape – Lofted NURBS solids through multiple

shapes – Swept NURBS solids through multiple

shapes/drivecurvesP LocaleditingofsolidsP ProvisionforshrinkagefactorsP Designatesolidaspart,fixtureorstockP Integrationofmoduleproperties,including

surface area periphery and volume (moldshotsize)

P Surface import, repair and automaticsolidification

P Surfacecreationfunctionsinclude: – SweptNURBSsurfacesthroughmultiple

shapes/drivecurves – LoftedNURBSsurfacesthroughmultiple

shapes – Plane – Revolvedshape – Coonspatch – Trimmedplanes – Stitch/Unstitchsurfaces – Trim/Untrimsurface – Intersectsurfaces – Createsurfacefromselectedbodyface – Extendsurface

SOLID MODEL HISTORY

MachiningGeneralP Fast,gouge-freetoolpathsovermultiplesurfacesand/or

complexbodiesP ApplymultipletoolstomultiplesurfacesinasinglestepP Fullassociativitytoupdateallchangesthroughoutthe

entirepart

P OptimizationoftoolpathsintoNURBS,smoothedlinesegmentsorarcs(G17,G18,G19)

P Machinefromcomplex3Dstockbodies,with“materialonly”cutting

P AutomaticfixtureavoidanceP Supportforballnose,bullnoseandflatendmillsP Constantandvariablecutwidth

RoughingP PlungeRoughing(Z-axisplungingwithflatbottomtool)P TrochoidalZ-levelpocketingwithplunge,ramporhelical

entrancemovesP Spiral-OutPocketingwithconstantZstepsorconstant

ridgeheightsteps(waterlinemachining)P Spiral-InPocketingwithconstantZstepsorconstant

ridgeheightsteps(waterlinemachining)

P ZigZagPocketingwithCutPeripheryFirstP ContourRoughingwithconstantZstepsorconstant

ridgeheightsteps(waterlinemachining)P ContourRoughingwithZigZagP LaceCutRoughing,includingsingledirection,backand

forth,userspecifiedanglewithconstantZsteps,offsetZ,variableoffsetZ,constantnumberofpassesovertheentiremodelandoptionalautomaticperipherycleanup

P Smartdrillingofentryholesinmulti-levelpocketsP Smartsharp-cornerdrillingofpocketsP HitZflatsoptionforPocketingP ContainmentareamachiningP Project2Dgeometryontosolidfor3Dmachining

FinishingP Constant Z depth or constant scallop/ridge height

finishingpassesP LaceCutFinishing,includingsingledirection,backand

forthanduserspecifiedangleP Clean-uponlylargeridgeareasleftbypreviouslacecut

atadifferentangleP ContourFinishingwithconstantZ stepsorconstant

ridgeheightsteps(waterlinemachining)P Clean-uponlyconcavefilletsleftbyapreviouslarger

radiustool(cornerclean-up/restmilling)P Finish top surfaces and clean-up ridge areas left by

previousconstantZroughingP CutentireselectedareasP Automaticintersectionmachiningfollowingclean-up

fromprevioustools(pencilmilling)P Multi-SurfaceFlowMachiningP 2CurveFlowMachining

Other FunctionsP Projectionoftoolpathsonmulti-surfacepartsP UsercontrolofstockamountsandcuttingtolerancesP User-definableconstraintshapes,surfacesandsolids

Why Is Associativity Important?The entire GibbsCAM product line is built with one primary objective – ease of use. Associativity is an important part of that, as it allows you to make changes to your part file and all affected aspects of the part update automatically. All types of changes – tooling, geometry, machining parameters – are completely incorporated into the part with one simple mouse click. This gives you the freedom to experiment, build new parts from similar existing parts and create families-of-parts quickly and easily.

IMPORTED SOLID MODEL

PROFILER IDENTIFIED FEATURE GEOMETRY

CUT PART RENDERING

FROM CAD MODEL TO FINISHED MACHINED PART

Solids-BasedOptions DetailsSolids Import OptionThe Solids Import option provides entry-level support for machining solids and surfaces. Solid and surface models can be read, viewed and manipulated. Geometry can be selected and extracted for machining. Using this option you can import a model, view it and extract geometry from selected edges, which can then be machined.

Solid and Surface Model InteractionP Displayofsolids/surfacescanbetoggledon/offP Display style canbe set towireframe/

hidden-line/renderedP Edgedisplaycanbetoggledon/offP Indicators canbedisplayed showing

surfacenormalsP Solids and surfaces can be

managedoffscreeninBodyBagP Widerangeofoptionsavailable

from right mouse menu onsolid/surfaces

P Geometrycanbeextractedfromsolids/surfaces

P Hole geometry can be extractedfromsolids/surfaces

P Cross-sectiongeometrycanbecreatedbyslicingsolids/surfaces

2.5D Solids OptionThe 2.5D Solids option provides significant surface and solid modeling capabilities. Functionality to directly machine surfaces and solids is also included. With this option, you have the ability to create, import and modify surface and solid models and then generate toolpath and machine code.

Surface ModelingP CreateaplanarsurfaceP CreateaspunsurfaceP Createavarietyofloftedsurfaces:loftusing

two parallel plane curves, with multiplecurves,orclosed

P CreateaCoons2.5DPatch(usinglineandcirclesonly)

P Createavarietyofsweptsurfaces:drivecurveplanealignmentisa2Dnormal,onedrivecurve,andsharpcorners

P ExtractasurfacefromasolidP Trim,untrimandextendasurfaceP Stitch/unstitchsurfaces

Solid ModelingP Createsimplesphereandcuboidsolidsusing

parametricconstructorsP Create solid by extruding or revolving a

cross-sectionP Create solid using a variety of sweeping

methods:drivecurveplaneisalignedto2D,onedrivecurve,oradrivecurvewithsharpcorners

P CreatesolidbyloftingbetweentwocurvesP Createasolidbyautomaticallysolidifying

multiplesurfacestogethertoatoleranceP CreateasolidbyoffsetorshellingasurfaceP Applyasimpleroundorachamferto

anedge

P Unstitchabody(usefulforremovingfeatures,especiallytocreateelectrodes)

P Perform Boolean operations between twosolids: union (add), difference (subtract),intersect(createsashapeattheintersectionof the twosolids)andseparate (useful forseparatinganassembly)

P Maintainmodelinghistoryallowingmod-ificationandrebuildofsolids

Solid Geometry InteractionP Solidusedforinitialstockbodyforturning,

mill/turnandMTMoptionsP Interactivelyselectmachiningregionsusing

ProfilerP Automatic Feature Recognition of hole

features automatically identifies dia-meter,extents,locationandorientation

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