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| CAD, CAM, CAE, design, technical drawing, drafting, delineation, visualization, manufacturing | ISSN 1442-2255 |
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New Hybrid CAD/CAM System to Revolutionize the Machining of Surfaces and Solids While Reducing the Cost of Technology
Clearwater, FL, USA - 8 Oct 2002 -- The OneCNC product line developed by QARM Pty Ltd of Brisbane Australia is a revolutionary CAD/CAM system that is an affordable yet state-of-the-art CAD/CAM system for designing, importing and machining 3D NURBS surfaces and Solid models. OneCNC's systems are built around OneCNC's proprietary technology for designing and programming IGES, STEP, VDA-FS and DXF files from any design source and are further enhanced by intelligent and adaptive translators. Importing IGES, STEP and VDA files from applications such as SolidWorks, Pro-Engineer, Unigraphics, Rhino, Ironcad, Solid Edge etc., and directly machining them without the addition of costly file translators. OneCNC has virtually eliminated the current issue that plagues the industry: The ability to import and machine 3D models from a wide variety of design sources, effectively, affordably and with better machining results. The XP series Mill Professional priced at under $4500 is approximately 1/5 the cost of the average CAD/CAM system that boasts 3D surfaces and solids design and machining. The OneCNC XP series is not just a more cost competitive solution, it also offers a higher level of machining performance and best-in-class data exchange and usability. Combining a more compatible file exchange system and easier and faster programming functions in the form of CAM wizards helps OneCNC slash the cost of machining. The integrated CAM wizards give experienced users the flexibility to machine any model as they see fit while empowering less experienced programmers the ability to machine any model in a very short time with superior results than any leading CAM system. A variety of tool path strategies encompassed in SMT (Solids Machining Technology) technology and excellent program organization make even the most difficult job simpler and more easily programmed. OneCNC excels where virtually every other CAD/CAM system falters; data translation and 3D model machining. Most, if not every other, CAD/CAM system has extreme difficulty importing and machining models in IGES, STEP or VDA-FS format that have been designed in other CAD system s . This is particularly true where trimmed surface tolerance issues or design errors occur. In these cases, the level of user intervention is non-existent or negligible in OneCNC, but is extremely high and time consuming in virtually every other product, regardless of price. OneCNC�s ability to import models designed as a solid or not and machine them directly is without peer in today�s market. By treating surfaces as solids OneCNC has solved the 'data translation to machineable CAM' issue that has CAD developers scrambling to form alliances and license technology to raises their systems compatibility, but at a higher cost to the end user. The importance of OneCNC�s breakthrough becomes evident when one considers that up to 80% of all machined models are designed in a system other than the one they are being programmed. With hundreds of design sources on the market, the problem of data translation for every other CAM system becomes readily apparent. OneCNC�s technology leap has the potential to save the industry millions of dollars in lost productivity and man-hours while providing a superior product. OneCNC's SMT machining strategies coupled with SMT Rest Robot provide unsurpassed assistance in providing CNC machined components with minimal or no other surface finishing requirements. With a foundation that is NURBS the ability to work with models natively and directly gives OneCNC users a significant advantage when programming 3D parts. OneCNC�s initial impact will reduce the cost of 3D programming by as much as 70% but will potentially save the industry much more long-term by eliminating maintenance costs. Add free global technical support, no post processor fees, and the CAD/CAM system the industry has been demanding has arrived.
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