Latest GibbsCAM 5-Axis Exhibited at EASTEC 2009

Gibbs and Associates, developer of GibbsCAM® software for programming CNC machine tools and a Cimatron company, announced today that it will demonstrate new enhancements to the 5-axis module of GibbsCAM 2009 at EASTEC 2009 in exhibit #5429, at the Eastern States Exposition Grounds in West Springfield, MA from May 19-21, 2009.

“The new features and enhancements within our 5-axis module provide greater flexibility and productivity in using multi-axis machines,” says Bill Gibbs, founder and president of Gibbs and Associates. “The latest enhancements accommodate the increasing number of machinists who choose 5-axis machining to reduce set-ups and overall machining time and those manufacturers whose jobs require 5-axis strictly because of part geometry. In addition to the overall improvements, users will find that enhancements to the postprocessors extend support to drive all 5-axis machines with rotary heads.”

The general machining capabilities of the GibbsCAM 5-axis Module are:

* Multi-surface 5-axis roughing and finishing

* Multi-surface 5-axis flow line machining

* Surface edge 5-axis swarf cutting (typically for trimming vacuum-formed parts)

* Adaptable interface, based upon part type strategy, shows only what is needed

* Advanced gouge checking to ensure safe cuts even in most complex operations

* Complete control of entry, exit, cut-to-cut and between-cut motion

* 5-axis depth cuts machining

* Integration with GibbsCAM Machine Simulation module for complete toolpath verification and simulation of all the machine’s moving components


Latest GibbsCAM 5-Axis Exhibited at EASTEC 2009


Enhancements for 2009 Version 9.3

* Additional tilting options for tool axis control, including tilt relative to impeller machining layer

* Advanced options for gouge checking, to include or exclude selected segments of toolpath, enabling toolpath trimming before first collision and after last collision

* New sorting options for better control of passes in roughing operations

* Added ability to flip arcs on lead-in and lead-out for links

* 5-axis work area angular axis limits

* Roughing enhancements, including a redesign of the Translate/Rotate dialog with new options

* New roughing option that changes cut direction with each pass

* New options for spiral machining cutting method for surface path creation

* New surface edge handling options for surface path creation

* Improved impeller roughing with new options for toolpath trimming, extension, smoothing and depth of cuts

* Adaptive cuts (for variable step-over cuts)

* New Damp feature for toolpath control to inhibit tool motion along tool axis at or near corners

GibbsCAM 2009 5-axis is shipping throughout the first quarter of 2009, including the international version, with localized User Interface in seventeen languages and localized documentation in six of the seventeen supported languages.