act/cut 3d brochure - ALMA - #2

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Product flyer Main functions Working environment Creation of cutting contours and trajectories • Integrated Visual Basic® programming language for macros development. • Hierarchical display (tree-view) of the cell objects, cutting contours and NC programs. • Possibility to work from this tree as from a directory by selecting one or multiple items. • Possibility via act/cut 3d control panel to visualize axis movements and check visual indicators for limit values of certain parameters (accessibility, collision, speed, job). • Possibility to apply the characteristics of a selected object to another one or several other ones (Isology function). • Easy and simple handling of objects in space using the graphic tool (manipulation sphere). • Automatic recognition of cutting contours. • Automatic definition of lead-ins/lead-outs (position, types and values). • Contour-offset function (positive or negative). • Possibility to manually specify the head orientation for bevelled cutting or to automatically detect bevel angles when they are drawn in the CAD model. • Optimized trajectory calculation by specifying «technological» tolerances for the head orientation. • Manual sequencing of the contours to cut or automatic calculation resulting in reduced cycle times. 3D-CAD model import and tooling modeling • Management of the cutting parameters in a database (material and thickness characteristics). • Adjustment of the head direction and cutting parameters at each program step. • Automatic search algorithm for collision-free trajectories. • Collision detection over the complete cell model (part, tooling and machine). • Automatic checking of the whole program with the possibility to display potential anomalies from the tree-view (speed, collisions, accessibility and job tolerances). • Realistic program simulation taking into account the machine characteristics (speed, acceleration and specific points) and cycle-time calculation. • Management of safety distances (part, cutting head, machine, etc.) in the trajectories between cutting contours. • Integration of the cutting beam information and detection of operating zone overrunning (waterjet). • Availability of various post-processors for machines and robots of any trademark. Cell modeling and representation • Comprehensive modeling of the cell and its environment (if the cell modeling elements are not available from the library, specific cell modeling developments can be completed by Alma). • No limitation regarding the number of cell or robot axes. • Integration of the cell kinematics parameters including the speed, the acceleration and other specific points. • Visualization, from the tree-view, of the cell components such as the head, gantry, part, ground, etc. • Definition of the cell frame. act/cut 3d Workshop document Generation of workshop documents gathering all the information related to the cutting program. © Alma 2012 - Non contractual document • Import of parts in neutral formats (IGES and STEP). • Import of 3D models in native formats (Catia® v4/v5, Inventor®, ProEngineer®, SAT/ACIS®, SolidEdge®, SolidWorks®, Parasolid®, Unigraphics®). • Import of 3D-tube models from the Tube Designer component. • Automatic modeling of tooling based on 3D models using the optional Tooling component. Program creation and simulation