ALPHACAM

2019 R1 | Wire Features Grids

General

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 Advanced
NC File Output • • •
List NC Code • • •
Post Processor Selection • • •
Printer/Plotter Output • • •
Insert Existing Drawing File   • •
Input NC Code as Geometry or Tool Paths   • •
Input Raster Image Files   • •
Report Creator and ALPHACAM | Designer ( * ALPHACAM | Designer requires a valid ALPHACAM maintenance contract )    *• *•
Convert Raster to Vector   • •
Open/Save Drawing Template   • •
User Definable ALPHACAM Text Fonts   • •
File Inserter Project Manager Tab   • •

CAD File Input Translators

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Input CAD – Solid Model Assemblies - Split into separate Part Files     •

CAD File Output Translators

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 Advanced
DXF, IGES   • •
WMF, EMF     •
STL, VDA, Rhino     •
Parasolid, ACIS     •

Views

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Dockable Project Manager • • •
Dynamic 3D View • • •
Reverse View • • •
Shading/Wireframe Mode • • •
Zooming (All, In/Out, Window, etc) • • •
Zoom In/Out with Scroll Wheel • • •
Panning • • •
Panning with Middle Mouse Button • • •
Set Limits • • •
Change Background Color • • •
Savable View Perspectives • • •
Selectable View Perspectives • • •
New View Window • • •
Multiple/Dockable View Windows • • •

Display Options

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Show Material Cut • • •
Show Breaks • • •
Single Step Mode • • •
Draw Rapid Moves • • •
Draw Surfaces in Layer Color   • •
Draw Solid Bodies as Wireframe     •
Render Feature Extracted Geometries •   •
Render Geometry With Z level •   •

CAD Geometry

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Fast Geometry   • •
Edit/List Geometry   • •
Construction Mode   • •
Text Creation and Editing   • •
Digitizing (On Screen and Tablet)   • •
Line, Rectangle   • •
Arcs, Circles   • •
Polygon, Ellipse   • •
Bolt Hole Circle   • •
Involute Curve   • •
Slot   • •
Equal Spaced Holes   • •
Enclosing Rectangle   • •
Spline Creation and Editing   • •
Convert Spline to Lines/Arcs   • •
Assign Image to Geometry   • •
3D Polyline   • •
Geometry Macro Recorder   • •
Parametric Sketcher  ( * Creation and Editing requires a valid ALPHACAM maintenance contract )    • •
Run Parametric Sketch   • •
Minimal 3D Bounding Box      

Surface Creation/Edition

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Surface from Sections   • •
Swept Surface from 2 Curves   • •
Swept Surface from 3 Curves   • •
Coons Patch from 3 Curves   • •
Coons Patch from 4 Curves   • •
Ruled Surface   • •
Surface of Revolution   • •
Fillet Between 2 Surfaces   • •
Tri-Corner Fillet   • •
Extruded Surface   • •
Flat Surface   • •
Break Intersecting Surfaces   • •
Edit Surface Control Points   • •
Un-Trim Surfaces   • •
Extend Surface   • •
Surface Finder   • •
Extract Edge from Surfaces   • •
Convert to STL Facets   • •

Geometry/Tool Path Editing

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Undo   • •
Redo   • •
ALPHACAM Clipboard (Cut, Copy Paste between diferent sessions)   • •
Fabricate (Cut, Crop, Delete Area, Subtract, Unite, Overlapping, Intersecting, Loop, Paneling)   • •
Break, Join   • •
Break at Distance   • •
Trim, Extend   • •
Extend by Distance   • •
Fillet, Chamfer   • •
Offset (Element and/or Path)   • •
Grouping/Ungrouping   • •
Definable Cutting Start Point   • •
Manual/Automatic Cut Ordering   • •
Geometry Query Manager   • •
Change Object Types   • •
2D Array, Scale, Stretch, Skew   • •
2D Move, Copy, Mirror, Rotate   • •
2D Transform - Dynamic combined command   • •
3D Move, Copy, Mirror, Rotate   • •
Auto 2D/3D Mode   • •
AutoQueries     •

3D

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Set Work Volume   • •
Create Sections   • •
3D Part Rotation   • •
Project 3D to 2D   • •
Reverse Tool Side (On Surfaces)   • •
Edit 3D Polyline   • •
3D Project to Suface, STL or Plane - 3 Axis   • •
Wrap on Surface - 3 Axis   • •
Wrap Around Geometry   • •
Make Local Axis Horizontal   • •

Work Planes

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Browse/Select Work Planes • • •
Slice Through Work Volume   • •
2 Lines for X and Y Axes   • •
Exiting Geometry   • •
Parallel to Current Work Plane   • •
Perpendicular to Current Work Plane   • •
Reverse Current Plane   • •
As Current Plane, Different Origin   • •
By Name   • •
Best Fit Plane Through Points   • •
By Line Element Vector   • •
Normal to View   • •
Set Work Plane Origin   • •
Work Plane Properties   • •
Order Work Planes   • •
Cancel Work Plane   • •
From Solid Model Face     •

Utilities

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Distance/Angle between Points • • •
Report Coordinates of a Point • • •
Radius of a Arc/Circle • • •
Snap to Same X, Y or Z as…   • •
Snap Points   • •
Auto Snap Points   • •
Points to Lines/Arcs   • •
Auto-Close Contours   • •
Common Line Removal   • •
Fold/Unfold   • •
Develop to Flat   • •
Join Parts with Bridge   • •
Link Adjacent Circles   • •
Undo •    
Redo •    

CAD Utilities

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User Layers • • •
ALPHACAM Layers • • •
Dimensions • • •
Hatch   • •
Set Line Type   • •
Edit Line Type   • •
Line Properties   • •
Hide Parts   • •
Show All Parts   • •
Move Dimensions   • •
Magnify   • •

Constrained Parametric Sketching

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Fix     •
Horizontal     •
Vertical     •
Length     •
Radius     •
Coincident     •
Perpendicular     •
Tangent     •
Distance     •
Angle     •
Equal Distance     •
Equal Length     •
Parallel     •
Concentric     •
Midpoint     •
Drag     •
Constrain Z Levels     •
View Constraints     •
Constrain Work Plane     •
Delete All Constraints     •
Delete All Variables     •
Auto Constrain     •
Edit Variables     •
New Parameter     •
New Equation     •
Re-order Parameters/Equations     •
Import Variables     •
Insert Constrained Drawing     •
Parametric Rules     •

Solid Model Extraction

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Automatic Extraction     •
Drillable Hole Extraction     •
Hole Chamfer Extraction     •
Contour from Picked Edges     •
Contour Around Picked Edges     •
Contour Through Current Work Plane     •
Edge for Sawing     •
Surfaces from Faces     •
Projected Face Outline to Work Plane     •
Z-Level Section     •
3D Edge Extraction     •
Edges from Face Outlines     •
Profiles from Extended Edges     •
Extract Solid Body Outlines     •
Spun Outline Extraction     •

Solid Model Utilities

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Offset Faces     •
Cap Holes     •
Create Bounding Work Volume     •
Remove Contours Defined as Holes     •
Reset Geometry Z-Levels     •
Reverse View     •
Set View Down Normal     •
Auto-Align Part     •
Align Part     •
Set Face Color     •
Paint Faces     •
Face/Edge/Point Details     •
Check/Repair Part     •

STL Utilities

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Convert STL Facets to Polylines   • •
Delete STL Facets   • •
Chop STL into Sections   • •
Reverse Face Colors   • •
Extract 3D Edges   • •
Project Edges to Current Work Plane   • •
Create Enclosing Rectangle   • •

Nesting

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Enhanced Nesting Interface   • •
On Screen True Shape Nesting   • •
On Screen Rectangular Nesting   • •
Nesting of Geometries   • •
Nesting of Tool Paths   • •
Manual Nesting   • •
Onion Skinning   • •
Create/Edit Nest Lists   • •
Nesting from Nest Lists   • •
Display Nesting Information   • •
Sheet Database   • •
Save Off-Cut to Sheet Database   • •
Area Estimate from Part or Sheet   • •
Nesting Zones   • •
Definable sheets with No-Nest Zones   • •
Kit Nesting   • •
Bridged Nesting   • •
Control Nesting In Apertures   • •
Roll Split Nesting Support   • •
Use Part Name Identifiers on Sheet   • •
Best Sheet Utilisation   • •

General Machining

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 Advanced
Set Cut Directions (On Geometry)   • •
Set Start Point Automatically on Closed Geometries   • •
Prepare Geometry for Cutting   • •
Cut 2-Axis Shapes   • •
Cut 4-Axis Shapes   • •
Cut 4-Axis Shapes on Work Planes   • •
Conic Cuts   • •
Clear Area   • •
Lead-In/Out Moves   • •
Insert/Delete Program Stops   • •
Machining Styles   • •

Machine Data Editing

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 Advanced
Order/Renumber Operations via Project Manager • • •
Order Operations in Nested Sheets • • •
Tool Path Data • • •
Quick Edit Machine Data • • •
Edit Clear Area Operations via Project Manager   • •
Edit 2-Axis and 4-Axis Operations via Project Manager   • •
Special Edits Manager via Project Manager   • •
Adjust Rapid Positioning Moves   • •
Tool Path Updating (Associativity)   • •
Update Individual Operations via Project Manager   • •
Copy an Existing Operation via Project Manager   • •
Move Machined Geometry to Own Operation via Project Manager   • •

Simulation

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Shaded Simulation • • •

Visual Basic for Applications (VBA)

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Turn Add-Ins On/Off   • •
Run Macros   • •
Open VBA Project for Running   • •
Open VBA Project for Editing     •
Create New VBA Project     •
Open VBA Post for Editing     •
Integrated VBA Editor     •

CAD Importers

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Advanced
See Supported CAD Table document for more details      
Ilustrator (* requires a valid ALPHACAM maintenance contract )      
PDF (* requires a valid ALPHACAM maintenance contract )      

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