Develop, Analyze, Inspect and Document CNC Programming, Machining Process

Vericut CNC machine simulation, verification, and optimization software enables users to eliminate the process of manually proving-out NC programs. It reduces scrap loss and rework. The program also optimizes NC programs in order to save time and produce higher quality surface finish. Vericut simulates all types of CNC machine tools. Vericut runs standalone, but can also be integrated with leading CAM systems.

An "NC Program Preview" offers an option to process an NC program in Vericut without actually simulating material being removed. This "quick check" is very fast and uses very little memory. When in preview mode, Vericut displays a tool trace of the NC program over the design model. Preview checks for collisions, gouges, minimum excess, and instances where axis limits are exceeded. At the end of the preview Vericut enters NC program review mode.

Several new utilities have been added to the NC program review window. These include: a calculator, user-configurable text coloring, syntax checking, and block renumbering options. The syntax check enables users to check the NC program for syntax errors based on a user defined set of criteria. This feature is also accessible from the NC Program Review editor.

Additional Features

Complimenting the milling tool setup wizard introduced in Vericut 6.0, a turret setup wizard has been added. The new turret setup enables users to easily load, change tools, or change tool positions in a turret. Users can also easily create a swept model of a turret.

An example of Vericut 6.2 machine simulation on a Mori Seiki NT 3150 DCG.

The tool manager has also been enhanced to enable users to describe the shape, position, and orientation of a waterjet cutter or a tap in a tap tool assembly.

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Vericut now supports simulation and analysis of tapping operations. Tapped holes are visually differentiated from other drilled/bored/reamed holes. Vericut checks for correct feedrate and direction when using a tap tool; it also detects if the tap hole is pre-drilled too small.

X-Caliper allows users to measure thickness, volume, depth, gaps, distances, angles, hole diameters, corner radii, scallop heights, etc. Vericut 6.2 can now directly measure the depth of blind holes as well as the top and bottom radius of a countersink. Picking a hole returns the center point.

X-Caliper can also be used to measure the distance between the tool and the stock, and shows the thread features of a tapped hole, like it does for turned threads.

AUTO-DIFF enables users to automatically detect differences between a CAD design model and a Vericut simulated cut part.