New CAD system for CAM users

Source：OPEN MIND Technologies AG Release Date：2013-09-24 219

Metalworking

With hyperCAD-S?, OPEN MIND Technologies AG has developed its own CAD system perfectly matched to the hyperMILL? CAM system.

This CAD solution is specifically designed to address the requirements of NC programmers.

hyperCAD-S^? has been redeveloped from scratch, with the architecture, core, graphics, database, user interface and API all being new software designs. The new system is integrated much more closely with CAM-specific tasks than hyperCAD^?. The newly-developed hyperCAD-S^? core is perfect for imported data. Users can easily modify any of the geometry elements at any time. Curves and free-form surfaces are depicted using Bezier and NURBS geometries. As well as all the standard basic design elements, the core also provides a number of elements that specifically aid CAM programmers, including tool paths, polygon networks, point clouds and a rectangle element.

The new user interface

The new user interface “Our user interface for hyperCAD-S^? is modern and user-friendly, and we made sure to accommodate all the latest ergonomic considerations,” says Wolfgang Weiss, Product Manager. Again, the overriding design principle was: ‘What CAM users want’. The result is a clearly structured GUI that does not rely on any hidden options.

First release version to contain all main basic functions

The first version of hyperCAD-S^? will run in 64-bit and offer a broader range of functions than the hyperCAD^? Geometric Engine. “There are significant differences,” emphasises Weiss. “The structure for Selection and Visibility has been implemented completely new due to customer requirements.”

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