VERICUT® is an advanced solids-based software program that interactively simulates the material removal process of an NC program. The program depicts three to five-axis milling/ drilling and wire EDM operations as well as multi-axis turning and combination mill/turn machining. VERICUT enables an NC programmer to verify the accuracy and quality of the NC program using a computer. Inefficient motion or programming errors that could potentially ruin the part, damage the fixture, or break the cutting tool can be corrected before the program is run on an NC machine tool.
With VERICUT, manufacturers increase productivity, improve product quality, reduce NC programming time, improve the efficiency, reduce scrap and rework, increase safety, and provide a training tool for new programmers and machine tool operators.
NC Programs from any CAM system and machine code data (G codes) are processed directly in VERICUT.
Setting Up and Running a Simulation:
Only three things are required to verify an NC program; a stock model, a cutting tool description, and a tool path. Stock can be defined in VERICUT or imported from a CAD system. Cutting tool descriptions can be contained in the NC program file or retrieved from a library of cutting tools.
After the stock model, cutting tool description, and the NC program are defined, VERICUT cuts a three-dimensional solid part. When an error is detected, VERICUT provides a complete history of the error. By clicking on the error in the simulated NC program, the actual NC program command that caused the error is displayed for quick error identification and correction.
Viewing and Analyzing the Simulated Part:
Comprehensive tools for viewing and analyzing the cut model are provided. The part can be quickly zoomed, sectioned, reversed, and rotated at any angle. The part can be displayed in translucent mode, revealing areas not visible in a solid model such as the intersection of drilled holes. VERICUT takes accurate three-dimensional measurements of all model features including machined surfaces such as fillet radii, corner radii, hole diameters, distances/angles, gaps, wall and floor thicknesses, part volumes, and depths. The cut model can be compared to the original design model to perform constant gouge checking and identify excess material left on the part.
Optimizing the NC program:
VERICUT is equipped with sophisticated NC program optimization capabilities. Based on initial programmed feed rates, VERICUT automatically determines the optimum safe feed rate for each cut. Cycle time can be reduced by 50% or more. Other benefits of optimized feed rates are: longer cutting tool life; fewer broken cutting tools and scrapped parts; better quality parts due to minimized cutter deflection; and a better finish on part surfaces and edges due to constant tool pressure.
Machine Tool Simulation:
VERICUT shows material removal at the workpiece level and simulates entire machine tools just as they appear on the shop floor. The program also simulates NC machine controls and supports advanced control functions. The result is fully realistic machine tool animation. The program automatically checks for machine tool collisions and over travel, greatly reducing the possibility of a devastating machine crash, its associated repair costs, and loss of production.
VERICUT is also a powerful reverse post-processor. The program translates G codes into any user-defined NC data format.
