Coming Next in PowerMILL 2012 

More enhancements, new functionality — Delcam just keeps improving PowerMILL. Here are some highlights of what’s included in PowerMILL 2012. We’ll have more in depth information at the Update Seminar on November 3. 

· Bezier curves in the Curve Editor to create and modify smooth curves for boundaries and patterns. 

· Toolpath strategies will have the Tool, Block and Tool Axis controls right in the toolpath pages. 

· New flowline finishing strategy, a multi-surface strategy which creates a toolpath between two drive curves by smoothly blending between them. This strategy is typically used on complex fillets or gently curved surfaces. This can be used for 5 axis work. 

· The tool holder profile will enable you to have different clearances for the holder and shank 

· The Limit page will allow you to specify a Z range for the cutting moves. These limits work within the defined block. 

· View the statistics of any toolpath or NC program. Previously, you could only see the statistics of the active toolpath/NC program. 

· Powerful new PowerMILL macro programming language which enables you to automate PowerMILL. 

Hold Onto Your Dongle 

It’s important to keep your dongles secured. Remember that your dongle is the physical part of your software license, and if your dongle is gone, your software is gone. Delcam’s policy is NOT to replace missing dongles. 

Think of it this way: You would not expect Dell to replace a computer that was misplaced or stolen by an employee. No company can stay in business if they give free products to customers. 

Also make sure you keep track of dongles for software that you’re not currently using. When you need the software again, you’ll need the dongle to run it. An off-maintenance dongle will still run old versions of your software. And it’s much less money to bring old dongles back on maintenance than to purchase the seats over again. 

To prevent your dongle from disappearing, we suggest you put a dongle leash on it. Here’s a support document  explaining how. You should also consider having your software and dongles included in your business property insurance coverage.

Delcam Rated World’s Leading CAM Specialist for 11th Year 

The 2010 NC Software Market Analysis Report from leading US analysts CIMdata shows that Delcam is again the world’s leading CAM specialist. Having first achieved its global leadership in 2000, Delcam has held this position for eleven consecutive years. 

The CIMdata report also confirmed that Delcam continues to employ the largest development team in the industry, with 175 people working on the company’s manufacturing software.  Only two other companies employ more than 100 CAM developers; Siemens PLM with 130 and Dassault with 110. 

So what does this mean to you? Here’s how the Delcam CEO Clive Martell explains: “By employing the industry’s largest development team, we are able to create the world’s most productive collection of machining software.” 

It also means your investment in software will continue to produce good returns, and is not going to become stagnant or obsolete. Delcam software will continue to improve your process, cut your time and expenses, and increase your profits.