AlphaCAM

Alphacam is CAD/CAM software which runs on Windows XP and Windows Vista for operating CNC Machines.

A software interface called a Post-Processor is written for each type of CNC Machine so that new machines can be catered for quickly.

Some of the modules are:
*Macros (using the VBA API) let you automate repetitive tasks
*Nesting (to get the most use out of sheet materials)
*Solid Model Feature Extraction (turning an imported solid model into toolpaths that a CNC machine can work with)
*Machine Simulation (an animated representation of the CNC machine at work)


Notability

Alphacam is written by Licom Sytems Ltd who are now a part of Planit Holdings Ltd which is ranked as the World Number One Vendor of Industrial CAM by CIMdata.

Alphacam is used by:
* Rolex
* Jaguar
* Bentley
* McLaren
* WilliamsF1
* Cameron Balloons
 
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